The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

19th February 2023 - Sunday Next Before Lent

Sunday Services

Sun 19th February - Sunday Next Before Lent
St Mary's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Sun 26th February - First Sunday in Lent
St Helen's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Eucharist
St Helen's3:30pm - 5:30pm Eco Church

Midweek Services

Tue 21st February
St Catherine's, St Helens10:00am Morning Worship

Wed 22nd February
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection
St Helen's6:00pm Holy Communion with Ashing

Christian Aid Appeal - Turkey and Syria

Christian Aid has contacted churches asking them to implement three requests in response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria:

Pray: Join in prayer for those whose lives have been devastated and for those providing emergency relief.

Act: People are facing crisis on crisis and you can find more information about the emergency on the Christian Aid website.

Give: Christian Aid is already working with its partners to provide winter kits to people seeking shelter. Please hold a church collection, together we can help people in need rebuild their lives.

From the Christian Aid Website

On Monday 6 February, an initial magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit in southern Turkey close to the border with northern Syria. A second 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck 9 hours later, with aftershocks following.

Many thousands of men, women and children have died or are injured in the aftermath of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

It is not too late to save lives. Christian Aid is already working with partners in Northwest Syria to provide winter kits to people seeking shelter. These kits include plastic sheeting, mattresses, blankets, and heating materials. Please hold church collections, together we can help people in need rebuild their lives.

Every prayer, every gift, every action brings hope to people hit by disaster.

How our churches are responding to this appeal

A collection has already been made at St Helen’s.

St Mary’s is planning to collect donations this weekend.

St Peter’s will have a retiring collection after the service on Sunday 5th March. This is an advance notice - please come prepared on the day.

The ADVENT COURSE will continue on Wednesday 1st March starting at 6pm in St Mary's Church hall.

St Mary’s Church continues as a 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.

St Mary’s Churchyard clear up starts at 2pm on Tuesday 28th February - please come and help.

St Peter’s Church: The Mothers’ Union has its annual service with Holy Communion on Tuesday 28th February and will meet in the Church at 2:15pm.

St Peter’s PCC: The Minutes of the proceedings of St Peter’s PCC are posted on the church notice board in the porch. Please take a minute to read them.

Advance date for your diary: The Annual Parochial Church Meeting for St Peter’s, Seaview will be held after church on Sunday 16th April as part of a bring and share lunch.

At 3:30 pm on Tuesday 28th February we will be holding a tea party and the first planning meeting for the community and church summer fete which this year will be held on 12th August.
Invitations are extended to come to Dudley House, Ryde Road for those willing to help run or contribute to the August fete which is a major fund raiser for the community and St Peter’s Church.

St Peter’s Coffee Morning: Thank you to everyone who supported the January coffee morning at St Peters which raised £138 - all your help is greatly appreciated. Looking forward to seeing you again at 10:00 am on 25th February which coincides with a spring clean of the church. The following month's coffee morning will start at 10:00am on Saturday 18th March.

'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.

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.

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

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.