Pew News 2 April 2023 | The Haven Churches

2nd April 2023

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

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Week Beginning 2nd April - Palm Sunday

Sunday Services

Sun 2nd April - Palm Sunday
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Sun 9th April - Easter Sunday
Old St Helen's Church6:00am Dawn Service
on the Duver
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Helen's10:00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview10:00am Family Service
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Midweek Services

Tue 4th April
St Catherine's, St Helens10:00am Morning Worship

Wed 5th April
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Thur 6th April - Maundy Thursday
St Peter's, Seaview9:00am Morning Prayer
St Mary's, Brading6:00pm Sung Eucharist with Foot Washing

Fri 7th April - Good Friday
St Helen's12:00noon - 2:00pm Contemplative Prayer
St John's, Yaverland2:00pm Litany for Good Friday
St Peter's, Seaview6:00pm Way of the Cross

Church Notices
Sunday 2nd April - Palm Sunday St Peter’s Church: starting at 10:30am in Sophie Weston Gardens - after Blessing of the Palms and the Gospel reading, we proceed to the church (symbolising Jesus setting out for Jerusalem). A hymn is sung as we enter the church and after the reading of the Collect for the day, there will be an introduction to a dramatised reading of the Passion according to Matthew. A silent period of reflection follows before we resume our worship as we take part in the Eucharist. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available afterwards. St Mary's Church: after the morning service the congregation is invited to gather with members of the Methodist Church in Brading for a procession through the town with a donkey. 6 pm on Thursday 6th April - Maundy Thursday A Maundy Thursday Service will take place in St Mary's Church. Good Friday - 6 pm 7th April The Way of the Cross: reflective Passiontide sequence of words, hymns and music led by the Events Choir 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. Please book with Nigel Elton-Waters so we know how many we need to cater for. 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. Can you help? We need bottles, lots of bottles! St Helen’s Church will be having a stall at the May Fayre in Seaview on May 1st with a Bottle Tombola fundraising to convert the shed in the grounds of the Vicarage into a hub for children to use when doing activities in the churchyard. If you could give some bottles to help us, then we would be very grateful. The bottles can be filled with anything that is in date and unused from Champagne, whisky, ketchup, water, wine, body lotion, perfume, to vinegar …. the list is endless. Bottles can be left at the back of St Helen’s Church, given to Rose Gillett or collected if you ring 01983 612440 and leave a message. Thanking you in advance, Rose 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. St Mary's Bell Tower 11am – 3pm on Monday 10th April We have a tower open day to coincide with the Easter Egg Hunt and there will be ringing demonstrations and information about the restoration project. Please come along and support our Bell Ringers and have a go! The bellringers would like to thank everyone who made their quiz night a success, it raised £167.50 towards the bell restoration appeal. Food Bank Collection Venues Did you give up something for Lent? If you gave up chocolates, sweets or coffee, did you donate what you might have normally had to a food bank? If you didn’t, it’s not too late to send something along!! 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 the church, The Orange Tree in Madeira Road and Penforma on the corner of Bluett Avenue and Salterns all in Seaview. St Peter’s Church has sold all its £5 Easter Eggs - our thanks to all who supported this initiative, and that of sending 30 small Easter Eggs with the Easter Story as a gift to a Trussell Trust Food Bank for delivery to families. The Church has also purchased a quantity of eggs that will be distributed to families at St Mary’s and St Peter’s at the Easter Sunday services and we would be very grateful for voluntary contributions towards the cost of both of these initiatives. We would like to thank all those who provided the enjoyable and very timely Hot Soup in a Warm Place lunches each Wednesday of Lent through which £553.60 was raised. And thank you also to all those soup suppers and helpers whose came along and gave generously in support of the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Appeal. Sylvia Beardsmore. Annual Parochial Church Meetings The Annual Parochial Church Meeting for St Mary’s, Brading will be held after church on Sunday 16th April. The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) for St Peter’s, Seaview will be held after the service on Sunday 16th April as part of a bring and share lunch. There will be vacancies to fill at the APCM . Anyone willing to join the PCC will be very welcome on condition that you are a regular worshipper in the church and are on the Electoral Roll. Application Forms for the Electoral Roll are available at the back of the church and Sylvia Beardsmore is our Electoral Roll Officer. 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. Please send to Andrew Thomson at colleenaluinn(at)aol(dot)com.

Church Notices

Sunday 2nd April - Palm Sunday

St Peter’s Church: starting at 10:30am in Sophie Weston Gardens - after Blessing of the Palms and the Gospel reading, we proceed to the church (symbolising Jesus setting out for Jerusalem). A hymn is sung as we enter the church and after the reading of the Collect for the day, there will be an introduction to a dramatised reading of the Passion according to Matthew. A silent period of reflection follows before we resume our worship as we take part in the Eucharist.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available afterwards.

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

6 pm on Thursday 6th April - Maundy Thursday

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

Good Friday - 6 pm 7th April

The Way of the Cross: reflective Passiontide sequence of words, hymns and music led by the Events Choir 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. Please book with Nigel Elton-Waters so we know how many we need to cater for.

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.

Can you help? We need bottles, lots of bottles!

St Helen’s Church will be having a stall at the May Fayre in Seaview on May 1st with a Bottle Tombola fundraising to convert the shed in the grounds of the Vicarage into a hub for children to use when doing activities in the churchyard. If you could give some bottles to help us, then we would be very grateful. The bottles can be filled with anything that is in date and unused from Champagne, whisky, ketchup, water, wine, body lotion, perfume, to vinegar …. the list is endless. Bottles can be left at the back of St Helen’s Church, given to Rose Gillett or collected if you ring 01983 612440 and leave a message.
Thanking you in advance, Rose

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.

St Mary's Bell Tower 11am – 3pm on Monday 10th April

We have a tower open day to coincide with the Easter Egg Hunt and there will be ringing demonstrations and information about the restoration project.
Please come along and support our Bell Ringers and have a go!
The bellringers would like to thank everyone who made their quiz night a success, it raised £167.50 towards the bell restoration appeal.

Food Bank Collection Venues

Did you give up something for Lent? If you gave up chocolates, sweets or coffee, did you donate what you might have normally had to a food bank? If you didn’t, it’s not too late to send something along!!

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 the church, The Orange Tree in Madeira Road and Penforma on the corner of Bluett Avenue and Salterns all in Seaview.

St Peter’s Church has sold all its £5 Easter Eggs - our thanks to all who supported this initiative, and that of sending 30 small Easter Eggs with the Easter Story as a gift to a Trussell Trust Food Bank for delivery to families. The Church has also purchased a quantity of eggs that will be distributed to families at St Mary’s and St Peter’s at the Easter Sunday services and we would be very grateful for voluntary contributions towards the cost of both of these initiatives.
We would like to thank all those who provided the enjoyable and very timely Hot Soup in a Warm Place lunches each Wednesday of Lent through which £553.60 was raised. And thank you also to all those soup suppers and helpers whose came along and gave generously in support of the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Appeal.
Sylvia Beardsmore.

Annual Parochial Church Meetings

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

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) for St Peter’s, Seaview will be held after the service on Sunday 16th April as part of a bring and share lunch. There will be vacancies to fill at the APCM . Anyone willing to join the PCC will be very welcome on condition that you are a regular worshipper in the church and are on the Electoral Roll. Application Forms for the Electoral Roll are available at the back of the church and Sylvia Beardsmore is our Electoral Roll Officer.

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.
Please send to Andrew Thomson at colleenaluinn(at)aol(dot)com.

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