Association of Separated and Divorced Catholics
The ASDC offers social and spiritual support within the framework of the Catholic Church. It recognises that the divorced Catholic is not a failure and is not alone.

Contact: Dinah McLaughlin 01962 627494

Child Protection
For help and advice and for confidential support, please contact the parish Child Protection Officer who is a qualified Social Worker, formally with the NSPPC. Experience includes child protection and assisting those abused in childhood.

Contact: Sylvia Tadd 01962 855886

Faith and Light
An international Christian organisation for people with learning difficulties, their families and friends. The group meets on the third Sunday of each month.

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Contact: Nancy Hill 01962 863930

Marriage Care
Marriage care provides a confidential counselling service for anyone experiencing difficulties within a relationship. Trained counsellors are available in Winchester and Southampton.

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Appointments: 0800 389 3801

For information about becoming a counsellor, a marriage preparation provider or on joining the management team contact: Tim Gurrier 01962 882636

Marriage Encounter and Engaged Encounter
A weekend experience presented by three married couples and a priest for those with ordinary marriages who wish to enrich them.
Each weekend is residential and begins about 8.00pm on Friday and ends late on Sunday afternoon. The weekend is not a group experience, nor is there any marriage counselling or religious instruction. Each couple is helped to communicate in total privacy throughout. Non-Catholics are just as welcome as Catholics. A weekend of similar format is presented for engaged couples preparing for marriage. There is no fixed charge. Couples are invited to donate whatever they can afford or have judged the weekend to be worth.
A "choice" weekend can also be arranged for single people between the ages of 18 and 30.

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or telephone Father Vane on 01903 239611

Contact: Chris and Mary Farrall 01962 620289

Parish Minibus
The Minibus is used to bring senior Citizens to 10.30am Sunday Mass and also to other Parish Groups.

Mass Drivers' Rota Contact: Robyn Close 01962 864583
Minibus Bookings Contact: Parish Administrator 01962 852804

Volunteer drivers for Sunday mass Rota are always welcome!

St Peter's Support Group for Carers
The group gives assistance to those in the Parish who are caring for someone at home in the form of : information on existing specialist help in Winchester (NHS, Social Services and voluntary groups); visiting; child minding, sitting with an elderly person; social occasions: and special Masses for Carers. More people are always needed to help provide the above - volunteers most welcome.

Meetings: In Parish centre as notified in Peterpost.

Contact: Margaret McManus 01962 854080



Samaritans
Their aim to offer support in any way they can. This includes face-to-face meetings in total confidence with one of their trained volunteers. Talking face-to-face allows people to see the person they are talking to, in a safe non-threatening environment.

Address
13 Upper High Street
Winchester SO23 8UT

Telephone: 08457 90 90 90

Usual hours open to receive visitors 8.00am to 10.00pm
No facilities for visitors with disabilities.