What is the significance of the lamb in the window?

Can you see the Lamb on the left-hand side if this window? Can you see the flag he is carrying? The Lamb and flag has been used as an Easter image for many centuries.

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What can be seen in the East Window?

At the centre of the East window is a picture of Jesus risen from the dead above a smaller picture of Jesus on the cross. In between an angel holds a banner with the words 'Behold I am alive for evermore'.

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What is a Paschal Candle?

The Easter Candle is first lit each year at the Easter Vigil, the first of our Easter services celebrating the resurrection on Jesus. The light shines out in the dark cathedral as we remember how, in Jesus, God brings light out of darkness and life out of death.

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May Market at Portsmouth Cathedral - Trader applications now open!

We are delighted to be running our first market of the year on Monday, 29 May. We are looking for local creatives, crafters and makers who would like to trade at this market.

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Opening times for Easter Bank Holiday Weekend

Please note the Cathedral offices will be closed on Good Friday (7 April) and Easter Monday (10 April). The offices will re-open on Tuesday, 11 April 2023.

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New interim team rector for Newport and Carisbrooke

Bishop Jonathan has appointed an experienced priest to be interim team rector of Newport and Carisbrooke with Gatcombe.

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Weekly Notices | 2 April 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Revision of Electoral Roll

As the Cathedral reviews our governance and operations in preparation for our registration as a charity under the new Cathedrals Measure, Chapter, following professional advice, we have taken the decision to place lay safeguarding responsibility under the care of Liz Hastings, the Cathedral’s designated professional safeguarding lead. 

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What is an Easter Garden?

On Good Friday, we are inviting people of all ages to join us in making an Easter Garden, which will form a focal point in the Cathedral during the season. But what is an Easter Garden?

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More dates announced for Yoga led by Kat Waters

More dates have been released for a unique yoga experience in the beautiful and peaceful setting of Portsmouth Cathedral. Led by experienced yoga instructor Kat Waters, these classes will help you to improve your flexibility, strength, and balance, while also providing a much-needed opportunity to relax and de-stress.

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Popular Messiah concert highlights the importance of classical music!

Our Cathedral Choir term concluded last week with a performance of Handel’s Messiah alongside a superb array of former Portsmouth singers – Solomon, Ed and James singing the alto, tenor and bass solos lines.

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Review of Cathedral Safeguarding Provision

As the Cathedral reviews our governance and operations in preparation for our registration as a charity under the new Cathedrals Measure, Chapter, following professional advice, we have taken the decision to place lay safeguarding responsibility under the care of Liz Hastings, the Cathedral’s designated professional safeguarding lead. 

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Weekly Notices | 26 March 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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Daily Prayers for the Coronation for King Charles III

A beautiful little booklet of prayers has been published for the four weeks leading up to the Coronation, from Easter Day, until Saturday 6 May 2023.

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Our Cathedral will be open for longer!

Portsmouth Cathedral is pleased to announce new extended opening times, starting from Saturday 1st April 2023. The Cathedral will be open from 9:00am to 6:30pm on Mondays to Fridays, 9:00am to 4:00pm on Saturdays, and 8:00am to 6:30pm on Sundays.

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Weekly Notices | 19 March 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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The origins and history of Mothering Sunday

Refreshment Sunday, also known as Mothering Sunday, has long been a tradition in the Church of England. It is a day to honor mothers, maternal figures, and motherhood, but where did this custom originate?

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Bishops Lent Appeal 2023

This year, donations to Bishop Jonathan’s Lent Appeal will be split between the work of USPG and the Disasters Emergency Committee’s appeal to help those affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

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What is a Font used for?

The font at Portsmouth Cathedral is placed right in the middle of the Cathedral. People are often baptised at Easter and begin a new journey of faith into the fullness of life which Jesus offer to us all. 

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Weekly Notices | 12 March 2023

Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral

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