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January 2021
ADVERTISING RATES January 2021
for the year 2021 THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and AFFPUDDLE

(Cheques to be made payable to Bere Regis PCC) with TURNERSPUDDLE
Rates for charitable, community or non-profit organisations are charged at 50% of above.

Full year advertising is based on complete calendar years. Adverts inserted for part Our Our Mission:
years are charged at a pro-rata rate of the full year cost. Full year advertisers are
Vision: To encourage awareness of the
automatically included on both village websites. presence of God through worship
To make
Christ’s
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love To encourage everyone in the
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known in Christian faith through example,
Third page, full year £120 Third page, one month £16
the world learning and spiritual growth;

Quarter page, full year £98 Quarter page, one month £13 today and To make our churches open and
to live out
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of those in need;
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teaching
To challenge injustice at home and
abroad and to balance our care
for the environment.

A LETTER FROM YOUR ASSOCIATE PRIEST
The Dates for your Diary

Dear Friends
section will return in due course, Most mornings Zinnie and I are leaving the house later for our walk because it’s still
so dark, these shorter days are more difficult for some than others, especially the
once all our clubs, societies and gloomier 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 dog and enjoy it.
events are back on track. The night sky on a clear crisp evening has been particularly spectacular, we’re
lucky to see such a fine array of stars and planets on some evenings. Our
Hopefully, it will not be too long grandchildren are fascinated by the planets and the stars and know some
amazing facts, but there are probably still even more amazing facts to learn
about our universe. I also love the way that we get glimpses of light at this time of
before we return to some kind 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 on; when the cobwebs sparkle
on a frosty morning; when the lights twinkle on the outside Christmas decorations
normality. that are still up.

The winter also brings our lovely Christian festivals – Advent, Christmas, Epiphany,
Candlemas – spreading Christ’s light to the world. In these times of uncertainty
and change, our world seems very dark indeed. And while it’s been a different

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