St Helens with Seaview
Pew News
The website: www.havenchurches.org.uk
SUNDAY 15th February Sunday next before Lent
All welcome at this servive
Morning Prayer
The office of Morning Prayer, led by the Revd Robert Wynford-Harris, will be said in the Churches as follows:-
Mon. St Helen's 9.30am
Tues. St Peter's 9.30am
Wed. St Helen's 8.00am
Thurs. St Peter's 9.30am
Anyone is very welcome to join Rob at these services.
N B These services will be suspended on 16th, 17th, 18th, & 19th February
TO INFORM YOUR PRAYERS
INTERCESSIONS
Worldwide Anglican Church: Pray for Archbishop Justin
Welby; The Church in Mandalay [Myanmar]
This Diocese: Pray for Bishop Christopher;
Archdeacon Peter; The parish of Holy Trinity Bembridge
World: Pray for all Christians throughout the world
Island: Pray for the school, street & prayer pastors
Sick: Peggy, Ken & Alice, Barbara & Terry, Anne,
Christian, Jean, Frances, Penelope, Valerie
All who suffer as a result of natural disasters, or
as a result of acts of terrorism, violence or armed conflict.
Our armed forces and their families.
ST PETER'S/ST HELEN'S 10am SERVICE READINGS
February 22nd
1st Sunday of Lent
Genesis 9. 8-17
1 Peter 3. 18 -end
Mark 1. 9-15
The duty rota is displayed on the notice board at both churches.
If you are unable to fulfil the scheduled task please swap with
another and please inform Sylvia Beardsmore.
MOTHERS' UNION PRAYERS
Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people.
Ephesians 6.18
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Feb 16th 7.30pm Hort. Soc. AGM Community Centre
Feb 17th 10.30am Lent House Group
Feb 17th 2.00pm St. Helen's Sewing Group
Feb 19th 2.00pm St. Helens Historical Society. Comm Ctr.
POMPEY CHIMES
Don't forget to pick up a copy.
PEW LEAFLETS
Items for the pew leaflet to Sue Whitewick by Wednesday 5.00pm
latest, please, preferably by e-mail susanwhitewick(at)btinternet(dot)com.
Lent Reflections
At the Vicarage. Mondays 23rd February, 2nd March, 9th March, 16th March, 23rd March. 10.30am to 12.00 noon.
Transformative Encounters with Jesus in Luke's Gospel. Up to 10 places available each session. Please speak to Rob.
St. Peter's & St. Helen's Church Cleaners
We now urgently require more people to help with the cleaning at St Helen's Church. Please contact Barbara.
More people also required to help at St. Peter's Church. If anyone can spare an hour or so each month for dusting and sweeping, please contact Joan Ricketts.
Annual Reports
Yes it's that time again!! Will everyone who writes reports for
the APCM for either churches please submit them either as an
e-mail attachment [susanwhitewick(at)btinternet(dot)com]
or on a memory stick to Sue. Deadline 28th February
2015
St. Peter's Church Coffee Mornings
Donations to the following stalls always gratefully received. Dee would appreciate cash donations to buy ingredients for her band of cake makers. Molly would like prizes for the tombola stall [previously the bottle stall]
& Diana would love to receive raffle prizes. Thank you in anticipation.
St Helen's Church Coffee Mornings
Barbara Brooks is no longer able to run the bric-a-brac stall at these events. If anyone feels able to take this on, it would be greatly appreciated.
Pompey Chimes Collection
Is anyone willing to go to St. John's Church on the Thursday or Friday before the last Sunday of the month [excluding July and December] between 9.00am and 5.00pm in order to collect our copies of Pompey Chimes for Seaview and St. Helen's?
8.00am Communion Service at St. Helen's
Offers of help at the 8.00am service at St. Helen's would be greatly received for the duties of sacristan [training given] sidesperson or to read a lesson.
Please contact Barbara Brooks if you would like to help in any of these three ways.
Bible Study
The regular Bible Study Group which meets on a Tuesday morning will reconvene on Tuesday 17th February. For the 6 weeks of Lent, we will be using the York Study material called Praise Him - and looking at Songs of Praise in the New Testament. All are welcome on a regular or occasional basis.
St. Helen's PCC
There are 4 vacancies on St. Helen's PCC, together with the positions of Churchwardens and secretary. It is vital to the continuing running of the Church, that these vacancies are filled, and soon. The APCM is on April 26th, so it is hoped that committed people will come forward for election to fill these positions.
Choir
If you are a singer and would like to find out more about joining the Church choir please feel free to speak with the choir director Mel. He will be in the hall after service. Tenors, basses, and altos especially needed, and to be able to read music essential.
