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August 2019 August 2019

DATES FOR THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and AFFPUDDLE
with TURNERSPUDDLE
YOUR DIARY

2019 Our Vision: Our Mission:
To make Christ’s love To encourage awareness of the
known in the world today presence of God through worship
16th WI: The Watercress Company
and to live out his teaching music and the arts;

25th Purbeck Film Festival at Briantspuddle Village Hall 7.00-7.30 To encourage everyone in the
Christian faith through example,
November learning and spiritual growth;

2nd Affpuddle Church - Gift Day To make our churches open and
welcoming to all, and supportive of
5th GC: Roaming Free - New Forest Ponies, Suzanne Kemp 7.30 those in need;

To challenge injustice at home and
12th FG: Mr Nicky Heal, Christmas at Home
abroad and to balance our care for
13th AL: Glo Curtis, Advice for All Citizens the environment.

15th PiP: Children in Need, Lower Hall 10.00-12.00
A LETTER FROM YOUR RECTOR
20th WI: Christmas Craft
Our Common Calling
December
I am delighted to announce that the Bishop of Sherborne has appointed Revd
3rd GC: Charles Darwin and his famous plants, Caradoc Doy 7.30pm Sandra Williams as an Associate Priest in the Benefice of West Purbeck. Revd.
Sandra will work with us as a member of the Ministry Team across the benefice
FG: Christmas Lunch and within this she will have pastoral responsibility for Bere Regis and Affpuddle.
We are all excited at her appointment and we look forward to welcoming her
11th AL: Christmas Afternoon Entertainment and Singing later in the year. Revd Sandra will move into the vicarage at Bere Regis towards
the middle of September with her husband Graham and she will be licensed at St
nd
12th Pop in Performers Christmas Show John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, on 2 October. Do look out for an
introductory article from Revd Sandra in next month’s magazine.
13th Pop in Performers Christmas Show The early Church Father Tertullian said that nothing distresses the Lord as much as
the division of His Church. In the Benefice of West Purbeck the good news is that
14th Pop in Performers Christmas Show for most of us division is not in the forefront of our minds, quite the opposite. We
recently celebrated our first 5 Sunday joint Service together; members of St John
th
16th Pop in Place Community Christmas Party 12.00 -4.00 the Baptist, Bere Regis, St Laurence, Affpuddle and Holy Rood, Wool all
worshipped together at Affpuddle as the Church in this place. It was a really good
19th WI: Christmas Festivities
Church website: www.bereregiswith affpuddle.org.uk
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