On Good Friday, our churches become stripped and empty, focusing only on the Cross and all that it means. Join us, and Christians throughout the world, as we gather at the foot of the Cross and pray for the world and ourselves. From 1pm, you are invited to reflect on the cross. An hour of...
Join our parish as we gather for one of the most beautiful services of the year. We first gather in the darkness outside, before lighting our new Paschal candle and processing through the church, symbolising the light Jesus brought to the world. Joyfully, we then celebrate Christ's resurrection with a Eucharist service! This service will...
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Join us at our 10am Sunday service as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and God's love for the world. For those looking for a more traditional form of service, we will be holding a Book of Common Prayer service at 8am, using the words Christians have used for centuries. St...
We end Easter day with a service of choral evensong and benediction, a time to reflect on and appreciate the importance of Jesus' resurrection with music from our talented choir. This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Lent. This 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 Easter. This 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 Easter. This 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 Easter. This 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 Portsmouth's biggest May Day celebrations, which this year will also be commemorating 100 years of Portsmouth's status as a city and 40 years of St Mary's May Fayre. If you are an independent business, the May Fayre is a great opportunity to put your wares in front of new customers; each year...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Easter. This 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 Easter. This 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.
St Mary's Suplex will be putting on an electrifying, family-friendly wrestling show to help raise money for St Mary's Music Foundation, our charity which provides musical education and opportunities for local young people. Come along for a unique experience, with performances from local talent. Tickets cost £6 for children, £11 for adults, and £32 for...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Easter. This 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 Easter. This 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.
Former Director of Music at St Mary's Church, Roger Bluff, will be returning for an evening of grand music on our historic Walker organ. Entry is FREE, with an opportunity to make donations to St Mary's Music Foundation, which supports the musical engagement and education of young people in the local community. Music will include...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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 Ordinary Time. This 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 Ordinary Time. This 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.
Following our 10am service, we are encouraging people to make their way to the churchyard for a picnic lunch! Join in with the wider Fratton community as we enjoy live music, dance and activities. As part of the performances, 432 Nomads will be performing 'Insane' - a contemporary dance piece performed by the internationally acclaimed...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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.
Following our 10am service, our young choir members will be performing a short recital, with solo performances and singing with the choir, to demonstrate the skills they have developed through the Music Foundation. Join us at 12pm for this free concert with a retiring collection in aid of the Music Foundation.
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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 a chance to be still and be with God as the choir sing Evensong. Music will include pieces by Wood, Byrd, Reubke and our very own Brian Moles.
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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.
As part of the Music Foundation's ongoing series of concerts, we are delighted to welcome Harry Dixon - long-time member of the church and current organ scholar - to join us for an evening recital on the piano. Harry has studied the piano for the past 10 years and has recently developed a passion for...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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.
Due to the weather forecast for exceptionally hot weather this weekend, we have cancelled the opening of the church tower to the public. The climb would not be pleasant and at the top there would be no shade and dangerously hot lead. Come along to hear music in the churchyard from 1.30pm! At 2:30pm, we...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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 Ordinary Time. This 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 Ordinary Time. This 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 Fellowship group as they meet for lunch in support of YENDA UK, a development association supporting the Yengama community in Sierra Leone. Come along for a buffet-style lunch, the chance to sit down with friends in our local community and to enter our raffle! Tickets, which also include one raffle ticket, cost £5...
Cancelled: Due to a lack of bookings, this event has been cancelled. For those interested, a similar workshop will be held in October On 6, 13, and 27 August, Templar Street Dance will be hosting a series of FREE dance workshops for 7-10 year-olds. As well as teaching your child the foundations of Hip Hop...
Join us as we celebrate the Assumption of Mary, when God took Mary's body and soul into heaven. At 10am we will be holding an outdoor mass (weather permitting) in our churchyard. After the service, we will be hosting a picnic lunch (bring your own food), accompanied by music from RBL Victory Brass Band and...
Young families are invited to St Faith's to hear the story of a tired shoemaker and the magical help he receives. Bringing the characters to life with puppets, this show by Rachel Goodall will also give the audience the opportunity to meet the characters and make their own little puppets after the show. This show...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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.
Come along to St Mary's Churchyard for fun family activities, perfect for keeping young people engaged and active. These sessions will be taking place on 12, 19, 26 and 27 August, from 10-2 each day. Throughout the day, there will be 45-Minute Gel Blaster sessions (ages 8+ only). There will also be self-led fun zones...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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 welcome back Harry Dixon, organ scholar and long-time congregant of St Mary's, for another concert in support of the Music Foundation. This will be Harry's final concert before he moves to London to continue his musical studies. Come along for an evening of fabulous music and to show our support for...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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.
You are invited to join us as we come together over a BBQ lunch to catch up after a busy summer and prepare for another (academic) year. We will also be using this opportunity to celebrate Revd Sue as she transitions from being a Self Supported Minister to a member of our Retired Clergy team....
For the last time this year, we are opening up our historic church tower to the general public! As well as providing you with a new perspective of our Victorian church and its belfry, this is also an exciting opportunity to take in a unique view of Portsmouth from 167 feet in the air. Climb...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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 another instalment in our FREE concert series in support of St Mary's Music Foundation. This time, we are joined by soprano singer Brigid Maria Ryan as she performs her last concert in the UK before moving back to Australia. This will be a varied concert, featuring popular opera, ABBA hits, and musical...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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.
St Mary's Church Choir is holding an open evening for any young people who may be interested in joining! Our choir provides young people with exciting and varied experiences, from singing in church on Sundays to trips to different venues to sing in concerts, on TV and on the radio. The choir is also a...
Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Ordinary Time. This 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.
Come along for another session of Messy Church! This time, we will be exploring the Harvest festival with family-friendly activities like arts and crafts, music and stories. We will be thinking about times when food appeared in the Bible and giving thanks for all the ways we enjoy food in our lives. This is a...
During this Sunday service, we will be giving thanks for the food we have been given and all those who work to produce it. Recognising the gifts we have received, we invite you to bring food to donate to the Roberts Centre (preferably non-perishable and reflecting the taste and quality you would expect to use...
Join us for a traditional Barn Dance! To celebrate the harvest season, we are welcoming a traditional folk band back into the church to teach us some new dances. All ages and abilities are welcome to come along, the emphasis is on dancing together rather than dancing perfectly! Following the barn dance, we will have...
As we celebrate the life of St Faith, we will also be celebrating the life of St Faith's Church. Join us, and guest preacher Rev. Alex Coakley-Youngs (Team Vicar of Harbour Church at All Saints), as we mark St Faith's patronal mass. The service will be followed by refreshments
