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June 2018 June 2018

THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and
DATES FOR AFFPUDDLE with TURNERSPUDDLE

YOUR DIARY Reverend Canon Charles Masheder
The Vicarage, West Street, Bere Regis,

2018 BH20 7HQ
01929 472883

28th Macmillan Coffee Morning, Lower Hall 10.00am-12.00noon

Our Mission:
October To encourage awareness of the
presence of God through worship
3rd Mothers’ Union Holy Communion, the Vicar 2.00 p.m.
music and the arts;
9th Floral Group, Annette Parker workshop

10th Autumn Leaves, Stewart Timbrell To encourage everyone in the
13th An Evening with Rapport and Presentations Christian faith through example,
13th Mother’s Union Autumn Council and AGM, Durweston learning and spiritual growth;
Our Vision:
17th WI, Care in the Community To make Christ’s love To make our churches open and
19th Purbeck Film Festival Briantspuddle Village Hall 7.30 p.m. known in the world today welcoming to all, and supportive of

and to live out his teaching those in need;

November To challenge injustice at home and
7th Mothers’ Union AGM and Bring and Buy 2.00p.m. A LETTER FROM abroad and to balance our care for
13th Floral Group, Michael Bowyer, (Tarrant Keynston) the environment.
14th Autumn Leaves, Hilary Foggo YOUR VICAR
Fundraising Raffle for Children in Need
21st WI, Christmas Sweets and Treats My dear Friends,

“Vicars only work on Sundays”! Well, if I had a £1 for every time that has been said

December to me, I would indeed be a very rich man! I often think Sundays are not really days
of work but days of privilege in leading the worship of God with his people in his
5th Mothers’ Union Christmas Party 2.00 p.m.
church. Sometimes, of course, it can be challenging to find the right words to
11th Floral Group Christmas Lunch, Athelhampton choose to preach but I always believe that my sermon is a channel through which
12th Autumn Leaves, Christmas Afternoon God speaks to people. It is sometimes an unimportant line or word that I may say
14th Pop in Performers Christmas Show 7.00pm which can have the biggest impact and twice in my ministry people have
indicated that I said something helpful which I never actually said! “God moves in
15th Pop in Performers Christmas Show 2.00pm
mysterious ways” as the old hymn claims.
17th Pop in Place Christmas Party, Lower Hall 2.00pm
19th WI, Christmas Festivities Obviously being a Vicar is not just one day a week but then being a Christian is just
the same. One of the great Festivals in the Church’s year is Ascension Day and it
was good that a fair number of us met together to praise God that evening when

Church website: www.bereregiswith affpuddle.org.uk

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