The Pompey Chimes

December 2005

 New church school on way in Whiteley - P1

 Christmas story to reach thousands - P2

 Have your say on structural plans - P3

 News from the Pews & The school report- P4

 Island gains its Fairtrade status - P5

 Serve God as part of your holiday plans - P6/7

 Agony of termination brought is back to God - my faith - P8

 Help! We have no kids in church! - P9

 What's on listings - P11

 Singers get drinkers into festive mood - P12

November 2005

 Cut red tape so mission is priority - P1

 Top speaker at two Christmas events - P2

 Thank you so much - P3

 News from the Pews & The school report- P4

 New centre to be community base - P5

 How Kairos proposals will free time for mission and outreach - P6/7

 Accident helped to crystalise my faith - P8

 When spirituality is mission too - P9

 What's on listings - P11

 Pupils learn of God's rainbow promise - P12

October 2005

 Christians prepart to fill Guildhall with worship - P1

 Bicentenary year reaches its climax - P2

 Lives dedicated in sea baptisms - P3

 News from the Pews & The school report- P4

 Milestone for 'tin mission' church - P5

 Communication vital to help us share gospel in communities - P6/7

 Vet goes to Outer Mongolia to preach - P8

 It's fiction but useful for mission - P9

 What's on listings - P11

 Explore God's call for future - P12

September 2005

 Bishop to sample spirit of Africa - P1

 Fratton Park venue for lives to change - P2

 Church marks 75 years in flowers - P3

 News from the Pews - P4

 Sale gives church a chance to redevelop - P5

 Blessing our visions as plans turn into reality - P6

 Blessing our visions as plans turn into reality - P7

 Team of advisers is keen to help you - P8-9

 Foresight kept parish share down - P10

 Foresight kept parish share down - P11

 I thanked God for election victory - P12

 Why 'us v. them' is too simplistic - P13

 What's on listings - P15

 How bells ring out to herald special days - P16

July 2005

 Tune in for Gig of the century - P1

 Everest challenge for Father and Son - P2

 Decade long path to gain a dog gollar - P3

 News from the Pews & The school report - P4

 Stewardship put on pulpit agenda - P5

 What draws you closer to God? - P6&11

 Conservation prompted by global vision - P12

 The Big Issue - Turn plans into action - P13

 What's on listings - P15

 The hardest thing we have ever done! - P16

 Special KAIROS Supplement

 Visions for future outlined in details - P7

 Flagship project: part one is done - P8-9

 Aiming to be at heart of locality - P10

June 2005

 Celebrate as Visions Unveiled - P1

 Chaplains on hand for Festival-lovers - P2

 Drumhead event to mark sacrifice - P3

 News from the Pews & The school report - P4

 Parish marks 125 years of worship - P5

 You could join the national debates - P6/7

 Pilgrim prepares to answer God's call - P8

 The Big Issue - Don't despair of media bias - P9

 What's on listings - P11

 Revamp of PCC aided youthwork - P12

May 2005

 'Let's show our town how much we care' - P1

 Festival day helps extension project - P2

 Football stars try China challenge - P3

 News from the Pews & The school report - P4

 Pianist makes music by transatlantic links - P5

 Thanks for helping to send tsunami teams - P6/7

 Helping our youngsters out of crime - P8

 The Big Issue - Why some law is good for us - P9

 What's on listings - P11

 Get messy at church! - P12

April 2005

 Worldwide bid to alter trade rules - P1

 BBC man proud of city's trade stance - P2

 Inspiring leaders to help children - P3

 News from the Pews & The school report - P4

 Teens help serve local community - P5

 Ambitious blueprints for the future now on table - P6/7

 God has given me gift of composing - P8

 The Big Issue - So what is 'helaing' anyway? - P9

 What's on listings - P11

 Warm welcome from ghurch's 'gargoyles' - P12 

March 2005

 Pledges on Asylum are 'Inhuman' - P1

 Radical Ideas may inspire Teenagers - P2

 Peer to address future of Europe - P3 

 News from the Pews & The school report - P4

 Deeper Spiritual Life can be Yours! - P5

 Need to alter your church - P6/7

 Our team threw a party for Outcasts - P8

 The Big Issue - How we care for poorest - P9

 What's on listings - P11

 Gig night is awesome - P12 

February 2005

 You are so kind - P1

 A fair deal for World's Poor - P2 

 Discover more of other faith traditions - P3

 News from the Pews & The school report - P4

 Cathedral's role in Trafalgar year - P5

 Is Chaplains' work a vision for the future? - P6/7

 Nelson man celebrates fleshly faith - P8 

 The Big Issue - Fight evil of child labour - P9

 What's on listings - P11

 Paying debts to society - P12

The Pompey Chimes is a monthly newspaper from the Portsmouth Diocese. It is distributed to all churches within the Diocese and contains news reports, diary dates and information from around the Diocese.

It is edited by The Diocesan Communications Officer who can be contacted by email at communications@portsmouth.anglican.org or by telephone on 023-9282-5731.

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