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February 2024 February 2024

May THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and AFFPUDDLE

with TURNERSPUDDLE
2nd Dorset Town and Parish Council Elections
Our Our Mission:
7th Church visits and lunch £10 10.00am Vision: To encourage awareness of the
To make presence of God through worship
PC 9th Parish Council AGM, Village Hall 7.00pm Christ’s music and the arts;
love To encourage everyone in the

14th Day out and venue to be decided known in Christian faith through example,
the world learning and spiritual growth;
SP 16th Soup, Hot Gammon, Crème Brulee today and To make our churches open and
to live out welcoming to all, and supportive
22nd Romsey and the New Forest £12 9.30am his of those in need;
teaching To challenge injustice at home and

FN 28th abroad and to balance our care
for the environment.

June LETTER FROM OUR ASSOCIATE PRIEST

4th Seaton and the Donkey Sanctuary £12 9.30am Dear friends
Most mornings Zinnie (the dog) and I are leaving the house while it’s still dark,
these shorter days are more difficult for some than others, especially the gloomier
11th Denise Jones - Summer Madness ones. I don’t mind them, because the winter also brings lovely things. You can’t
beat a frosty day, especially if you don’t have to go anywhere except walk the
PC 13th Parish Council meeting, Village Hall 7.00pm dog and enjoy it. The night sky on a clear crisp evening has been particularly
spectacular, although I’m waiting again for a fuller moon to be able to see
without a torch when I’m walking in the mornings! I love the way that we get
SP 20th Chicken and leek pie, Eton Mess glimpses of light at this time of year: when the sun manages to break through on

an otherwise grey day; when the moon shines so bright you don’t need a torch;
when the cobwebs sparkle on a frosty morning. The winter also brings our lovely
Christian festivals – Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Candlemas – spreading Christ’s
light to the world.
26th Sidmouth £12 9.30am
Of course, more light then gives way to noticing the beginnings of spring, when
everything in the garden starts coming to life again. As I write this in January, for a
25th
FN February edition, it’s difficult to imagine more spring-like weather, especially as we
here in south Dorset haven’t had that promised snowfall yet! But we know that
the spring will come, there are already signs of daffodil bulbs poking through the

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