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SERVICES IN ST LAURENCE’S FROM MAY DOGGY DOOS!!

2019
We love our dogs in
Briantspuddle — yes we do!
Since the retirement of Rev. Canon Charles Masheder, Rev. Carol Langford, Rector But recently their deposits
of our new West Purbeck Benefice has done an amazing job, with the help of have been left by the side
many other clergy and lay people, in retaining the timing and format of our of the road --- many by
services. However, it is understandably not possible to continue this level of cover large dogs! Their owners
into the summer. The timing and format of some of our services at St Laurence’s will walk on as though nothing
therefore be changing as from the beginning of May. has happened ---can you
believe it? The village has
The services will be as follows:
many visitors who obviously
1 Sunday – 10am Parish Communion do not think the village is a
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'pretty village' at all when
2 Sunday – 10am Mattins (no Communion) they see dog mess everywhere.
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3 Sunday – 8am Holy Communion
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Remember Open Gardens day is coming soon and we want the village to be
4 Sunday – 10am Parish Communion beautiful! Right now the careful dog owners are left to pick up the mess of
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others which is not fair — is it?
This order of services will remain in place until a new Associate Priest is appointed
to Bere Regis and Affpuddle with Tunerspuddle. So PLEASE pick up what your dog does.
We realise this is going to be difficult for some of you but please bear with us. If the
service you want is not at St Laurence’s it may well be available at St John’s, Bere
Regis or Holy Rood, Wool.
Elizabeth Whatley and Stephen Sanderson, Churchwardens.

IVOR MULLINS

As many of you know, Ivor took a heavy fall last November and this coupled with
other ailments makes it difficult for him to generally get around.

So, after sixty five years of playing the organ at Affpuddle Church , he feels that
now is the time to hand over the baton. He does so, with great reluctance and
sadness as it has been such an important part of his life, but reality has to come to
the forefront in making this decision.
Ivor has now moved to Mile Oak Rest Home, Wimborne where he has recently
celebrated his 89 birthday. He thanks you all for your words of encouragement
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and cards.
Affpuddle Church is such a very important part of his life; a church in which he
was married, and his wife Sylvia is laid to rest. It evokes memories that can never
be taken away from him.
Thank you

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