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THE HAVEN BENEFICE
of
Seaview, St Helens, Brading & Yaverland

Providing a Spiritual Harbour for ALL
PEW NEWS
Sunday 7th April 2024

Upcoming Worship

Sunday 7th April 2024
St Mary's9.30am Sung Eucharist with Baptism
St Peter's11.15am Sung Eucharist
St Catherine's6.00pm Evening Worship

Wednesday 10th April
St Mary's10.00am Morning Reflection

Thursday 11th April 2024
St Peter's10.00am Agape

Saturday 13th April 2024
St Helen'sBaptism

Sunday 14th April 2024
St Helen's9.30am Sung Eucharist followed by APCM
St John's11.00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's11.15am Matins

Tuesday 16th April 2024
St Catherine's10.00am Morning Worship

Wednesday 17th April
St Mary's10.00am Morning Reflection

Sunday 21st April 2024
St Mary's9.30am Sung Eucharist
followed by APCM
St Peter's10.00am APCM followed by
11.15am Sung Eucharist

Wednesday 24th April
St Mary's10.00am Morning Reflection

Sunday 28th March 2024
St Helen's10.00am Benefice service of Holy Communion led by Bishop Jonathan followed by a buffet lunch

Contacts

During the Interregnum the primary points of contact for enquiries are:
Haven Benefice
Sally Rivlin on 07789 554220
St Helens (including St Catherine's)
Sue Whitewck on 01983 568761
St Peter’s Seaview (and Safeguarding)
Sylvia Beardsmore on 01983 612600
St Mary’s Brading
Nigel Elton Walters on 01983 406817
St John’s Yaverland
Kevin Norton on 07951 407423

Please click here for a news update from St Helens PCC on the exciting things happening in our benefice!
&
click here for our Parish Profile as mentioned in the update.

Today (Sunday) we welcome Winnie Thompson and her family and friends as they join us for her baptism at St Mary’s. Do please keep them in your prayers.

A very warm welcome to our monthly informal worship at St Catherine's Chapel, St Helens Community Centre, this evening (Sunday) at 6.00pm, followed by refreshments.

On Saturday (13th April) we welcome Persephone and her family and friends for her baptism at St Helen’s. Do please keep them in your prayers.

APCMs: Our annual Meetings, to elect Church wardens, PCC members and Deanery Synod reps are at St Helens 14th April at 11.00am, Seaview 21st April at 10.00am, and Brading 21st April at 10.30am. Please do consider whether you are being called to serve in any of these really important positions. There are nomination forms in each of the churches. Yaverland have already had theirs.

Food Bank collection boxes are situated at the back of St Mary’s and St Peter’s Churches and the Community Fridge food waste Project is in St Helens Community Centre. However, if you are in need of food or other essential items please see Sylvia or Rev Bevaly.

Many thanks to everyone who supported St Mary’s, Brading Jumble Sale yesterday.

The Brading Bellringers are holding a house clearance sale at 3, Queens Drive Brading on Saturday 13th April starting at 10.30am. Lots of books, ornaments, collectable mugs, crockery, cutlery, bookcases and other furniture. All proceeds are for the bell restoration fund.

Come and sing Choral Evensong at St George's Church, Arreton, on Tuesday 23rd April (St George's Day). The Service is at 7.00pm with a Practice at 6pm. Anyone who loves singing this ancient service, in a lovely ancient church is welcome. The Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis and Psalm 23 will be sung to simple chants and the Anthem is, 'All in the April Evening' by Hugh Robertson. If you are interested, please contact Coral Bratherton, Secretary to IOWOA on 01983 865736 or email johnbratherton65(at)gmail(dot)com.

Variety Music Hall – Saturday April 27th at 7:30pm for curtain-up, in the Masonic Hall, Fairy Rd, Seaview. A Musical & Recitational Extravaganza featuring talent from around the Island! An extraordinary evening, elucidating edification and enlightenment, to engage and excite you. Tickets Suki(dot)turner(at)icloud(dot)com.
Raising funds for St Peter’s Church and our Community Partnership.

Bishop Jonathan is visiting the Haven Benefice on Sunday 28th April where he will be preaching and presiding at the Sung Eucharist at 10.00am at St Helen's. This will be followed by a buffet lunch for everyone.

‘St Helen’s Church will be holding a bottle tombola on the green at the St Helens Village Fayre on Sunday, 9th June. Any donations of bottles will be most gratefully received. Anything from vinegar to Whisky, liquid soap to wine, ketchup to children’s drinks - all most gratefully received as long as they are in date and unopened. With many thanks in advance – Rose Gillett.’

Do check out and like our new Facebook page: Haven Churches IOW for all our most up to date news.

To add items to this News Sheet please contact Rev Bevaly Rackett (01983 407432) revbevrackett(at)gmail(dot)com.

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