THE HAVEN BENEFICE
of
Seaview, St Helens, Brading & Yaverland
Providing a Spiritual Harbour for ALL
PEW NEWS
Sunday 23rd March 2025
Upcoming Worship
Sunday 23rd March 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
St Helen's3.30pm Eco Church
Wednesday 26th March 2025
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
Sunday 30th March 2025 - Mothering Sunday
St Peter’s10.00am Benefice Service
Tuesday 1st April 2025
St Catherine's10.00am Morning Worship
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
St Peter's11.00am Lenten Prayer
Sunday 6th April 2025
St Mary’s9.30am Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s11.00am Sung Eucharist
St Catherine's6.00pm Evening Worship
Wednesday 9th April 2025
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
Sunday 13th April 2025 - Palm Sunday
St Helen’s9.30am Sung Eucharist
St Mary’s9.30am Service of the Word with Palms
St John’s11.00am Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s11.00am Sung Eucharist
Wednesday 16th April 2025
St Mary's10.00am Morning Worship
Thursday 17th April 2025
St Mary's6.00pm Sung Eucharist with
stripping of the altar
St Helen's6.00pm Sung Eucharist with
stripping of the altar
St Peter's6.45pm Service with stripping of
the altar, followed by Passion Play
The altars will also be stripped in St Catherine’s and St John’s without an accompanying service
Church Contacts:
Haven Benefice - Priest-in-Charge
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 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.
If you are considering the next steps on your faith journey and feel you would like to know more about Confirmation please contact Rev Bevaly.
St Peter’s Lent Lunches continue in The Undercroft on Wednesdays 26th March & 2nd, 9th, 16th April from 12.00noon – 2.00pm. All are welcome to come along for a light lunch (homemade soup and bread) and a chat (food is free but donations are welcome).
Brading bell ringers are holding a Beetle Drive – Friday 22nd March, 6.30pm in St Mary's church hall, Brading. £2.50 per person (under 16s free). There will also be a raffle and refreshments. All Welcome, great fun for all ages! In aid of the Bell Restoration Appeal
There is a Coffee Morning in St Mary’s Church Hall from 10.00am on Saturday April 5th with The Brading Community Choir providing entertainment, stalls, homemade cakes, chat, Farmer Ralph and a raffle. Do come along and bring a friend.
You are warmly invited to an hour of Lenten Prayer on Wednesday 2nd April at 11.00am in St Peter’s, Seaview. Led by Rev Karen and Reader Caroline Baker, Lenten Prayers foster community as people come together to share their prayers, uplifting each other and the wider world.
Lent Group: We are continuing to study Finding A Voice by Hilary Brand, based on The King’s Speech, on Fridays 28th March and 4th, 11th April at 7.00pm, in St Mary’s Church hall. Refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome.
On Mothering Sunday, Sunday 30th March, we are celebrating with a Benefice Service at St Peter’s starting at 10.00am, followed by refreshments. All are welcome.
Bishop Jonathan invites you to donate towards good causes during Lent. The recipients of this years Bishop’s Lent Appeal will be: Tearfund: partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries to tackle poverty and injustice through sustainable development, responding to disasters and challenging injustice. USPG: an Anglican mission agency that partners with churches worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen relationships, unlock potential and champion justice. Vista: offering support to women involved in the sex industry past or present. If you would like to make a donation please add money in a marked envelope to the collection in church or go online to www.portsmouth.anglican.org/lentappeal
Whether you worked behind the scenes or came along to support the Burns lunch and Variety evening in Seaview - thank you. The total raised came to £2,295.44, 20% of which will go to funding the second water pump in the village of Gbatala, Liberia and the rest to the church’s fabric fund.
APCMs: Annual meetings are being held on Sunday 6th April, in St Mary’s at 10.30am and Sunday 13th April, in St Peter’s at 12.30pm. Everyone is invited to hear about our work over the past year and to elect churchwardens and PCC members.
You are warmly invited to 'More tea, Vicar?', hosted by St Helen's Church in the Community Centre on Saturday 12th April beginning at 3.00pm. Come and enjoy tea/coffee and a slice (or two) of homemade cake, and discover more about what we do as a church and our plans for the future. You are also very welcome to stay on for our Annual Parochial Church Meeting afterwards.
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To add items to this News Sheet please contact Rev Bevaly Rackett (01983 407432) revbevrackett(at)gmail(dot)com.
