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June 2021

THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and AFFPUDDLE
with TURNERSPUDDLE

Our Our Mission:
Vision: To encourage awareness of the
To make presence of God through worship
music and the arts;
Christ’s
love To encourage everyone in the
known in Christian faith through example,
the world learning and spiritual growth;

today and To make our churches open and
to live out welcoming to all, and supportive
his of those in need;
teaching
To challenge injustice at home and
abroad and to balance our care
for the environment.

A LETTER FROM YOUR ASSOCIATE PRIEST

Dear friends
I’m writing this on a very damp and quite chilly May
afternoon, hoping that better weather is not too far
away. Graham, Zinnie and I were very lucky to have a
week away in April when the sun was still shining and it
was warm enough, and dry enough to sit outside! We
were celebrating 40 years of marriage, I suppose that is
quite an achievement these days, although we have
quite a way to go as, by the time you read this, my
parents will be celebrating 64 years of marriage! It
would have been lovely to celebrate with our family,
but of course this year it has not been possible, there
are too many of us.

Instead, our children surprised us with a video, which we watched while we were
away, filled with lovely messages from them and our grandchildren, my parents,
our sisters, and some of our friends, most of whom were actually at our wedding! I
love weddings, they are such a joy and it is such a privilege as a priest to be part
of the happy couple’s day. Most of our weddings were postponed in 2020, but I

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