ST SWITHUN WELLS PARISH VISION
"Our vision is the awe in front of a Person, Jesus Christ, the fount of true happiness, who is present in the sign of our Christian community."
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PARISH FESTIVAL 2026
Tuesday 30th June 2026 - St Edward's Church, Chandler's Ford
18:00 - Mass for Vocations, followed by a talk on our Parish Festival Theme of ‘Called to be Peacemakers.’
Special guest speakers will be:
David Walford - David is the lay chaplain at St George Catholic College in Southampton.
Celine Siby - Celine is an Enhanced Frailty Nurse at Winchester Hospital.
David and Celine will be sharing their experiences within their professions, in relation to our theme of Called to be Peacemakers.
Friday 3rd July 2026 - Pavilion on the Park, 1 Kingfisher Road, Eastleigh, SO509LH
19:00 - Cheese and Wine.
19:30 - Presentation of the Exhibition: ‘No Greater Love.’ The story of Franz and Franziska Jägerstätter, who were simple Austrian farmers. Franz chose to face a death sentence rather than betray his faith or passively conform to Nazi authority. The couple offers a radical testament to the vocation of love as a path to holiness.
Saturday 4th July 2026 - Pavilion on the Park, 1 Kingfisher Road, Eastleigh, SO509LH
15:00 - 18:00 - Football tournament for children (age 7-11) and youths (age 12-18).
16:30 - 18:00 - Football tournament for adults .
18:30 - Live music ‘SSWP Young Band’ and ‘Not Sorry’ (Fr Pietro and Friends).
Food will be available throughout the day to purchase via cash or card.
BOOK YOUR PLACE IN THE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT HERE BY WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY. Teams will be formed according to the age range and number of boys and girls booked.
Sunday 5th July 2026 - Pavilion on the Park, 1 Kingfisher Road, Eastleigh, SO509LH
13:00 - Lunch.
13:00 - 16:00 - Face painting, drawing classes, bouncy castle, silent auction and kids activities.
PLEASE BOOK HERE FOR THE SUNDAY LUNCH BY THURSDAY 2ND JULY.
£7 per person for lunch. £2 for children 10 years and under.
Payment by cash or card reader on the day. Please use the car park of the Pavilion. We can use their toilet facilities during the event. We will provide pre-prepared standard BBQ food (burgers, sausages, bread, vegetarian option). Please bring your own drinks, plates, cutlery, chairs/picnic blankets and some salad/cakes to share.
HOUSEKEEPER
VACANCY
St Swithun Wells Parish, Eastleigh
5.5 hours per week
Salary £3,635.06 per annum
(£12.71 per hour)
The parish of St Swithun Wells, Eastleigh, is seeking to appoint a part-time Housekeeper to work 5.5 hours per week, working at the Parish House, Holy Cross, 53 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DF. Role purpose: Preparing and cooking meals for priests, Cleaning some parts of the house.
Hours of work: part time 5.5 hours per week, ideally Tuesday & Friday mornings with flexibility to suit, which can be negotiated at interview.
For more details about the role, please click the link below to the Job Description.
To apply: Please send a CV and covering letter outlining your relevant experience and reasons for applying for the role to HR at recruitment@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk.
Or please call into St Swithun Wells Parish Office, at Holy Cross, 53 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DF for an application form.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 2nd July 2026 at 10pm. Early applications are advised, as we may close this advertisement before the closing date stated
PAMIS, CHURCHSUITE
and PARISH CENSUS
We’re moving our parishioner database from PAMIS to ChurchSuite. ChurchSuite is a market leader and has good data protection measures. Please make sure that you register yourself and your children, using the online form that you can find below. Please note there is one form for adults and a separate one for children.
This will help us to have a clear picture of our parish. Thank you to those who have already completed this.
For queries, please contact accounts@stswithunwellsparish.org.uk
