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BERE REGIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH What seems like a very long

time ago now in March
Sundays 10.30am Morning Service, Taken by visiting preachers, or our full 2020, the United Kingdom
was put into a national
time Youth Worker, John Williams. lockdown to protect us from
Our services also go out live on You Tube Covid-19. Due to a medical
condition I was registered as
Mondays at 7pm STS (Search the Scriptures) Youth meeting, via zoom. vulnerable and so I was put
on furlough from work. At
Tuesdays at 7.30pm Bible Study and Prayer, meeting on zoom.
We had a wonderful start to the month of July by having the privilege to host a
team of American Bible college students for a total of 9 days. The team were all the same time a Covid-19 response
based in Oklahoma and were sent by Stillwater Bible Church. As well as spending team of volunteers was created for
time in the village and the surrounding countryside, we were able to take them to the parish of Affpuddle ,
visit Bournemouth, Dorchester and various places in the Purbecks such as the Turnerspuddle and Briantspuddle
Cove and Castle at Lulworth.
and I volunteered to do admin
Their visit was a real encouragement to everyone at the Chapel, as the team work for them to try and help me
helped out with some community engagement which included an assembly pass the hours.
about America at the During this time, I found it difficult to
primary school and a family be trapped at home and this
fun day at the scout hut, as
well as attempting to post a made me even more aware of
copy of Johns gospel
through every door in the those who were also stuck at home,
village. This event, in often alone, without anyone to keep
particular, went well, and them sane. So, I decided to find
the turnout exceeded our ways to interact with residents within
the Parish. We played games on our
expectations, so thank you phones/iPads like “Words with
to all who came and Friends” – basically Scrabble over the
enjoyed themselves. internet! As well as arranging a
soci ally di stanced VE Day
celebration in which everyone sat
out on their front lawns with
afternoon tea.
Because I was shielding, I had more time on my hands than I ever have! I had just
learnt to embroider in January 2020 with a kit I had treated myself to after
completing my apprenticeship! It became apparent to me, that like myself, lots of
others were struggling with this whole not being allowed to leave the house
malarky!

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