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soil, just like we know that soon it will be Valentine’s Day, then Shrove Tuesday and
time to make those delicious pancakes (13 Feb, very early this year), the season March
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of Lent and then Easter – evidence of all these are in the shops already!
5th Purbeck mystery tour & lunch £10 9.30am
It’s good to know that we still have the familiar things around us as our world
becomes more uncertain – who knows what surprises will happen during 2024. In
these times of uncertainty and change, our world seems very dark indeed. 12th A Flower Prescription, Cathryn Brown 2.00pm
Sharing with each other the light of Christ, and following the familiar patterns that
our year, through its association with the Christian Festivals, brings, may be one
way of overcoming these dark times, where we can hope for a better future and PC 14th Parish Council meeting, Village Hall 7.00pm
pray for a peaceful world.

With blessings, FN 16th Leon Hunt - £10 cash on the door , Skittle Alley at 7.30pm
the Drax Arms
Sandra
20th Wells £15 9.00am
PARISH AND BENEFICE NEWS
20th Posted in the past

Thank You
SP 21st Roast pork Apple dappy

Decorations – Thank you to everyone who arranged the wonderful floral
decorations in St John the Baptist and St Laurence Churches for the Christmas
period, they looked wonderful. 23rd Wareham Choral Society - Stainer’s Crucifixion in 7.00pm
Lady St Mary Church, Wareham
Christmas Services – Thank you to the team who put the Christingles together for
the Christmas Eve Christingle and Crib Service at Bere Regis, it was lovely to have 29th Easter Events Bonnets and Egg Raffle 10-12
a full church again for the service.
Thank you to Dr Richard Hall and Briantspuddle Singers for leading the Carol
Service and to all those who read and thank you to Marek and Pam for organising April
the lovely refreshments afterwards at Affpuddle.
9th The Range and Poole Quay £10 9.30am
Coming up in the parishes…
9th Spring in a Ring, Sandy Miles (workshop) 2.00pm
Thursday 1 February, 7:30am Concert in Briantspuddle Village Hall – tickets are
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£12.50 and all profits will be donated to St Laurence’s Church, Affpuddle.
PC 11th Parish Council meeting, Village Hall 7.00pm
Family Service – Sunday 11 February, 11am St John the Baptist, Bere Regis. Our
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theme will be The Transfiguration, Junior Church will be meeting from 10am. 17th Annual meeting
Ash Wednesday 14 February, 10:30am Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes,
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St John the Baptist, Bere Regis – Lent begins in the middle of February this year as SP 18th Beef cobbler Lemon roulade
Easter is at the end of March. All welcome.

Lent Group – No details were available when copy was due, for details of this 24th Bridport and Weymouth £10 9.30am
please look on the Benefice Website www.westpurbeck.org.uk or contact Rev
Sandra or your Churchwarden. FN 30th Stan Graham, Nigel Waite, Jay Parrack 7.30pm

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