{"id":4113,"date":"2026-02-08T17:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4113"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:59:33","slug":"news-on-8-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4113","title":{"rendered":"News on 8 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4113\" class=\"elementor elementor-4113\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48e86ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48e86ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85b7a23\" data-id=\"85b7a23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab82470 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab82470\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c50244\" data-id=\"2c50244\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40dcf6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40dcf6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St Leodegar's Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42ab35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c42ab35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-L-2026-02-08-Revd-John-Henry-Bowden-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-L-2026-02-08-Revd-John-Henry-Bowden-4.png 600w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-L-2026-02-08-Revd-John-Henry-Bowden-4-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d05493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d05493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mcePastedContent\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span>Revd John-Henry Bowden gave a powerful and engaging sermon on How Much God Loves Us&#8230; and gives us hope in a world where many have turned their back on him.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87a3c2c\" data-id=\"87a3c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992b23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"992b23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St Stephen's Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a42535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a42535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-S-20260208_093301-Canon-Keith-Richards.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-S-20260208_093301-Canon-Keith-Richards.png 600w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-S-20260208_093301-Canon-Keith-Richards-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf2478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf2478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Canon Keith Richards talked about Getting Ready for Lent. What is it that we need to do in preparing for Lent? \u201cSeek ye first the Kingdom of God\u201d from today\u2019s Gospel reading. The image of God is within us. God made us, values us and wants us to be more faithful disciples.<\/p><p>Today is also the Church of England\u2019s Racial Justice Sunday and Revd Anne Holderness said a prayer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8916931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8916931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bishop Martin announced his retirement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-288d30f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"288d30f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41f8236\" data-id=\"41f8236\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a526c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08a526c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bishop-Martin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bishop-Martin.jpg 428w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bishop-Martin-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d44f033\" data-id=\"d44f033\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcd280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fcd280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Bishop of Chichester, The Right Revd Marin Warner, announced that he will retire from the end of May. 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