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THE BENEFICE OF WEST CHURCH AND VILLAGE

PURBECK- WHERE ARE ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS
WE NOW?

Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
Our benefice came into being on 14 March 2019 so unbelievably we recently
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celebrated our first birthday and we’re already a year old; happy birthday to us!
Birthdays are always a good opportunity to look back, to take stock of where we Mobile Library Dorset County 01305 dorchestermob Alternate fortnights Car
Council 224440 ilelibrary@dorse park
are and to plan a few things to move on to if and when the circumstances permit tcc.gov.uk Mondays 9.20- 9.50
it. I welcome the opportunity to reflect on some of those things with you in this Fridays 10.50 - 12.15
article.
Neighbour Car Brenda House 01929 stockleyfarmpa Community run transport
Scheme 471255 rtners@gmail.c option

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Looking back: Pop in Place Alison Bennett 472023 3 Rye Hill Close popinplace@g Weekly. Drax Hall
BH20 7LU mail.com Monday and Friday
In January 2019, before the deadline for any concerns to be expressed to the mornings
Church Commissioners expired, I led a combined PCC Meeting of the three 10.00 - 12.00
churches to explain where as the incumbent I stand on mission and ministry. In a Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education
nutshell, I came to Wool three years ago to work with the church here towards a ‘Pebbles’ Bere Regis eregis.dorset.sc for children from 2 to 8 years,
including breakfast club from
vision of becoming ‘Church Without Walls.’ Personally, I have a great love of BH20 7DB h.uk 7.45 a.m. and after-school club
until 5 p.m.
Anglican church life, order, ministry and liturgy but I recognise that this is not for
everyone; the Church must have an outward focus too, an approach of ‘go to Rotary Club of David King 01929 Hyde Woods, Hyde david.king@gb
Wareham, BH20 7NT pltd.co.uk
Wareham
471087
them’ as well as ‘come to us.’ With this in mind, I encourage and support the www.wareham
rotary.co.uk
churches of which I am incumbent to consider how they may deepen their
personal discipleship, share the good news of Jesus Christ with others, develop Salt and Pepper Lunch Brenda House 471255 stockleyfarmpa Monthly, Scout Hut, 3rd
Club rtners@gmail.c Thursday. 12.30p.m.
models of pastoral care and fresh expressions of church and worship through om
collaborative leadership both lay and ordained. After I ‘set out my stall’ as it were
Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@hot Meetings and events
at that meeting, I encouraged everyone present to prayerfully consider whether 577012 mal.co.uk arranged as and when.
they wished to proceed on that basis and commit to it or if not to please register
their views with the Church Commissioners accordingly. Happily, no
W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports
representations against the proposal were received and the formation of the new @gmail.com Club
benefice , to be based on the stated model, went ahead as planned. 3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm

Where we are now and moving forward:
In our first year together much has happened including the development of the
Leadership Team with the appointment and licensing of new Associate Priests; Rev
Jenny Alidina and Rev Sandra Williams. A few things have changed, including our
worship rota and the time and format of some of the Services we offer. Very soon
into our new life together, further change for us was on the agenda and since

Church website: www.bereregiswith affpuddle.org.uk

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