News Stories
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16 May 2019
in SchoolsStudents given tour of Parliament
Students from Charter Academy were given a tour of Parliament by Bishop Christopher and others, as they learnt how to engage more effectively with our political system Read more
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7 May 2019
in GeneralArchdeacon Joanne to become Bishop of Stepney
The Archdeacon of Portsdown, the Ven Joanne Grenfell, has been announced as the new Bishop of Stepney. She’ll be consecrated as a bishop in July and take up her new post in September Read more
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29 April 2019
Portsmouth MP supports church’s desire to serve community
Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan was one of dozens of people who helped a Portsmouth church work out how their building could be used to serve the local community. St Margaret’s Community Church hosted the community day as it threw open its doors for the first time in more than three years. Read more
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28 April 2019
in GeneralIsle of Wight villagers enjoy Passion Play
Hundreds of people watched the last few days of Jesus’s life re-enacted around an Isle of Wight village over the Easter weekend Read more
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23 April 2019
Help architects design church’s new interior
You can help to influence the design of a Portsmouth church, which is being refurbished – more than three years after it was closed on safety grounds. They will be throwing open St Margaret’s Community Church in Eastney on Sunday afternoon, so that you can meet the architects and talk to worshippers about their plans to serve the community. Read more
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22 April 2019
in GeneralPortsmouth vicar is appointed as Queen’s Chaplain
Canon Bob White has been appointed as an honorary chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen, it was announced today. Read more
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17 April 2019
in GeneralGenerous worshippers donate hundreds of Easter eggs
Generous worshippers have donated more than 600 Easter eggs to help vulnerable families in and around Portsmouth. The eggs were handed over to representatives of two of the charities working with those families at St Mary's Church, Fratton Read more
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15 April 2019
Pioneering congregation attracts Gosport families
Leesland Neighbourhood Church is our newest congregation in Gosport, and is already attracting people who wouldn't normally have thought about going to church Read more
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10 April 2019
in GeneralTwo island churches awarded grants
Two churches on the Isle of Wight are to receive grants of £15,000 each from the National Churches' Trust Read more
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9 April 2019
in GeneralChurchgoers perform Mark’s gospel in 90 minutes
Worshippers at St Jude’s Church, Southsea, performed the whole of Mark’s gospel in 90 minutes. The team of actors, who are mostly from the church itself, rehearsed for only three day beforehand before staging the partly-improvised performance. Read more