what’s on listings 15 Friday 2 September NEWPORT, Medina Valley Centre, Much-loved priest laid to rest after fruitful life Dodnor Lane (6pm): Paint and Praise TRIBUTES have been paid to a much- After curacies in Wellingborough His son, Simon, gave the eulogy at Weekend. Until September 4. loved priest who had been and Solihull, and spells as vicar in the funeral, recalling stories from his Water-colour artists paint and draw and ordained for more than 60 years. Cirencester and Gloucester, he became time in Holy Spirit vicarage. He remem- spend time praising God. Details: 01983- Peter Keightley died at the vicar of St Peter and St Paul, Wymering, bered his own mother Marion who died 522195. PORTCHESTER, St Mary’s Church, end of July at the age of 93. His funeral in 1960. He moved to the Church of the in 1983 after 41 years of marriage, and Portchester Castle (7.30pm): Concert by on August 10 was a Requiem Mass at the Holy Spirit, where he was the incumbent his father’s second wife Veronica, who Church of the Holy Spirit, Southsea. It between 1967 and 1976. died in 2008. Panjazzinternational Steel Band. Tickets: was led by area Canon Bob White, He then became hospital chaplain at “Our father touched many lives in £8.50/£5.50 towards restoration of church who had been encouraged by Peter in his St Mary’s Hospital until his retirement in his long and fruitful life, including many roof. Details: 023-9232 1380 or own calling to ordination. 1982. After that, he helped to lead servic- in the congregation,” he said. “We have www.stmary-portchester.org.uk. Peter Keightley trained at the es across Portsmouth, the UK and even had many letters and telephone calls of Saturday 3 September College of the Resurrection at Mirfield abroad, and marked 60 years as a priest sympathy from people from the distant and was ordained in Peterborough in 2003 with a service at the Church of past, and it is staggering how far his SOUTHSEA, St Simon’s Church, Canon Peter Keightley in 1943. the Holy Spirit. influence reached.” Waverley Road (2pm-4pm): Prophetic worship workshop. With Godfrey Birtell. Last Night of the Proms. Charity concert Saturday 17 September to mark 400th anniversary of the King Followed by bring and share lunch for Non-musicians welcome. Admission free, in aid of Countess Mountbatten Hospice. PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth James Bible. Concert trio In Voice and congregations at All Saints and St Alban’s, collection taken. Book on 023-9282 9440; Box office: 07784-283723. Cathedral, High Street (11am): Verse take us from Genesis to Revelation, Ventnor. (7.30pm): Evening of worship and inter- PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth Readers’ Admission Service. Including the singing music inspired by the Bible, cession for Portsmouth. With Godfrey Saturday 10 September - re-licensing of all existing Readers. See including Haydn’s Creation and Handel’s Cathedral, High Street (6pm): Festival Birtell. Details on: www.godfreyb.com. Messiah. Part of Havant Literary Festival. for churchwardens. Celebrating GODSHILL, All Saints Church (3pm): Sunday 11 September page 2 for details. COWPLAIN, St Wilfrid’s Church, Tickets: £6, available on 023-9247 2700. the role of churchwardens; (8pm): Taizé- Celebration to mark 1,350th anniversary PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth Padnell Road (11am-3pm): Rosemary Details: www.havantlitfest.org.uk. style night prayer of arrival of Christianity in the Isle of Cathedral, High Street (Saturday: Foundation roadshow. Stalls, raffle, cof- Wight. Medieval recorder music and read- 10am-4pm; Sunday: 12.30pm-4pm): fee and tea, bacon rolls, lunches, cream Saturday 24 September Thursday 29 September ings from Bede. Followed Heritage open days. teas. Raising awareness of the services ROWLANDS CASTLE, St John the PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth by tea. Sunday 11 September available from the hospice-at-home chari- Baptist Church, Redhill Road (9.30am- Cathedral, High Street (1.10pm): 1pm): Safeguarding Children session. Lunchtime Live. Sunday 4 September PORTSMOUTH, St Mary’s Church, ty, which has been working in Petersfield Organ: Joseph Wicks. and Waterlooville for 14 years. Details: Free course for those involved with chil- , Holy Trinity Church, Fratton Road, Fratton (12noon): Parish Ruth 023-9259 1933. dren’s work. Details: Theresa Winship Friday 30 September Trinity Green (3.30pm): Afternoon con- barbecue lunch. Preceded by the Friends RYDE, All Saints Church (2.30pm): (023-9289 