| Welcome to Wiltshire Churches Together |
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Wiltshire Churches Together is a partnership between the major Christian denominations and churches in Wiltshire.
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This website provides information to support the Church and ecumenical movement in the County.
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| Wiltshire Churches Together is part of Churches Together in England and World Council of Churches. |
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| LATEST NEWS! |
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| Another successful Forum was held on 12 November at Market Lavington Community Hall. |
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| Making a difference together - living examples |
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| Presentations from three Churches together groups and input from the Abbot of Downside Dom Aidan Bellinger. |
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| See 'Whats Been Happening' for a full report.... |
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| New Bishop of Salisbury Enthroned |
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| In a moving and colourful ceremony, the Right Reverend Nicholas Holtham was enthroned in Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday 15 October. In his enthronement sermon the new Bishop called for a happier and more confident Church if Christians can accept and enjoy difference. |
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| The Bishop called on the Church to show the meaning of good religion and to help society gain confidence in religious belief and practice in the face of the lethal effects of bad religion. This must be done in the context of a western society where we like to have values without beliefs, '..but actually, God matters and so does the 'common good'. |
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| Archdeacon John to be Bishop of Bradwell |
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| The ex-Chairman of Wiltshire Churches Together, John Wraw, is moving from Salisbury Diocese after seven years. The Bishop of Bradwell is one of 3 Area Bishops assisting the Bishop of Chelmsford, whose Diocese covers East London and Essex. |
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| He said recently : "They say nearly every cell in the body regenerates over 7 years. I am very conscious of how much I have changed over my seven years in Salisbury Diocese." |
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| He continued: "Visits on the industrial estates in Westbury and Trowbridge, engaging with the wider community in Wiltshire through the Wiltshire Assembly, a quiet reflective evensong in a small village church and the uplifting celebrations sharing in the ordination services in the Cathedral, a morning with children and pupils in one of our Church Schools and the fellowship and support of friends and colleagues within the Archdeaconry and across the Diocese are not only valued and lasting memories as we leave Salisbury, but experiences which have helped shape and equip me for the ministry God has called me to as Bishop of Bradwell." |
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| Among many other roles, he was a board member of the County Local Strategic Partnership for four years and, when it was relaunched as the Wiltshire Assembly in 2008, was invited to become the first Chairman. |
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| We will all miss him but wish him well in his new ministry. |
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| Secretary to Wiltshire Churches Together |
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