News Stories
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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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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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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
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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