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life and my experiences...but don’t expect it too soon!! However I had some of CHURCH AND VILLAGE
those plans when we moved here and the life in these villages has been so rich,
fruitful and enjoyable, that there has been little opportunity! I can honestly say ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS
that as I look back through my years of active ministry I have had a wonderful life
up to now and could recommend it as a great way to live one’s life. I have every
expectation that I will be, after a while, asked to continue to conduct services
and I will always be very happy to do so. My wonderful life will continue in a Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
different form!
As you may know, we are moving to a house in a largish village, called South Mothers’ Union Nancy Gibson 472105 15 White Lovington NancyEGibson Monthly. Turberville Court
Brent on the southern tip of the Dartmoor National Park. I hope that in a future BH20 7NF @msn.com 1st Wednesday. 2.00 p.m.
magazine we will be able to give you details of our new address. We will always
Mobile Library Dorset County 01305 dorchestermob Alternate fortnights Car
be happy to see any of our Dorset friends. Next month, we will also hope to Council 224440 ilelibrary@dorse park
explain how things will be working out in the parishes and who will be responsible tcc.gov.uk Mondays 9.20- 9.50
for what. The hope, too, is to try and keep most of our regular services in place, Fridays 10.50 - 12.15
but please do support! Neighbour Car Brenda House 01929 stockleyfarmpa Community run transport
Scheme 471255 rtners@gmail.c option
Meanwhile, there is Christmas and I am very happy to share this wonderful festival om
with you once again. It is a time of course for family and friends getting together; Pop in Place Alison Bennett 472023 3 Rye Hill Close popinplace@g Weekly. Drax Hall
a time for sending cards to people you may not have seen in the past year; a BH20 7LU mail.com Monday and Friday
mornings
time for giving and receiving presents from loved ones. You do not need me to
10.00 - 12.00
remind you that right at its heart is the celebration of the birth of Jesus – or do
you?! Purbeck District Peter Wharf 472246 The Old Vicarage peterwharf@ho Monthly surgery. Turberville
Councillor West Street tmail.com Court, Communal Lounge
1st Saturday @ 9.30—10.00
It is the saddest thing when we are so busy that we begin to take so much for
granted. The arrival of Jesus, born at Bethlehem, brought to this earth the most Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education
for children from 2 to 8 years,
amazing and influential human being of all time. He showed us through his life ‘Pebbles’ Bere Regis eregis.dorset.sc including breakfast club from
h.uk
BH20 7DB 7.45 a.m. and after-school club
and teaching how we could live our lives and if you only see him as a great until 5 p.m.
teacher (the greatest?) then surely you want to celebrate his birth. For those of us
Rotary Club of David King 01929 Hyde Woods, Hyde david.king@gb
as Christians, who believe that he is uniquely the Son of God, then of course that Wareham 471087 Wareham, BH20 7NT pltd.co.uk
www.wareham
makes our celebration even more wonderful. How can you doubt him when the rotary.co.uk
miracles that he performed are well beyond the ability of any of us? Can you
feed 5,000 from one small lunch or turn water into wine or heal people Salt and Pepper Lunch Brenda House 471255 stockleyfarmpa Monthly, Scout Hut, 3rd
Club rtners@gmail.c Thursday. 12.30p.m.
miraculously? om
Our services will be following the usual pattern (and indicated in this magazine) Table Tennis for Adults Pauline Pitfield 01258 Mondays 7.00 to 9.00 pm
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and I would ask you please to join us, in whichever church is yours, to celebrate
the birth of Jesus and to take time to think whether his life and words might bring a
Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@hot Meetings and events
new meaning to your life as we move into 2019. 577012 mal.co.uk arranged as and when.
Felicity joins me in wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a bright New Year
with many positives! W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports
@gmail.com Club
3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm
Your sincere and loving Priest and Friend,
Woodbury Hill Singers Mrs Kath Jeeves 471175 10 Turberville Court Weekly Turberville Court
Mondays @ 2.00 p.m.

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