The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Sunday 23rd April 2023 - Easter 3

Sunday Services

Sun 23rd April - Easter 3
St Helen's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Eucharist
St Helen's3:30pm - 5:00pm Eco Church

Sun 30th April - Easter 4
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Benefice Communion

In months when there is a fifth Sunday, the churches of the Haven Benefice meet for a joint service of Holy Communion and this month St Mary’s Church welcomes all to the service.

Midweek Services

Mon 24th April
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Holy Communion
St George

Tue 25th April
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Holy Communion
Mark the Evangelist

Wed 26th April
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

The funeral service of the late Eve Toogood will take place at St Helen’s church at 12noon on Wednesday 26th April. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
May Eve rest in peace and rise again in glory.

A Prayer for our King

The coronation of His Majesty The King will take place on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Westminster Abbey and will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The ceremony will see His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside the Queen Consort.

Celebrating the Coronation

St Mary’s Church: Brading Town Council has organised a Coronation Party on Sunday 7th May at Brading Football field. St Mary’s Church has reserved a pitch for a fund raising Tombola stall for the Church. (Start time to be confirmed.) Nigel Elton-Waters is asking for assistance to run the stall, on the day, the loan of a gazebo and any bottles for the tombola.

St Peter’s Church: There will be a Service of the Word at 10am on Sunday 7th May to give thanks for the Coronation of King Charles. The service will be led by our Local Minister, Sylvia.

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.
Anything that comes in a bottle will do, 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 anticipation of your support

St Mary’s Social Group

This is a new and inclusive group that had its first meeting on Friday 15th April. Anyone can join and/or come forward with ideas for social gatherings and fund raising. It is hoped that we might be able to meet once a month and add to the programme we have already identified from now until 8th December.

St Mary's Open Café

There will be an Open Café on Saturday 13th May and we are hoping that the Ability Dogs will join us again.

St Mary’s Jumble Sale

A jumble sale is planned for Saturday 3rd June - watch this space!

Supporting our local Food Banks

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.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)

The APCM for St Helen's will be held after the morning service on Sunday 23rd April 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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