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November 2022                                                                       November 2022

       LOCAL CHOIR NEWS                                                                     POETRY CORNER


       Concert for Remembrance            Choral Evensong at St Peter’s                     History                               Some  men  remembered  for  a  valiant
                                          Church, Dorchester                                                                    deed
       Dorset Chamber Choir               You  are  warmly  invited  to  our  Choral        History written on the timeless sand   Some men failing where others succeed
       Requiem - Karl Jenkins             Evensong  for  Advent  on  Saturday  26 th        Martyrs making their final stand    Some men living with hubris and greed
       Saturday 12th November 7.30 pm     November at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church,          The  tide  sometimes  turned  by    Others  living  simply,  with  just  what  they
                                          Dorchester.
       at St John’s Church, Broadstone                                                      human hand                          need.
       BH18 8AR                           The  music  includes:  Manz  ‘E’en  so,  Lord     Destiny  unfolding  just  as  it  was
                                                                                            planned.
                                          Jesus,  quickly  come’,  Dyson  ‘Magnificat
       Tickets  £12/students/children  £5  on   and  Nunc  dimittis  in  D’,  Seal  ‘Preces  &                                  Some men always trying hard to please
       the door or choir members          Responses’ and Gibbons ‘This is the record        Heroes  writing  on  their  country’s   Some  close  to  Nature  –  the  birds  and
                                          of John’. Please join us for a glass of wine      page                                the bees
                                          after the service.                                                                    Some  doing  their  best  to  see  that  evils
                                                                                            Men  trying  to  survive  in  each
                                          Looking  ahead  to  December,  please  put        troubled age                        cease
                                          Saturday  17   December,  4.30pm  in  your        Every man an actor, all the world a   Some  trying  to  stamp  out  poverty  and
                                                    th
                                          diary  for  our  Festival  of  Nine  Lessons  and   stage                             disease
                                          Carols!                                                                               That one day Man can live in harmony
                                                                                            Yet some men imprisoned – trapped
                                                                                            in a cage.                          and peace.

                                                                                                                                                    Eileen Richardson


                                                                                            Wishes

                                                                                            If you had whatever you wished for    Wishes are but daytime dreams
                                                                                            The stars would shine by night        And dreams can all come true
                                                                                            The moon would cast a silver glow     If you wish for all these things
                                                                                            And all the world be light.           Fate may grant them for you.


                                                                                            If you had whatever you wished for    If you had whatever you wished for
                                                                                            The sun would shine by day            Your troubles would all cease

                                                                                            Every man would have his freedom      The world would live in harmony
                                                                                            Every heart be light and gay.         Yes the world would live in peace.

                                                                                                                                                    Eileen Richardson


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