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Wight Church Newsletter No 715
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Wight Church Newsletter No 715

             


Wight Church Network
 
      Transformation Partnership Connection
 
St Luke's Chapel, Bembridge
Islandwide Church Noticeboard

No 715      Circulation:  607    30th October 2025

Next Issue 13th November 2025
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Revival Prayer Diary for the Island - November 2025 - authored by Richard Buxton

Events

November
Saturday 1st November - Fashion Into Food at Cowes Foodbank Hub
November 2nd to 11thSouth Wight Church of England Special Services
Tuesday 4th November - Aurel Vidal at Shanklin Reformed Church. International Mission to Jewish People
Thursday 6th November and monthly - United (Premier) - A National monthly Prayer Gathering. United in the Kingdom to pray for the renewal of the United Kingdom
Saturday 8th November - Uzima Update Evening at Yarmouth Sailing Club
Sunday 9th November Taste of Taizé - All Saints Gurnard
Saturday 22nd November- Christmas Fair at Carisbrooke Priory Details to Follow
Saturday 29th November - Trident Concert Band at St Mary's Brighstone
Saturday 29th November St. Catherine's Church Ventnor Christmas Fair

December
Monday 1st December - FGB Dinner at Holmwood Hotel Cowes with Chris Wickland
Monday 1st December - Cowes Concert Band Festive Concert at All Saints Gurnard
Monday 1st December - Carols in the Chapel (The Man in the Moon) Newport
Saturday 13th December - Tritone Singers Christmas Concert at Garfield Road Methodist

2026
Friday 30th January 2026 - Pete Greig on the Island for a Wight Church Event - Details to follow

Ongoing Events

                  All Ongoing Events are now listed  Here

Notices and Nuggets
IOW Foodbank Reverse Advent Calendar 2025
Over 60’s accommodation available – Ryde, Isle of Wight
Furnished room to let to a female in a comfortable house in Ryde
All For Free - Come and Help with Free Meals over the Christmas Period
Could you donate Toiletries for a Care Home Resident this Christmas?
Kelvin Burke's Autumn Update
Isle of Wight Street Pastors are currently recruiting for more volunteers
All Israel News and events impacting Israel & the Middle East for the Evangelical world
Attractive, modern, part furnished 3 bedroom terraced house for rent in Ventnor.
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
IOW Foodbank Most Needed Items for November 2025


 
Newsletters from other Organisations
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Quick Links
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.



To give, in support of the Wight Church Newsletter
go to our Stewardship Account,
email Rob and Cath Whillier or telephone 07486073586
This is the end of the Headline information. Below this point most of the
above items can be found in detail. If you prefer, just scroll through.
Events


 

Source:  Isle of Wight Foodbank     info@isleofwight.foodbank.org.uk 
 


South Wight Church of England Special Services

November 2nd
Our annual All Souls service, this year, is being held on Sunday November 2nd in St. Andrew’s in Chale at 5pm.
The service is a time for those who have lost a loved one, or a friend to come together and to remember them. As part of the service, the names of those we wish to remember will be read out and the opportunity given to light a candle in their memory.
You can come along, and sit quietly, you can join in with the prayers and hymns if you wish, or you may want to come and weep, but you will be with others who may also be struggling.
If you cannot join us, but would like to have someone remembered and their name mentioned, please let me have their name.
 
November 9th – Remembrance Sunday

Chale St. Andrew’s          3pm

Niton St. John the Baptist 10am service with memorial at 11am

St. Lawrence  10:50 followed by service

Whitwell 10:50 at war memorial on High Street
 
November 11th

11am at ST. John the Baptist - Niton
 
Rev’d Rob Marsh     Tel: 01983 242994     e-mail vicar@swcofe.uk
 
 


 

Source:  Brian Harley    brianharley58@gmail.com
 


Uzima update evening
 
You are warmly invited to come along and find out about what we have done and what we are doing!

Saturday 8th Nov 7-10pm   at   Yarmouth Sailing Club
  • American supper - please bring a plate
  • Presentation 
  • Bar will be open
  • Raffle
RSVP 
Joy@uzimainourhands.org

OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
Uzima in our Hands is an Isle of Wight Christian charity. We aim to support very vulnerable children and their families in rural Western Kenya by providing:
  • Scholarships to school
  • Food programs for the most vulnerable
  • Training to build small businesses and setting up Savings groups to finance them
  • Adult literacy classes with the overarching aim of encouraging financial independence.
 
