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is a chance to try out a different author or perhaps something you wouldn’t
normally read. We are pleased to welcome new customers; the Book-Let is OTHER CHURCHES NEWS
open to everyone.
BERE REGIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The plant stall held recently, organised by Jenny Lightfoot, Jenny Beedle and
Andy Smith, raised over £175. Many thanks to Andy for his enthusiasm and help,
and thanks to all those who donated plants and attended on the day. Sundays 10.30am Morning Service taken each week by visiting
preachers.
During this difficult time
the Community Group Mondays at 7pm STS (Search the Scriptures) Youth meeting
has been helping Tuesdays at 9.15am (during term time) Chapel Toddlers Group
support the Village Hall, Tuesdays 6.00pm Youth Club for young people aged 11-17
as the hall has no
income, by selling Tuesdays at 7.30pm Bible Study and Prayer
preserves, homemade All these meetings are currently suspended due to Covid 19, but hopefully
cakes, fruit crumbles and restrictions might be eased before the end of July. Each Sunday morning at 10.30
plants. All the money there is a sermon available on YouTube, and all the sermons are on our website
raised from the sale of www.bereregischapel.org
these items, in addition
the money raised by
Book-Let has paid for the
redecoration of the The Bible, a life changing book
village hall kitchen and Diamond Jubilee room. Thank you to everyone who
At last it looks as if lockdown restrictions are
bought our produce both during the lock-down and over the past year. being eased, and it is now possible to meet
Unfortunately at the time of writing we have no idea when we will be able to up with a small number of other people in
resume our activities, if all goes well and when corona virus situation has gardens, still maintaining social distancing
improved considerably, this may be in the autumn – we will keep you posted. guide lines. Many have come up with
innovative ways to fill their time over these
Angie Talbot, Briantspuddle Community Group last months, but an obvious solution was to
watch all those old DVDs that have been left
on shelves for months, or even years. I don’t
THE PARISH IN PICTURES know how many readers are Agatha Christie
fans, but even if you are not, I think that most
people have heard of Poirot, her famous
detective, and David Suchet who brought
I am currently working on a project called
‘The Parish in Pictures’ in which members of this unusual character to life. David Suchet is
the parish are embroidering 5 inch squares a very accomplished actor who has played many roles throughout his career, but
which we will attach together and create a Poirot, who he played for thirteen years, is perhaps his biggest success.
memoir of this unusual time which can be David Suchet spent many years searching for meaning to life, and he looked at
hung up in Briantspuddle Village Hall the teachings of all the major religions. It was not until he began reading the Bible
alongside the WI’s 1916 Tapestry. that his search ended. He says that it was while reading Romans chapter 8, that
he understood the good news of sins forgiven through the death of Jesus on the
A big thank you to everyone getting involved!
We currently have 30+ squares being cross, and the new life that Jesus gives to those who commit their lives to Him. It
was a life changing experience that happened many years ago, but his faith in
embroidered! If you would like to get involved
Jesus is still as strong as ever.
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