Pew Leaflet for Palm Sunday - 13 April 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 Palm Sunday (the 6th Sunday of Lent)

Isaiah 50, 4 – 9a;

Philippians 2, 5 -11;

Luke 119, 28 - 40

Prayer for Palm Sunday

Almighty God, on this day, your son Jesus Christ entered the holy city of Jerusalem and was proclaimed King by those who spread garments and palm branches along his way. Let those branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our Lord, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life.

Amen.

Prayer for the sick

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

Anne Emanuel, Ginger and Phil Le Breton, Phyllis Mary Woodford, Evelyn Lettie ‘Evie’ Watts, Sarah Blodwyn Wells, Nancy ‘Nan’ Stanton, Christine Elaine Stant, Clifford Gilbert Hawker

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Calendar

Sunday 13 April

09.30

Morning Worship at Holy Cross (note 1 below)

Palm Sunday

11.00

Holy Communion at St Peter’s

Monday 14 April

19.00

APCM (Holy Cross)

Tuesday 15 April

19:00

Stations of the Cross service at Holy Cross

Thursday 17 April

Easter visit to Kite Hill

Friday 18 April

12.00

Journey to the Cross All Saints/Holy Cross (note 2)

Good Friday

13.30

Good Friday Worship at Holy Cross

Sunday 20 April

09.30

Holy Communion at Holy Cross

Easter Day

11.00

Holy Communion at St Peter’s

Monday 28 April

19.30

Meeting of RPCG at Holy Cross

Tuesday 6 May

19.30

APCM (St Peter’s)

1 Palm Sunday service

At the 9.30 service on Palm Sunday, we will be welcoming the congregation of Binstead Methodist church for a shared service of Morning Prayer.

2 Journey to the Cross

A simple soup lunch at All Saints followed by the Walk of Witness to Holy Cross

Plurality Services in Holy Week

In addition to the services mentioned above, there is a Eucharist of the Last Supper at St John’s, Oakfield, at 19.00 on Maundy Thursday, 17 April and a Sunrise Service on Ryde Beach at 06.20 on Easter Day.

Services at Northbrooke House

These services take place at 2.15 pm on the fourth Thursday of the month and anyone wishing to participate and chat to the residents is welcome. For more details contact Jane Calderin or just turn up.

Parochial Church Council (PCC)

At the Annual Parochial Church Meeting at Holy Cross on Monday 14 April a new PCC will be inaugurated. Some current members will be continuing their service, but new members would be very welcome. Nomination forms are available in the church. The Portsmouth Diocese guidance on the role of PCCs can be found at The role of the PCC

Egg Decorating Competition

Decorate an egg - it can be a hen, or even a swan, your choice!! (Don't forget to hard boil it first!!) The winners will be presented with prizes on Easter Saturday (19th April) at Holy Cross Binstead at 11.00am. There will be refreshments and also the last chance to enter the Big Easter Egg Raffle (see below). Paint your egg and leave it in church any time before 11th April, putting your name on a piece of paper and your age if at school. This will be placed under your egg and hidden from the judges and we will look after your egg for you. Further details from Sandra Ferguson.

Easter Egg Raffle

Tina Buckett is organising the annual Easter Egg Raffle and will be pleased to receive donations of chocolate & Easter Eggs. To be drawn on Easter Day.

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.

Churches Together in Ryde – Quiz

Churches Together in Ryde (now disbanded) still hold an annual quiz at St Johns Church, Ryde and this was attended by over 60 people. Ryde Baptist church were the winners, and Holy Cross came a very close second. Those who like quizzes keep an eye open for the Christian Aid Quiz open to all Ryde churches held again annually - mid May; at United Reform Church, Upton Road with Martin Stock as quiz master.

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.