Free of charge ISSUE 91 Parish news from north of Petersfield to the Isle of Wight SEPTEMBER 2010 Refugee project is Inspiration for fresh given royal honour mission and ministry Red Cross drop-in: page 5 The legacy of Kairos: pages 8-9 Neville Lovett: Frank Partridge: William Anderson: Launcelot Fleming: John Phillips: Ronald Gordon: Timothy Bavin: Kenneth Stevenson: 1927-1937 1937-1942 1942-1949 1949-1960 1960-1975 1975-1985 1985-1995 1995-2009 He’s known every Bishop of Portsmouth - and he’ll see the latest installed HE’S known every Bishop of Portsmouth we’ve ever had – and he’ll be helping to install the latest one. Leslie Jacobs, now 85, was verger at Holy Trinity Church, THANK Fareham, for 60 years. He got to know each bishop from their visits to his church and the fact that they parked in his church car park. And he developed a tradition of taking sweet peas to the bishop’s house for their wives or mothers. He was a verger at the YOU, enthronement service for Bishop Kenneth Stevenson in 1995 and he’ll be verging at the installation of the Rt Rev Christopher Foster this month. He’s one of 1,100 wor- shippers expected to celebrate the arrival of our new bishop. The Diocese of Portsmouth LESLIE was created in 1927, and our first bishop, Neville Lovett, was in post until 1937. Leslie had joined the choir at Holy Trinity Church at the age of eight and became verger there in his mid-20s. “The bishops used to park their cars in Holy Trinity churchyard and go across the road to get their Photo courtesy of The News, Portsmouth Leslie Jacobs, who was verger at Holy Trinity, Fareham for more than 60 years, and who will help at the installation service hair cut,” he said. “I’ve verged every one of them at Holy Trinity Portsmouth at the service, which Archdeacon of Canterbury, the low Bishop Christopher out of the 3pm in Newport Minster. Church, and I’ve got to know the starts at 3pm on September 18. Ven Sheila Watson, on behalf of west doors, reminding us that we Churches from around our dio- past five really well. The service will start as the Archbishop of Canterbury. carry the gospel out into our com- cese will also play a DVD during “Bishop Launcelot Fleming Bishop Christopher arrives at the The first thing that happens munities. The choir will sing an Sunday services featuring a mes- started a youth group at Holy west door of our cathedral, after that will be a reminder by a anthem and Bishop Christopher sage from Bishop Christopher, Trinity and was keen on getting dressed simply in white robes. child of Jesus’ words that we are will pray for the diocese. filmed in locations around our dio- youth work going in the diocese in Young people from across the all first and foremost children of “This will be a very special cese. the 1950s. Simon Burrows was diocese and cathedral canons will God. occasion with a great deal of sym- Video footage and photos from our vicar at Holy Trinity, and of then dress him in a cope and mitre, Bishop Christopher will bolism, all of which will remind the installation service should be course it was his grandfather who and present him with a crozier and preach, and young people from me of the privilege and responsi- on our diocesan website – was the first Bishop of ring to signify his new role. our diocese will lay hands on him bilities that go with my new role,” www.portsmouth.anglican.org – Portsmouth.” He will then be taken to the to silently pray for his ministry. said Bishop Christopher. by September 20. He’ll see Bishop Christopher bishop’s throne in the cathedral After the service, the entire The next day, September 19, MY FAITH by Bishop become the ninth Bishop of and officially ‘enthroned’ by the congregation will be invited to fol- there will be a welcome service at Christopher: see page 14..