The Haven Churches

Upcoming Worship

Saturday 21st June 2025
St Helen's9.15pm Summer Solstice Service

Sunday 22nd June 2025
St Helen’s9.30am Sung Eucharist
St Mary’s9.30am Service of the Word
St John’s11.00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s11.00am Matins

Tuesday 24th June 2025 - St John the Baptist
St John's6.00pm Said Eucharist

Wednesday 25th June 2025
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
St Peter's11.00am Prayer Circle

Sunday 29th June 2025 - St Peter's Patronal Festival
St Peter's10.00am Benefice Service

Tuesday 1st July 2025
St Catherine's10.00am Morning Worship

Wednesday 2nd July 2025
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
St Peter's11.00am Prayer Circle

Sunday 6th July 2025
St John’s8.00am Said BCP Holy Communion
St Mary’s9.30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s11.00am Service of the Word
St Catherine's6.00pm Sung Eucharist

Wednesday 9th July 2025
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
St Peter's11.00am Prayer Circle

Thursday 10th July 2025
St Peter's10.00am MU Communion Service

Sunday 13th July 2025
St Helen’s9.30am Sung Eucharist
St Mary’s9.30am Service of the Word
St John’s11.00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s11.00am Sung Eucharist

Church Contacts:
Haven Benefice - Priest-in-Charge
Revd Karen Wilson on 07591 240640
or email: revdkarenwilson(at)outlook(dot)com
(Day off:Tuesday)
St Helen's and St Catherine's, St Helens
Sue Whitewck on 01983 568761
St Peter’s Seaview or Safeguarding
Revd Karen Wilson on 07591 240640
St Mary’s Brading
Nigel Elton Walters on 01983 406817
St Mary's Safeguarding
Catherine Davis on 07940 826034
St John’s Yaverland
Kevin Norton on 07951 407423
Curate at Haven Benefice
Rev Bevaly Rackett on 01983 407432
Email; revbevrackett(at)gmail(dot)com.

Please join us at St Helen's Church at 9.15pm on Saturday 21st June for a service to mark the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. We'll begin in church with refreshments, followed by prayers, and go out to walk the labyrinth at dusk. All welcome.

There will not be an Eco Church gathering today (22nd June), because we met to celebrate the solstice last evening (21st June). Our next Eco Church will be on Sunday 27th July at 3.30pm. All are welcome.

More Tea with the Vicars! You are warmly invited to come along for tea (or coffee!) a chat, and of course, cake with Revd Karen and Revd Bevaly on Saturday 28th June from 9.30am -11.30am in St Mary’s Church hall, Brading.

St Peter’s, Seaview Patronal Festival on Sunday 29th June 2025. Chris (Wilson) will be hosting a BBQ in the church garden after the 10.00am Service - to which all are invited and welcome! (Please let Rev Karen know if you require special dietary food, eg Vegan, Veggie, GF)

You are warmly invited to the next Coffee Morning in St Mary’s Church Hall from 10.00am on Saturday July 12th with The Brading Community Choir providing entertainment, stalls, homemade cakes, chat, Farmer Ralph and a raffle.

Hymns and Pimms. Saturday 19th July at 3.00pm: Choose your favourite hymn to be sung at St John the Baptist Church in Yaverland. Voting envelopes will be in each church until 1st July. After we have raised our voices in song we will gather on the lawn for Pimms and nibbles. Non alcoholic drinks will be available. All welcome to come along and sing and socialise. Parking available in the neighbouring farm.

County Press tokens for Schools: Do please collect the tokens from your County Press and take them along to your local primary school. Rev Bev is happy to collect them for Brading Primary School.

The 8 Bell club winners for June were 1st no.4 John Stock, 2nd no.79 Douglas Ware, 3rd no.56 Rodney Downer.

The bellringers are holding a Teddy Bear Parachute jump from the Church tower and a Zip wire in Church on Sunday 20th July starting at 2.00pm. More details to follow.

Intercessions Preparation Session led by Revd Karen. Saturday 20th September at 10.00am at The Vicarage: Intercessions are a vital part of many church services, offering an opportunity to bring the needs of the world, the church and individuals before God in prayer. For those tasked with leading these prayers, crafting meaningful and relevant intercessions can be both a privilege and a challenge. This session aims to equip intercession leaders with the tools and inspiration to write their own prayers. Refreshments provided.

Thank you to everyone who helped St Helens Church to raise just over £500 on our stall at the Village Fayre last Sunday. Thank you all for the bottles, books and jigsaws that were donated for us to sell, to those who helped on the stalls, and of course, to everyone who came to buy the goods too. It was a really lovely day.

Congratulations to John Cheverton who celebrated 70 years of service as PCC Secretary at St Peter’s Church last Sunday (we couldn’t say anything last week as it would have ruined the surprise!) We’re told he started very young ����

Do please pray for all those who were Licensed as Readers yesterday (21st June) and who will be ordained as deacons or priests next Saturday (28th June) in Portsmouth Cathedral. There is a list available on the diocesan website, www.portsmouth.anglican.org

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