The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Sunday 30th April 2023 - Easter 4

Sunday Services

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

Sun 7th May - Easter 5
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview10:00am Service of the Word

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 1st May
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Holy Communion
Philip & James, Apostles

Tue 2nd May
St Catherine's, St Helens10:00am Morning Worship

Wed 3rd May
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

The Coronation of King Charles III

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.

A Prayer for our King

Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness, bless our Sovereign Lord, King Charles, and all who are in authority under him; that they may order all things in wisdom and equity, righteousness and peace, to the honour of your name, and the good of your Church and people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

St Mary’s Church Coronation Party

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.

Seaview Celebrations for the Coronation

On Sunday 7th May, there will be a Service of the Word at St Peter’s Church led by our Local Minister, Sylvia. The service starts at 10 am, providing an earlier finish that enables members of the congregation to participate in the Street Party that starts at mid-day. There will be a sail past arranged by Seaview Sailing Club along with a Gun Salute.
Monday 8th May: there will be a big beach clean up and all are welcome to come and help clear all the flotsam, jetsam brought in by the tides along with any litter that has been carelessly discarded. Meet at 9 am at Seaview Yacht Club.

Seaview May Fayre : 10 am to 1pm on Sunday 1st May

The May Fayre is an annual event held in Madeira Road organised by the Nettleston and Seaview Community Partnership. It has live music, craft stalls, church stalls, bottle tombola and plants for sale. Refreshments will be served from the Undercroft of St Peter’s Church including tea, coffees and home made cakes. Throughout the weekend there will also be St Peter’s Flower Festival entitled The Jewel in the Crown.

Confirmation Course

The Island will be holding a Confirmation Service this year at 4 pm on 10th September in St John’s Church, Newport (venue to be confirmed).

Accordingly a confirmation course is planned to start at the end of May that candidates within your parishes are welcome to attend.

The course will be held on Tuesday evenings in the Parish Centre, Town Lane, Newport. The dates have been picked to avoid major school holidays. Each session will start at 7 pm with refreshments and will finish no later than 9 pm. The sessions will be as interactive as possible and will be suitable for all ages.
Week 1: 23rd May - Introduction - What is confirmation?
Break for Whitsun holidays
Week 2: 6th June - Who is God?
Week 3: 13th June - Who is Jesus?
Week 4: 20th June - Who is the Holy Spirit?
Week 5: 27th June - The Church
Week 6: 4th July - Living as a Christian
The course will be based on the book: Faith Confirmed: Preparing for Confirmation by Peter Jackson and Chris Wright and therefore each church will need to buy a copy of this book for each candidate for their own reading and study.

If you have any candidates who would be interested in joining this confirmation course, please email emma(dot)cooksey(at)cofeheartofwight(dot)org to book a place.

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 Plant Sale

There will be a Plant Sale in the church hall from 10:30 on Saturday 13th May. Along with plants there will craft stalls, tea, coffee & cakes and bacon butties! Please bring any donated plants before the sale.

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.

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.