The Haven Churches

Upcoming Worship

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

Wednesday 1st May
St Mary's10.00am Morning Reflection

Sunday 5th May 2024
St Mary's9.30am Service of the Word
St Peter's11.15am Sung Eucharist
St Catherine's6.00pm Evening Worship

Tuesday 7th May
St Catherine's10.00am Morning Worship

Wednesday 8th May
St Mary's10.00am Morning Reflection

Thursday 9th May- Ascension Day
Old Church,9.00am Holy Communion
followed by breakfast St Helen's Duver

Sunday 12th May 2024
St Helen's9.30am Sung Eucharist
St John's11.00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter's11.15am Matins

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 or 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.

Thank you to everyone who supported the Lent at St Peter’s, which raised £1000 to be split between the repair of the church hall windows and a stand pipe to provide clean water in Rita’s village in Liberia.

Thank you to all who helped at St Mary's jumble sale, which raised £356 for church funds.

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

Come and sing Choral Evensong at St George's Church, Arreton, on St George's Day, Tuesday 23rd April. The Service is at 7.00pm with a Practice at 6pm. All are 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.

There is a Quiz Night at St Mary’s Brading on Friday 26th April, starting at 7.00pm. £5 includes refreshments and there will be a raffle. Come as a team or on your own. This is organised by Brading Methodist church and is raising money for the Footprints Zambia Charity supporting street children.

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! Funds to St Peter’s Church & our Community Partnership. Tickets Suki(dot)turner(at)icloud(dot)com.

Everyone is warmly invited to St Helen's Church next Sunday, 28th April, when Bishop Jonathan will be presiding and preaching at the Benefice Sung Eucharist. The service begins at 10.00am, and will be followed by a buffet lunch at around 12.00 noon. Between the service and lunch, Bishop Jonathan will lead a walk of the Labyrinth in the churchyard, with anyone who would like to join him. There will be a retiring collection for the Bishop’s discretionary fund. Unless we have a lot of rain between now and then, please use the 'Bucks Camp Field' opposite the Lychgate for parking - go directly there rather than to the church car park. A volunteer attendant will direct you to a space. Do come along if you can. Offers of finger buffet food for the lunch are needed. Please let Sylvia know what you are able to bring. Thanks

St Peter’s are holding their flower festival from May 4th-6th from 10.00am-4.00pm each day in the church.

Monday May 6th is the Seaview village street Fayre from 10.00am-1.00pm. The MU will be serving tea and cakes in the Undercroft, there will be garden themed stalls in the church garden with homemade lemonade and the RNLI and a bottle stall. Do come and support us.

If you can help with marshalling for Walk the Wight please contact Rev Vickie Morgan, Vickie(dot)Morgan(at)mountbatten(dot)org(dot)uk.

St Helen’s Church are looking for unopened, in-date bottles for their bottle tombola at the St Helens Village Fayre on Sunday, 9th June. Donations to 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.