Online Diocesan Directory
Our new online directory can be found at www.parishinfo.org. Some instructions can be found here.
- May 22 Serenade for Summer, All Saints' Church, Botley
- May 25 Concert by Fareham Philharmonic Choir, Holy Trinity Church, Fareham
- May 25 'Home for the Heart' concert, St Peter’s Church, Titchfield
- May 26 City service with St John’s Singers, Portsmouth Cathedral, High Street, Old Portsmouth
- Jun 1 'Metaphor and the movies' - spirituality day, Portsmouth Cathedral, High Street, Old Portsmouth
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Our diocese is a great place to be a Christian. It’s made up of 142 Church of England parishes in south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. You’ll find lots of information about our diocese, the Church and the Christian faith on these pages.
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Keep in touch
The May edition of our diocesan newspaper is available here.
We are a Fairtrade Diocese. Click here for details and a list of Fairtrade churches in our diocese.
PENTECOST: How we showed God's love
Parishes served their communities to mark Pentecost 2013. They threw parties, offered prayers and helped community groups - all free of charge. See all the photos and read the reports from the weekend here.
NEWS: Cathedral Innovation Centre launch
Our cathedral's new innovation centre, which provides a home for fledgling businesses to thrive, has been formally opened. Politicians, community leaders and business people were invited to see how we're helping new entrepreneurs. For details, click here. To see profiles of the firms, click here. For the centre's own website, click here.
NEWS: Warden ends stint after 24 years
Sue Kanavan will step down as churchwarden after 24 years in the role. Find out why she's held the post for so long and how her faith has helped her here.
EASTER: How we celebrated
This Easter, we celebrated Jesus's resurrection with services and special events. Holy Rood Church in Stubbington staged a musical about Jesus rising from the dead, called 'Risen!'. Click here to see photos. You can also see the bishop's Easter message for 2013. We also ran a competition for children and young people to describe in words and pictures what Easter means to them. Find out who won the competition here.
NEWS: Messy Church trials new idea
The worldwide phenomenon Messy Church, which involves families discovering more about Christianity using art and craft, trialled a new approach in Portsmouth. Messy Family Fun happened in two city churches over the Easter holidays. Click here for details.
FAITH STORIES: we made a difference
She was already committed to helping the poorest children in our world. Now she’s met some of them and heard their stories. Clare Wood went to Ethiopia with the charity World Vision to see how it is helping vulnerable children. The charity encourages people in the UK to sponsor such children and she was able to see what difference that makes. Read more...
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What we believe
Find out more about what Christians believe and the man behind the faith, Jesus Christ.
Stories of faith
There are amazing stories from Christians across our diocese of how faith in God has helped them, inspired them and given their lives meaning. Click here to read about dramatic healings, unlikely conversions and real answers to prayer.