The Haven Churches

The Haven Benefice of Seaview, St Helen’s, Brading & Yaverland

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

29th January 2023 - The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Sunday Services

Sun 29th January - The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
St Peter's, Seaview10:00am Benefie Eucharist

Sun 5th January - Third Sunday Before Lent
St Mary's Church Hall, Brading9:30am Service of the Word
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Midweek Services

Wed 1st February
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

'What's-On'

The February issue of our magazine for news and events in our area is now available, price 60p, from the back of the church. If you live in the benefice you can receive a copy every month, delivered to your door, for just £6 pa - details are on page 3 of this month’s issue.

Where to Find our Churches

St Catherine’s Chapel - St Helens Community Centre, corner Guildford Road and Upper Green Road, St Helens, PO33 1UH
St Helen's - Eddington Rd (St Helens to Nettlestone), PO34 5EF
St John the Baptist - Yaverland Road, Yaverland, PO36 8QW
St Mary the Virgin - High Street, Brading, PO36 0ED
St Peter's - Church Street, Seaview, PO34 5EN

Thursday 16th February starting at 7:30pm
They are back!!! The Brighton Youth Orchestra will be performing in St Mary's. church, Brading. Free entry, retiring collection

Providional date: On Saturday 4th March there will be a Jumble Sale in St Mary’s Church Hall with doors opening at 2pm.

The ADVENT COURSE continued on Wednesday 25th January in St Mary’s Church Hall between 6pm to 7:30 pm. The course is based upon “How Village Churches Survive" and Nigel Elton-Waters led us in “Celebrating our Heritage” (Chapter 6 of the course book).

Brading 8 Bell Club: the annual subscription of £12 is now due, please see June Mitchell or contact Marghanita at bradingbells(at)hotmail(dot)com, cheques to be made payable to Brading Bell Funds. We welcome new subscribers and all proceeds go to the Bell restoration appeal.

St Mary’s Church has restarted its collection point for tinned foods, toiletries and other essentials for those in need of aid in these difficult times. Please place your donations at the back of the church.

Contacts: Our benefice is in Interregnum and we pray for our churchwardens, reader and associate priest whom we rely upon to continue to serve our parishes whilst we pray for a new priest to be appointed.
In the interim the primary points of contact for enquiries are:
St Helens (including St Catherine's) - Sue Whitewick on 01983 568761
St Peter’s Seaview - Sylvia Beardsmore on 01983 612600
St Mary’s Brading - Nigel Elton Walters on 01983 406817
St John’s Yaverland - Rev Barry Downer on 07512 230565
Haven Benefice - Sally Rivlin on 07789 554220

Deadline for items to be included or changed in the Pew Sheets is 4pm on Thursday to allow for compilation, printing and distribution.
Please send to Andrew Thomson at colleenaluinn(at)aol(dot)com.