The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Sunday 11th June 2023 - Trinity 1

Sunday Services

Sun 11th June
St Helen's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Euharist

Sun 18th June
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Euharist

Midweek Services

Wed 14th June
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

St Mary’s Open Café Saturday 17th June

There is a joint open café with the charity Ability Dogs 4 Young People in the church hall on Saturday 17th June from 10:30am until 1.00pm. Do come and meet some of the dogs who are in training.

St Peter’s Coffee Morning Saturday 17th June

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 Mary’s Quiz Night Starting on Friday 23rd June

The quiz starts at 7.00pm so brush up on your general knowledge, sharpen your wits and come to the Church Hall to enjoy a fun evening.

St Peter’s Patronal Festival - Sunday July 2nd

We plan to celebrate this special day with a picnic after our 11.15am service. We cannot promise you a crowd of 5,000 or loaves and fishes but we hope you will come and bring your sardine sandwiches!!

Seaview - West End Gardens

The National Garden Scheme encourages private gardens to be opened to support charities and these three gardens will be open to visitors between
12.30pm and 4.30pm on Sunday 11th June
Salterns Cottage, Salterns, PO34 5AH
Red Cross Cottage, Fairy Road, PO34 5AG
Armadale, Ryde Road, PO34 5AE
The Combined entry fee is £5 for adults and children are free.
Light refreshments are available between 12.30pm and 6.30pm for Teas, Rosé and Pimms in aid of the Mountbatten Hospice.

St Mary’s Mad Hatters’ Tea Party

You really would be as mad as the mad hatter to miss this tea party. Don’t be late for this very important date - the party starts at 2.00pm on Sunday 16th July in Pinehurst Quay Lane.

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.

St Mary’s Jumble Sale

Last Saturday’s jumble sale at St Mary’s Church Hall proved to be very successful with £216 raised.

St Peter’s Church

St Peter’s Undercroft provides an attractive space for meetings. It features a modern kitchen and sunny courtyard and benefits from level access from the street. Bookings & viewings are welcome, please contact Sylvia Beardsmore on 01983 612600.

Island Pilgrimages

On Tuesday 6th June, six walkers from across our Island set out from Sandown Pier for St Peter’s Church.

On the way they stopped at the Yarborough Monument on CulverDown and after arriving at St Peter’s they took a well earned rest in the garden whilst enjoying a welcome cup of tea, not to mention an essential comfort break.

Undaunted, some of Tuesday’s walkers were amongst a group that set out the following morning for another 12 mile pilgrimage from St Peter’s to East Cowes via Quarr Abbey after assembling in the garden (shown left).

More pilgrimages will follow in the year.

Haven Benefice News

The Haven Benefice continues to hold quarterly PCC meetings with representatives from all four parishes, greatly improving relationships and fostering co-operation across our benefice.

On Wednesday 7th June we were pleased to welcome the Venerable Steven Daughtery, the Island’s Archdeacon, to discuss our Vision, Mission and Strategy document and outline potential ways forward. His response was very complimentary of our work so far and we will continue to refine our plans, under his guidance, in the coming weeks.

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.