Pew Leaflet for Sunday 19th July 2026

The Churches of

Holy Cross Binstead and

St Peter’s Havenstreet

in the Ryde Plurality

A Prayer for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity

Lord we acknowledge that You are the Master Gardener, sowing goodness and righteousness in our lives. Help us to nurture the seeds of faith and love, allowing them to take root and flourish. Teach us how to tend to our spiritual gardens, cultivating what is good and holy, that Your harvest may be abundant and pure. Yet we remember that, while we sleep, the enemy comes and sows weeds among the wheat. We are reminded that sometimes we may unwittingly welcome negativity, doubt, or harmful influences into our lives. We ask for Your discernment to identify the weeds that arise within our hearts and around us.

Amen.

Readings for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity

Wisdom 12 13 and 16 – 19;

Romans 8 12 – 25;

Matthew 13 24 – 30 and 36 – 43

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, Elizabeth, Millie, Jackie, Paul B, Clay and Dariel.

We also remember silently in our hearts: Heather, 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.

In Memoriam

We pray for all those who remember the anniversary of those who are recorded in our memorial book for this week Victor George Bissett, Arthur James George, Mildred Emily Jacobs, Douglas Pope

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Dates – Worship and events for your diary

Friday 17 July

08:00

Morning Prayer at Holy Cross

09:30

1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross

Saturday 18 July

14:30

Strawberries and Skittles at The Paddock (2)

14:00 – 16:00

St John’s Church Cream Tea(3)

Sunday 19 July

09:30

Holy Communion at Holy Cross

10:00

Pop-in at St Peter’s

14:30 – 16:30

Sunday afternoon teas at Holy Cross (1)

Monday 20 July

08:00 – 12:00

All Saints Café Love Mondays

Wednesday 22 July

12:00

Binstead School Leavers’ Service rehearsal

13:30

Binstead School Leavers’ Service for pupils and parents

Thursday 23 July

14:15

Service at Northbrooke House

Friday 24 July

08:00

Morning Prayer at Holy Cross

09:30

1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross

Sunday 26 July

09:30

Morning worship at Holy Cross

10:00

Holy Communion at St Peter’s

14:30 – 16:30

Sunday afternoon teas at Holy Cross

(Note: No 08:00 1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross today)

Future dates for the diary:

Friday 31 July

18:30 – 20:30

St Peter’s Summer Barbeque (4)

Thursday 6 August

14:30

Interment of Arthur Edward’s ashes( 5)

(1) Sunday Afternoon Teas Sunday

Afternoon Teas are starting again from the 5th July to 13th September at Holy Cross from 2:30 to 4:30pm. There will be a rota in church and any help with serving teas/providing cakes or assisting with washing up etc will be very welcome

(2) Strawberries and Skittles

Saturday 18th July 2.30pm Holy Cross summer fund raising event, families and friends invited to an afternoon in the garden. Plenty of car parking but car-sharing would be helpful. Bring a chair and a sun hat.

(3)St John’s Cream Tea at St John’s Church

Cream Tea on the 18th July 2pm till 4pm A Cream Tea with Strawberries music by Marie and Rev David and a raffle. £4 per person.

(4) St Peter’s Church Havenstreet Summer Barbeque

At Havenstreet Community Centre, Friday 31st July, 6.30 to 8.30pm, Admission: adults £10.00, children 10 and under £5.00. See poster for more details

(5) INTERMENT OF ASHES - ARTHUR EDWARDS

We would like to invite you to attend this service to be held at Holy Cross Church on 6 August at 2.30 pm.

Dad worked for the church in one way or another for as many years as I can remember. Attending church and church activities was a huge part of our lives as we grew up. Sadly Dad passed away suddenly in October last year and his wish had been for his ashes to be interred at Holy Cross church, a church he had been very happy working and worshiping in since coming to live on the Island in 2014.

This year, on 6 August, it would have been Mum and Dad's 60th wedding anniversary, their precious Diamond celebration. Mum thought this would be a good date to finally commit Dad's ashes and celebrate his last wish.

After the church service you are very welcome to come and help us celebrate this occasion with a cream tea (Dad's favourite teatime treat especially if there was lashings of clotted cream)!

Please let Mum know if you would like to join us for tea (for catering purposes). Her email address is arthur.barbara@hotmail.co.uk

Best wishes Sim and Barbara

Information about what is happening

Information on the diocese can be found in the weekly bulletin at www.portsmouth.anglican.org/ebulletin

Road closures in Binstead:

Church Road will be closed 25 May – 31 July; Pitts Lane will be closed 31 July – 9 October

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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