The Easter story is at the heart of the Christian faith. On Good Friday, we remembered that Jesus died, sacrificing himself so we could be forgiven for the things we do wrong. On Easter Sunday, we celebrated that he rose again from the dead. We told the joyful stories of the women and men who discovered the empty tomb, and celebrated the final proof that Jesus was and is sent by God to save us.
Across our diocese, churches hosted all kinds of services and events to help us remember what happened 2,000 years ago. We hope you will appreciated the depth of Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross, and the joy of his resurrection. See below for details. We also love to share stories about how God has influenced and transformed lives in our diocese. Read those stories here.
More than 100 children packed into St Faith’s Church, Lee-on-the-Solent for an Easter extravaganza that ... read more
Kind worshippers, businesses and community groups have donated 750 Easter eggs to help families who ... read more
Worshippers have dedicated a Celtic mosaic cross in the churchyard at St Mary’s, Brighstone, on ... read more
You can get an idea of the way in which Jesus's tomb might have appeared by watching this video of one of our former curates at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. The Rev Andrew Goy, former curate at Church of the Good Shepherd in Crookhorn, explains: