Welcome to St Blasius
A friendly, welcoming church in an 860 year old building in a delightful setting.
Our services are traditional with an emphasis upon uplifting hymns led by our excellent organist and choir.
A service of Matins takes place once a month.
There is access for wheelchairs.
Weddings
With its picturesque
surroundings
St Blasius makes the ideal
setting for your wedding.
Baptisms
We extend a warm welcome
to parents who wish to have
their child Baptised
at St. Blasius.
St. Blasius C of E Primary Academy
Friendship, Wisdom & Endurance
Shanklin Church of England Primary School was founded in 1872 as the result of a Christian desire to provide for the
children of the town, and welcomes children from families of all faiths, and none.
Our aim is for all our children to develop healthily in body, mind & spirit, and aspire to become
Champion Learners in an environment where love is the motivating force.
For further details please visit St. Blasius C of E Primary Academy
"Enjoy and achieve in the presence of God"
Researching your family history?
Information about the church
graveyard and
memorials inside church can be
found here
Click here to
download the
St. Blasius monthly
magazine
St. Blasius Timeline
can be viewed
here
Details of our
Data Privacy Notice
can be found here
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St.
Blasius
Church
is
part
of
the
Isle
of
Wight
Deanery
of
the
Diocese
of
Portsmouth
and
is
one
of
the
churches
on
the
Isle
of
Wight
and
was
only
established
in
1853.
The
church
itself
was
built
during
the
reign
of
King
Stephen,
so
is
over
850
years
old,
but
for
much
of
its
history
was
the family chapel for Shanklin Manor.
As
Shanklin
began
to
grow
in
Victorian
times
the
Lord
of
the
manor
gave
the
church
to
the
town
as
the
parish
church
for
the
Old
Village
and
the
new
development
to
the
north.
As
the
town
grew
and
spread
towards
Sandown
in
the
north,
two
new
parishes
were
formed,
St.
Paul’s
near
the
station
and
St.
Saviour’s
on
the
cliff.
Being
on
the
southern
extreme
of
the
town,
St.
Blasius
church
has
remained
in
many
ways
a
country church.
Information on the history of St Blasius can be found here.
St. Blasius Church is part of the Isle of Wight
Deanery of the Diocese of Portsmouth
Recent Events
Safeguarding
The PCC of St Blasius Church, Shanklin is committed to safeguarding and supports fully the Diocese of Portsmouth
Safeguarding Policy. All of our licensed clergy, lay readers and volunteers are DBS checked;
all PCC members, clergy and volunteers are trained in safeguarding every 3 years.
Our Safeguarding Officer is Pam Dana who can be contacted on 01983 863189
Our Safeguarding policy can be found by clicking here.
Coronavirus Update
Suspension of Public Worship
In
the
light
of
the
increasing
number
of
coronavirus
cases
on
the
Island,
the
Parochial
Church
Councill
has
taken
the
decision
to
suspend
all
public
worship
in
Church
for
the
immediate
future.
This
decision
will
be
constantly
reviewed
in
the
light
of
Government
and
Health
advice.
It
is
a
great
sadness
that
we
will
not
be
able
to
worship
together
in
Church
during
the
first
few
weeks
of
the
New
Year.
We invite you share with us through our weekly online worship material
Reverend Jonathan Hall