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August THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and AFFPUDDLE

with TURNERSPUDDLE
1TC
Our Our Mission:

6th Stetminster Mill and Gillingham £12 9.30am Vision: To encourage awareness of the
To make presence of God through worship
Summer break Christ’s music and the arts;
love To encourage everyone in the

SP 15th Soup, cold ham and salads, summer pudding 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

FN 27th abroad and to balance our care
for the environment.

September LETTER FROM OUR VICAR

1TC 7th Shipwrecks of West Bay Selwyn Williams Dear friends
Places of departure are emotional places. Have you ever stood on a railway
station and witnessed emotional send offs? Individuals or families or groups of
people with large amounts of luggage bidding farewell to family and friends –
hugs and kisses all round, with a promise to return when possible; excitement and
10th Martina Coleman - Footlights and possibility for the future, coupled with a sadness for those being left behind.
Clapperboards I seem to have been to a lot of railway stations, and airports, and have both been
SP part of farewells and have witnessed those of many others as well. I wonder if you
19th Roast beef, Apple and blackberry crumble have too? I sometimes wonder what the story might be when I witness such
emotional departures?

This month in our church calendar we mark one such emotional farewell. Jesus’s
ascension back to heaven, we will celebrate in our service of Holy Communion in
Bere Regis church on Wednesday 8 May at 10.30am. 40 days will have passed
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since Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Day; the Gospels tell us that he has
FN 28th appeared to over 500 people in that short time, and now he must return to his
Father. An emotional farewell – recorded right at the end of Matthew and Luke’s
Gospels. A farewell that must happen, in order that the Holy Spirit might come 10
days later at Pentecost.

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