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Our Future – the Diocesan Ten Year Plan

Saturday 9th to Friday 15th August 2025

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Avon Stour Pastoral Area comprises the Catholic parishes of Christchurch, Southbourne, Fordingbridge, Ringwood, Iford & Highcliffe in Dorset/Hampshire UK within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. We strive to be a community of welcoming, vibrant, growing Catholic parish communities of intentional, fruitful, missionary disciples, rooted in the Father’s love, focused on and in relationship with Jesus Christ, and on fire with the Holy Spirit, united in bringing the love of God to our neighbourhoods through prayer, service and witness. New here?

Our Faith

Catholics are first and foremost, Christians. We believe that God revealed Himself to us in His Son, Jesus Christ (which is where the name Christians derives from). However God has also revealed Himself to be a Trinity of Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

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Part of the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth 2023 | Registration number: England Registered Charity No. 1199568 Jersey Registered Charity No. 457 and Guernsey Registered Charity No.CH263

Registered office: Diocesan Office, St Edmund House, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth PO1 3QA :

www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk

Recent News

Family Clock Project Taster Evening 6.30pm Our Lady Queen of Peace, Southbourne Parish Hall 16th September 2022 16/09/2022
Alpha Taster Session 28/02/2022
Alpha is back – in person! 27/01/2022
Bishop Philip’s Pastoral Letter “God’s Creation” 07/11/2021
Welcome to The Year of the Eucharist! 06/06/2021
Looking for something inspiring to take part in this Lent? 16/02/2021
A Lenten message from Fr John 16/02/2021

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