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January 2024 January 2024

April THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and AFFPUDDLE

with TURNERSPUDDLE
1TC
Our Our Mission:

Vision: To encourage awareness of the
9th Spring in a Ring, Sandy Miles (workshop) 2.00pm To make presence of God through worship
Christ’s music and the arts;
17th Annual meeting love To encourage everyone in the
known in Christian faith through example,
SP 18th Beef cobbler Lemon roulade the world learning and spiritual growth;
today and To make our churches open and
to live out welcoming to all, and supportive
his of those in need;
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To challenge injustice at home and
abroad and to balance our care
for the environment.

May LETTER FROM OUR ASSOCIATE PRIEST

Are you running on empty?
1TC
After the excitement of Christmas
and New Year it sometimes seems
that January and February are
endless months, especially if the
weather is bad. Once we’re fed up
Day out and venue to be decided with the resolutions we might have
made, or the new exercise regime is
SP 16th Soup, Hot Gammon, Crème Brulee losing it’s appeal we long for
something else to perk us up.
Well here’s a story for you - It’s like
the car that seems to be running
perfectly well, no problems with the electrics or the engine, but it suddenly stops
and there is no way it’s going anywhere until there’s more fuel in the tank.

FN Of course, it always happens miles from anywhere, and this driver is faced with a
very long walk because it’s so quiet and there’s no hope of anybody coming by.
But, as luck would have it, a farmer came up the lane on his tractor and offered
his help. The driver explained that the car had run out petrol and if the farmer

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