Welcome to the Catholic Community in the Historic City of Portsmouth
I hope that whether you are a visitor or a resident of Portsmouth – this website will help you find the church or community you are looking for.
This city is a Pastoral Area which has four parishes, seven churches and five priests who meet together each week and work together as much as we can in all pastoral areas.
Each of the four parishes is fortunate to have a Catholic Primary School, and in the City Centre we have our own Catholic Secondary School of St Edmund’s. All our Catholic schools are excellent and places are much sought after.
Each of the parishes has their own page on this site where you can find out particular activities that are happening within the city as well as a general page for Mass times. If you cannot see what you are looking for then please feel free to email one of the parishes requesting more information.
Canon David Hopgood
Parish of Corpus Christi with St Joseph
Fr Simon Thomson
Parish of St Colman with St Paul
Fr Sean Tobin
Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Swithun
Fr Peter Hollins
Parish of St John's Cathedral
Canon David Hopgood
Fr Steven Restori
1st/8th August 2010 – Eighteenth/Nineteenth Sundays of Ordinary Time (Year C)
Tuesday 03/08
- Hatha Yoga: 1830-2000 Cathedral Hall. Places still available.
Wednesday 04/08
- Friendship Club: 1400, St Colman’s Hall.
- Monthly Prayer Group: 1930-2030 St Swithun’s Hall (Canon Kuner Rm)
Thursday 05/08
- Bethany Group Meeting (0930) followed by Coffee Morning (1000): Cathedral Centre. All welcome.
Friday 06/08
- Evening Prayer (with Exposition from 1730) and Benediction: 1800 Cathedral. All welcome.
Saturday 07/08
- Reconciliation: 1130 St Swithun’s Church
- Meditation Group: 1700-1730 St John’s Chapel. All welcome.
Sunday 08/08 - Baptism Preparation: following the 1000 Mass at the Abingdon Room.
- Fijian Mass: 1330, St Paul’s Church.
Saturday 14/08
- Wedding of Jemma Louise McGee and James Robert Scott: St John’s Cathedral.
- Wedding of Alexandra Swan and Nicholas Zorab: St John’s Cathedral.
Sun 15/08
- Pre-Baptism Anointing: 1200 Mass. For those children and infants who will be baptised the following Sunday.
- Malayalam Group: 1545, Children’s Liturgy, St Colman’s Church.
Tuesday 17/08
- Friends of the Cathedral Committee Meeting: 1300-1430 St John’s Room.
Saturday 21/08
- Reconciliation: 1130 St Swithun’s Church.
Sun 22/08
- Mass in Polish: 1900-2000 at St Swithun’s Church.
- Baptisms: St John’s Cathedral.
Saturday 27/08
- Wedding of Esther Chandler and Matt Ferrans: St John’s Cathedral.