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And an advance notice that we are intending to hold a Burns night supper next Bere Regis Junior Church
year on 25/01/22, if you’ve been before you’ll definitely want a ticket and if you
haven’t you really should not miss out on a great evening. Tickets will sell fast so Currently 10 members of all ages. The Puppet ministry is part of Junior Church,
once they go on sale be very careful to get yours to avoid disappointment. which meets in the Church monthly, followed by a
Family Service. The children make decorate and deliver
Life is gradually getting back to normal and there’s an exciting array of events to 100 cakes to the elderly at Christmas.
suit everyone so I look forward to seeing you all at various events and being able
to enjoy each other’s company again. Messy Church
Stuart Chorley, Chairman of Briantspuddle Village Hall Trustees, Messy Church, since October 2020, has become West
Mobile number 07818078191 Email schorley30@gmail.com Purbeck Benefice Messy Church, meeting monthly
online. Craft/activity bags are prepared and delivered
around the benefice, with increasing participation from
BRIANTSPUDDLE VILLAGE families, and a regular core of 30 members has
increased to 40. (Pre-Covid, Messy Church was held in
SHOP – OUR VILLAGE SHOP both Wool and Winfrith Churches every month, Many
non-churched see Messy Church as ‘their church’.

Nights have drawn in, Winter is around the corner and
even I have started to think about Christmas!. A Light Party event for children was held in Wool village hall, supported by
other local churches and focussing on Christian light in the darkness on 31
st
November must be the month for Jacket potatoes, October.
Sausages and homemade soup – all available in the
village shop – maybe you’d like to share your favourite
soup recipe. If you bring it into the shop I’ll organise Working with Older People
some copies to made available for all our customers.

I mentioned last month that we had set the date for our long overdue AGM for Pastoral Care and Visiting
9thDecember unfortunately that date was not available and so we have agreed
to go with Friday 21 January 2022. This will cover 2 financial years and bring us up The LPAs in the benefice are all involved in working with older people and visit on
st
to date. It’s a great opportunity for us to all meet together and recognise the a regular basis. Home Communion, usually administered approximately monthly
value the shop brings to the community. And if you don’t want to come just to by an LLM (Affpuddle) or the LPAs (Wool and Bere Regis), is a much appreciated
hear the update please come and join us for a glass of Wine and some nibbles it ministry among the sick. Members of churches and LPAs form prayer chains for
will be a good way to start the new year. specific requests for prayer.

In December we will again be holding a Teapot Club
wide range of Christmas Cards and
small gifts. This was really popular last Pre-Covid, this non-denominational fortnightly group for about 20 older people
year, and we are looking for small local met in Wool Methodist Church. It was started by a Wool LPA in July 2004. The
suppliers to support this. emphasis is on informal fun, with conversation, jokes, quizzes, tea and cake – but
always including a serious 10-minute LPA-led “Thought for the Day”. A short simple
Our parish service led by an LLM is held at Christmas and Easter.
magazine editor -
one of our local
artists - will be Coffee and Cake
supplying us with
Christmas cards ‘Coffee and Cake’ began in September 2017. Before Covid it met twice each
for sale again this month on Wednesday mornings at the D’Urberville Centre (village hall buildings)
year.

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