Church News

Traditional Blessing of the Boats service to be held

THE traditional Blessing of the Boats service in Lyme Regis is being held at 3pm on Sunday, May 22.

Special performance at Weymouth church

Faith group hold climate vigil outside Sherborne Abbey

What is Eid al-Fitr and when is the religious festival celebrated?

'Church refused plea to refurbish historic headstone'

Line-up announced for major Christian event in Weymouth

Free performance of moving choral work set for church

Holy Week events at Weymouth church

Much-loved compositions to feature at choral society concert

Packed weekend programme of events at Weymouth church

Parish plant tree to mark Queen’s jubilee

Easter: when is it this year and when do schools break up?

Celebrating a remarkable community offering a place of 'security and nurture'

Why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?

Lent 2022: When it starts and why people 'give up' for Lent

New plan for town centre church approved

Candle-lit service to 'reflect and grieve' after deaths of two teenagers

Innovative quartet to perform at picturesque church

Christmas carol service cancelled due to Covid concerns

Pictures: Famous Dorset landmark lit up by amazing spectacle of light

Primary school rated 'Good' in inspection

Church rings bell to 'sound the alarm' on climate change

Wilko has announced a big change for all of its stores this Christmas

Concerts return to Beaminster church

'I must stand up for my flock': Priest joins protest against incinerator

Charity offers free life skills course in Weymouth

Join cycle fundraiser to support Dorset's historic church buildings

Join cycle fundraiser to support Dorset's historic church buildings

Weymouth and Portland's Catholic priest retires after serving community for 14 years

Brexit could mean no pigs in blankets on your dinner plate this Christmas

Singing, art and floral celebration set for church over bank holiday weekend

Heartwarming surprise for longest serving priest who lives at Dorset care home

Former Weymouth vicar writes about Thomas Hardy and religion in new book

Sponsored Looking good at Salisbury Cathedral

'It's a joy to see people return' - church reopens for services

Cathedral to stream services over Easter

Using technology to fill the spiritual void

Churches given advice on how to lead services amid coronavirus outbreak

'Stay Awake' to be inspired by talks and worship (...and free pizza)

Meet the new Archdeacon of Sherborne

Here's why a lamb with a broken leg and a dozen dogs were brought into this church

You'll never guess what this former Thomas Hardye's pupil is doing now

'A great team effort': Joy as church reopens - and holds its first service of the year

Two teens awarded for prayer recitals in national competition

Dorchester church launches group urging women to "make every day count"

Ploughs are blessed in annual service at village church

Bishop condemns Trump’s reversal on the Paris Agreement as an “abject failure of leadership”

“We are humbled and inspired by your response,” Dorset residents raise £73,000 for South Sudan famine appeal

"We have a good congregation who always come out and support us, especially when there’s food"-Big Brekkie raises hundred for charity

£1.2m grant funding major redevelopment programme at Milton Abbey

Canons installed to represent Weymouth at Salisbury Cathedral

Join Dorset's only resident Bishop on a pilgrimage this week

Hear all about the lives and riotous times of Sherborne's past vicars with a talk by the Dorset Archives Trust

Art exhibition exploring the human state through a range of materials and perspectives has opened