Categories: Community, Events, Media, News, Press releases
Almost 2000 people gathered at the Cathedral this weekend (27th May) for the Hampshire County Council Diamond Jubilee Service. Attended by the Earl of Wessex and with representatives of the civic and ecclesiastical community across the county, led by HM Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dame Mary Fagan, also present were 60 Diamond Volunteers, one of [...]
Categories: Sermons
Preached by the Dean, theVery Revd James Atwell, using scripture Philippians 4.8, on Sunday 27th May 2012, at The County Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. The last sixty years have seen remarkable change – no one would argue with that! Television in the United Kingdom took off as a result of the [...]
Categories: Community, Faith, News
Nobody who was at the new Bishop of Winchester’s enthronement on Saturday 21st April (or indeed the dedication of the St Alphege Chapel the next day), can have missed the spectacular array of colour as the Cathedral was shown off to its best on what were, for the main, two lovely sunny days. Complemented by [...]
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Preached by the Reverend Lionel Stock, using Isaiah 14.3-15 and Revelation 14.1-13, at Evensong on Sunday 20th May 2012, the Sunday after Ascension. I’ll start with an apology: We are off to France on Wednesday, and on the Sunday after we get back we’ll be at a friend’s wedding, so I won’t be with you for evensong for a [...]
From left to right: Alex Hoare, Scenographer; Terry Braun, Filmmaker; Roly Riem, Executive Producer; Sophie Hacker, Creative Producer; Philip Glassborow, scriptwriter; Hugh Dennis, actor; Bishop John Dennis, actor; Dirk Maggs, actor; Alex Braun, assistant filmmaker. As we have previously reported, October 2012 sees a sound and light spectacular as Winchester: Chronicles of Light show tells [...]
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Preached by Canon Roland Riem, using Acts 1.1-11, at the Festal Eucharist for Ascension Day on Thursday 17th May 2012. There’s a moment in Bambi, harrowing for the young who watch it and perhaps their parents. Man is in the forest. The animals flee, including Bambi and his mother, but the shot rings out and Bambi is suddenly running by himself. His [...]
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Preached by Canon Roland Riem, using Rev 3.14-end, at Mattins on Sunday 13th May 2012, the Sixth Sunday of Easter. What do the State opening of Parliament and the enthronement of the Bishop of Winchester have in common, apart from the fancy dress? They both begin with a terrible rapping. If I remember rightly, our pattern here [...]
Categories: Announcement, Appeal, Community, News, Press releases
Winchester Cathedral is pleased to announce that it has received initial support* from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a £10.5m HLF bid for repairs to the Cathedral fabric and development of a major project entitled ‘Kings and Scribes – The Birth of a Nation’. A grant of £475,000 has been awarded to fund the [...]
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Preached by the Dean, theVery Revd James Atwell, using scripture Acts 8: 26 – 40 and John 15: 1 – 8, at the Sung Eucharist on Sunday 6th May 2012, the fifth Sunday of Easter. This morning’s reflection focuses on the passage from the Acts of the Apostles. It is well known that the Acts of the Apostles is [...]