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Wight Church Newsletter No 721
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Wight Church Newsletter No 721

             


Wight Church Network
 
       Transformation Partnership Connection
 
Statement of Faith      
 

      
 
Two Videos of Pete Greig from our Island Church Celebration
(Thanks to Bob White)
Video One                                             Video Two
 
Cowes enterprise College was packed with an estimated 550 people from across the Island (from most every denomination). A united time with Worship, Prayer and and an Inspired Message from our guest.

More Photos of the Event
Islandwide Church Noticeboard

No 721     Circulation:  638    5th February 2026

Next Issue 19th February 2026
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Island Revival Prayer Diary - February 2026 - authored by Richard Buxton

Events

February
Saturday 7th February Jumble Sale at St Mary's Church Hall Brading
Sundays ongoing - Worship in the Circle at Newport Minster with Jo Shurmer
Monday 9th February - FGB Dinner - Ben & Esther Brown at Holmwood Hotel Cowes
9th February to 16th March - Coat of Hopes visits the Island - UP DATE
Spring Dates - The Mugs Methodist Ukulele Club at Wootton and Bembridge
Wednesday 18th February - Journeying Home  Celebrating Life and Death - Salvation Army Newport
Friday 20th February - Quiz Night in aid of Bulgaria Projects at New Holmwood Cowes
Saturday 21st February - Promwear Dress Sale at Foodbank Hub Love Lane Cowes
Saturday 28th February  "Pray the Wight" Wight Church Day of Prayer at True Vine, Newport 
Saturday 28th February - Sottish Fiddlers Concert at St Mary's Church Brading.
Saturday 28th February - The Mark Drama - at Lift Ryde Academy Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LN

March
Sunday 1st March  - The Mark Drama at St Catherine's Ventnor
Monday 2nd March - Ruth Valerio at Carisbrooke Priory - Creation Matters
13th, 14th and 15th March - Ladies Weekend "Wholeness" at St Paul's Barton 
Saturday 21st March - Tritone Singers - Sacred Choral Music - Christ Church Totland

Ongoing Events

                  All Ongoing Events are now listed  Here

Notices and Nuggets
Revive looking for Volunteer Co Director
Foodbank  - Annual Report and Stats'      
NEW
Foodbank - Article from Beacon Magazine      NEW
Foodbank - Items most needed for February
Embracing Age - Job advert for Isle of Wight Coordinator
Footprint Trust - Want to cut your energy bills?

Old World Icons - Online Exhibition by Vio Vlad
Adopt South - Make 2026 the Year You Welcome a Child into Your Life
Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) presentation
Isle of Wight Street Pastors -  Ways to Help
       NEW
Kingdom Connections - Directory of (primarily) Ecumenical Christian Ministries 
Little Eden Treasures Pre-school - IOW
 
Newport Youth Café (NYC) need Youth Worker Volunteers
Post for Male Sessional Youth Worker at SWAY

 
Newsletters from other Organisations
Most of these files are pdf files and download to your Downloads folder unless your computer is set to display them immediately
 
Various

Quick Links
Wight Church Statement of Faith
Wight Church Website
Directory of Island Church Congregations
Directory of Island Christian Organisations
Directory of Island Christian Businesses 

If your organisation or church has a regular newsletter or notice that you
would like others to see, send us a copy and we'll include it here.



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Events


Jumble Sale at St Mary's Church Hall Brading




Doors open at 2pm.
Items for sale received from 11am.

Farmer Ralph will be present



Source::   Nigel Elton-Walters     quayers@aol.com

 
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Worship in the Circle at Newport Minster


Sundays ongoing

We’re so excited to gather again for our Worship & Prayer Night in the Circle. We love opening the doors to the island, so come and join us as we gather to worship Jesus together.

🕕 Doors open: 6:00pm
🕡 Start: 6:30pm
🕢 Finish: 7:30pm

There’ll be:
🎨 Creative art spaces
📖 Quiet areas to sit and read the Bible
🙏 A free, open space to gather in worship and prayer

Everyone is welcome. Come as you are.
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JOSEPHSHURMER@HOTMAIL.CO.UKSource:   Jo Shurmer    

 



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Scottish Fiddlers Concert 

Saturday 28th February.
at St Mary's Church Brading starting at 7pm.

