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  • 29 Jan. 2024
    in General

    Pioneering is theme of Readers’ Conference

    Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers) from across the diocese gathered for a weekend of teaching, worship, crafting and good food on the Isle of Wight, with guest speakers from CMS’s Pioneering Parishes team. Read more

  • 23 Jan. 2024
    in General

    Bathroom Bank to tackle hygiene poverty

    Paulsgrove Bathroom Bank has been established at St Michael and All Angels’ Church to tackle hygiene poverty in their local community, opening three days a week for people to collect free toiletries and hygiene products. Read more

  • 22 Jan. 2024
    in General

    New island priest will be visiting on a Vespa

    Bishop Jonathan has appointed the Rev Tony Lawrence to be priest-in-charge designate for four parishes on the Isle of Wight. Tony has just finished his curacy in Ventnor and Bonchurch, and will take charge of four parishes in Godshill, Ventnor, Lake and Shanklin. Read more

  • 22 Dec. 2023
    in General

    Archdeacon of Portsdown to step down

    The Archdeacon of Portsdown, the Ven Jenny Rowley, will step down from her post at the end of January, it was announced on Friday 22nd December, 2023. Read more

  • 19 Dec. 2023
    in General

    Ventnor man to return as vicar

    The Rev Tom Burden, who grew up in Ventnor, will return home to become vicar of Ventnor and Bonchurch. He is currently interim director of an Anglican school in Jerusalem, which has attempted to bring communities together despite the current conflict. He says only the offer of becoming vicar of his hometown would have enticed him back to the UK. Read more

  • 14 Dec. 2023
    in General

    New chaplain appointed for island hospice

    The Rev Vickie Morgan has been appointed as spiritual care lead for the Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight. She had been Priest-in-Charge of Blendworth, Chalton, Idsworth and Rowlands Castle until recently. She’ll also be helping out at the Haven Benefice on the island over Christmas. Read more

  • 11 Dec. 2023
    in General

    Priest to serve back in his village

    Bishop Jonathan has appointed the Rev Tony Forrest to be interim priest-in-charge for a group of parishes in the Upper Meon. He’ll be licensed in January as the interim priest in East Meon, Langrish, West Meon and Warnford. Read more

  • 20 Nov. 2023
    in General

    Bishop Jonathan appoints new priest for Copnor

    Bishop Jonathan has appointed the Rev Clive Gardner to be the new priest-in-charge of St Cuthbert’s and St Aidan’s, Copnor, in Portsmouth. He’ll start his work there in Spring 2024 after being team vicar in the parish of Wimbledon for the past 11 years. Read more

  • 16 Nov. 2023
    in General

    Officer to give advice on island church buildings

    Funding from the national Church of England will help our diocese to employ an officer based on the Isle of Wight to advise on repair and conservation of our church buildings. Read more

  • 13 Nov. 2023
    in General

    Newport Minster ‘at risk’ no more

    The final phase of a project to transform Newport Minster is now underway. The internal refurbishment is expected to be complete by Spring 2024. Meanwhile, the repairs to the outside of the building have ensured the minster has been taken off the ‘at risk’ register. Read more

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