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On Sunday 9 June at 11am at St John the Baptist and Regis we hold our annual July
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Pet Service. Come along with your pet – the more types of animals we have the
better. The poster for this service later in the magazine shows some of the pets who 7th American tea with a talk by Pip Evans and the Bere
came last year. If you haven’t got a pet, come along anyway; and if you have a 1TC Essentials talking and performing American Music
photo of a pet you used to have, why not bring that along. We will celebrate the
love that we share of our animals, the joy they bring to our lives, and remember 9th Mystery tour and lunch £10 9.30am
our common responsibility to care for them and for God’s world.
Then from Friday 21 – Sunday 23 June we will hold our Flower Festival at St 9th Julia Harrison - Through the Garden Gate
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Laurence Church Affpuddle. Celebrating the beauty of the natural creation all
around us, particularly in flowers. We will hold a service of Holy Communion at
9am on Sunday 23 June – in the midst of the beauty of all those flowers – to thank PC 11th
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God for this beauty, and commit ourselves to care for creation. JC 14th Sea Sunday
In these two services we will be putting into action the final verse of ‘All things
bright and beautiful’: SP 18th Pork loin steak, Sticky Toffee pudding
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell 17th A Year in the Life of a Beehive - Hilary Green
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well. 24th Street and Palmers Nursery £12 9.00am
Come, and join in if you can!
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With my prayers. Your friend and Vicar,

Richard
August
PARISH AND BENEFICE NEWS
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Coming up in the parishes…
6th Stetminster Mill and Gillingham £12 9.30am
Pet Service – Sunday 9 June, 11am, St John the Baptist Church Bere Regis. All pets
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and well behaved owners welcome!
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Holy Communion - Wednesday 12 June - 10:30am St John the Baptist, Bere Regis PC
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Flower Festival – Friday 21 – Sunday 23 June, St Laurence Church Affpuddle. Summer break
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Come and enjoy the beauty of creation in our beautiful church.
Benefice Eucharist. Our next joint service for all the churches of the West Purbeck SP 15th Soup, cold ham and salads, summer pudding
Benefice will be on Sunday 30 June, 10.30am at the Church of the Holy Rood,
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Wool. All are very welcome. Please share lifts together where possible. There will 21st Soup and Sandwich Lunch and County quiz
be no other services in the West Purbeck Benefice on this day.
Continuing…Thursday Tea and Toast – St John the Baptist Church, 8am-11am,
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A drop in Café runs for a couple of hours on a Thursday morning in church, with FN 27th

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