The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Sunday 7th May 2023 - Easter 5

Sunday Services

Sun 7th May - Easter 5
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview10:00am Service of the Word
The Service of the Word at St Peter’s Church will be led by our Local Minister Sylvia and is linked to the Coronation of King Charles III on the previous day.

Sun 14th May - Easter 6
St Helen's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Eucharist

Midweek Services

Wed 10th May
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Thur 11th May
St Peter's, Seaview10:00am Agape

Seaview May Fayre

Organised by the Nettlestone and Seaview Community Partnership, this event was, as ever, a great success. St Helen’s church ran a bottle tombola that, together with Jim’s tomato plant sales of well over £200, raised £606 towards converting the shed in the grounds of the Vicarage into a hub for children when taking part in activities in the churchyard. We hear Jim is now considering adding runner beans next year!

St Peter’s Flower Festival The Jewel in the Crown, was full of artistic creations that were much appreciated by a constant flow of visitors whose donations raised just over £478 for the church. Many thanks to the flower ladies and those who supported them. And many thanks also go to those who provided refreshments from the undercroft of St Peter’s Church and in so doing raised £216 for the Mothers’ Union.

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.

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.

Phoenix Choir at St Helen’s Church

The much acclaimed Phoenix Choir will be performing at St Helen's Church on Saturday 27th May at 7.30pm., raising money for our ‘Kids’ Shed Appeal’.

We would greatly appreciate donations of raffle prizes and these would be gratefully received by Sue Whitewick in advance please.

PS: A message from Rose: A big 'THANK YOU' to everyone who donated to or supported our stall down at the May Fayre in Seaview on Bank Holiday Monday! We raised an amazing £606 towards our Kids' Shed Appeal! We are truly humbled. Thank you SO much.

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 PCC Meeting

The next PCC meeting will be on Tuesday 9th May in the Church Hall.

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.

Walk the Wight on Sunday 14th May

Nigel Elton-Waters is seeking sponsors so please contact him by e-mail: quayers(at)aol(dot)com.

St Mary’s Jumble Sale

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

Christian Aid Walk on Saturday 20th May

Starting at Christ Church Sandown at 10:30. A circular walk along the cliff path and back along the Esplanade. All welcome, see Lesley Attrill for details and sponsorship

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.