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First published on: 24th March 2020Communities and Partnerships - some responses to the Coronavirus Situation
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Postponed events
First published on: 23rd March 2020Please note that all non-essential Diocesan events have now been postponed or cancelled
Inspiring Everyday Faith
First published on: 24th January 2020Diocesan Synod in Open Session<br /> <br /> <br /> Inspiring Everyday Faith – Diocesan Synod in Open Session<br /> Saturday 7 March 2020 from 9am to 12.30pm<br /> John Wallis Academy, Ashford<br /> <br /> Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin will be addressing synod for the first time and our
Saying Yes to Life
First published on: 24th January 2020An evening with Ruth Valerio<br /> <br /> Join us at St Paul’s Church in Canterbury on Monday 24 February from 7.30pm for a talk by Ruth Valerio about her Lent book ‘Saying yes to life’, which is the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book for this year.<br />
Hugh Nelson named as next Bishop of St Germans
First published on: 20th January 2020Hugh is currently the parish priest of St Mary’s, Goudhurst and Christ Church, Kilndown (known as GK Church), in Canterbury Diocese. <br /> <br /> Downing Street has announced that the next Bishop of St Germans is to be the Revd Hugh Nelson. Hugh is currentl
Response to Peter Ball Documentary
First published on: 16th January 2020<br /> <br /> The programme is upsetting but important viewing for all who want to make the Church safer.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The two-part documentary is available to watch online here.<br /> <br /> The national church has issued the following response from Bishop Peter H
A prayer for Haiti
First published on: 10th January 2020Pray for the nation on the 10th anniversary of the earthquake<br /> <br /> Wherever you will be this Sunday (12 January), the Bishop of Dover, the Rt Revd Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin asks you to join her in prayer to mark the 10th anniversary of Haiti’s devastatin
MBE for Bishop Rose
First published on: 27th December 2019Bishop Rose has been made an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list for 2020. <br /> <br /> The Rt Revd Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover, has been made an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list for 2020.<br /> <br /> The citation states: "Everywhere she
Bishop Rose urges people of Kent to seek unity
First published on: 30th November 2019Giving her first sermon as Bishop of Dover, The Rt Revd Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin urged people to refuse to be divided, instead focusing on their common humanity.<br /> <br /> Speaking at her installation at Canterbury Cathedral, she said: "Let us think what it
Pledge to support White Ribbon campaign
First published on: 29th November 2019Canterbury Diocese pledges support to global campaign<br /> <br /> <br /> The Archdeacon of Canterbury, The Venerable Jo Kelly-Moore, joined the Bishop of Tonbridge, the Rt Rev Simon Burton-Jones, in Chatham to pledge support to the White Ribbon campaign.<br /> <br /> White