Thank you & blessings,

Joy, Viv & Jeanette
Trustees, Uzima in Our Hands

Web Site
 
 
 



 
Source:   Mike Peskett     mandwp@outlook.com



 



 
Source:   Miriam Crewe    miriamcrewe@yahoo.co.uk



 

St. Catherine's Church Ventnor Christmas Fair

29th November 10 - 3pm

Various stalls, raffle and games.

Tea, coffee and cake, also lunches

Entertainment from Undercliff Singers and others.

 

Source:     Chris and Maurice Kane

 
 

FGB DINNER:   NEW HOLMWOOD HOTEL
65, Queen’s Road, Cowes,    PO31 8BW

MONDAY 01 DECEMBER 2025
18:30 for 19:00
Speaker: CHRISTOPHER WICKLAND
   will be sharing his testimony.
 
Chris is the Senior Pastor at Living Word Church Network. He has a dynamic preaching and teaching ministry and deals with various subjects including faith, healing, Israel, end times, the prophetic and evangelism.
 
His vision is to see Christians get a heart for Jesus, prayer, the Bible, the church and Israel. He is passionate to see new ministries being born out of the local church and to help the local community in various ways. Chris is a church leader, speaker, pod-caster and author of several books.
 
Further details:
David Reading: davidreading@hotmail.com
07938762232
Steve Gravett:  stevegravett2@gmail.com
07717436075
 
Young adults will qualify for a special discounted rate for this excellent three course Christmas Dinner.
 


 


Source:  Wendy Peskett    mandwp@outlook.com
 


Source:  Mark Evans revmarkevans@icloud.com
 


The Tritone Singers' Christmas Concert at 7pm on Saturday 13th December 2025 is directed by Richard Wilkins and returning to the popular and welcoming venue of Garfield Road Methodist Church, Ryde.
We will be singing some well-known and many lesser-known carols, some accompanied on keyboard by Michele Brock and some a cappella. Theresa Ellis (harp) will be accompanying As Dew in Aprille from “A Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten and also a beautiful setting of “That Night in Bethlehem”, sung in Gaelic by the ladies. 
There will be carols for the audience and maybe a singing game as well! So come along and help raise the roof! We look forward to welcoming many of you.

Tickets are £10 (children free) available online at our Web Site
 or on the door.
There will be refreshments available during the interval.  
Please note this concert starts at 7pm. 

Source:  judy.valvona@hotmail.co.uk
 
Notices and Nuggets





As you know we always run our Reverse Advent campaign throughout November, asking for specific donations to make up a Christmas bag that goes out with our normal allocation in December so that clients have a little extra for the festive season.  For those of you who are new or need a refresher , this is how it works…
 
WHAT IS A REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR? 
 
From November 1st - 24th, follow along with our Reverse Advent Calendar and each day give an item to support a local person in crisis. Together we can make a difference. 
 
A Reverse Advent Calendar is a great way to show that Christmas is about giving as well as receiving. It works much like an advent calendar but each day there is an item to donate. Please join us in this heartwarming initiative and help us spread love and kindness throughout the Isle of Wight. 
 
Please read full details on our website 
 
Of course, we do not expect everyone to buy all of the items on the list ( if you do – that’s amazing!) but ask that you donate what you can or work as a group and donate one item each. However you can help, it would be appreciated.
 
Just so you know if you can get the items to our Cowes head office by November 28th, we will be able to get these out to our clients all through December.  If you have any questions do not hesitate to call me at the number below.
 
Lisa Matthews
Operations Manager

Isle of Wight foodbank
Love Lane, Cowes, Isle of Wight. PO31 7ET
Tel: 01983 292040
Mobile: 07483 399706
Web Site

Source:  Isle of Wight Foodbank     info@isleofwight.foodbank.org.uk 

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Over 60’s accommodation available – Ryde, Isle of Wight

For a Christian Woman Aged 60+
Offered by the Augusta Wilder Almshouse Charity
A well-presented unfurnished studio flat is now available through the Augusta Wilder Almshouse Charity in Ryde, Isle of Wight. This secure and affordable accommodation is offered to a Christian woman aged 60 or over, of limited financial means, who is able to live independently.
Set within a quiet and supportive community, the flat is conveniently and centrally located within walking distance of shops, churches, bus routes.
Property Features:
  • Private, unfurnished studio flat
  • Access to attractive shared gardens
  • Peaceful, respectful environment
  • Central Ryde location
Eligibility Criteria:
  • Christian woman, aged 60 or over
  • Limited financial means
  • Able to live independently
  • Preferably with a local connection to Ryde or the Isle of Wight
Your financial Contribution will be: £350.00 per month (may be covered by Housing Benefit)
🔹 Please note: The flat is unfurnished.
🔹 Utility bills and council tax are not included.
📞 Enquiries & Application Form:       Download Form
Please contact:
📧 Liz@ryde.church
📞 01983 472535
📬 Admin Address: 22 George Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2EW
 
