Pew Leaflet for Sunday 4 May 2025

The Churches of Holy Cross Binstead and St Peter’s Havenstreet

in the Ryde Plurality

Welcome

A very warm welcome to all worshipping with us today. Please do join us for coffee and biscuits after the service.

Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 9, 1-6 [7-20];

Revelation 5, 11 – 14;

John 21, 1 - 19

Prayer for the Third Sunday of Easter

Heavenly Father, you reached out to Simon Peter in his guilt and shame and appointed him to be a shepherd of your flock. With faith in your compassion and mercy we commit ourselves into your care. We ask that our lives may be renewed and directed by your loving wisdom so that we may follow Christ, not in our own strength but by your grace and blessing.

Amen.

Prayer for the sick

We pray for those who are sick and who ask for our prayers: Patrick, Peter, Mark and Debbie, Mike, Joan C, Emma, Arthur, Russell and Janette. We also remember silently in our hearts: Heather, Jackie, Ann, Dave, Daisy, Brenda, Monica, Hester, Kerry, Izabel, John and Paul.

In Memoriam

Malcolm George Crockford, Heather Jayne Arthur (née Taylor), William Charles Harold Lazell, Herbert Douglas and Patricia Rose Howe, Sylvia Gorley, Adrian John Flower, Harold Raymond Read.

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Calendar

Sunday 4 May

09.30

Holy Communion at Holy Cross

18.30

Evensong at St Peter’s

Tuesday 6 May

19.30

APCM (St Peter’s)

Sunday 11 May

09.30

Morning Worship at Holy Cross

11.00

Eucharist at St Peter’s

Thursday 15 May

11.00

Pastoral visit to Kite Hill

Saturday 17 May

19.00

‘Jane in Japan’ talk at Holy Cross*

Thursday 29 May

14.15

Service at Northbrooke House (details Jane Calderin)

*Japan talk

Jane Calderin will be doing a talk on her time in Japan titled 'Jane in Japan' at Holy Cross on Saturday 17th May starting at 7pm. Light refreshments will be served and there will be a retiring collection in aid of Holy Cross.

New Churchwardens

As a result of decisions made at the Meeting of Parishioners (vestry meeting) on 14 April at Holy Cross, Aubrey Hyde, Vince Anderson and Sandra Ferguson (Associate) are the new Churchwardens at Holy Cross.

Message from David Langdon

David Langdon would like to express his very grateful thanks to all congregation members for the card and

present that was kindly presented to him at the recent APCM at which he ended 30 years as Churchwarden

of Holy Cross. He says “It was my privilege that members of the parish considered me worthy to hold that lay

leadership post for the parish especially during the more recent period of extended parish vacancy.”

Christian Aid Week (11-17 May) – News from the Portsmouth Diocese

Christian Aid 80th anniversary service

Sunday 11th May, 5:45pm, Portsmouth Cathedral

Many across our diocese have been involved with raising money for or campaigning alongside the global charity Christian Aid over the past eight decades. Our cathedral will be hosting a special, regional service to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Christian Aid on Sunday 11th May, at 5:45pm. Come and join Bishop Jonathan in the celebrations. We’ll be welcoming Christian Aid’s national church relationship lead John Plant, who will be preaching. Click here for details.

Christian Aid week online launch

Monday 12th May, 12:30pm, Online

Christian Aid is inviting supporters to join them for a 30-minute prayer and reflection moment to help launch Christian Aid Week. Staff, supporters and volunteers from around the world will be getting together via Zoom on Monday 12th May at 12:30pm, for prayer and thanksgiving, led by Christian Aid CEO Patrick Watt. If you would like to join the online prayer gathering, click here for details and to register.

Contact details

Holy Cross, Binstead (www.holycrossbinstead.org.uk)

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

The telephone contact number for both churches is the Ryde Plurality Office on

01983 242906

Items for inclusion in this pew leaflet to Mike Coeshott by email mikejcoe@aol.com by Thursday midday, please.