St Helens with Seaview
Pew News
The website: www.havenchurches.org.uk
- NB During the vacancy the Vicarage phone line is still open but calls to this number are being diverted to the Parish Administrator.
Sunday 14th January The Second Sunday of Epithany
St Peter8.00am Holy Communion
St Helen10.00am Family Sung Eucharist
Wednesday 17th January
St Catherine9.30am Holy Communion
Sunday 21st January The Third Sunday of Epithany
St Helen8.00am Holy Communion
St Peter10.00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter10.00am Children's Church
St Catherine6.00pm Evening Praise
Morning Prayer
The office of Morning Prayer will be said in the Churches as follows:-
Mon. St Helen's 9.00am
Tues. St Peter's 9.00am
Wed. St Catherine's 9.00am
Thurs. St Peter's 9.00am
Fri. St Helen's 9.00am
All are welcome at these services.
Readings for 21st January The Third Sunday of Epithany
Genesis 14.17-20
Psalm 128
Revelation 19.6-10
John 2.1-11
PLEASE USE THIS PEW LEAFLET
TO INFORM YOUR PRAYERS
INTERCESSIONS
Worldwide Anglican Church:
Pray for Archbishop Justin Welby; the people of Australia
This Diocese: Pray for Bishop Christopher; Archdeacon Peter; the Rural Dean Allie Kerr; the Parishes of The Haven Churches, Brading & Yaverland whilst awaiting our new Priest; Holy Trinity, Bembridge
World: Let us pray for all those who have suffered damage during the recent floods and gales
Island: Pray for those who are hungry and without any hope
Sick:
Terry & Barbara, Anne, Annie
Recently Died:
Sir Brian Neill
All who suffer as a result of natural disasters,
or as a result of acts of terrorism, violence or armed
conflict.
Our armed forces and their families, and all who work in the emergency services.
Mothers' Union Prayers
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, be with us at the start of this day and week, that we may be strengthened by your Holy Spirit to bring joy and hope to all whom we meet.
Diary Dates
13th Jan 10.00am St Helen's Church coffee morning in the Community Centre
15th Jan 10.30am Bible Study / House Group at Sylvia's
15th Jan 7.00pm St Helen's PCC in St Catherine's Chapel
16th Jan 2.00pm MU Knit & Natter
20th Jan 10.00am St Peter's Church coffee morning St Peter's Hall
20th Jan 1.00pm St Helen's Church Funeral of Sir Brian Neill followed by burial in the churchyard
22nd Jan 7.00pm LYCIG Brading Church [See below]
Pew Leaflets
Items for the pew leaflet to Sue Whitewick by Wednesday 5.00pm
latest, please, preferably by e-mail susanwhitewick(at)btinternet(dot)com.
Bible Study
This group will meet on Monday 15th January at 10.30am at Sylvia's.
Priest-in-Charge
We have now received notice that the licensing of the Revd Alison Morley will take place on Sunday 15th April at 4.00pm.
The venue is yet to be announced, but please make a note of this important date in your diary and remember Alison and her family in your prayers as they prepare to move to the Isle of Wight.
Mothers' Union
Knit & Natter will meet on Tuesday 16th January at 2.00pm.
This is a friendly informal afternoon with lots of chat, tea and biscuits, and any knitting of craft you would like to bring to do.
For those with nothing on the go, wool and patterns can be provided towards our project with the neonatal unit and Fishermans' Mission.
Leading Your Church into Growth [LYCIG]
Brading Church 7.00pm Monday 22nd January 2018
As you may be aware, reps from our four local churches had the opportunity to attend a three day residential course set up by the Portsmouth Diocese in October.
As St Helen's, Seaview, Brading & YaverlandChurches look forward to joining together when our new Priest-in-Charge is appointed, the reps that attended the course would like to invite you all to a meeting to discuss the initiatives that we would like to put in place.
It will be a time of discussion and fellowship, tea and cake, as we share together ideas and thoughts on how we can get our churches to grow in numbers, in commitment and in faith.
Come and be part of it. You are very welcome.
Contact Paul, Mary or Caroline for further information or to share lifts.
St Peter's Coffee Morning
Saturday 20th January at 10.00am in the hall.
Anyone willing and able to help please contact Sylvia.
Annual General Meeting Reports
Yes, it's time to start thinking of these reports again.
Those of you who do these reports, please send them to Sue as a PDF or on a memory stick.
Your reports should only cover events up to the 31st December 2017.
Anything after this date will be included in the 2018 reports.
The deadline is 28th February.