Source:  Isle of Wight Foodbank     info@isleofwight.foodbank.org.uk 
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Furnished room to let to a female in a comfortable house in Ryde. 

King size bed, wardrobe etc.

£430pm to include all bills. Food not provided but use of kitchen and space in freezer/fridge etc.

There’s a lounge and dining room and a lovely garden for sunny days!

I have a small, friendly cat and part of the rental agreement would be to feed my cat if I’m away.

In the first instance, please email me: morelljune@gmail.com

Please do ask any questions and I will be happy to respond. Of course, viewing will be available.

References required please.

Kind wishes

June Morell

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Source: Mark Evans revmarkevans@icloud.com
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Closing date is 5th Dec for collection and delivery to us

Source: Rebecca Savage rebecca@embracingage.org.uk
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CLICK ON PHOTO FOR VIDEO
Greetings,

It has been a while since my last update.

I am excited about my forthcoming trip north in November. So grateful for the invitations to speak and opportunities to minister in Cheshire and Yorkshire.  There is an itinerary below with still a few gaps in the schedule if you would like me to come to your neck of the woods.

The Third Edition of Lake of Tears is doing well, and I have just received the translated transcript of the book in Portuguese, which I am really pleased with. Thank you, Jose, for sterling work.

I have been shooting some short vids for Instagram - 'Views from my Greenhouse' for which I am getting some good feedback - thank you.  You can check it out here.... 

On a personal note, things have been a bit busy here. We are now grandparents of four. Katie's wee boy Isaac was born in April and Chloe's wee girl Florence was born in May. Glad tidings of great joy.  I've heard that phrase before, somewhere else!

I will be in touch shortly when my visa comes through for Yorkshire, but for now, may the Lord bless and keep you.

Kelvin

Ps If you would like a copy of the book, or want me to send one to a friend, the link is here or click the button below or if you prefer, just reply to this email requesting one.
Lake of Tears
Pps. I have continued to post talks, sermons and studies on a weekly basis on the Website, you can find the last dozen here.
Northern Itinerary


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Attractive, modern, part furnished 3 bedroom terraced house
For rent in Ventnor. 

Perfect for those with children, situated a very short walk from two of the Islands best rated schools, St Francis Primary and The Island Free School.

Available from December onwards.

Rent £1,200.

Contact:    07794  233325





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If you know of something that fits the bill and isn't included, or want to suggest any corrections, please let me know

Source: Bob White bob.white55@btinternet.com



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Little Eden Treasures Pre-school - IOW 

🍁 NEW CHRISTIAN DAYCARE OPENING 🍁 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! 🌿


This kicked off on the 8th SEPTEMBER, we’ll be hosting our TASTER SESSIONS on: 🧡  Monday 22nd September 🌰 Wednesday 15th October 

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
 




 
Source:   Joanna Richards    joanna.swaymail@gmail.com
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Mobile:  0033 649699146

Contact Helen Rogers 
helenrogers5@hotmail.com


Steve and Helen were formerly members of the Church on the Isle of Wight and, with family here, regularly visit.



 

FOOTCARE SPECIALIST 

 
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Accredited Counselling Training
on the Isle of Wight

Known as WCTI ( Wight Counselling Training Institute) We are an established counselling training provider in Shalfleet, Near Newport that provides 3 accredited Counselling Qualifications:

An introduction to counselling over 10 weeks

A professional certificate in Counselling over 12 months

A professional diploma in Counselling leading to registration as a counsellor ( 2 years)

We also provide organisations on the island with funded counselling support.

If you would like more information or wish to apply, please do get in touch

Charlotte Collins Co-director Wight Counselling Training Institute
Web Site    01983 722625



 

   
























 





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The Greenhouse Christian Centre is situated between Poole and Bournemouth and just a 20 minute walk to the beach. The Centre holds Led and Silent Retreats, Quiet Days, Healing Services, Art Weeks, Discipleship Training Days and so much more.
 
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