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etc. When we look at all that has happened and is still happening around us this
year, it’s good to see that our instinct in the main has been to help each other. CHURCH AND VILLAGE
The mantra’s that the government have come up with are things that make sense
to most of us – Stay home, Save lives, Save the NHS to Hands, Face, Space. All we ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS
can do is try to keep each other safe, both physically and mentally.
As a Christian my instinct tells me to pray, it’s not an easy thing, as St Paul says in
his letter to the Romans, ‘The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info
how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs to deep for
words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit,
because the Spirit pleads for God’s people according to God’s will.’ (Romans 8:26 Mobile Library Dorset County 01305 dorchestermob Alternate fortnights Car
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It doesn’t look as if I’m doing much, and it doesn’t seem as if my prayers are Fridays 10.50 - 12.15
answered, but it is the natural place to be. I only know that as I groan and search Neighbour Car Brenda House 01929 stockleyfarmpa Community run transport
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whole world in its pain. The God of creation is the same God whose Son Jesus
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Christ died in agony on the cross, who was not defeated in death and therefore BH20 7LU mail.com Monday and Friday
gives us hope; hope to pray for our leaders in the decisions they make, hope that mornings
this beautiful, wounded planet will eventually recover and hope in the life that is 10.00 - 12.00
to come. Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education
‘Pebbles’ Bere Regis eregis.dorset.sc for children from 2 to 8 years,
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Parish and Benefice news
Rotary Club of David King 01929 Hyde Woods, Hyde david.king@gb
We’re entering the time of remembering in the church season. This is a chance to Wareham 471087 Wareham, BH20 7NT pltd.co.uk
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remember our loved ones who are no longer with us, In past years we have had rotary.co.uk
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services to mark All Souls’ Day (2 November). This year there will not be a service
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ones that they see no more. During November, in Affpuddle churchyard, in the om
Peace Shrine, there is the chance to build a ‘Cairn to Remember’ – bring a Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@hot Meetings and events
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place them in the shrine to build a cairn. And in Bere Regis churchyard, near the
South door, there will be the frame of a cross to fill with pebbles, again with or W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports
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without names on. Hopefully, this way, we can socially distance and safely 3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm
remember our loved ones as we walk through our churchyards, stopping for a
moment or two to remember in peace, love and thanks.
Sunday 8 November is, of course, Remembrance Sunday. You will see elsewhere
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in this magazine the outline for the short act of remembrance on that day at the
memorial. It seems more important than ever that, as our world becomes
increasingly more volatile, we concentrate on this theme of remembering, both
corporate and individual, as we confront issues of war and peace, loss and self-
sacrifice, memory and reconciliation, forgiving and forgetting.
I also wanted to write a bit about West Purbeck Benefice of which we are part.
The last 18 months or so was meant to be a time of adjustment and settling into

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