Diocese of Portsmouth
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  • 24 April 2023
    in Children and Young People

    Our diocese chosen as Growing Faith hub

    Our diocese has been chosen as one of 12 Growing Faith hubs across the country, we seek to make ministry and mission to children and young people integral to the work of the Church of England. Read more

  • 13 April 2023
    in General

    New church hall will serve the community

    A new church hall adjoining St Nicholas Church in North End will serve the local community. Plans for the modern hall and garden space next to the church will be unveiled at an Open Day to be held on April 29. If approved, it will be linked to the church itself via a covered walkway and powered by an array of solar panels. Worshippers will showcase their plans, which include a large hall, small meeting room, disabled toilets, kitchen and an open space outside featuring a pizza oven. Read more

  • 10 April 2023
    in General

    Gosport church provides hot meals for those in need

    Dozens of Gosport families have been helped by a project that offers a two-course hot meal to those in need. Christ Church, Gosport, are running the Kitchen Table each Monday. They create a nutritious meal from ingredients that supermarkets are unable to sell, including a vegan option and pudding. For Jessica West and her nine-year-old son, it has been a godsend. Read more

  • 8 April 2023
    in Children and Young People

    Families pack church for Easter fun day

    More than 100 children packed into St Faith’s Church, Lee-on-the-Solent for an Easter extravaganza that included crafts, songs, activities and fun. The two-hour session in Holy Week involved families decorating Easter biscuits, experiencing the sensation of hammering nails into wood and creating Easter gardens. Read more

  • 5 April 2023
    in General

    Kind residents donate Easter eggs for families in need

    Kind worshippers, businesses and community groups have donated 750 Easter eggs to help families who are in need. The chocolate eggs will be handed out to parents who might not otherwise be able to afford to buy them for their children. The appeal was co-ordinated by St Mary’s Church in Fratton, who handed over the eggs this week to staff from the Roberts Centre in Landport to distribute. Read more

  • 3 April 2023
    in General

    Mosaic cross dedicated in churchyard

    Worshippers have dedicated a Celtic mosaic cross in the churchyard at St Mary’s, Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight. A team of people used wood and coloured glass to create the impressive cross, which now stands alongside a path used as a thoroughfare by people in the village. It was created by a team that included those from the church and local community, and was dedicated on Palm Sunday. One part of the cross was inspired by David Attenborough’s Wild Isles documentaries. Read more

  • 3 April 2023
    in Environment

    Helping your church reach net zero carbon

    We have the great honour of caring for some truly beautiful buildings and churchyards, which have been the hearts of their communities for generations, centuries or even a millennium. Read more

  • 3 April 2023
    in General

    Making the recruitment process easy

    We’ve created a new Vacancy Pack to walk churchwardens and PCCs through the process of creating their profile and advert, clarifying their mission and vision, and identifying the desired characteristics of their potential incumbent, and our recruitment process has recently undergone a review with the focus on enabling parishes to share their story well and find the right candidate. Read more

  • 30 March 2023
    in Schools

    Bishop helps to open new island school

    Bishop Jonathan helped to officially open the new Freshwater and Yarmouth C of E Primary School. The £4.5m building was created as a purpose-built school for pupils from across West Wight. The official opening included an act of collective worship led by pupils throughout the school. Read more

  • 26 March 2023
    in General

    New interim team rector for Newport and Carisbrooke

    Bishop Jonathan has appointed Canon Sarah Chapman as the interim team rector for Newport and Carisbrooke with Gatcombe on the Isle of Wight. She’s an experienced priest who is coming out of retirement to lead this parish for between six and 18 months, until a permanent team rector is appointed. She’ll be licensed on April 4 at St John’s, Newport. Read more

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