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February 2018 February 2018

THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and

DATES FOR AFFPUDDLE with TURNERSPUDDLE

YOUR DIARY Reverend Canon Charles Masheder
The Vicarage, West Street, Bere Regis,

BH20 7HQ
2018 01929 472883

13th An Evening with Rapport and Presentations
Our Mission:
17th WI, Care in the Community
To encourage awareness of the

presence of God through worship
November music and the arts;

13th Floral Group, Michael Bowyer, (Tarrant Keynston)
To encourage everyone in the
14th Autumn Leaves, Hilary Foggo
Christian faith through example,
Fundraising Raffle for Children in Need learning and spiritual growth;
Our Vision:
21st WI, Christmas Sweets and Treats
To make Christ’s love To make our churches open and
known in the world today welcoming to all, and supportive of
December and to live out his teaching those in need;
11th Floral Group Christmas Lunch, Athelhampton
To challenge injustice at home and
12th Autumn Leaves, Christmas Afternoon
14th Pop in Performers Christmas Show 7.00pm A LETTER FROM abroad and to balance our care for
15th Pop in Performers Christmas Show 2.00pm YOUR VICAR the environment.
17th Pop in Place Carols and Mince Pies, Lower Hall 10.00am-12.00noon
19th WI, Christmas Festivities
My dear Friends,
At the turn of the year, did you wish for a better world in 2018 and for all good
things for yourself and your families? It would be natural if you did, but now I ask
the question:
Do you like change? I suspect that for most of us we don’t mind change which
has been brought about by ourselves, but we don’t like it when it is imposed either
by other people or simply by inevitable circumstances. I suppose that there is a
part of many of us that like to use those rose-tinted spectacles and think that in
the past life was so much better. There is a sense in which life in earlier decades,
and even centuries, may have been simpler but there is much that is so much
easier now than then.
I know I wrote about Bob Naylor in the January Magazine but it was before I had

Church website: www.bereregiswith affpuddle.org.uk

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