News Stories
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26 Jan. 2022
in GeneralMajor donations allow work to be completed on Newport Minster
Major donations towards the refurbishment of Newport Minster will allow the project to renovate and refurbish the building to be completed. The funding, worth more than £1.5m will allow the minster to be a centre for community, civic and island life. Read more
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18 Jan. 2022
in GeneralBishop Jonathan confirmed as tenth Bishop of Portsmouth
Bishop Jonathan Frost has been confirmed as the tenth Bishop of Portsmouth in a legal ceremony in London. It was part of a service held in St Mary-le-Bow, at which he was given spiritual responsibility for our diocese. The Archbishop of Canterbury also gave Bishop Jonathan a special charge, encouraging him to reach out in mission and service to those within and outside our churches Read more
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9 Jan. 2022
in GeneralArchdeacon of the Isle of Wight to step down
The Ven Peter Leonard, Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight and team rector of Newport and Carisbrooke with Gatcombe, is to step down. He will move on to become chief executive of a charity. Read more
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7 Jan. 2022
in GeneralChurch stalwart marks 80 years as member
John Cheverton from Seaview has marked 80 years as a church member - serving as a choirboy, organist and PCC secretary since joining in 1941. Read more
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4 Jan. 2022
MY FAITH: Ex-addict gets baptised in the sea
A former alcoholic and drug addict was baptised in the sea after finding faith. Ady Hodgkinson was one of four people baptised together by C of E clergy the Revs Steve Daughtery and Heath Monaghan. Ady’s testimony includes a powerful experience of God’s Holy Spirit. Read more
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20 Dec. 2021
in GeneralActors give farm visitors taste of the Nativity
Actors from the team who produce the Havant Passion Plays staged short versions of the Nativity story with real animals. They acted out the story of Jesus's birth amid goats and sheep at Staunton County Park in the days leading up to Christmas Read more
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7 Dec. 2021
in GeneralHello from our new Safeguarding Trainer
A welcome from our new Safeguarding Trainer, Julia Barton Read more
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7 Dec. 2021
in GeneralCreative carol services happening across area
Our churches are hosting a variety of carol service, in churches and elsewhere around our local communities. Join us to celebrate the timeless story about the birth of the child who would be our Saviour. Read more
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2 Dec. 2021
in GeneralKnitted hearts carry Christmas message of love
Worshippers have knitted hundreds of love hearts, which they intend to leave across their parish to help communicate the Christmas message of love. The idea came from St Matthew's Church, Bridgemary, and has spawned a plethora of other hearts being created, in line with the national C of E's 'At The Heart Of Christmas' campaign. Read more
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1 Dec. 2021
in GeneralAnimals at heart of Christmas celebrations
Families can come and meet some of the animals that were involved in the Nativity story at our churches – as the story of Jesus’s birth is re-enacted in this Advent season. Read more