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19th March 2023

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

19th March 2023 - Fourth Sunday of Lent

Sunday Services

Sun 19th March - Fourth Sunday in Lent - Mothering Sunday
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Mothering Sunday Family Service

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

Midweek Services

Mon 20th March
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Holy Communion
Joseph of Nazareth

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

Wed 22nd March
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Sat 25th March
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Holy Communion
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Please click here for details of our 2023 Holy Week and Easter Services.

A message from St Peter’s Church: There is still time to make a donation to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake appeal.

Church Notices

St Mary’s Bell Ringers Quiz

6.30pm on Saturday 25th March in the Church Hall. Proceeds will go to the Bell Restoration Fund.

Spring Cleaning: 10.00am on Saturday 25th March

We are going to clean some areas of St Peter’s Church that are harder to reach. Please join the happy band from 10.00am for as long as you are able. Refreshments, materials and equipment will be provided.

St Helen’s Eco Church

Our next gathering will be on Sunday 26th March at 3.30pm with tea and prayers during the afternoon.

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

Sunday 2nd April - Palm Sunday

St Peter’s Church: the Palm Sunday Service will include within its worship a dramatised reading of the Passion according to Matthew.

St Mary's Church: after the morning service the congregation is invited to gather with members of the Methodist Church in Brading for a walk of witness.

6 pm on Thursday 6th April - Maundy Thursday

A Maundy Thursday Service will take place in St Mary's Church.

6 pm on Friday 7th April - Good Friday

The Way of the Cross: there will be a musical, sung and spoken presentation of Way of the Cross in St Peter’s Church.

8 am on Sunday 9th April (Easter Sunday)

Easter breakfast will be available in St Mary’s Church Hall prior to the start of the service.

Easter Lilies at St Peter’s Church

As Lent comes to a close, flowers will return to St Peter’s Church with a display of Easter-lilies. If you wish to make a donation of £3 for a stem in memory of a loved one, please sign the sheet at the back of church.

For Our Communities

Easter Egg Hunt Monday 10th April 12.00noon to 2.00 pm

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.

It is also the Bell Tower open day so do come and support our Bell Ringers.

Hot Soup in a Warm Place

St Peter’s Church invites you to come for hot soup in a warm space in the heated upper floor of the Church Hall. There is a choice of soup with bread and a cuppa. So just come along at noon on Wednesday 22nd and 29th March.

Food Bank Collection Venues

Giving up something for Lent? If you are foregoing chocolates, sweets or coffee, why not donate what you might have bought to a food bank.
(Even better if your gift is Fairtrade sourced as it will help their farmers and growers).

St Peter’s Church has sent 30 small Easter Eggs with the Easter Story as a gift to a Trussell Trust Food Bank who will deliver them to families. The Church has also purchased a quantity of eggs that will be used across the Benefice on Easter Sunday. We are inviting voluntary contributions (suggest £1 minimum) towards the cost of both of these initiatives by way of a basket at the back of the church or by bank transfer to St Peter's PCC reference Easter.

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

It’s Your Call

If you are sensing a call to serve God as a LLM/Reader, Pioneer, Youth Minister, Anna Chaplain, Evangelist, Lay Pastoral Assistant, Lay Worship Leader, Lay Preacher then please join us at St John’s Church Hall, Ryde, from 2 pm to 4 pm, on Saturday 25th March, to find out more about what’s happening with licensed/commissioned Lay Ministry provision in the Diocese. You will have the opportunity to talk to some of the Vocations Team and some specialists.
Booking is free and recommended. Please click here for further information.

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting for St Mary’s, Brading will be held after church on Sunday 16th April.

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting for St Peter’s, Seaview will be held after the service on Sunday 16th April as part of a bring and share lunch.

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting for St Helen's will be held after the morning service on Sunday 23rd April ie at 10:45am.

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.
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