News Stories
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18 March 2025
Children’s Bubble Party comes to Emsworth
Praise party maestro, songwriter and children’s worker Doug Horley brought his Bubble Party to Emsworth. Families packed into St James’ Church for a spectacular event that included bubbles of all kinds, including one that encased the church’s curate. He had previously visited both local schools for presentations that mixed Science and RE to explain more about the great world we live in. Read more
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27 Jan. 2025
New officer to support work with children, families and young people
Bishop Jonathan has appointed Heather Powney as the new Children, Families and Youth Officer for our diocese. She comes with experience as a teacher and working as a church youth worker Read more
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30 Aug. 2024
Teenagers ride the waves on surfing holiday
Teenagers from St Jude’s Church, Southsea, enjoyed a surfing holiday organised by their youth leaders. The 11 young people and six leaders went to North Devon to learn how to surf, sleeping in a local church hall. These teenagers usually meet on a Sunday night for Bible study, worship and prayer at St Jude’s. Read more
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14 Aug. 2024
Teenagers enjoy Spirit-filled activity holiday
Fifty young people from churches across our diocese enjoyed a Christian activity holiday led by youth leaders from the High Tide network. They tried fencing, archery, canoeing, kayaking and making clay sculptures – as well as worship, prayer and discussion. Read more
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16 July 2024
Taizé trip was life-changer for young people
Bishop Jonathan led a trip to the Taizé Community in France with young people from two schools in our diocese. They had a chance to experience worship, Bible studies and community living alongside hundreds of young people from across the globe. And it was a highly significant spiritual journey for many of them Read more
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22 June 2024
Island students heading for Taizé
Students from The Bay C of E School and Christ the King College on the Isle of Wight are heading for a visit to the Taizé Community in France with Bishop Jonathan. They’ll experience prayer, worship and the chance to live in community with thousands of other young people at this Christian centre of pilgrimage. Read more
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11 June 2024
Young people given taste of parish ministry
Are you aged 18 to 24 (or do you know of someone who fits the bill)? You could get some valuable experience of parish ministry via a diocesan-wide scheme that aims to give young people a flavour of what it is like to be involved in church leadership. Read more
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30 May 2024
City children will sing as part of D-Day 80 event
A specially-formed children’s choir will sing in front of HM the King and a national audience as part of the events marking 80 years since D-Day. They’ll be on Southsea Common as part of the D-Day 80 national commemoration on June 5. Among them will be Luca Shaw, who will also read a description of what life was like for one teenage boy in the run-up to D-Day. Read more
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23 May 2024
Two girls baptised at Messy Church service
Two girls, Nina and Bethany, were baptised during Messy Church at St John’s Church, Ryde. They have been regulars there for the past two years, so the Rev David Morgan performed the baptism in the worship setting with which they are most familiar. Read more
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12 May 2024
CBeebies star Gemma Hunt leads hundreds in pirate parties
Gemma Hunt, who presents Swashbuckle on CBeebies, led a pirate party for 400 parents, grandparents and children at St John the Baptist Church, Locks Heath. Two pirate-themed church services were followed by an evening event at which she was interviewed about her broadcasting career and her Christian faith. It was the latest evangelistic event led by the vicar, the Rev Luiz Lima. Read more