The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Week Beginning Sunday 6th August 2023 - Transfiguration

Sunday Services

Sun 6th August
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Sun 13th August
St Helen's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview10:00am Family Service
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Eucharist

Midweek Services

Wed 9th August
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Seaview Church and Community Fete - 2:00pm to 5:00pm Saturday 12th August

Come and enjoy a family day out with local craft stalls, Tombola, Cream Teas, and Produce, Dog Show, Donkey Parade, Wight Elephant, Target Football, Wet Sponge Throw, Bouncy Castle, Pimms Tent, Ice Creams, Fancy Dress, and much more.
This a real family event for you to enjoy BUT we need your help. Donations for the Wight Elephant Stall can be left in the church porch; smaller items for the MU tombola stall can be left in the marked box in the porch, and home made cakes and produce can be taken to the pavilion on the day. Contact Sylvia on 01983 612600 or 07920 405347

Our churches in action

Rita, who worships with us in St Peter’s and St Helen’s, comes from a village in Liberia where there is an extreme climate - six months of rain followed by six months dry and dusty conditions. It is always extremely hot and they have no running water or sewers. We are launching a project to help provide a standpipe, and items to be shipped out later in the year. You can help us with donations of light rainwear, umbrellas, and Bibles. For more information please see Rita or Liz Fletcher.

St John’s Coffee Morning: 12th August

We have a coffee and table top morning on Saturday 12th August from 10:30 to 13:00. All proceeds will help towards our disabled access path.

St Peter’s Family Services: 13th & 27th August

We need at least three volunteer helpers 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. Please note: these services start at 10:00am and not 11:15am

St Mary’s Hymns and Pimms on Friday 18th August

Please come along to sing a few favourite hymns whilst having a glass of Pimms in St Mary’s church hall from 6.30pm.

Teddy Bear Parachute Jump on Saturday 19th August

Come and enjoy the Teddy Bear zip wire and parachute jumps from St Mary’s Church Tower with proceeds in aid of the Bell Restoration Appeal. Refreshments available and there will be a Tombola.

St Peter’s Regatta Service - 10:00am on Sunday 20th August

Please note: this service starts at 10:00am and not at 11:15am.

St Mary’s Jumble Sale: 2:00pm on Saturday 2nd September

The doors of St Mary’s Church Hall will open at 2:00 pm - please help us raise church funds by selling your unwanted items.

St Peter’s Coffee Morning on Saturday 16th September

St Peter’s Church holds a coffee morning in the hall from 10:00am to 12:00noon on the third Saturday of each month, except August, with stalls, a tombola and a raffle. Everyone is made very welcome.

Please note: There will be no Eco-Church at St Helen ‘s in August

Please note: There will be no Agape at St Peter ’s in August

Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Last week’s Benefice Holy Communion service at St Helen's was very well attended with all three newly appointed Worship Leaders, Joan Solomon & Jonathan Norton from St Mary’s, and Andrew Bradstock from St Helen’s, contributing to the service. Helen Bradstock, a church-warden of St Helens, and her husband, Andrew spoke of the history of Pilgrimages, their current revival and plans to establish Pilgrimage trails around our Island.

St Mary’s Churchyard

In line with national directives, St Mary’s PCC undertakes tidying the graveyard and clearing items and memorabilia from graves. This will take place twice a year and the next clearance will be on Thursday 31st August 2023. If there are any items you wish to keep you are welcome to collect them. . Please direct any queries to the Churchwarden, Nigel Elton-Waters.

St Peter’s Memorial Garden

We have planted three new roses in the church memorial garden: the varieties are Alexander, Mamma Mia, and Keep Smiling. And we have space for three more: if you would like one of these roses (or a new rose) dedicated to a loved one at a cost of £30, please let Sylvia know on 01983 612600.

St Peter’s Donations

You will be pleased to know that St Peter's has entered the 21st century and are now able to take card payments. The machine is at the back of the church and we also have a QR code.

St John’s Donations

We now have a SumUp machine to help us with any card payment donations.

St John’s Church Votive Stand

We would greatly appreciate any help in sourcing a votive stand. This could either be a spare one from an existing church or any donations towards purchasing a new one.

Next Year’s Plant Sale at St Mary’s

Lesley is already planning next year’s Plant Sale and is looking for some 2 and 3 inch flower pots to bring on cuttings. If you have any could you please bring them along to church and she will pick them up from there.

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.

The August issue of our parish magazine, ‘What’s On’, is now available from the back of all our Benefice churches price 60p.& If you regularly see a copy, but don’t have a subscription, why not consider taking one out? It would not only help us, but would mean you'd get your copy delivered to your door every month — for just £6 p.a. Call Paul & Mary Jackson on 01983 872326 or Andrew Bradstock on 07503 200630 to arrange this. Thank you.