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DATES FOR church, or if you know anyone else who is ill or housebound. We are happy to
And please let one of us know if you are unable through illness or infirmity to get to

YOUR DIARY bring them their communion in their own home.

2022 Good Friday Walk of Witness to Black Hill
Due to restrictions during the last two years, the Walk of Witness, when people
Floral Group Autumn Leaves Communibus Women’s Institute walk from Bere Regis and Turnerspuddle with half of a wooden cross each to
assemble at the top of Black Hill hasn’t been able to happen. BUT THIS YEAR IS
Salt and Pepper Club Pop in Place Twinning Gardening Club DIFFERENT!!
At 10am there will be one group leaving from St John the Baptist Church, Bere
Regis and another from Turnerspuddle, by the farm. The groups converge at the
June top of Black Hill to assemble the two parts of the cross and have a short service at
about 10:45pm to commemorate Jesus’ sacrifice on Good Friday.
8th Swanage Anyone is very welcome to join either group, do get in touch if you need to know
more.
14th Nicky Heale - Summer Inspirations

16th Salt and Pepper Club Messy Church
We’ve had some great Messy Church sessions for the first three months this year
22nd Ottery Nursery, Exeter with families joining in from all over the Benefice. We’re going to take a break in
April because of the Easter holidays but will be back in May. See you then!

July

6th Lyme Regis FROM PURBECK TO
PURBECK, THE LONG WAY
12th Michael Bowyer ‘Designing for Summer’ - Open 2.00pm
Demonstration at Tarrant Keynston Village Hall ROUND….

Dear friends,

SP 21st Salt and Pepper Club Thirty years ago, this year I was sent from
theological college to Purbeck for a summer
placement in the Swanage and Studland Team
27th Mystery Tour Ministry. Little did I know then that this would mark
the beginning of a lifetime’s link with this beautiful
part of the world. I returned two years later, in
1994, to serve as Curate in the Wareham Team
Ministry, having been ordained Deacon in
Salisbury Cathedral, and then Priest in the Church of Lady St Mary, Wareham. It
was there that I met Jenny, who was the Purbeck Group Assistant Librarian, and

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