Pew Leaflet for Sunday 17th May 2026

The Churches of

Holy Cross Binstead and

St Peter’s Havenstreet

in the Ryde Plurality

A Prayer for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

Thank You, Father, that You knew us before the foundation of the world and chose us to be

Your children. Thank You that we have been bought with a price, the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Thank You that even when we do not understand or when our faith starts to fail, that You remain faithful and have promised to finish the good work that You started in us.

Amen

Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter: the Sunday after Ascension

Acts 1 6 – 14;

1 Peter 4 12 – 14 and 5 6 - 11;

John 17 1 – 11

Prayer for the sick

We pray for those who are sick and who ask for our prayers:

Patrick, Joan C, Emma, Neil, Brenda, John, Tim, Catherine and Elizabeth.

We also remember silently in our hearts:

Heather, Jackie, Ann, Dave, Monica, Hester, Kerry, Izabel and Paul.

Rest in peace

We remember those who have died recently and pray for their families at this sad time.

Joan Adlam

In Memoriam

We pray for all those who remember the anniversary of those who are recorded in our

memorial book for this week

Gordon Cradock, Patricia Anne Elliott, Sam James Hull, Susan Jane Mew, Joyce Burton,

Alan and Trudy Watts, Raymond W Leal

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Dates – Worship and events for your diary

Thursday 14 May

19:00

Ascension Day service at Holy Cross

Friday 15 May

08:00

Morning Prayer at Holy Cross

09:30

1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross

Sunday 17 May

09:30

Holy Communion at Holy Cross

10.00

St. Peter’s Pop-In

Monday 18 May

08:00 – 12:00

All Saints Café Love Mondays (1)

Friday 22 May

08:00

Morning Prayer at Holy Cross

09:30

1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross

Sunday 24 May

08:00

1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross

09:30

Morning worship at Holy Cross

10:00

Holy Communion at St Peter’s

14:00

Wild Orchid walk from St. Peter’s Church

(Note change of date)

Future dates for the diary:

Friday 29 May

12:30 – 16:00

St. Peter’s PCC Away Day

(change of time & location) at Ryde All Saints Church Hall

Saturday 30 May

10:00 – 12:00

Haven Street Market

Sunday 31 May

10:00

Plurality Service at St. Peter’s Church

Tuesday 9th June Save the date!

An invitation to lunch with the Food, Fellowship & Friends Group to celebrate a very special birthday.

More information to follow soon!

Holy Cross Building Project

Please look at the display of alternative schemes at the back of the church and fill in the

response form with your comments on the various options.

Holy Cross Building Project

Please look at the display of alternative schemes at the back of the church and fill in the

response form with your comments on the various options.

(1) All Saints Cafe: Love Mondays

We’re delighted to announce the soft opening of our new café space at All Saints Church,

Ryde, starting Monday 11th May 2026, ahead of our full launch in September.

Join us for Love Mondays, our weekly dedicated wellbeing day, running every Monday from

8:00–12:00. Enjoy complimentary filter coffee, tea, and baked cakes and treats, with barista made coffee also available for a small donation.

This is a relaxed and welcoming space for all — a great opportunity to connect with others,

explore the newly renovated church, and find out more about church life, including Alpha,

upcoming events, and our Love Your Neighbour projects.

We’d love to see you there and welcome members of our local community each week.

— The All Saints Love Your Neighbour Team

Thank you

John & Sue Peek for the interesting “Peek behind the scenes at Switzerland”

talk. £70 was raised for church funds.

We are sorry to learn that Joan Adlam died on the 16th April and will be cremated on the 29th of May at Chichester Crematorium. Joan was the wife of Keith, who was a non-stipendiary priest at HCC and St Peters during the ministry of The Reverend Nicholas Wallace. Nick and Mandy are both now" retired "and live in Wodonga in Australia. Like all priests Nick has been recalled as Vicar of Rutherglen, Chiltern, Barnawartha and Browns Plains until October. He sends his best wishes to all who remember him from his days at HCC and St Peters and he would like to congratulate Joan on her forthcoming 100th Birthday.

Joan L will be 100 on 10th June.

She has asked for the following to be included in the

notices:

Joan is having a celebration party at Abbeyfield House, Queens Road, Ryde on June 10

which is her birthday.

All are very welcome to join her but she is insistent that there are to be NO presents and

only FAMILY flowers.

She is going to have a collecting bucket at the party and suggests a £1 donation from

each person which will go Abbeyfield to help towards the cost of the party.

Note: please inform Aubrey if you intend to go, as numbers are needed beforehand.

Contact telephone for Holy Cross and St Peters

Telephone 01983 242906 for the Ryde Plurality Office who will direct you as required.

St Peter’s, Havenstreet (http://StPeterHavenstreet.org.uk)

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