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July 2024 July 2024
PARISH AND BENEFICE NEWS
CHURCH AND VILLAGE

Coming up in the parishes… ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS
Two Benefice Eucharists in June and July: Our next joint services for all the
churches of the West Purbeck Benefice will be on Sunday 30 June, 10.30am at
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the Church of the Holy Rood, Wool and then on Sunday 28 July, our beautiful Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
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outdoor annual service 10.30am at God’s Pocket, Chaldon Herring. All are very
welcome. Please share lifts together where possible. There will be no other services
in the West Purbeck Benefice on these days day. Neighbour Car Brenda House 01929 stockelyfarmpa Community run transport
Scheme 471255 rtners@gmail.c option
August – joint service for Bere Regis and Affpuddle Churches in St Laurence, om
Affpuddle. On Sunday 11 August we will be holding a joint service of Morning Pop in Place Alison Bennett 472023 3 Rye Hill Close popinplace@g Weekly. Village Hall
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Praise at St Laurence Church, Affpuddle at 10am. Congregants from Bere Regis BH20 7LU mail.com Friday mornings
are warmly invited to attend this new service (further details of the service may be 10.00 - 12.00
found later in the magazine) Please share lifts together where possible. There will Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education
be no Family Service in Bere Regis on this day. ‘Pebbles’ Bere Regis eregis.dorset.sc for children from 2 to 8 years,
including breakfast club from
BH20 7DB h.uk 7.45 a.m. and after-school club
until 5 p.m.
Continuing…Thursday Tea and Toast – St John the Baptist Salt and Pepper Lunch Brenda House 01929 stockelyfarmpa Monthly, Scout Hut, 3rd
Church, 8am-11am, WEEKLY Club 471255 rtners@gmail.c Thursday. 12.30p.m.
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A drop in Café runs for a couple of hours on a Thursday morning in church.
Designed as a place to drop in on the way to or from dropping off at school, or Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@ Meetings and events
hotmal.co.uk
arranged as and when.
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perhaps on your way to or from the shop for the morning paper and milk, or out
with the dog(s), a place to have a chat over tea (other drinks are available) and
scrumptious toast and biscuits for our four-legged friends. All ages are welcome, W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports
Club
@gmail.com
there are toddler age toys available. A big thank you to all our volunteers. 3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm
For more information, please contact Pat Wharf – patswiftwharf@outlook.com Sanctuary Flower Guild Mrs Diane 472331 edmonds473@
01929 472246. (church flower Edmonds btinternet.com
arrangers)
Sociable Bookworms Mrs Christine chris.whit@hot 4th Wednesday
Whitfield mail.co.uk 7.15pm at the Royal Oak
Life events
Please don’t hesitate to contact Rev Canon Richard Bartlett Hedgehogs - support, Mrs Sue Aldous 07720 Bere Regis’ resident expert
vicar@westpurbeck.org.uk 01929 792633 if you are interested in the church being advice and rescue 266346 on all things hedgehog
related
involved in any of your life events at Affpuddle or Bere Regis. From the sad ones –
Funerals, to the happy and joyful ones – Christenings and Weddings, we are here First Thursday Club Sylvia Bayliss 472697 sbayliss194@ou 1st Thursday at 2.30pm at
the Scout Hut
tlook.com

(Autumn Leaves)
for you. Sue Stone 472083 susan97stone@
gmail.com

Bere Regis Kim Benjafield 471170 7 Manor Farm Road kimbenjy@yah Fortnightly trips to places of
Home visits and Communions Communibus oo.co.uk interest for sightseeing and
shopping
Our four Lay Pastoral Assistants are very happy to visit people in their home and
bring them communion if wanted. Ted Cox (471783); Jackie Percy (472341) Pat or Bere Regis Strollers Helen Locke 07957 Helen.locke7@
Peter Wharf (472246) are all local and can be contacted by phone. They will be (walking group) 625271 btinternet.com
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please to come to see you. Margaret 706697
Kershaw

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