The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Sunday 14th May 2023 - Easter 6

Sunday Services

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

Sun 21st May - Easter 7
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Midweek Services

Mon 15th May
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Holy Communion
St Matthias the Apostle

Tue 16th May
St Catherine's, St Helens10:00am Morning Worship

Wed 17th May
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Thur 18th May Ascension Day
Old St Helen's9:00am Holy Communion
Followed by Breakfaston the Duver

It is Ascension Day on Thursday 18th May and at 9.00am we will be holding a Benefice communion service at the Old Church on St Helens Duver. It will followed by breakfast at St Helens Green in the No 33 Artisan and Deli Café. Please come and join us.

St Peter’s Church, Seaview

Over 70 people, including children, attended our Coronation Service put together by Sylvia our Local Minister and Sally Rivlin. Shown above is our Events Choir who led our songs of praise and thanksgiving.

Phoenix Choir at St Helen’s Church

The much acclaimed Phoenix Choir will be performing at St Helen's Church at 7.30pm on Saturday 27th May 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.

St Mary’s Social Group

St Mary's social group would like to thank all those who donated bottles for the tombola stall at the Brading Coronation event. £140 was raised.

Walk the Wight on Sunday 14th May

We wish Nigel Elton-Waters well on Sunday - sponsors can still contact him by e-mail: quayers(at)aol(dot)com.

St Mary’s Jumble Sale

The doors open at our jumble sale at 2.00pm on Saturday 3rd June. Donated items can be taken in from 11.00am onwards.

Christian Aid Walk on Saturday 20th May

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

Brading Bell Ringers

Brading Bell Ringers rang on Coronation day from 9.00 - 9.30am to mark our King’s Coronation, then on Sunday afternoon we had our mobile bell tower at the Brading picnic afternoon encouraging people to Ring for the King. On Monday we rang 860 changes of Grandsire Triples with a band of entirely Brading Ringers. Our eldest ringer (June) has now rung for George VI's Funeral, Elizabeth II's Coronation, all of Elizabeth’s Jubilees, Elizabeth’s Funeral and now the Coronation of Charles III - what an amazing record.

Cream Teas to Your Local Door!

A very tempting treat being offered by Brading Bell Ringers on Saturday 20th May. Deliveries start at 2.00pm and cost £5: Please order by Thursday 18th May via bradingbells(at)hotmail(dot)com
or phone Marghanita on 01983 508271 stating whether you would like strawberry or raspberry jam and tea or coffee.

Pentecost

Sunday 28th May is Pentecost when we will share a Benefice Eucharist at St John’s Yaverland. This service will be followed by a Eucharist picnic in the garden at St John’s and Sylvia says “Rest assured there are now toilet facilities at Yaverland!”

Seaview Coronation Party

The Seaview Coronation Street Party was a very well attended event that was organised by the Nettlestone and & Seaview Community Partnership (see above).

St Peter’s “Jewels in the Crown”

A flower festival to remember and above is A Floral Crown, one of many splendid floral arrangements that were on display.

Conformation 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.

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.