Pew Leaflet for Sunday 30 November 2025

The Churches of Holy Cross

Binstead and St Peter’s Havenstreet

in the Ryde Plurality

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

Welcome

A very warm welcome to all worshipping with us today. Please do join us for refreshments

after the service.

Readings for Advent Sunday

Isaiah 2 1 – 5;

Romans 13 11 – 14;

Matthew 24 36 – 44

Prayer for Advent Sunday

Loving God, as we light the first Advent candle of hope, we ask for your presence to fill our

hearts and homes. May the hope of Christ's coming bring light to our darkness and renew

our spirits.

Amen.

Prayer for the sick

We pray for those who are sick and who ask for our prayers: Patrick, Mike, Joan C and

Emma. We also remember silently in our hearts: Heather, Jackie, Ann, Dave, Brenda,

Monica, Hester, Kerry, Izabel, John and Paul.

Rest in peace

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

Margaret Goodman, Brian Ballard, David Malcolm Whitworth

In Memoriam

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

memorial book for this week

Barry Jepson, Christine Mary Law, Charles David and Eileen Sylvia Westmore, Charles

Harold Lazell.

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Calendar

Friday 28 November

09:30

1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross

Saturday 29 November

Christmas Market at Haven Street Community Centre

Advent Sunday 30 November

09.30

Holy Communion at Holy Cross

Monday 1st December

12 noon

Interment of ashes for Margaret Goodman (Holy Cross)

Wednesday 3 December

19.30

Advent course at 48 the Mall, PO33 3SF

Thursday 4 December

11.00

Pastoral visit to Kite Hill

Friday 5 December

09:30

1662 Holy Communion at Holy Cross

Christmas Reindeer Drive at Haven Street Community Centre

17.30 -18.30

Holy Cross setting up Nativity scenes(1)

Saturday 6 December

10.00-16.00

Holy Cross St Nicholas Day Fayre(1)

Sunday 7 December

09.30

Holy Communion at Holy Cross

18.30

Evensong at St Peter’s

Monday 8 December

15.00

Wedding at Holy Cross

18.45

The Way Forward Programme presents "Alice in Boogie Wonderland"

(with Catherine Coeshott as the Timekeeper Elf) at Medina Theatre. Tickets £15 - Senior £8.50.

Tuesday 9 December

09.45-12.00

Year 4 Binstead School visit to Holy Cross

Wednesday 10 December

19.30

Advent Course

(1) Holy Cross St Nicholas Day Fayre with nativity displays

The Social Committee would be most grateful for any donations of bottles and tombola prizes.

If you have a Christmas Nativity scene that you would like displayed on the Saturday please bring it along to church on Friday evening 5th December between 5.30 and 6.30pm so that it can be displayed safely and then to be collected after 4.00pm on Saturday.

The social committee would appreciate any help on Saturday to welcome visitors; we are also hoping all the congregation will pop in some time during the day to see the displays, have a hot drink and a mince pie etc and look at the Christmas stalls, win a Christmas Hamper and learn about St Nicholas.

Please tell your friends and family by whatever social network you use.

Forward planning dates for the diary:

As part of Love Christmas 2025, Ryde Church are partnering with The Salvation Army and Aspire Ryde to make Christmas brighter for families or individuals who may otherwise go without this Christmas, To give or help, please see posters and www.ryde.church/lovechristmas

Plurality Christmas Lunch at Appley Manor Hotel on Friday 12th December 12.30 for

1.00pm

The menu, Main and Dessert only, costs £25.95 (£5.00 deposit in an envelope with your

name on to Sandra Ferguson please.) For those with dietary requirements please indicate, it is very clearly marked on the hotel's menu. The balance to be paid the week beginning 1st December. again to Sandra please. These are the instructions from Val Adams of St John's church who is organising this event for all of us.

Saturday 13 December 10.00-12.00 3Cs at Holy Cross

Tritone Singers Christmas Concert at 19.00 at Garfield Road Methodist Church, further

details on poster at back of church or from Deborah Coeshott

Sunday 14 December 18.00

Service of Carols at Holy Cross

Care Home Carol Services:

Hazel Lodge on December 17th at 11 am, Northbrooke Care

Home on December 18th at 2.15pm, Merrydale Care Home on December 22nd at 2.30pm.

Please come and join us as we tell the story of Christ’s birth through Carols and Readings.

Further information from Jane Calderin at janecalderin@hotmail.com or on 07484 328 640

Save the Date

Candlemas Lunch Saturday 7th February 2026 at Appley Manor Hotel

12.30 for 1.00pm. Details to follow after Christmas.

Advent Courses 2025

We are using the 2025 York Course ‘Who am I?’ by Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds. It is a 4-

session course and started in the week before Advent Sunday. See poster in Holy Cross for

details. To join, sign up on list in church or email r.fox330@btinternet.com

Church opening

Since October we have been looking for a volunteer to open and close

Holy Cross Church on a regular basis on Tuesdays. If you are able to offer to help, please let Mike Coeshott know at mikejcoe@aol.com

Contact telephone for Holy Cross and St Peters

Telephone 01983 242906 for the Ryde Plurality Office (fully staffed Tuesday to Thursday, on other days matters will be dealt with as soon as can be) who will direct you as required.

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