Pew Leaflet for Sunday 1st November 2026
The Churches of
Holy Cross Binstead
and St Peter’s Havenstreet
in the Ryde Plurality
Prayer for All Saints Day
Holy and gracious God, On this All Saints’ Day, we gather in the quiet reverence of Your presence, remembering the great cloud of witnesses who have gone before us. We give thanks for the saints known to the world and for those known only to us — family, friends, mentors, and neighbours — whose lives reflected Your light in countless ways.
Amen
Prayer for the Faithful Departed
Merciful Father, On this day of remembrance, we lift before You the souls of all who have gone before us. Grant them rest from their labours, peace from their sorrows,
and the light of Your eternal presence. May Your mercy wash away every stain,
and may they be welcomed into the joy of Your kingdom. Comfort those who mourn, and strengthen our hope in the resurrection, that one day we may be reunited in Your love.
Through Christ our Lord
Amen
Readings for All Saints Day
Revelation 7 9 - 17;
1 John 3 1 – 3;
Matthew 5 1 – 12
Prayer for the sick
We pray for those who are sick and who ask for our prayers: Joan C, Emma, Brenda, John,
Tim, Catherine, Elizabeth, Millie, Jackie, Paul B, Joy W and Roi. 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 an anniversary of those who are recorded in our
memorial book for this week
John Line, Yvonne Thomas, Dorothy Vereen Wilks, Muriel Kirkman, Caroline Joyce ‘Carrie’
Leake, Christopher Willoughby
Dates – Worship and events for your diary
Friday 30 October
08:00
Morning Prayer at Holy Cross
09:30
1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross
Sunday 1 November
09:30
Holy Communion at Holy Cross
15:30
Service for the departed at Holy Cross
18.30
Evensong (BCP) at St Peter’s
Wednesday 4 November
19:00
Holy Cross PCC
Thursday 5 November
11:00
Pastoral visit to Kite Hill
Friday 6 November
08:00
Morning Prayer at Holy Cross
09:30
1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross
Sunday 8 November
10:45
Remembrance Service at Holy Cross
11:45
Scouts lay wreaths at Binstead War Memorial
Future dates for the diary:
Tuesday 10 November
12:00
Food, Friends & Fellowship lunch at Havenstreet Community Centre.
Wednesday 11 November
10:45
Remembrance Day service at St Peter’s
11:00
Remembrance at Binstead War Memorial
Saturday 21 November
10:00 – 12:00
3Cs coffee morning at Holy Cross
Wednesday 25 November
19:30
Advent Course starts at Holy Cross
Thursday 26 November
14:15
Service at Northbrooke House
Saturday 28 November
Christmas Market at Havenstreet Community Centre
Saturday 5 December
14:00 – 16:00
‘Christmas is a Coming’ at Holy Cross
Tuesday 8 December
09:45 – 11:45
Binstead School Year 4 visit to Holy Cross
Advent Course Starts Wednesday 25th November
We will be using the recommended Church of England course for 2026, ‘Advent from A to
Z’ by Philip North (Bishop of Blackburn), Imogen Ball and Andrew Zihni.
It is a foursession course. See notice in church for how to obtain the book.
To join the course at Holy Cross, please sign up on the list in church or email
Social and Fund Raising Programme
The F,F&F group are sponsoring the Christmas Hamper Raffle.
I am now requesting bottles of wine, spirits, shower gel, shampoo, in fact any liquid in a
bottle, so that we can run the Lucky Bottle Tombola at the Christmas Market in the
Havenstreet Community Centre on Saturday 28 November.
Please contact Janette for more information. Thank you in anticipation!
A date for your Diary
Saturday 5th December an afternoon of Christmas fun with "Christmas is a Coming"
2.00 to 4.00 pm with Mulled Wine and Mince Pies.
Family and Friends invited.
Whats happening in the diocese
Information about what is happening in the diocese can be found in the weekly
bulletin at www.portsmouth.anglican.org/ebulletin/
Road closures in Binstead:
As of October 25th Pitts Lane was still closed.
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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