Pew News 5 March 2023 | The Haven Churches

5th March 2023

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

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5th March 2023 - Second Sunday of Lent

Sunday Services

Sun 5th March - Second Sunday in Lent
St Mary's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Sun 12th March - Third Sunday in Lent
St Helen's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Eucharist

Midweek Services

Tue 7th March
St Catherines's, St Helens10:00am Morning Worship

Wed 8th March
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Thur 9th March
St Peters, Seaview10:00am Agape

Christian Aid Appeal

There will be a collection at St Peter’s Church today in response to Christian Aid’s appeal to help people in Turkey and Syria after the recent earthquakes in that region. Please give generously.

AdLent Course

Based on the book How Rural Churches Thrive: A Practical Guide the course resumed on Wednesday 1st March in St Mary’s Church Hall and will be continuing throughout March. If you haven’t been to a session yet, you are very welcome to join now. We meet between 6.00pm & 7.30 pm in the Church Hall on Wednesday evenings and each session focuses on a new chapter. Refreshments are served and parking is free in the Old School Car park across the road courtesy of BCP.

Community Notices
Hot Soup in a Warm Place: St Peter’s is inviting people to come for hot soup in a warm space in the heated and newly refurbished under-croft of the Church Hall. There is a choice of soup with bread and a cuppa: last week it was Bacon and Lentil or Cauliflower and Leek. So just come along at noon on any of the following Wednesdays - 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th March. For further info please contact Liz on 07814 327310. St Helen’s is also inviting you to drop in for a Community Lunch of soup, bread, and cheese in the warmth of St Helen’s Community Centre between 12.30pm and 2.00pm on Saturday 11th March. Coffee Mornings: St Peter’s Church has coffee mornings on the third Saturday of each month with tea, coffee and biscuits of your choice. The next will start at 10.00am on Saturday 18th March. St Mary’s Church has coffee morningon Saturday 11th March between 10.30am and 12.30pm in the church hall at Brading. Food Bank Collection Venues: 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. Food bank baskets for non-perishable food are also situated at the back of St Peter’s Church, The Orange Tree in Madeira Road and Penforma on the corner of Bluett Avenue and Salterns, all in Seaview. Easter Egg Hunt between 12.00noon to 2.00pm Monday 10th April: Weather permitting, meet in St Mary’s Church, Brading and follow the trail collecting clues along the way for prizes from the Easter Bunny. Entry is free and all are welcome. April Fool Arts & Crafts and Table Top Sale: Saturday April 1st between 10.30am and 12.30pm in St Mary’s Church with refreshments available. Journey to Ephesus: Les Snow is giving a talk and video presentation about the ancient city of Ephesus - venue St Mary’s Church Hall at 7.00pm on Friday 17th March. Refreshments will be available. Entry is free and there will be a retiring collection. St Helen’s Eco Church: After tea and prayers during the afternoon on 26th February there was an enjoyable ‘hands on’ session making bat, bird and squirrel boxes for the churchyard. We are very grateful to Paul Jackson, who has been busy preparing kits for us to put together from recycled wood pieces. Our next gathering will be on Sunday 26th March at 3.30 pm. The Annual General Meeting of the Mothers' Union: The AGM took place on Tuesday 28th February and was preceded by a service of Holy Communion with the renewal of vows that was led by Reverend Janice O’Shaughnessy. A lively AGM followed after tea and biscuits in the warm undercroft of the church hall. St Peter’s Church: The community and church summer fete will this year be held on 12th August. Volunteers willing to help run or contribute to the August fete are being sought as it is a major fund raiser for the community and our church. We have chocolate Easter Eggs that include the Easter Story that will be available at £5.00 each on a “first come, first served” basis. You can also donate 30 mini Easter Eggs to the Trussell Trust who run food banks here and nationally. For a contribution of £1 (or whatever you wish) you will be helping a child enjoy discovering the true meaning of Easter. Spring Cleaning ! It’s about to happen at St Peter’s Church and we would love your help at 10 o’clock on Saturday 25th March for an hour or so. Need to refuel during or afterwards? There will be Hot Dogs or a vegan option with tea, coffee etc to rehydrate.

Community Notices

Hot Soup in a Warm Place: St Peter’s is inviting people to come for hot soup in a warm space in the heated and newly refurbished under-croft of the Church Hall.
There is a choice of soup with bread and a cuppa: last week it was Bacon and Lentil or Cauliflower and Leek. So just come along at noon on any of the following Wednesdays - 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th March.
For further info please contact Liz on 07814 327310.

St Helen’s is also inviting you to drop in for a Community Lunch of soup, bread, and cheese in the warmth of St Helen’s Community Centre between 12.30pm and 2.00pm on Saturday 11th March.

Coffee Mornings: St Peter’s Church has coffee mornings on the third Saturday of each month with tea, coffee and biscuits of your choice. The next will start at 10.00am on Saturday 18th March.
St Mary’s Church has coffee morningon Saturday 11th March between 10.30am and 12.30pm in the church hall at Brading.

Food Bank Collection Venues: 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.
Food bank baskets for non-perishable food are also situated at the back of St Peter’s Church, The Orange Tree in Madeira Road and Penforma on the corner of Bluett Avenue and Salterns, all in Seaview.

Easter Egg Hunt between 12.00noon to 2.00pm Monday 10th April: Weather permitting, meet in St Mary’s Church, Brading and follow the trail collecting clues along the way for prizes from the Easter Bunny. Entry is free and all are welcome.

April Fool Arts & Crafts and Table Top Sale: Saturday April 1st between 10.30am and 12.30pm in St Mary’s Church with refreshments available.

Journey to Ephesus: Les Snow is giving a talk and video presentation about the ancient city of Ephesus - venue St Mary’s Church Hall at 7.00pm on Friday 17th March. Refreshments will be available. Entry is free and there will be a retiring collection.

St Helen’s Eco Church: After tea and prayers during the afternoon on 26th February there was an enjoyable ‘hands on’ session making bat, bird and squirrel boxes for the churchyard. We are very grateful to Paul Jackson, who has been busy preparing kits for us to put together from recycled wood pieces. Our next gathering will be on Sunday 26th March at 3.30 pm.

The Annual General Meeting of the Mothers' Union: The AGM took place on Tuesday 28th February and was preceded by a service of Holy Communion with the renewal of vows that was led by Reverend Janice O’Shaughnessy. A lively AGM followed after tea and biscuits in the warm undercroft of the church hall.

St Peter’s Church: The community and church summer fete will this year be held on 12th August. Volunteers willing to help run or contribute to the August fete are being sought as it is a major fund raiser for the community and our church.
We have chocolate Easter Eggs that include the Easter Story that will be available at £5.00 each on a “first come, first served” basis. You can also donate 30 mini Easter Eggs to the Trussell Trust who run food banks here and nationally. For a contribution of £1 (or whatever you wish) you will be helping a child enjoy discovering the true meaning of Easter.

Spring Cleaning ! It’s about to happen at St Peter’s Church and we would love your help at 10 o’clock on Saturday 25th March for an hour or so. Need to refuel during or afterwards? There will be Hot Dogs or a vegan option with tea, coffee etc to rehydrate.

Church Notices
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. Brading 8 Bell Club: the annual subscription of £12 is now due, please contact Marghanita at bradingbells(at)hotmail(dot)com or see June Mitchell - 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
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