News Stories
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22 Oct. 2020
in GeneralCathedral to host Remembrance Sunday service
Our cathedral will host a Remembrance Sunday service, which will be live-streamed to all. Other churches around the diocese will also offer digital Remembrance Sunday worship as we remember the sacrifices made by others to preserve our freedom Read more
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19 Oct. 2020
in Schools‘Lollipop lady’ chalks up 25 years
A Gosport woman who works as a school crossing patrol outside a Leesland school has marked 25 years in the role. Bridget Bathe has served the community as ‘lollipop lady’ outside Leesland C of E Infant School for a quarter of a century. Read more
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16 Oct. 2020
in SchoolsMothers’ Union members show care for parents
Members of the Mothers’ Union in Shedfield and Wickham showed their care for parents whose children were starting term at two local schools. They provided ‘Bags of Love’, which included treats for those dropping off their children at the reception classes in Wickham and Shedfield schools. Read more
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14 Oct. 2020
in GeneralBishop responds to IICSA report
Bishop Christopher has responded to the national report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which has published its report into the Church of England Read more
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13 Oct. 2020
Cancer didn’t stop me fulfilling vocation
When Mandy Hollingsworth was diagnosed with cancer halfway through her training to become a Reader, she didn’t panic. God had been alongside her in difficult situations before, and he would be there again. She’s now preparing to be licensed as a Reader, to serve at St Mary's Church, in Fratton. Read more
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16 Sept. 2020
in GeneralCity-wide Harvest campaign will feed the needy
Christians from across the city of Portsmouth are launching a Harvest campaign to help feed those in need this autumn. Churches, schools and libraries will be collecting donations from churchgoers and non-churchgoers to help vulnerable families, the homeless, those who have suffered domestic abuse and asylum seekers. Read more
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27 Aug. 2020
in SchoolsPHOTOS: Prayers at the foundations of new school
Bishop Christopher led a short, socially-distanced service of prayer at the foundations of the new Cornerstone C of E Primary School site in Whiteley. He was joined by Rev Philippa Mills, vicar of Whiteley Church, as well as local councillors, school governors and teachers, representatives of Midas Group, the construction company, and local MP Flick Drummond. Read more
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20 Aug. 2020
in SchoolsBishop to pray over foundations of new school
Bishop Christopher will pray over the foundations of a new C of E school being built to cater for hundreds of families who will move into new homes in Whiteley. The prayer will happen on August 25,on the site of the new Cornerstone C of E Primary School. Read more
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13 Aug. 2020
in GeneralChurch repairs clock on spire
Worshippers from St Jude’s Church in Southsea have repaired the clock on the spire of their historic church. The timepiece now allows those shopping in the nearby Palmerston Road shopping centre to tell the time. Read more
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20 July 2020
in GeneralWorshippers meet for Matins in the churchyard
Worshippers from St Thomas a Becket, Warblington, met outside their church for a service of Matins, as one way of coping with the current restrictions on public worship Read more