Free entry, retiring collection.

Source::   Nigel Elton-Walters     quayers@aol.com


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Grace Church Isle of Wight are delighted to invite you to two performances of The Mark Drama.
The Mark Drama is a simple, yet powerful, performance of the story of Jesus.

The Mark Drama uses theatre-in-the-round to create a joyful yet hardhitting performance of the Gospel. In the Mark Drama you will watch every incident and hear nearly every word spoken by Jesus as recorded in Mark’s Gospel. All in the space of 90 minutes. 

There are no props. No costumes. No professionals. Just Gospel.
An engaging and enthralling event, the Mark Drama captures your attention whilst uncovering Jesus.

1st Performance - Saturday 28th February @ Lift Ryde Academy, Ryde - Doors open 7:30pm for 8:00pm start
2nd Performance - Sunday 1st March @ St Catherine’s Church, Ventnor - Doors open 4:00pm for 4:30pm start

This event is FREE but it would help us if you would book in at This Web Site


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Notices and Nuggets





Source:   Liz Day      admin@revivenewport.org
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Petra Saunders
Communications & Project Delivery Lead
The Footprint Trust
 
Office: 01983 822282
 
My WINTER WORKING DAYS are Monday, Tuesday,  Wednesday and Thursday 09:00 - 17:00.
 
For an urgent response please call or email: info@footprint-trust.co.uk
 
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Make 2026 the Year You Welcome a Child into Your Life

Across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton, children are waiting for loving homes where they can grow, thrive and belong. At Adopt South, we are here to help you explore how you could be that family.
We are proud to be one of the fastest and most forward-thinking adoption agencies in England and Wales, with a compassionate, modern approach built around the needs of children and families.
Here’s how you could make a difference:
  • Children in our region need families who can offer love, patience and a sense of belonging
  • You don’t need a perfect life, just ready to be there for a child who needs you
  • Our families come from all walks of life: single people, couples, LGBTQ+ families, renters and homeowners.
  • We prioritise placing children with our own adopters, so children feel connected to their identity.
  • Our support doesn’t stop when your child comes home to live with you. We offer ongoing support, therapeutic services, as well as community connections and friendship.
Join one of our online Adoption Information Events to learn more, ask questions, and explore how you could become a family in 2026.

👉 Visit our Website to book your place.

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Source:   Yusuf, Sema     Sema.Yusuf@hants.gov.uk

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Old World Icons - Online Exhibition 
by Vio Vlad



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I know from my past experience that people sometimes love to have a special subject , favourite  subject , on  their icon  and I will be more than  happy to  commission such a work .

Source:   Vio Vlad     oldworldicons@gmail.com


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As the CMA Vectis Branch Chairman, I was really pleased to have delivered this Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) presentation yesterday, to both services at my home Church - Colwell Baptist Church. 2025 is the 50th Anniversary of the CMA, starting in the USA, onto the UK in 1982 and the Isle of Wight in 2024.

As my good friend and Branch Secretary, Alex Byerley said on our group pages:

"Ross (CMA Vectis branch chairman) delivered his CMA presentation today and absolutely smashed it! I was invited (as branch Secretary) along to represent CMA with him and joined him at his home Church - Colwell Baptist Church. He covered what CMA is, what it stands for, the meaning of the patch, local events, national events and the CMA heritage. A really great delivery and lots of material taken such as the Biker Bibles and Chainlink magazines. Well done mate, a great effort! Hoping for lots more opportunities now that the stabilisers have been taken off!  God Bless you all, Alex ‘Saint Bev’ "

As CMA Vectis is a recent and growing addition to the IoW Christian & Motorcycle world, it was a great opportunity to present, update and explain about this Ministry to the Motorcycle world, 'One Heart at a Time'. I covered how people & Churches can join us as Supporters and later Members to help us in our mission. Also good to chat to people afterwards and answer questions.

