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As lockdown continues, many of the churches in the Bailiwick of Guernsey are offering opportunities for worship, both pre-recorded and live-streamed, which are available online. This week's list can be found here. You are warmly invited to join in worship with us.   This list is issued on behalf of the Guernsey church leaders - the Very Revd Tim Barker (Dean of Guernsey), the Revd Dr David…

Building on the success of last year’s #LiveLent: Care for God’s Creation, the 2021 Lent resources from the Church of England will again mirror the theme of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book, creating a significant shared focus for the whole Church at a key time of year for people’s discipleship and learning in the faith. The Archbishop’s Lent Book, written by Hannah Steele and…

A letter to the churches in Guernsey has been issued today by the church leaders in Guernsey. This is a response to the decision by the Civil Contingencies Authority in the Bailiwick of Guernsey that Guernsey has returned to lockdown with immediate effect.  The church leaders, representing the main Christian traditions in Guernsey, end their letter with these words:  'We express our warmest…

Following the announcement from the States of Guernsey this morning about evidence of community seeding of Covid-19 infection, the Dean of Guernsey has written to all Church of Emgland churches in Guernsey, asking them to suspend all public worship in Guernsey on Sunday 24 January. Similar decisions have been made by the leaders of the Catholic and Methodist churches and the Salvation Army in…

In addition to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Bishop of Salisbury and the Deans of Guernsey and Jersey published last week, a second Memorandum of Understanding, describing the relationship between the Diocese of Salisbury and the Deaneries of Guernsey and Jersey in matters of finance and administration has been signed. It is available here.

Today marks the next stage of the implementation of the recommendations of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on the Relationship of the Channel Islands to the wider Church of England (published on 9 October 2019).  Whilst the Right Reverend Trevor Willmott retains legal responsibility for the Channel Islands (the Deaneries of Guernsey and Jersey) until the legislative processes are…