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March 2018 March 2018

THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and

DATES FOR AFFPUDDLE with TURNERSPUDDLE

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

BH20 7HQ
2018 01929 472883

December
Our Mission:
11th Floral Group Christmas Lunch, Athelhampton
To encourage awareness of the
12th Autumn Leaves, Christmas Afternoon
presence of God through worship
14th Pop in Performers Christmas Show 7.00pm
music and the arts;
15th Pop in Performers Christmas Show 2.00pm
17th Pop in Place Christmas Party, Lower Hall 2.00pm To encourage everyone in the
19th WI, Christmas Festivities Christian faith through example,
learning and spiritual growth;
Our Vision:
To make Christ’s love To make our churches open and
known in the world today welcoming to all, and supportive of
and to live out his teaching those in need;

ADVERTISING RATES To challenge injustice at home and
A LETTER FROM abroad and to balance our care for
for the year 2018 the environment.
YOUR VICAR
(Cheques to be made payable to Bere Regis PCC)
Rates for charitable, community or non-profit organisations are charged at 50% of above.
My dear Friends,
Full year advertising is based on complete calendar years. Adverts inserted for part ‘Innocent until proved guilty’ has been paramount in the British justice system
years are charged at a pro-rata rate of the full year cost. Full year advertisers are
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One of the stories which has concerned me involves charges being raised against
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a man from the earlier part of the twentieth century, Bishop George Bell. He was a

For all advertising enquiries, contact the Editor, details on inside back cover. remarkable man who died in 1958, and whom the Church has, up to now,
Church website: www.bereregiswith affpuddle.org.uk

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