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OTHER CHURCHES NEWS cheeses, ¼ Sainsbury’s ambient (that’s non perishables – every day is a school
day ) and ¼ “other” including the newspapers.
BERE REGIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The greatest achievement has to
be in the number and mix of
the volunteers involved. We
Sundays 10.30am Morning Service, Taken by visiting preachers, or our full time have firstly been thrilled to see
Youth Worker, John Williams. some of those who had to step
down due to COVID
Our services also go out live on you tube restrictions come back and
pick up their old or new roles.
Mondays at 7pm STS (Search the Scriptures) Youth meeting, via zoom. We’ve also added new
Tuesdays at 7.30pm Bible Study and Prayer, meeting on zoom. volunteers, some who have
lived in the parish for a while
Wednesdays at 9.30am Chapel Toddler Group, contact Suzie on 0796214255 and some who have moved in
more recently. It really is a
great way to meet people.
A friend and I recently had the privilege to sing a duet at a funeral. It was the There are currently circa 40
familiar Psalm 23, “The Lord’s my Shepherd,” I think this is the most well known people involved in everything
Psalm in the Bible, and the words are a comfort to us at any time, but especially from placing orders and collecting stock and keeping the shop open 7 days a
when we suffer a bereavement. The psalm assures us that God is with us. “Even week. We are looking forward to celebrating the contribution the shop makes at
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though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death You are with me, Your our AGM on the 29 April at 7.00pm in the Village hall. All are welcome – We’d
rod and staff comfort me.” love to see you there.

There are 150 Psalms in We are grateful to the Village Hall committee to their continued support. We were
the Bible, Psalm 117 is using the hallway and lobby area through out 2021 to enable us to maintain the
the shortest chapter in oneway system and COVID safe access to the shop. We were also thrilled to be
the Bible with just two able to open the Christmas “Pop Up” shop in the Jubilee room once again.
verses, Psalm 119 is the Thanks to the Community group who moved Saturday Coffee Shop to the Hall
longest chapter with 176 during December. It was great to be able to offer the range of Christmas gifts and
verses. Psalm 118 is the cards and the Vegetable stall in the week leading up to Christmas was well
centre chapter of the supported.
Bible, and the centre As a community benefit society the shop is run for the benefit of our parish in 3
verse in the Bible is Psalm ways.
118 verse 8. In the Bible
there are 594 chapters 1. For the benefit of those who use the shop.
before Psalm 118, and
594 chapters after Psalm It is important to us that the shop is not just for the forgotten tin of beans or
118, that is a total of 1188 because you’ve run out of milk, but to provide the means to buy a fresh and
chapters. So what does healthy diet from within the village. Of course most of us will need to use the
Psalm118: 8, the centre Supermarkets and shops in town but for those that can’t or don’t want to travel
verse in the Bible say to us? “ It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence into town it’s great that we can provide the wide range we do. I believe our fresh
in man.” fruit and veg is often better quality than the supermarkets too. The shop also plays
an important role in providing a place to go and meet people, to share good
As we look around at the world, and at all that is going on, especially in Ukraine, news or bad.
how appropriate that verse seems. Yet God is at work in Ukraine. A recent report
from a Pastor says that the churches are packed to capacity as people seek God

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