The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Week Beginning Sunday 20th August 2023 - Trinity 11 Year A

Sunday Services

Sun 20th August
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview10:00am Regatta Service

Sun 27th August
St Helen's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview10:00am Family Service
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Eucharist

Midweek Services

Wed 23rd August
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Thu 24th August
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Said Eucharist
St Bartholomew

Sat 26th August
St Helen's3:00pm Wedding

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 Mary’s Hymns and Pimms

This social gathering that was scheduled for Friday 18th August has been postponed until October, at a date yet to be confirmed

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

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

St Catherine’s Sunday Service: 6.00 pm on 3rd September

Sunday evening worship will start in St Catherine's Chapel, St Helens, on Sunday 3rd September at 6.00 pm, followed by refreshments. Do come and support this service as we plan to hold services on the first Sunday evening of every month. They will be lay-led without Holy Communion, although offering a service of Holy Communion whenever possible. St Catherine's Chapel is in St Helens Community Centre on Upper Green Road.

Ryde and Stride on Saturday 9th September

St Mary’s church is also a stop off point for this year’s event. We are seeking for volunteers to be in the church to serve tea and coffee to walkers and riders who come here.

St Mary’s Brass Band Concert on Saturday 9th September

The concert starts at 7.00pm.

St Mary’s Bell Ringing Thursday 14th September

In addition to our bell ringers practice in the evening, there will be visiting bell ringers in the afternoon.

St Mary’s Quiz Night on Friday 15th September at 7.00pm

The quiz will held in the hall on Battle of Britain Day - or should that read the Battle of Brading?!

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.

St Mary’s Open Café on Saturday 16th September

Come to the church hall between 10:30am and 1.00pm and enjoy the café and the Brading Community Choir.

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 Helens’ Events News

You are invited to two special musical events at St Helen’s Church: Baroque specialists Quatrapuntal, return at 7.00pm, Friday 1st September, with Chris on theorbo (a form of lute) and Emma on an 18th-century-style violin, played using period techniques.
Then on Wednesday 20th September at 7.00pm there will be an Organ Concert with distinguished US musician, Justin L Addington, playing a selection of evening hymns, classical compositions, spirituals and ‘music for a King’.
There will be refreshments at both events, and a retiring collection for the Kids’ Shed Appeal after the Organ Concert.

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.

St Peter’s News

At St Peter’s we are hoping to increase our Sunday services to weekly in the autumn. They will still be at 11.15am and will be alternating between Eucharist and Service of the Word. For both services we will need sides people, readers, intercessors, and people to help with the coffee. If you think you could help with any of these roles please let Sally Rivlin or Sylvia Beardsmore know.

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

With food prices remaining higher that last year and energy costs likely to increase this winter, perhaps we should start to replenish the Food Banks as autumn approaches and help those who need to find a balance between heat or eat. Just two or three items each week could amount to a blessing for a family.

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.