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March 2025
Choral Evensong
A traditional service of Choral Evensong will be held on Sunday at 4pm – a time of peace and reflection for our “Living Hope” Lenten reflections. The music for the service will be: Responses – Plainsong Office Hymn: Maker of Earth, to thee alone (Caithness) Psalms 12 & 13 (Anglican Chant – Walmisley, Ouseley, Harker, Buck) Setting: Walmisley in D minor Anthem: O Vos Omnes – Croce Final Hymn: As Jacob with Travel (Jacob’s Ladder)
Celebrating Christ’s Presence – Thanksgiving Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation
A Thanksgiving Mass as we keep the Feast of the Annunciation at St Mary’s. During the service, we will be giving thanks for the lives of the recently departed from our community, including Rita Fergusson, David Yates, Jean Alford; Arthur Haselden and Fr Michael Brotherton.
Portsmouth Choral Union: Passion Music and Feel the Spirit
Join the Portsmouth Choral Union as they perform Will Todd’s ‘Passion Music’, a fusion of jazz and choral music which journeys through the Passion story, and John Rutter’s Feel the Spirit, a cycle of seven well-loved spirituals. Alongside the choir will be conductor David Gostick and a jazz band including a saxophone, trombone, and piano. Tickets can be bought in advance on the PCU’s website or on the door by card payment only. Adult tickets cost £18, while tickets for…
May 2025
May Fayre 2025
Join us once again for our annual May Fayre, filled with Morris Dancing, community stalls, family fun, and the local residents of Portsmouth. As this year will align with the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we expect this to be one of the biggest community gatherings and celebrations in Portsmouth! If you would like to book a stall, please contact mayfayre@portseaparish.co.uk