Lent is a period extending from Ash Wednesday - the day after Pancake/Shrove Tuesday - to Holy Saturday - the day before Easter Sunday - observed as a time of penance and fasting in the Christian calendar.
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In 1981 Ken Makins, the Surveyor of the Fabric, alerted the Cathedral Council that some bricks in the temporary west wall of the cathedral were failing. The utilitarian red brick wall had been hurriedly erected in 1939, when the start of the Second World War halted Sir Charles Nicholson’s extension. Remedial work was begun; but in June 1982 repairs were halted, while discussion proceeded on more substantial changes.
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Canon Kathryn’s full interview with Revd Richard Coles.
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To mark International Women’s Day 2021, see Canon Kathryn in conversation with Professor June Purvis on this year’s theme: 'Women in Leadership – achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world'.
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At its meeting on 24 February Chapter discussed in outline the changes in Governance that will be required in due course under the Cathedrals Measure 2021 which was before the parliamentary Ecclesiastical Committee last week.
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On 7 March 1927, Neville Lovett was appointed as joint Archdeacon of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, and instituted Vicar of the Church of St Thomas.
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Your weekly update from Portsmouth Cathedral.
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Canon Kathryn’s full interview with Revd Richard Coles.
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Jane Stuart’s memorial stone in the Cathedral bears a most unusual date.
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We are delighted to welcome the Revd Dr. Stephen Hance, as our Holy Week preacher this year. Ordained here at Portsmouth Cathedral, he is the National Lead for Evangelism and Witness for the Church of England. Previously serving as Dean of Derby, as Canon Missioner in Southwark, and as a parish priest.
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On 19 February 1991, a new memorial stone was unveiled in the Cathedral’s Garden of Remembrance. The stone is dedicated to a little-known and largely unrecognised group of servicemen – the British Nuclear Test Veterans, whose Association (BNTVA) was formed to campaign for the recognition and restitution of servicemen who participated in the British Nuclear Tests, effectively as human ‘guinea-pigs’.
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A lovely hour of fellowship and friendly competition took place via Zoom on Shrove Tuesday with members of the congregation including our Choral Scholars taking part
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Christians from the Portsmouth Cathedral community and beyond gathered with Muslims from the Wessex Jamaat on Tuesday, 26th January, for the 26th annual Muslim Christian Evening hosted by the Cathedral.
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The Diocese is reviewing its strategy and vision and is engaged in a process of transformation over the coming months. There is an agreed process for this which involves and engages deaneries and parishes in a dialogue with the Bishop and those who advise him.
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How do we find out about our heritage? We have to search for and piece together clues or evidence that people leave behind. Head guide Margaret, explores the of the ‘Cartulary of Southwick Priory’ and its importance in providing us an insight into the Cathedrals fascinating past…
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