Diocese of Portsmouth

When God calls Lizzie Sykes-Little, the results are often immediate. She was given instant healing for a health condition she’d suffered with for several years. Then she was asked to leave the job she had worked in for 25 years because God was calling her to ordination. Later this month, Bishop Jonathan will ordain her as a deacon in our cathedral – and she’ll then become a curate in Liss. Read more about her here:

ORDINATIONS: God’s call had instant effect on my life - Diocese of Portsmouth When God calls Lizzie Sykes-Little, the results are often immediate. She was asked to leave the job she had worked in for 25 years because God was calling her to ordination. And she was given instant healing for a health condition she’d suffered with for several years. Now Bishop Jonathan will ord...

Muddy Church - A church for the communities of Bridgemary & Elson Muddy Church takes place on the second Saturday of each month.We meet for breakfast and then take part in craft activities outdoors, please wrap up warm.During the session there is always an opportunity to say hello to the chickens homed within our allotment space.Click below to book... BOOK NOW - 1...

Please pray for the parish of Titchfield, its clergy Penny Thatcher, Reader and Anna Chaplain Anna Sketchley (PtO), Reader Emeritus Dave Foster, and PtO clergy Julia Foster, Peter Kelly, Jane Kennedy and Janet Trevithick. Pray also for Ghana Link St Peter’s Tarkwa.

Bishop Jonathan licensed the Rev Mack Deptula last night as the new church planter for St Peter and St Paul, Fareham, and St John's, Fareham. Family, friends, colleagues and congregation members gathered for the service at St Peter and St Paul Church in Fareham.

Mack's new role involves creating a new congregation at St Peter and St Paul alongside the existing one, and then planting a brand new church in the development at Welbourne. You can read more about him here: https://www.portsmouth.anglican.org/news/2026/03/24/church-planter-will-create-two-new-congregations/

Please pray for the parish of Sarisbury, its clergy Dave Crees, Reader Phil Rutt and PtO clergy Gary Snape and Lorraine Snape.

Stuart McKerracher first discovered a sense of the transcendent when he walked into an Isle of Wight church. After several years as a teacher, and involvement with churches all around the UK, he will be ordained as a deacon in our cathedral later this month. He'll then serve as an assistant curate in Portsmouth Cathedral. You can read more about his story here:

ORDINATIONS: Church gave me real sense of the transcendent - Diocese of Portsmouth Stuart McKerracher first discovered a sense of the transcendent when he walked into an Isle of Wight church. After several years as a teacher, and involvement with churches all around the UK, he will be ordained as a deacon in our cathedral this June. He'll then serve as an assistant curate in our c...

Have you seen the Anna Café Church Article in the latest Portsmouth Diocesan Magazine. Here is a sample of the article and reasons why Anna Café Church could be for you or for someone you know.

FOR those who feel unable to attend Sunday worship, this café acts as their ‘church’.

The monthly Anna Café, which meets in the church hall at St James, Emsworth. It has been running for around 18 months, organised by the curate the Rev Lizzie Davidson and the parish’s five Anna Chaplains and four Anna Friends. Anna Chaplaincy is our spiritual ministry to the elderly, which often involves chaplains offering spiritual support to those who are housebound or in care homes.

The Anna Café involves dozens of elderly people in Emsworth meeting for a half-hour act of worship, which includes hymns, prayers and a short talk. There’s also a ‘personal blessing’ which involves the chaplains holding the hands of each individual and praying for them personally, with appropriate permission. They then share lunch together. The next meeting is on Monday 22nd June at 12:30pm

It has become so popular that a second Anna Café is about to launch within the village. This will be based at the Pastoral Centre, within Emsworth Methodist Church, and will also be monthly, starting Wednesday 10th June at 1pm.