St Mary's, Portsea

In the Church's calendar we are between Christmas and Lent, and in everyday life we are between Covid and normal life ...

As we draw towards the end of Advent, we once more become aware of the confusion and darkness of the world around us. There is an air of uncertainty and concern as well as unease at the impact of Omicron and Plan B. If we are honest, I think we are a

Last Sunday was ‘Stir Up Sunday’. By tradition the Sunday on which we are encouraged to stir up our Christmas pudding or cake mixture – and reflected in the Book of Common Prayer Collect: ‘Stir up we beseech thee O Lord …"

The weather may be unseasonably warm, but there in the rhythm of Church life the Autumn season is definitely here. Read on ...