The Haven Churches

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

Welcome to our Spiritual Harbour for All

Week Beginning Sunday 17th September 2023 - Trinity 15 Year A

Sunday Services

Sun 17th September
St Mary's, Brading9:30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Sung Eucharist

Sun 24th September
St Helen's9:30am Harvest Service
St John's, Yaverland11:00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's, Seaview11:15am Matins
St Helen's3:30pm - 5:00pm Eco Church

Midweek Services

Tue 19th September
St Catherine's, St Helens10:00am Morning Worship

Wed 20th September
St Mary's, Brading10:00am Morning Reflection

Thu 21st September
St John's, Yaverland6:00pm Holy Communion
St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

Sat 23rd September
St Peter's, Seaview1:30pm Wedding
St Helen's2:00pm Wedding

Our Service Patterns

The Haven Benefice is hoping to emerge from the long interregnum and for an experienced Vicar to be appointed. Currently we are dependent upon Reverend Barry Downer for Eucharistic services, supported by retired priests for cover whilst he is unavailable.
Our lay leadership comprises local minister Sylvia Beardsmore, and worship leaders Andrew Bradstock, Joan Solomon and Jonathan Norton.
St Catherine’s has started providing an evening service on the first Sunday of each month and last Sunday Andrew led a Service of the Word at St John’s and provided support to the Eucharistic service led by Reverend Janice at St Helen’s church. Sylvia led a Service of the Word at St Peter’s church last Sunday and will lead Matins at St Peter’s next week. With your support, together we can grow our churches as we gather for worship, praise and fellowship.

St Helen's 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- 2.00 pm on Tuesday 26th September

The Mothers Union hosts the first of our Anna Chaplaincy events at 2.00pm on Tuesday 26th September when we have our Harvest Praise in St Peter’s 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 Peter’s Harvest Festival - 11.15am on Sunday 1st October

St Peter’s Harvest Festival will be followed at 12:30pm by a Ploughman’s Harvest Lunch. Tickets can be reserved by contacting Suki on 07940 503971.

This lunch sold out last year so please book early to ensure your place and don’t forget to bring your own bottle!

St Peter’s Pet Service - 11.15am on Sunday 15th October

All owners and their pets are welcome to this special service that will be led by vet and Reader Caroline Baker.

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 - 6 months of rain followed by 6 months dry and dusty conditions. It is always extremely hot and there is no running water or sewers. We launched a project to provide a standpipe, along with other items to be shipped out soon.

You can help us with donations of umbrellas, light rainwear, wellington boots for children and Bibles. For more information please see Rita or Liz Fletcher.

For those in our congregation who would like to donate money to Rita’s village to go towards the installation of a standpipe for water, please give cash in an envelope to Rita, Liz or the churchwardens or direct to St Peter’s church via BACS transfer clearly marked Liberia.

Nettlestone and Seaview Men in Sheds

Sally Rivlin sends the Men in Sheds a sincere thank you from St Peter’s Church after they kindly worked their way through a list of odd jobs during the past week and sorted them out.

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.