News Stories
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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
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5 July 2020
in GeneralWorshippers delighted to be back in church
Churchgoers have expressed their delight at being able to worship inside their churches again for the first time in more than three months, as restrictions continue to be eased. They practised social distancing as they tried to keep each other safe from the pandemic. Read more
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2 July 2020
in GeneralAmbulance workers thank church for reorganising their wedding
Steph Little and Tom Martin were due to get married on July 4. The coronavirus pandemic meant their wedding day had to be postponed for a year. But when the Prime Minister said that small weddings could go ahead from July 4, they had 11 days to reorganise their big day. They wanted to thank St Faith's Church, Lee-on-Solent for moving heaven and earth to help them to make the arrangements. Read more
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29 June 2020
in GeneralLottery funding to develop heritage and culture in Portsmouth
National Lottery funding will help to pay for a range of community activities focussed around the restoration of a historic organ in a Portsmouth church. The Organ Project, based at St Mary's Church in Fratton, has been given a grant of £764,000 towards a three-year project to deliver engaging and inspiring activities associated with 130 years of music-making in the heart of Portsmouth Read more
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26 June 2020
in GeneralChurch hosts first drive-in worship service
St Barnabas Church in Swanmore will host our diocese’s first drive-in worship service – with the vicar leading hymns, songs and prayers in a village car park Read more
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23 June 2020
in GeneralChaplain to Pompey FC sends cardboard cut-out to game
The chaplain to Portsmouth Football Club will be there for the vital Division 1 play-off game against Oxford - but only as a cardboard cut-out. The coronavirus restrictions mean that the Rev Jonathan Jeffery will be unable to watch the game in person. Read more
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22 June 2020
in GeneralHealing adviser raises funds in seafront cycle
Our diocese's healing adviser is raising funds for a project to build new classrooms in a school in Uganda. Retired GP David Pearson is cycling 100 laps of Southsea seafront during the lockdown to raise the money Read more
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17 June 2020
in GeneralChurches open their doors for private prayer
Churches around our diocese are opening their doors to allow individuals to pray privately. It’s the first time members of the public have been allowed in our churches for three months. For some people, it’s a welcome easing of the lockdown restrictions. Read more
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16 June 2020
in GeneralNew vicar for three island villages
A new priest-in-charge has been licensed for the villages of Newchurch and Arreton. The Rev Kath Abbott was already priest-in-charge of Wroxall and will minister across all three areas after a socially-distanced licensing service with the Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight Read more
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12 June 2020
in GeneralCathedral to re-open for private prayer
Our cathedral will re-open for individuals and households to pray privately from 11am-2pm on Tuesday. That's after the government relaxed the restrictions that have seen church buildings closed during the coronavirus pandemic Read more