Join the local branch of the Royal British Legion as we remember those who gave their lives in war so that we might enjoy the freedoms we have today.

As part of Fratton Together’s 12th annual Festival of Lights, there will be a parade down Fratton Road on 14 November, starting from behind the Victory Business Centre (PO1 1PJ) at 7pm and finishing at St Mary’s Church. The procession will be led by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth and the Batala Samba Band, who will provide a joyous marching beat. Upon arrival at St Mary’s Church, there will be various performances from local performing groups, including the Portsmouth Academy…

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here. We have also produced a leaflet ahead of the Advent season, which can be found here.

Join us for a free, family-friendly morning of crafts, activities, songs, and stories as we celebrate the coming of Jesus, God’s greatest gift to the world. Activities will include wreath-making, angel decorating, making Christmas cards and lanterns, and a hunt for the wise men’s three gifts. Registration will begin at 9:45am, with activities taking place between 10 and 11:15am, before concluding stories, songs and prayers.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To follow along, you can find the order of service here. If you would like to sing along, you can find the hymn sheet here. You can find our notices for the week here.

As we welcome the beginning of Advent and the start of our preparations for the birth of Christ, join our talented choir for a special service of Advent music in candlelight. This service will be livestreamed, you can follow along on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.

Join ‘The News’, local celebrities, and school choirs for their annual carol service; a time to celebrate the Christmas story and reflect on its meaning, with the help of Christingles!

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

The Milton Glee Choir and the Royal Marines Association Concert Band are once again joining forces to present their regular Christmas Concert, with fundraising in aid of the Royal Marines Charity. The Concert will feature festive pieces from both the Choir and Band as well as joint numbers and some audience participation. Get yourself in the festive mood with this great start to the holiday season. Tickets, which cost £15 per person, can be purchased from the Milton Glee Choir’s…

Join The Royal Marines School of Music as they kick off Christmas with a stunning and spectacular evening of Christmas entertainment on the 11 or 12 December, featuring carols, choirs, elves, crackers, terrible puns, tinsel and gifts, and of course, the festive Corps of Drums. To book tickets (£15 for adults, £13 for concessions, £1 for children), please go to The Royal Marines Band Service’s Eventbrite page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join our choir as we go carol singing, spreading the good news of Christ’s arrival. We will be leaving from outside St Mary’s at 6pm.

Join us for a carol service which both reflects on the Christmas season and remembers those who will be in need this winter. As a chance for us to share our gifts with others, we will be distributing the vouchers collected by local churches, through the Comfort & Joy campaign, to local agencies supporting vulnerable people this Christmas. If you would like to contribute to the Comfort and Joy campaign, then please make a donation of £5 or £10 gift…

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

A traditional telling of the Christmas story through readings and carols, with performances from St Mary’s choir as well as opportunities for the congregation to sing along. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.

On Christmas Eve, hear our young people tell the Nativity story as we celebrate God’s gift to the world. Join us for an accessible and family-friendly evening, complete with Christmas carols, as we remember the true meaning of Christmas.

Join us for a celebratory service as we greet the Christ child! Come and celebrate the beginning of Christmas with a traditional mass, carols sung by the choir and congregation, and a brass band The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. You can find the order of service online here.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Advent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Christmas. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us as we celebrate the Magi’s visit to the baby Jesus with a sung mass. This service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Epiphany. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Does your child enjoy singing? Would they like to be part of something fun and musical (and free)? St Mary’s choir is always looking for more choristers! We will be holding an open evening on 14 January from 5:30-6:30pm to give a taster of what it’s like to sing at St Mary’s. To find out more, or if you are an adult singer also interested in joining the choir, then please get in touch with Brian Moles, our Director of…

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Christmas. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Christmas. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Christmas. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Christmas. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Christmas. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Before we enter the season of Lent, join us on Shrove Tuesday as we celebrate with pancake races (with categories for all ages and clergy!). This will be followed by food celebrating our church’s African community and a general knowledge quiz at 7pm. To take part, please buy tickets from either from the church or by contacting officeassistant@portseaparish.co.uk or 02392 814 444. Tickets are £5 per person or £3 for those under 16.

At the beginning of Lent, a season of reflection and consolidation of faith, we place the sign of a cross in ash on our foreheads to remind us that without God and his love we are no more than the dust of the earth. To receive the imposition of ashes, join us either at 12pm or 7pm as we ‘remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.’ The services will be livestreamed on our Facebook page or…

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Lent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

UPDATE: Our afternoon performance has now SOLD OUT! Tickets are still available on the door for our evening performance Once again, St Mary’s Parish has gathered it’s finest pantomime members, and the clergy, to perform a fun, family-friendly pantomime! Join us as we perform Treasure Island at St Faith’s Church, in a performance filled with music, jokes and, hopefully, laughter. There will be a matinee performance at 2:30pm and an evening performance at 7pm. Tickets cost £4 for adults and…

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Lent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Lent. The service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us on Mothering Sunday as we give thanks for and remember those who care for us. As part of the service, we will be distributing flowers to pass on to our loved ones. The service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel and our Facebook page. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

Join us for our weekly Sunday Eucharist, in the season of Lent. This service will NOT be livestreamed due to issues with our broadband supplier. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. To engage with the service, you can find the order of service, hymn sheet and this week’s notices on our AChurchNearYou page.

A quiet, reflective service to meditate on the Passion. Join us as we use music from John Stainer’s ‘The Crucifixion’ and reflective readings to remember Jesus’ final moments before his crucifixion.

Join in with a morning of crafts, activities, and stories to help young families explore Holy Week and the hope and joy of Easter! The morning will end with a free lunch at 11:30am.

To mark Palm Sunday and remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, we will be processing through the streets from St Faith’s to St Mary’s Church. Consider joining us, or simply come to your door to hear our music and receive a free palm cross and streamer. This procession will then be followed by a parish Eucharist at St Mary’s at 10am. The service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel and our Facebook page. To engage with the service, you can…

As we head towards the sorrow of Good Friday and the joy of Easter Sunday, join us on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening at 7pm for a mass with hymns. Please note that Wednesday’s service will take place at St Faith’s church. We encourage you to take this opportunity to find space for God in Holy Week and help deepen your discovery of the Risen Christ on Easter Day. Each service will include a reflection from Fr Bob on the…

On Maundy Thursday, we remember the last supper Jesus shared with his friends. During the meal, the Servant King washed his disciples’ feet. Afterwards, he led them to the Garden of Gethsemane and asked them to “watch and pray”. Join us for a Eucharist of the Last Supper. Afterwards, you are invited to take part in a vigil of silent prayer, lasting until midnight. We are still looking for more volunteers to help sustain this vigil; if you intend to…

An opportunity for young people and families to learn about the story of Good Friday. Join us as we walk around the church and visit the stations of the cross, reflecting on the people who came to Jesus in his time of need and how we can learn from their example. Afterwards, we will gather in the hall for toasted hot cross buns.