THE HAVEN BENEFICE
of
Seaview, St Helens, Brading & Yaverland
Providing a Spiritual Harbour for ALL
PEW NEWS
Sunday 17th May 2026
Upcoming Worship
Sunday 17th May 2026
St John's8.00am Said BCP Eucharist
St Mary’s9.30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s10.00am Sung Eucharist
Tuesday 19th May 2026
St Catherine's10.00am Morning Worship
Wednesday 20th May 2026
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
St Peter's11.00am Prayer Circle
Sunday 24th May 2026 - Pentecost
St Mary’s9.30am Service of the Word
St Helen's9.30am Sung Eucharist
St John’s11.00am Sung Eucharist
St Helen's3.30pm Eco Church
Wednesday 27th May 2026
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
St Peter's11.00am Prayer Circle
Sunday 31st May 2026 - Trinity Sunday
St Helen’s9.30am Benefice Service
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
St Catherine's10.00am Morning Worship
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
St Peter's11.00am Prayer Circle
Sunday 7th June 2026
St John's8.00am Said BCP Eucharist
St Mary’s9.30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s10.00am Sung Eucharist
St Catherine’s6.00pm Service of the Word
Haven Benefice Church Contacts:
Priest-in-Charge (Day off: Tuesday)
St Peter's Seaview and Safeguarding
Revd Karen Wilson on 07591 240640
or email: revdkarenwilson(at)outlook(dot)com
St Helen's and St Catherine's, St Helens
Sue Whitewck on 01983 568761
St Mary’s Brading
Nigel Elton Walters on 01983 406817
St Mary's Safeguarding
Catherine Davis on 07940 826034
St John’s Yaverland
Andrew Watt on 07488 391691
Curate at Haven Benefice
Rev Bevaly Rackett on 01983 407432
Email; revbevrackett(at)gmail(dot)com.
Haven Fellowship: Our next Bible and Prayer meeting is at St Catherine’s chapel, St Helen’s on Wednesday May 20th, from 6.30 - 8.00pm: Join us for a light Agape supper of bread and cheese, and then explore God’s Word. Please let Caroline know if you are coming by text on 07533 083401 for catering purposes.
The May edition of What’s On is now available, with a fresh look and exciting new features. Make sure you pick up a copy with all proceeds this month going to Tula’s Fund. Or why not subscribe and have the magazine delivered straight to your door each month, email: subscriptions(at)whatsonmagazine(dot)org
There is a Coffee Morning hosted by St Helen’s church in St Helens Community Centre, on Saturday 23rd May from 10.00am -12.00 noon. Tea / Coffee, Cakes, raffle. All are very welcome.
Brading Bellringers are holding a Teddy Bear Parachute / Zip wire event on Saturday 30th May at St Mary's church, Brading, starting at 2.00pm, all welcome. There will be refreshments available and a child friendly tombola. All proceeds are for the Bell Restoration Appeal.
The next fundraising event for St Mary’s Church is a Jumble Sale on Saturday 6th June. Jumble can be dropped off from 11.00am and the Sale will start at 2.00pm.
St Helen’s Church will be having a tombola stall at St Helens Village fete on 7th June. Donations gratefully received of bottles, jars, packets etc. Please make sure they are in date and unopened. There will be a box at the back of St Helen’s church for contributions or contact Sue [01983 568761] or Sarah [07546 735640]. Paul and Mary are also selling paperback books so if you have any of those to donate please contact them [01983 872326]. Thank you in anticipation.
The Kids’ Shed Project - Proposed Relocation and public notification of Transfer of Funds. Over the last few years, members of St Helen’s church have raised £10k to build a shed for local children’s groups to use as a ‘hub’ when exploring the churchyard. There is now an opportunity to locate this on the former Bucks Camping field opposite the church, which a new charity, The Haven CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation), has taken on. The Diocesan Registrar and the Benefact Trust are content for the funds to be transferred, and in line with charity law, the St Helens PCC are hereby making this transfer of funds public and providing an opportunity for objections to be raised. We hope that our communities will agree that The Haven field will provide a more spacious location for this exciting project
The Annual Parochial Church Meetings (APCM) for St Helen’s Church will take place after the Benefice Service on 31st May. Do stay to elect officers and hear about what the church has been up to over the past year.
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To add items to this News Sheet please contact Rev Bevaly Rackett (01983 407432) revbevrackett(at)gmail(dot)com.