9665 or theresa.winship@ PORTSMOUTH, St Wilfrid’s Church, cert by Dolce Brass with Adrian Clarke. of St Mary’s AGM. Barbecue tickets: £2. Cream tea reception. PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth Followed by: portsmouth.anglican.org). George Street, Fratton (12noon): Free admission, retiring collection for his- (4pm): Farewell service for the NEWPORT, Newport Minster, St Cathedral, High Street (6pm): Choral Macmillan coffee morning. toric Handel organ appeal. Refreshments Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight, the Ven Thomas’s Square (10am-3.30pm): Evensong, including collation and available. Caroline Baston. Spirituality day installation of Canon as . ‘Pray as you are’ with the  Would you like your church’s events for BINSTEAD, Church of the Holy Cross Rev Ann Leonard and Marion Syms. Archdeacon of the Meon. Followed by a October listed here? Send details to: Monday 5 September (7.30pm): Concert by Newchurch Ladies’ Includes chance to explore Benedictine, reception. Pompey Chimes , First Floor, Peninsular ’S WALTHAM, United Free . Details: 01983-883907 or 01983- Franciscan, Ignatian and Iona spirituality. House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 Church, Basingwell Street (7.30pm): Wednesday 14 September 615551. HAVENSTREET, Havenstreet 8HB or to neil.pugmire@portsmouth. Meon Voices begin rehearsals. Could you Community Centre (10am-1pm): anglican.org by September 5. PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth join them? All welcome, especially tenors Sunday 18 September Monthly market. Fresh produce, crafts, Cathedral, High Street (7.30pm): and basses. Details: Wilson (01489- PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth books, plants and gifts. Fashion and beauty in the cathedral. 571426) or Eunice Buckingham (01329- Cathedral, High Street (9.30am and PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth 511513). Fashion show presented by John Lewis. 11am): Patronal Festival services; Cathedral, High Street (5pm): Choral Tickets: £10, available from the cathedral (4pm): AGM of Friends of Portsmouth Evensong. Attended by the Old shop on 023-9289 2967. tour Tuesday 6 September . Cathedral. In Becket Hall; (6pm): Choristers’ Association : Join Portsdown Travel to HAVENSTREET, Havenstreet Festival Evensong attended by Friends of Thursday 15 September Sunday 25 September support the Rowans Hospice with a Community Centre (10.30am): Coffee Portsmouth Cathedral. four-day trip to Berlin from November PORTSMOUTH, St Wilfrid’s Church, break. BINSTEAD, Church of the Holy Cross VENTNOR, St Alban the Martyr 28. Enjoy the famous Christmas mar- George Street, Fratton (12noon): (10.30am): Patronal festival. Parish (9.30am): Harvest Festival Sung Mass kets, stay in four-star local accommo- Charity lunch. Wednesday 7 September Communion followed by barbecue lunch, (traditional rite). With special music dation with return coach transfers to PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH, St Mary’s Church, stalls and activities throughout afternoon. including the choir motet Thou Visitest the local area. Cost includes contribution Cathedral, High Street (1.10pm): Fratton Road, Fratton (12noon): Mass PORTSMOUTH, St Mary’s Church, Earth by Dr Maurice Greene. to the hospice. For details, contact the Lunchtime live. and charity lunch. Organ: . Fratton Road, Fratton (4pm): Music GODSHILL, All Saints Church (11am): chaplain on 023-9238 2433 or ports- PORTSMOUTH, St Mary’s Church, Foundation concert. With Faye Clinton Harvest Eucharist (traditional rite). [email protected]. Wednesday 7 September - Fratton Road, Fratton (7.30pm): Royal (cello). Admission free, retiring collection. Marine School of Music concert. Friday 16 September Thursday 22 September PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth Friday 16 September PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth Cathedral, High Street (9am-4pm): RYDE, St John’s Church, Oakfield Cathedral, High Street (1.10pm): King James Bible quotation exhibition. correction (7.30pm): Ring Them Bells and Raise the Lunchtime Live. Organ: Richard Brasier. ORDINATIONS: In our feature on was ordained as a priest on July 2 by the Roof. Thursday 8 September Concert in aid of the bells and roof, ordinations on page 3 of July’s edition of bishop. We apologise for the error and featuring local artists The Chancers, Friday 23 September Pompey Chimes, we inadvertently omit- any inconvenience caused. GOSPORT, St Mary the Virgin Denzil, Graham McCulloch, Wight