Join us as we conclude our Music & Heritage Festival in a service of Choral Evensong, combining our choir's musical expertise with a format of worship that has taken place for over 450 years. If you would be interested in singing with our choir for this service, please contact our Director of Music at dom@portseaparish.co.uk...

Join us for a summer's afternoon filled with live music, strawberry tea, and community. There will also be the opportunity to climb our tower, which provides a tour around our iconic belfry and a unique 167-feet view across Portsmouth. Tours of the tower and live music are entirely FREE, although terms and conditions apply to...

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

Explore how we run the race of life in a morning of family-friendly activities. Join us in a series of crafts (making medals, trophies & trainers), art (banners, altar decorations), and sporty activities/obstacle courses. 9:45am - registration begins 10am - activities begin 11:15am - story, songs and prayer

Join us as we celebrate our talented young choristers, their musical abilities, and the progress they have made over the past year! This will be a FREE concert. There will be an option to donate to St Mary's Music Foundation, which supports the musical education and engagement of young people in our community.

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

As we remember the Assumption of Mary into heaven, come and give thanks for Mary, her faith, and the example that she set us. We will be joined by Ven Kathryn Percival, Archdeacon of the Meon, as our guest preacher. The service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel or our Facebook page. To follow...

Join us for an outdoor service in our churchyard, followed by live music and entertainment. We will also be hosting an outdoor 'race' game (no actual racing required) to help fundraise for the choir's trip to Rochester. We will also be opening St Mary's tower to the public from 2-4pm (the last entry will be...

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. You can find our notices for the week here.

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. You can find our notices for the week here.

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

Join us for a family-friendly morning exploring God's creation through music, art, craft, and play. This session will recall the story of the miraculous feeding of the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish; reminding us of God's ability to use the gifts we offer him, no matter how small they are. Activities will include...

Join us as we give thanks for the food that has been provided to us and share that gift with those who are less fortunate. During this service, we will be accepting donations of food for the Roberts Centre and financial donations for the Kitchen of Hope. You can watch a livestream of the service...

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here: https://storage.googleapis.com/portseaparish.appspot.com/1/2024/05/Ordinary-Time-Sunday-2024.pdf If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here: https://storage.googleapis.com/portseaparish.appspot.com/1/2025/10/41-Hymns-for-St-Mary-Proper-23.pdf You can find our notices for the week here: https://storage.googleapis.com/portseaparish.appspot.com/1/2025/10/Weekly-Sheet-12.10.2025.pdf

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

Join us for FREE lantern making workshops, in preparation for the Festival of Light Lantern Parade on 14 November. The workshops are open to adults and accompanied children, and provide a great opportunity to be crafty and spend time with your local community. To take part, simply come along on: - Monday 20 October, from...

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

Come along to our Autumn Fair, filled with books, jewellery, crafts, toys, baked goods, and more! You'll also be able to take part in the raffle, sit down for some refreshments, and say hello to our friendly volunteers. On top of giving you the chance to find unique items at bargain prices, the proceeds of...

Join us as we remember and pray for those who we have loved and who have sadly passed away. As part of the service, the choir will sing John Tavener's Funeral Ikos and Howard Goodall's Lacrymosa.

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

We invite all those who have been bereaved to join us at this service, an opportunity to remember and pray for our loved ones who have passed away and those who mourn them.

In the context of the Sunday Eucharist, we will be holding an act of remembrance, commemorating and giving thanks for those who gave their lives to give us the freedoms that we enjoy today. You can watch a livestream of the service on our Facebook page or our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can...

Join the local branch of the Royal British Legion as we remember those who gave their lives in war so that we might enjoy the freedoms we have today.

As part of Fratton Together’s 12th annual Festival of Lights, there will be a parade down Fratton Road on 14 November, starting from behind the Victory Business Centre (PO1 1PJ) at 7pm and finishing at St Mary’s Church. The procession will be led by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth and the Batala Samba Band, who...

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

In collaboration with the Medici Choir, the Portsmouth Choral Union will be be performing Finzi's 'Intimations of Immortality', Elgar's 'Cello Concerto' and Vaughan Williams' 'Towards the Unknown Region'. Alongside the two choirs, James Gilchrist, who has appeared on the BBC Proms, will be singing as a tenor and Pavlos Carvalho, a prize-winner in international music...

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here. We have also produced a leaflet ahead of...

Join us for a free, family-friendly morning of crafts, activities, songs, and stories as we celebrate the coming of Jesus, God's greatest gift to the world. Activities will include wreath-making, angel decorating, making Christmas cards and lanterns, and a hunt for the wise men's three gifts. Registration will begin at 9:45am, with activities taking place...

Join the 19-piece Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Strings Ensemble for a concert that will pull at your heartstrings and satisfy any curious soul. The concert will include pieces such as Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, Jesse Montgomery's Starburst, and Holst's homage to British folk songs, his St. Paul's Suite. For a full programme and to buy tickets...

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices...

As we welcome the beginning of Advent and the start of our preparations for the birth of Christ, join our talented choir for a special service of Advent music in candlelight. This service will be livestreamed, you can follow along on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.

Join 'The News', local celebrities, and school choirs for their annual carol service; a time to celebrate the Christmas story and reflect on its meaning, with the help of Christingles!

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week's notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

The Milton Glee Choir and the Royal Marines Association Concert Band are once again joining forces to present their regular Christmas Concert, with fundraising in aid of the Royal Marines Charity. The Concert will feature festive pieces from both the Choir and Band as well as joint numbers and some audience participation. Get yourself in...

Join The Royal Marines School of Music as they kick off Christmas with a stunning and spectacular evening of Christmas entertainment on the 11 or 12 December, featuring carols, choirs, elves, crackers, terrible puns, tinsel and gifts, and of course, the festive Corps of Drums. To book tickets (£15 for adults, £13 for concessions, £1...

Portsmouth Choral Union will be celebrating the festive season and their special relationship with the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra with an evening of magnificent Christmas music. You can expect Christmas favourites, carols old and new, and audience carols, wrapped up as a seasonal treat for all the family! Tickets (£20 for adults, £2.50 for children...

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week's notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join our choir as we go carol singing, spreading the good news of Christ's arrival. We will be leaving from outside St Mary's at 6pm.

Join us for a carol service which both reflects on the Christmas season and remembers those who will be in need this winter. As a chance for us to share our gifts with others, we will be distributing the vouchers collected by local churches, through the Comfort & Joy campaign, to local agencies supporting vulnerable...

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week's notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

A traditional telling of the Christmas story through readings and carols, with performances from St Mary's choir as well as opportunities for the congregation to sing along. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.

On Christmas Eve, hear our young people tell the Nativity story as we celebrate God's gift to the world. Join us for an accessible and family-friendly evening, complete with Christmas carols, as we remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Join us for a celebratory service as we greet the Christ child! Come and celebrate the beginning of Christmas with a traditional mass, carols sung by the choir and congregation, and a brass band The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. You can find the order of service online...

Join us as we celebrate the birth of Christ! At 10am we will be holding a traditional morning service, with carols, to give thanks for the greatest gift that mankind has received. Before that, at 9am, you can take part in a Book of Common Prayer service; a quieter form of worship to mark Christmas,...

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week's notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Christmas. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week's notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us as we celebrate the Magi's visit to the baby Jesus with a sung mass. This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.