A new beneficiary appears as our Mission for August. The Bible Society is a long-established organisation; which seeks to reach out to some of the most vulnerable and poorest communities around the world and spread God’s word, by providing a Bible to anyone who wants one. The story behind the Society’s recent appointment of a […]

A few weeks ago I passed the 20th anniversary of my ordination. On 3rd July 1999, in the Cathedral at Chichester, I was ordained by The Right Reverend Eric Kemp, Bishop of Chichester. On such anniversaries it is natural to look back at the past. My ordained ministry began with eight years in a parish […]

This time last year I wrote that the Brexit negotiations were swirling back and forth – and here we are, 12 months on, a lot more fed-up but no nearer to a resolution. And how will it all end? Who can tell at this stage but, as last year, one thing is certain? No matter […]

At the June meeting of the Diocesan Synod, Bishop Christopher spoke of the importance of our churches growing in impact. We often speak about our desire to see numerical growth in our church (more people coming to our services) and to see spiritual growth within the church (individuals drawing closer to God). Growth in impact […]

In today’s ‘connected world’, the irony is that never have so many people been so isolated. Flying onto desert and jungle airstrips, lakes and rivers, tracks and roads, MAF’s light aircraft and their mission pilots go the extra miles to provide a lifeline. Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and relief organisations MAF enables […]

The first week of June will be a busy one at Christ Church. We will be marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day with two services. On Tuesday 4th June (7.00pm) we will hold a service that will echo the Eve of Battle Dedication Service held in the church on 4th June 1944. We will sing […]

The timeline is late May 1944, 75 years ago this month, in the lanes, fields and woods around Christ Church Portsdown and the countryside and rural villages of Southern Hampshire, unbeknown to the local inhabitants, highly secret and classified plans were being activated that were to culminate in the largest and most audacious sea invasion […]

“On 14th March we passed seven years of war in Syria, which is a longer period than the Second World War. During those 2,555 days, more than 360,000 foreign fighters, from 90 countries all over the world, gathered in my land to fight us who were living in peace. More than half a million people […]

I recently met with church leaders from across Waterlooville – a meeting to which I was invited as Priest-in-charge of Purbrook. (Christ Church is just outside the catchment area, so I haven’t been before!) We were talking about our various services for Good Friday. There’s quite a variety across the area. There are Easter Egg […]