Dear All
I am watching the Covid update as I write this and have made the decision that our regular Sunday services will not be happening in January.
We will be reviewing this decision in the next few weeks but given the present steep rise in cases (for the first time) on the IOW we would like to show our love for you all, and for our wonderful volunteers who prepare the services for you, by not putting you at risk. We have been given the authority by the Bishop to make local decisions on this and this is what seems most relevant to the Haven Benefice. The churches remain open for private prayer and I would like to thank all the people who help this to happen.
This is a dark month, and a hard one for many. Be assured that we will be available at all times for you, so call if you would like a chat or need anything during this Tier 4 lockdown. We continue to develop our pastoral response but do please bare with us as we work out how to do this safely.
At every turn of this pandemic we have been in new situations; in the initial lockdown our rates on the Island were very low but now there appears to be a more significant risk. As things change so do we, and we will be opening the Market in Brading in February with a new format and increasing our therapeutic and spiritual offering in line with the regulations as well. We are developing our outside spaces ready for spring and socially distanced gatherings as we continue to ‘Do justly, seek mercy and walk humbly with our God’, and look to a long term future for the church’s witness in the world.
Many plans for our churches continue and we look forward to a year of hope as we take the best of what we have learnt; about caring for eachother, community resilience and environmental responsibility and step into God’s future together.
Call me if you need me, we are here for you.
God Bless
Ali
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The Haven Churches
The Benefice of Seaview, St Helens, Brading and Yaverland
Providing a spiritual harbour for ALL
http://www.havenchurches.org.uk/ Rev Alison Morley .. 07500007437
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