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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…