The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Week Beginning Sunday 3rd September 2023 - Trinity 13 Year A

Sunday Services

Sun 3rd September
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist
St Catherine's, St Helens6:00pm Evening Service
St John's, Yaverland6:30pm Choral Evensong
with organist Andrew Cooper

Sun 10th September
St Helen's9:30am Sung Eucharist
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Service of the Word
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Service of the Word

Midweek Services

Tue 5th September
St Catherine's, St Helens10:00am Morning Worship

Wed 6th September
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Fri 8th September
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Said Eucharist
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sat 9th September
St Helen's2:00pm Wedding

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

Sunday evening worship will start in St Catherine's Chapel, St Helens, on Sunday 3rd September at 6.00pm, 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.

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 Choral Evensong 6:30pm on Sunday 3rd September

All are welcome to come to St John’s Church, Yaverland for its Choral Evensong with Andrew Cooper, a well known and accomplished organist.

St Helen’s Churchyard Bat & Moth Survey on 4th September

On Monday 4th September the IoW Naturalists will be conducting a survey for Eco Church in the churchyard at dusk, starting at 7.30pm. This is a chance to find out more about the wildlife of our churchyard. And there will be refreshments in church. All are welcome.

Ryde and Stride on Saturday 9th September

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

St Helen’s Church: Andrew and Helen Bradstock will lead a walk of around 10 miles around the benefice, in two loops of around 5 miles. We will start at 9.30 in St Helen's Car park with the second half starting at 1pm, also in St Helens car park. This is a fundraiser for the Historic Churches Trust and the Haven Benefice churches. Join us for as much or little of the walk as you wish.
If you would like to sponsor us, please do so here.

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

Abbey Brass Band provides us with the ever popular sounds of a brass band concert, Starting 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 Helens’ Organ Concert Wednesday 20th September

Starting at 7.00pm St Helen’s church is the setting for 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 and a retiring collection for the Kids’ Shed Appeal after the Organ Concert.

Anna Chaplaincy

The Mothers' Union will be hosting the first of our Anna Chaplaincy events at 2.00pm on Tuesday 26th September when we have our Harvest Praise in the church.

Everyone is very welcome especially older people and their carers. This will be an informal and relaxed service including music, song, activities, tea and a cake walk.

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 - Help prepare for Winter

Now is the time to build up reserves in the Island Foodbanks

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 Pew Sheets

Please forward items by email no later than 4.00pm on Thursday to Andrew Thomson at colleenaluinn(at)aol(dot)com.