The Benefice of The Good Shepherd, Lake & St Saviour on the Cliff, Shanklin
in the Diocese of Portsmouth
and under the episcopal care of the Bishop of Richborough
Benefice News
THE BENEFICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, LAKE
AND ST SAVIOUR ON THE CLIFF, SHANKLIN
in the Diocese of Portsmouth and the See of Richborough
‘Living and sharing the love of God in the Bay’
BENEFICE BULLETIN
Sunday 6th July 2025
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
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Welcome to this week’s Benefice Bulletin.
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TODAY - THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
THE PARISH MASS, 9.30am at The Good Shepherd
THE PARISH MASS, 11am at St Saviour's
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Monday - The Good Shepherd, 10am
Tuesday- St Albans, Upper Ventnor – 10am, Good Shepherd, 6.30pm
Wednesday - St Saviour, Shanklin, - 9.30am
Thursday - All Saints Godshill – 10am.
Friday - Fr Tony's DAY OFF.
Saturday – All Saints Godshill –11am.​
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Next FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Morning Prayer, 9,30am, at The Good Shepherd
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Morning Prayer, 11am, at St Saviour's
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Summer Fair Saturday July 12th St Saviours, 10 – 2pm. Stall spaces available. See Lorraine for details. Tombola prizes needed please,
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FOOD, FOOD, FOOD. Each church is supporting a charity which involves collecting food, be it foodbank, Pat’s pantry or supporting parents visiting sick children. Please do support your churches collection box when doing your shopping with an extra tin or packet of bickies or something. If each one of us brought in ONE item each week it would be an amazing help to others.
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Monday 14th July After Mass there will be Holy hour before the Blessed Sacrament with laying on of hands. If you have never experienced Holy hour, do come along and give it a go. An hour before our Lord within the Blessed Sacrament is a very moving and humbling experience.
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Saturday 16th August
Bishop Luke will be in
Portsmouth Cathedral to celebrate Assumptiontide with a Mass of Stella Maris at 12noon followed by a bring your own picnic. The day will conclude with Benediction at Holy Spirit Southsea at 4pm followed by afternoon tea. Please get this date in your diary and encourage as many as possible from your parishes to come and enjoy a day for the See beside the sea. Please put your name on the list at the back of church so I can get an idea of numbers coming. More details will be given nearer date.
IT'S BACK…..PRIZE BINGO!
Saturday 19th St Saviours. 7pm -9.30pm. Remember the laughs, the prizes, the banter well it’s back. Come and play for TOP PRIZES. CASH only on the evening please
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Lectio Every Wednesday after Mass at St Saviours. New members very welcome.
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Beetle Drive
Every 1st Thursday of the month 2pm to 4pm at St Saviours.
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Your prayers are asked for…
The sick:
Anna Nightingale, Pamela Moore, Ben, Danni Hawes, Kayden, John Kibble, Baby Alexander, Sian, Denise, Agnes, Diane Simlar, Natasha, Anna,
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The Recently Departed:
Barry Moore, Lesley Gay
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Anniversaries of death:
7 Herbert Barlow, William Walker,
8 Christopher Wasley, Mollie Holmes, Bill Hawkins, Elsie Dunkinson, Sidney Taylor, Kathy Glover, Robert Bennet Murdoch, Angela Steedman,
9 Tim Kent,
10 Joan Shave, Henry Rawlinson,
11 Kitty Clarke,
12 Rose Webb, William Naylor,
13 Michael Chapman, Reginald Hoskins,
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For any other information please contact respective Church Wardens. Please go to the contacts page.
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All enquiries and items for inclusion on the Bulletin or prayer requests should be directed to
Julie Lawrence
By Midday on Thursdays