The Great Invitation - encouraging everyone to share the joy of gathering together to celebrate the birth of Jesus with their family, friends and neighbours - especially after two years where this has been impossible for many.
Come and join us as we gather to celebrate the birth of Christ with a Eucharist. To follow along, you can either go to our YouTube stream or our Facebook page. To follow along, you can find the order of service here.
A quieter service to start the day, using words that have been used for over 500 years.
Come and give thanks for the greatest gift we have ever been given. To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. To follow along, please find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here.
To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. To follow along, please find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here.
We celebrate the visit of the Magi and the gifts they brought revealing the true nature of the child born in Bethlehem. You can watch online on our YouTube stream or our Facebook page. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along you can find...
To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. To follow along, please 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.
To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. To follow along, please find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymns here. You can find our notices for the week here.
To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. To follow along, please find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymns here. You can find our notices for the week here.
To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. To follow along, please find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymns here. You can find our notices for the week here.
Join us as we mark the end of the Christmas and Epiphany seasons and we give thanks for the ‘light to give light to the nations’. You can follow along on our Facebook page, or through our YouTube stream. To follow along, please find the order of service here.
To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. 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 and join us for coffee, cake, and conversation as we share our love for those we support into our Hope into Action homes by raising funds.
To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. 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 and enjoy Little Red Riding Hood, a traditional panto, performed by members of the Parish, including the clergy! There will be a matinee showing at 2.30pm and an evening performance at 7pm. A family ticket, for 2 adults and 2 children, costs £10, an adult's ticket costs £4, and tickets for those under 16...
To watch online, you can go to our Facebook page or our YouTube stream. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find our hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.
Join us as we celebrate Shrove Tuesday with Pancake Races, a Caribbean Meal, and a Family Quiz! The Caribbean Meal will be served at 6.30pm, with tickets costing £3 for adults and £2 for those under 16. The family quiz costs £2 for adults, and is free for those under 16. Come for some or...
A special service, including the imposition of ashes and the Very Revd Nicholas Frayling as our guest preacher, to mark the beginning of Lent. This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel or our Facebook page. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. For those who want a quieter service,...
To watch online, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. 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.
To watch online, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. 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.
To watch online, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. 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 as St Mary’s Choir sing choral evensong for the 3rd Sunday of Lent. The anthem for the evening will be Thomas Tomkins' 'Have Mercy Upon Me, O Lord'.
Songs of Home is a unique sound and light installation, including stories and lullabies from local communities. On selected dates, you can also join us for special Circle/دایره performances - intimate live performances combining original music, mesmerising lights and unique choreography, exploring themes of identity & migration. Songs of Home is open from the 15th-19th...
To watch online, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. You can find our notices for the week here.
To watch online, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. 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.
A morning of free crafts & activities as we explore together Holy Week & the hope and joy of the Easter story.
The St Matthew Passion is a passion oratorio, which sets to music the 26th and 27th chapters of St Matthew’s Gospel from the German Lutheran bible. These chapters detail the last days of Christ’s life, retold here by solo voices, double orchestra and double chorus. The choral piece is one of two passion settings by...
Join us in walking through the streets from St Faith’s to St Mary’s Church at 9:30; or just come to your door and enjoy our procession as we pass with music, singing and free palm crosses and streamers as we remember the journey Jesus made to Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday. The Parish Mass...
Join us at 7pm on Mon 3rd, Tues 4th and Weds 5th April for mass and reflections for Holy Week. These will be led by The Reverend Canon Kathryn Percival, Canon Chancellor and Vice Dean of Portsmouth Cathedral, who was recently announced as the next Archdeacon of Meon. To watch along on Monday, you can...
Join us as we remember the last supper Jesus shared with his friends; how at that meal he washed his disciples’ feet and then led them to the Garden of Gethsemane where he invited them to “watch and pray”.
Join us as we remember the last supper Jesus shared with his friends; how at that meal he washed his disciples’ feet and then led them to the Garden of Gethsemane where he invited them to “watch and pray”. To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. To follow...
An opportunity to explore the journey to the cross for young people & families, following the Stations of the Cross found around the church.
Join us at 1pm for Reflections on the Cross, and 2pm for the Liturgy of the Cross, as we join Christians throughout the world in gathering at the foot of the Cross and praying for the world and ourselves. To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. To follow...
You are invited to join Christians throughout the world as we gather at the foot of the Cross and pray for our world and ourselves.
A service which begins in the darkness of the night and celebrates the coming of the Light of the world, marking the new life in Christ with joy! To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. To follow along, you can find the order of service here.
Come join us as we come together to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Surrexit Christus! To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. To follow along, you can find the order of service here.
The choir of St Mary’s sing a traditional service of Choral Evensong, which is followed by the Benediction, a time of adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament which concludes with the congregation being blessed by it.
Our 2023 Organ Recital series continues with a recital given by Nigel Stark, Director of Music at St. Martin’s and St. Mary’s Stamford, performed on our recently-restored 1889 J.W. Walker & Sons pipe organ. Refreshments will be included, with no booking required. While this event is free, there will be a retiring collection in support...
To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. 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.
A Beetle Drive with a seasonal difference to raise funds for our Social Justice work.
To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. 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.
To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along here, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.
A celebration of life in Fratton, the May Fayre sees around 10,000 visitors come to the church and grounds to enjoy the community and the variety of activities available, including a real ale tent, arena displays, a bouncy castle, bands, funfair rides, and over 100 stalls. If you would like to book a place for...
Our 2023 Organ Recital series continues at 7pm on 5th May, with a Coronation-themed recital given by Canon Peter Gould, former Master of the Music at Derby Cathedral. Join us for a fantastic FREE recital, performed on our recently-restored 1889 J.W. Walker & Sons pipe organ. Refreshments included, no booking required. For programme details, visit...
Come and join us at St Mary's Church as we watch the Coronation together, broadcast onto our large screen, with sparkling wine and cake! Doors will open at 10am, with the actual coronation starting at 11am. Entry is free, with a retiring collection for the church.
To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along here, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.
In partnership with Fratton Big Local, we will be hosting a Big Lunch Community Picnic in the Churchyard. There will be entertainment from various groups, including a brass band, the ukulele group Pompey Pluckers, and Black Hat Theatricals. Afterwards, there is a service of thanksgiving for the new King and Queen at 3pm in the...
Come and enjoy the music of Portsmouth High School's performers as they give their time and talents to support the work of St Mary's Music Foundation, which provides local children with the opportunity for musical education and training from which they might not otherwise be able to benefit
To watch along, you can go to our YouTube stream, or our Facebook page. 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.
Want to change the world over breakfast? Then come and tuck in at our Big Brekkie! We’ll be serving a delicious morning meal, while raising money to fight poverty and injustice worldwide.
