News Stories
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10 April 2023
in GeneralGosport church provides hot meals for those in need
Dozens of Gosport families have been helped by a project that offers a two-course hot meal to those in need. Christ Church, Gosport, are running the Kitchen Table each Monday. They create a nutritious meal from ingredients that supermarkets are unable to sell, including a vegan option and pudding. For Jessica West and her nine-year-old son, it has been a godsend. Read more
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8 April 2023
Families pack church for Easter fun day
More than 100 children packed into St Faith’s Church, Lee-on-the-Solent for an Easter extravaganza that included crafts, songs, activities and fun. The two-hour session in Holy Week involved families decorating Easter biscuits, experiencing the sensation of hammering nails into wood and creating Easter gardens. Read more
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5 April 2023
in GeneralKind residents donate Easter eggs for families in need
Kind worshippers, businesses and community groups have donated 750 Easter eggs to help families who are in need. The chocolate eggs will be handed out to parents who might not otherwise be able to afford to buy them for their children. The appeal was co-ordinated by St Mary’s Church in Fratton, who handed over the eggs this week to staff from the Roberts Centre in Landport to distribute. Read more
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3 April 2023
in GeneralMosaic cross dedicated in churchyard
Worshippers have dedicated a Celtic mosaic cross in the churchyard at St Mary’s, Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight. A team of people used wood and coloured glass to create the impressive cross, which now stands alongside a path used as a thoroughfare by people in the village. It was created by a team that included those from the church and local community, and was dedicated on Palm Sunday. One part of the cross was inspired by David Attenborough’s Wild Isles documentaries. Read more
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3 April 2023
in EnvironmentHelping your church reach net zero carbon
We have the great honour of caring for some truly beautiful buildings and churchyards, which have been the hearts of their communities for generations, centuries or even a millennium. Read more
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3 April 2023
in GeneralMaking the recruitment process easy
We’ve created a new Vacancy Pack to walk churchwardens and PCCs through the process of creating their profile and advert, clarifying their mission and vision, and identifying the desired characteristics of their potential incumbent, and our recruitment process has recently undergone a review with the focus on enabling parishes to share their story well and find the right candidate. Read more
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30 March 2023
in SchoolsBishop helps to open new island school
Bishop Jonathan helped to officially open the new Freshwater and Yarmouth C of E Primary School. The £4.5m building was created as a purpose-built school for pupils from across West Wight. The official opening included an act of collective worship led by pupils throughout the school. Read more
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26 March 2023
in GeneralNew interim team rector for Newport and Carisbrooke
Bishop Jonathan has appointed Canon Sarah Chapman as the interim team rector for Newport and Carisbrooke with Gatcombe on the Isle of Wight. She’s an experienced priest who is coming out of retirement to lead this parish for between six and 18 months, until a permanent team rector is appointed. She’ll be licensed on April 4 at St John’s, Newport. Read more
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22 March 2023
in GeneralRefugees preparing to welcome hosts to Ukraine
Mother and daughter Olha and Dasha came to the UK as part of our diocese’s scheme for Ukrainian refugees. They fled after the Russian invasion last year, and have been making a new life in Southsea. They’d love to welcome their hosts, Judy and Andrew Walker, to visit them back in Ukraine, once the war is over. Read more
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21 March 2023
in GeneralBishop blesses newly-planted fig tree at nursing home
The Home of Comfort Nursing Home in Southsea was visited by Rt Rev Dr Jonathan Frost, Bishop of Portsmouth, who planted and blessed a fig tree donated by Hampshire Tree and Garden, replacing another tree that was causing problems. Despite the cold weather, several residents and their families attended the ceremony, which concluded with the bishop sprinkling holy water on the tree and leading everyone in prayers. Read more