Welcome to a Cathedral Notices ‘Lite’ edition: our full Cathedral Notices return on Friday 2 September with reflections from Dean Anthony. Remember you can find the latest news and updates from our Facebook and Twitter, as well as on our website news page.

Highlights this week...

• The Wild Cathedral Sensory Garden – Daily until 3 September

• Late Nights at The Wild Cathedral – 26 August & 2 September

• Yoga in The Wild Cathedral – Saturday 27 August

• A chance to have your say about our communications with you – take part in the Communications Survey

Upcoming dates for your diary…

• Choirs returns for Choral Evensong – 9 September

• RSCM Singing Day with Philip Stopford – 17 September

Community News

Celebrate England’s ‘Astounding Inventions’ with free tours & family activities

Come and learn about the astounding inventions that can be found within Portsmouth Cathedral. Learn more about inventions like our Nicholson Organ, to the fascinating story of Jonas Hanaway, his links to the Cathedral and his popularisation the handy umbrella!

Join us on 10 September for free family hands on activities, where you can make your own paper umbrella to be hung in the cathedral. Or explore behind the scenes with special organ tours taking place during the day.

Learn more →

The Wild Cathedral – Open daily

Explore with sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste, as the outside comes inside this summer at The Wild Cathedral. Explore our sensory garden experience, open every day until Saturday 3 September.

On Thursdays drop-in to one of our lavender bag making workshops, led by our volunteer flower guild. The next sessions will run on Thursday 1 September at 11am-12pm and 2pm-4pm. There is a small cost of £1 to make your own bag.

Take home a part of The Wild Cathedral - 10am–3pm on Saturday 3 September, cash and card accepted. Any remaining plants will go towards a future project with Veterans Outreach Support.

Learn more about The Wild Cathedral here →

Yoga at The Wild Cathedral

Enjoy morning yoga in The Wild Cathedral, surrounded by the sights, sounds and smells of the sensory garden. Led by local yoga practitioner Kat Waters. Final session on Saturday 27 August; pre-booking is advised.

More information →

Late Nights at The Wild Cathedral

Explore the garden after dark, with light displays, a soundscape created in collaboration with folk artist Katie Spencer. Enjoy a drink and explore the Cathedral and sensory garden as it is transformed into a night time wonderland.

Learn more and book online →

Dean Anthony at Chichester Literary Society

Dean Anthony will be giving a talk on Storytelling and the Devil with reference to Milton, C.S. Lewis and Philip Pullman, as the guest speaker at Chichester Literary Society on Wednesday 7th September 2.00-4.00pm at Boxgrove Priory. Guests welcome £7.00.

Learn more →

Change to Saturday Services

From Saturday 3 September the main act of worship on Saturdays will be said Morning Prayer at 9:00am

Career opportunities

We are currently recruiting for several roles at the Cathedral, including our first ever Visitor Experience Manager, as well as admin roles in our Cathedral Offices. Please do share with your extended networks.

Further information and how to apply can be found on our Careers page →

Communication Survey – let us know your thoughts…

Thanks to everyone who has already contributed to this survey, we have extended the date to contribute your feedback to Friday 9 September. We’re continually looking at ways we can improve how we communicate with our congregation and community. To help us continuing with developing these communications, we would appreciate your time to provide feedback via our Communications Survey. The information gathered from this will be utilised in future communications, and all feedback whether it is good or bad, is most appreciated!

You can complete the survey online (5 mins), or you can collect a printed copy from the welcome desk in the Cathedral. The survey closes on Friday 9 September, and we look forward to your feedback.

Complete the Communications Survey →

Advisory: Exterior scaffolding

From 30 August until 16 September, scaffolding will be erected on the southside of the Cathedral while the Nave wall is repointed. eThe work will not affect access to the building but We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Works such as these, which were identified by the 2021 Quinquennial Inspection of the building are essential to conserve our Cathedral building for generations to come and are made possible thanks to your continued support.

Learn more about supporting the Cathedral →

Joan Eddings

Many of you will know of Joan Eddings. She has been a life-long parishioner, is an institution in Old Portsmouth and was 100 years’ old earlier this year and is still going strong. As you might imagine she's had an interesting life which has been summarised in a 30-page booklet.

Numbers of the booklet are limited but you can get a copy by making a donation, which will go to the Rowans Hospice.

Copies available from Terry Halloran, 9 Hanover Court, Highbury Street. Phone 023 9281 8747. Any copies left will be available when the Cathedral Lunch Club (which she founded) re-starts on Monday 12 September.

Help for Ukrainian Refugees

Our diocese is continuing to work as a partner with the charity Citizens UK to offer accommodation to refugees who are fleeing from the conflict in Ukraine. They were already running a project to sponsor refugees before the Ukrainian crisis, and have partners in Ukraine, Moldova and Poland who can identify refugees and organise transport to the UK.
If you would like to know more, visit the Diocese website or speak to Canon Nick Ralph.

Foodbank Donations

Can you provide breakfasts for a struggling family? Over the school holidays, its never been more important to help families who may rely on school meals.

Our collection bins need filling so please help if you can...

• Cereals

• Long-life or powdered milk

• Tinned food eg. veg, meat, meals

• Nappies

Please bring your donations to the Foodbank collection point in the Welcome Area during the Cathedral’s daily opening hours.

Worship and Visiting

Worship & visiting

Portsmouth Cathedral is open daily for prayer, services and visiting. Booking is not required for services, unless otherwise indicated. You can find out more about visiting on our website, where you can also download orders of service.

This week at #PompeySundays

This weekend at #PompeySundays, we'll be exploring how God cares for creation as part of #TheWildCathedral. Join us Sunday at 9:30am to help us craft bird feeders to be used around the Cathedral and support local wildlife.

👋 All welcome - Sunday 9:30am!

Taizé-style Evening Prayer Returns

 Taizé-style services at Portsmouth Cathedral this autumn will be on Sunday evenings at 8:00pm from Sunday 3 September.
 
Read more and see dates → 

Journeying with Christ - Sermon Series

The series of sermons by our Honorary Canons continues with Canon Judith Bee preaching at Choral Evensong on Sunday 4 September at 5:45pm. Judith is an assistant priest at Buriton in the Petersfield Benefice.
 
The following sermon in the series will be given by Canon Peter Hall on Sunday 9 October at 5:45pm when the evening service will be a Eucharist (rather than Evensong). Peter is the Diocesan Director of Vocations and Ordinands.

Prayers and Intercessions

We remember the following for whom prayer has been asked by members of the Cathedral Community: Tom, Beverley, Richard, Jane, Alan, Amanda, Derek, Lucy, Jean, Alistair, John, Edda, Nina, and all those in need.
 
Long-term sick including: Alison, Clifford, Christopher, Jane, Melissa, Suzy, Bob, Sarah, Izzy, Andrew, Peter, and Rachel.
 
We pray for those who have died recently: Anna Harriman, Martin How, Rita Robinson, Patrick Symes, Gavin Simpson, John Pengel, and Cristina Ferretti RIP.

Upcoming Services & Events

Getting in touch

Please feel free to get in touch if we can help in any way, or if you just want to hear another voice!

Get in touch with us by email to pastoral@portsmouthcathedral.org.uk or leave a message via phone on 023 9282 3300.

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