HAVANT, St Faith’s Church, West ted to mention the Rev Julie Price, who Church, Rowner Lane, Rowner Harmony and more. Tickets: £5, available Street (7.30pm): The Bible in Voice and (7.30pm): Patronal festival. Followed by on 01983-611913. Verse. parish party in the hall. Preacher: the Rt Special concert of words and music Rev , dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, London. SOUTHSEA, Church of the Holy letter to the editor Spirit, Fawcett Road (7.45pm): Concert Dear Neil and should not ignore the mission to announcements I read with interest Francis Davis’ article campaign on key issues and to question by the Wyndcliffe Voices and the Lazy Appointments: Departure: (Pompey Chimes, July/August 2011). those whom we have elected. Lane Mynstrells. Renaissance secular and The Rev Keith Adlam, currently assis- The Rev Reuben Preston, currently sacred music. Admission free, retiring Davis is right to encourage individuals The Archbishop of Canterbury did tant of Northwood, Gurnard and priest-in-charge, St Matthew’s, collection. Followed by light refresh- and communities to engage in genuine just that in his call for “a democracy St Faith’s, Cowes, has been appointed as Bridgemary and chaplain of Bridgemary efforts to support people in need. capable of real argument about shared ments. priest-in-charge (House for Duty) of St Community College, has been appointed As Rowan Williams commented needs and hopes and real generosity”. In John the Evangelist, Wroxall. He will be vicar of St Mary of Eton with St Augus- recently in the New Statesman, a sustain- his article, Davis cites some exciting and Saturday 10 September licensed on September 4. tine, Hackney Wick (London diocese). able community is one in which “what creative solutions to meeting needs with PORTSMOUTH, St Mary’s Church, The Rev Helen O’Sullivan, currently He will be licensed on November 7. circulates - like the flow of blood - is the limited resources. We still need to ques- Fratton Road, Fratton (10am-12noon): assistant curate in the united parish of mutual creation of capacity, building the tion whether there are other resources - Nearly-new sale and open day. Visit this Chinnor, Sydenham, Aston Rowant and Retirement: ability of the other person or group to perhaps still being ploughed into golden historic church and climb the tower for Crowell (Oxford diocese) has been The Rev Frances Gates, currently become, in turn, a giver of life and handshakes and excessive bonuses, or panoramic views of the city, or pick out appointed priest-in-charge of assistant curate (SSM) of St Mary’s responsibility”. Each one of us has tax avoidance schemes, which could bargains from the sale. Refreshments. Brighstone, Brook with Mottistone, Church, Fratton, will retire with effect something to offer in this vital circula- release a little more of the limited PETERSFIELD, St Peter’s Church Chale and Shorwell. She will be from October 31. tion. resources which would make such a dif- (1pm): Lunchtime concert. A Breath of licensed on a date to be confirmed in Where Davis and I part company is ference to those in greatest need. Fresh Air wind quintet. Admission free, late November. Death: over his suggestion that “we can moan Finally, I can't help wondering retiring collection. The Rev Trevor Filtness, formerly about what ‘they’ have done in London, whether Davis lost some of his readers Canon Peter Keightley, formerly vicar WARSASH, St Mary’s Church, Church assistant curate of St Andrew’s and or we can assiduously harness the mis- in his opening statement that “our knee- of St Peter and St Paul, Wymering, and Road (7pm): Musica Spei. Christian Church of the Resurrection, Farlington, sion, skills and hope of the Church...” jerk reaction to politics may be to Church of the Holy Spirit, Southsea, chamber ensemble of flute, cello and has been appointed associate vicar Doesn’t the Church at its best despair and pray...” He should spend hospital chaplain, St Mary’s Hospital, piano, presents concert of music and poet- (SSM) of St , Rowlands require not an ‘either/or’ choice, but a some time praying in Portsmouth! Portsmouth, and honorary Canon of Best wishes ry featuring works by Poulenc, Castle. He was licensed on July 24. ‘both/and’ response to the world? Of Portsmouth Cathedral, died on July 24. Barbara Jane O’Sullivan, worshipper, Rachmaninov, Gaubert and Haydn. course, we must act to meet the needs North End Team ministry BOTLEY, All Saints Church (7.30pm): See above for details. present in our community, but we cannot