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PARISH AND BENEFICE NEWS CHURCH AND VILLAGE

ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS
Lammastide Service – Sunday 4 August, 4pm, St John the
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Baptist, Bere Regis.

There are several services in the year that celebrate creation and the agricultural Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
year, the most recognisable being Harvest.
‘Lammas or ‘Loaf-mass’ (derived from the Anglo-Saxon Hlafmasse) is an English Mobile Library Dorset County 01305 dorchestermob Alternate fortnights Car
feast in origin, held on the 1 August as a thanksgiving for the first-fruits of the Council 224440 ilelibrary@dorse park
wheat harvest. Traditionally, a newly baked loaf from the wheat harvest was tcc.gov.uk Mondays 9.20- 9.50
presented before God within the mass of that day. While the ceremony ceased Fridays 10.50 - 12.15
at the Reformation, reference to Lammas Day continued in the Prayer book Neighbour Car Brenda House Community run transport
calendar, and the practice has been revived in some places in more recent Scheme option
years. (Taken from Common Worship Times and Seasons)
Pop in Place Alison Bennett 472023 3 Rye Hill Close popinplace@g Weekly. Drax Hall
We call the service Lammastide as we do not have to have it on 1 August. BH20 7LU mail.com Monday and Friday
Traditionally the loaf is baked by members of the congregation, here Pat and mornings
10.00 - 12.00
John House have supplied the Lammas Loaf. The loaf will be blessed during the
service and shared with the congregation later, everyone is very welcome to Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education
for children from 2 to 8 years,
eregis.dorset.sc
come and join in this celebration with refreshments afterwards. ‘Pebbles’ Bere Regis h.uk including breakfast club from
BH20 7DB
7.45 a.m. and after-school club
until 5 p.m.

Rotary Club of David King 01929 Hyde Woods, Hyde david.king@gb
History, Magazines, and Cards Wareham 471087 Wareham, BH20 7NT pltd.co.uk
www.wareham
Following on from the Jubilee Exhibition, St rotary.co.uk
John the Baptist now has a very smart card Salt and Pepper Lunch Brenda House 471255 stockleyfarmpa Monthly, Scout Hut, 3rd
and leaflet carousel, just as you enter the Club rtners@gmail.c Thursday. 12.30p.m.
church on the left. You can purchase om
cards made by local artists, Alison Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@ Meetings and events
Debenham and Jill Marsden, leaflets on the 577012 hotmal.co.uk arranged as and when.
history of the church building, copies of the
Parish Magazine and postcards – there is W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports
an Honesty Box on the table for any @gmail.com Club
3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm
purchases.
Sanctuary Flower Guild Mrs Diane 472331 edmonds473@
(church flower Edmonds btinternet.com
arrangers)
Music in the Peace Garden
Hedgehogs - support, Mrs Sue Aldous 07720 Bere Regis’ resident expert
On Saturday 13 August, St Laurence’s advice and rescue 266346 on all things hedgehog
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related
PCC will be hosting music in the
churchyard at Affpuddle. Do look out for First Thursday Club Sylvia Bayliss 472697 sbayliss194@ou 1st Thursday at 2.30pm at
tlook.com
the Scout Hut
more information elsewhere. Sue Stone 472083 susan97stone@
gmail.com

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