The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Sunday 28th May 2023 - Pentecost

Sunday Services

Sun 28th May - Pentecost
St John's, Yaverland10:00am Benefice Communion
St Helen's3:30pm - 5:00pm Eco Church

Sun 4th June - Trinity Sunday
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Midweek Services

Wed 31st May
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Holy Communion
Visit of Mary to Elizabeth

Pentecost

This year we share a Benefice Eucharist at St John’s Yaverland. The service will be followed by a Eucharist picnic in the garden at St John’s. There will be ample parking at the Manor house on that day and there will be tables, chairs and a canopy for the picnic.

St Mary’s Plant, Craft and Cake Sale

St. Mary’s Brading hosted a very successful plant, craft and cake fare on Saturday May 13th. The event was extremely well attended and we raised £580.75p for church funds, to enhance our work on a heritage guide/trail. We thank everyone for their hard work and support.
Photographs: An abundance of plants and decorated plates that were on sale.

Pauline Humber, Eve Toogood and Anne Mara

A message from Nigel Elton-Waters: In recent months we have lost three long serving members of the St Mary's congregation, Pauline Humber, Eve Toogood and Anne Mara.

We have received a donation of £100 towards something that we could have in and around the church in memory of the three ladies who served the church so well. At the recent PCC meeting we decided to buy a bench and place it on the lawn in front of the church hall with an inscription placed on the bench.

Jonathan Norton is the contact point if any one wishes to make a donation towards the purchase of the bench. If you are going to give a cheque, please can it be made out to PCC Brading General Account as Lloyds Bank have clamped down in recent months and seem to reject anything other than the correct title of our account.

St Mary’s Jumble Sale: 2.00pm on Saturday 3rd June

The doors open at our jumble sale at 2.00pm but donated items can be taken in from 11.00am onwards. This is a popular event and is thirsty work so refreshments will be available.

St Mary’s Open Café

There will be joint open café with the charity Ability Dogs 4 Young People in the church hall on Saturday 17th June from 10:30am onwards. Do come and meet some of the dogs who are in training.

St Peter’s Coffee Mornings

St Peter’s Church holds a coffee morning in the hall from 10.00am to 12.00 noon on the third Saturday of each month, with stalls, a tombola and a raffle. Everyone is made very welcome and the next coffee morning is on Saturday 17th June between 10.00am and 12.00noon.

St Peter’s Church

Work on St Peter’s Undercroft is due to complete in the next couple of weeks, providing an attractive usable space for use by meetings and groups. The Undercroft now features a modern kitchen and sunny courtyard plus level access from the street. Bookings & viewings are welcome, please contact Sylvia Beardsmore on 01983 612600.

St Peter’s Family Services

Although August may seem a long way off, it will soon be here and St Peter’s are hoping to hold two family services on 13th and 27th. In order to do so safely we need a minimum of three volunteers for each service. If you would be willing to help with this please contact Sylvia on 01983 612600 and we will arrange a planning meeting.

Conformation Course

The Island will be holding a Confirmation Service this year at 4 pm on 10th September in St John’s Church, Newport. A confirmation course starts at the end of May that candidates within your parishes are welcome to attend.

If you wish to go forward for confirmation, please let your church’s representative know so that you can be supported by prayer and preparation (see below for your benefice church’s first point of contact).

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 each church will need to buy a copy of this book for each candidate for their own reading and study.

Note for Church Representatives
If you have any candidates who would be interested in joining this confirmation course, please e-mail 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.