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The e-News is a weekly digital newsletter that comes to you straight from the Bishop's desk! Please find out what is going on in the Diocese of Portsmouth by reading e-News. Each issue contains a range of stories, teaching, events, tips and lots more and is published most weeks on a Tuesday...
The e-News is a weekly digital newsletter that comes to you straight from the Bishop's desk! Please find out what is going on in the Diocese of Portsmouth by reading e-News. Each issue contains a range of stories, teaching, events, tips and lots more and is published most weeks on a Tuesday...
Bishop Philip writes…
Welcome to e-News in this special Novena week – the nine days of prayer and preparation for Pentecost. As we join the universal Church this week praying for the gifts of the Holy Spirit, please keep before the Lord an earnest prayer for peace in Ukraine and in Gaza-Israel. Another intention to pray for is the defeat of the two insidious proposals put forward to amend the Criminal Justice Bill: you can click through below to email your MP directly about this, before the debate in the House of Commons takes place tomorrow. Congratulations to the new Bishop of Clifton, congratulations to Fr. Jude Mbonu in Tilehurst, and congratulations to Frances Walker in Lymington! There’s an invitation this week to join in the Alton Day of Renewal and next week is Laudato Si Week. There is a lot of other news below too: thanks to everyone for sending items in. Finally, I invite you to join me for the pilgrimage to Lourdes in the summer: details below. Have a blessed few days ahead, and a great feastday celebration on Sunday!
In Corde Iesu,
+ Philip
Bishop of Portsmouth
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