If you would like us to visit your Church, Motorcycle, Christian or interested Group, please contact me or Alex through this Web Site

Ross Andrew
Chairman
CMA Vectis - Isle of Wight Christian Bikers



 
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         Isle of Wight Street Pastors



Street Pastors are trained Christian volunteers from Island churches who provide a practical, caring, and non-judgemental presence on the streets at night and at events, to help people in need and improve community safety.
Street Pastors serve as “the church in action,” offering tangible assistance like flip-flops, water, or help to get home, and a listening ear or prayer, with the goal of sharing God’s love through their actions and providing a positive influence.
Street Pastors show the love that Jesus has for everyone with a non-threatening uniformed presence.  
 
We regularly attend Island events such the IOW Festival, Cowes Week, Scooter Rally and Some Carnivals

We also run a Safe Space in Newport Bus Station on Friday and Saturday’s nights and this has already reduced the crime rates around the bus station on the nights it is open.

 
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We are already planning this year’s patrols for the IW Festival 2026. Mainland volunteers will be helping us once again and this year our Festival Safe Space will be in a public area which will means potentially a huge footfall with 90,000 people attending the festival.
Ways to help

  • Donate Items – individually wrapped sweets/lollipops, small bottles of water, First Aid Supplies, Hand sanitizer and wipes.
  • Give financial support towards kit
  • Host a mainland volunteer
  • Volunteer with the Street Pastor teams at the festival (you will receive a free staff wristband and parking permit which gives you access to enjoy the festival when not helping out).

 
Please get in touch if you would like to know more about Street Pastors or to volunteer.
E: suzanne@iowstreetpastors.org.uk
T: 07511163632
 
Suzanne
Street Pastor Coordinator

 
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Little Eden Treasures Pre-school - IOW 

🍁 NEW CHRISTIAN DAYCARE 🍁 If you’re a local parent or carer looking for a wholesome, Christ-centred daycare experience for your little treasure, we’d love to welcome you to something we’ve just launched:

🌿 Little Eden Treasures – a nurturing Christian day-care for 2–4 year olds, based on the beautiful Isle of Wight! 🌿

These playful and peaceful sessions will give you a feel for our rhythm at Little Eden Treasures. Here we aim to create a safe and enriching space for little ones with praise songs, fun activities and scripture.
Please register your interest here and we look forward to meeting you;  
More details to follow very soon.

Please feel free to message us or pop us an email if you have any questions at: Littleedentreasures@outlook.com 

Much love,
Henrietta & Bonnie   Founders of Little Eden Treasures Daycare

#LittleEdenTreasures #IslandMamas #FaithFilledPlay #AutumnTasters #NewBeginnings #PreschoolWithPurpose

 

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"Revive Newport is nearly 20 years old and is now a Christian charity that represents the Church in Newport to the young people of the town, who have nowhere else to go.  We are committed to helping young people living in Newport through life's challenges. We see each person as created by God with unique worth and loved by Him. We want to help enable them to become the best that they can be.

This is done through our twice weekly youth club - Newport Youth Café (NYC), which is attended annually by more than 200 different young people.   Our aim is that NYC is a place that they can come to and just be themselves, play pool, do creative activities, and play video games and other activities, but can also do homework and chat about the problems they may be facing.  The café supports young people through their time at Secondary School from ages 13 - 17.  Our goals are to reduce Anti-social behaviour, tackle loneliness and isolation, improve mental health and improve education standards.
Our youth work team also go out and around Newport Town Centre, 2 - 3 times a week and engage with the young people we meet.  We are annually talking to over 1000 young people, checking they are ok, offering support and sometimes defusing situations if things are getting out of hand.

We are currently looking to increase our Volunteer staff, which would enable more engagement with the young people.  There are different ways in which you can volunteer. It could be by helping with the tuck shop, manning the door, playing pool or a board game, or by sitting and doing some arts and crafts. If you feel this could be you, then please do get in touch by emailing
admin@revivenewport.org.

If volunteering isn’t for you we would also really value your support by praying for our work and also helping financially which you can do by visiting our website at and click on donate. We look forward to hearing from you!"
 
  Source:  Liz Day    admin@revivenewport.org
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Steve and Helen were formerly members of the Church on the Isle of Wight and, with family here, regularly visit.


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