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November 2022                                                                       November 2022

         Unusual Pets, Chris Nother                                                                OTHER CHURCHES NEWS

         Pterodactyl                           I take my pterodactyl                       BERE REGIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
                                               for exercise and flight
         To keep a pterodactyl                 to the hills just up the road               Bere Regis Congregational Church (bereregischapel.org)
         is not an easy task,                  and fly it like a kite.
         then, why have I just got one,                                                    Sundays  10.30am  Morning  Service,  Taken  by  visiting  preachers,  or  our
                                                                                           Youth Worker, John Williams.
         is a question you may ask.            At night my pterodactyl,
                                               as I get my dressing gown,                  Our  services  also  go  out  live  on  YouTube  (https://www.youtube.com/c/
         I chose my pterodactyl,               will perch inside my wardrobe               BereRegisChapel or search ‘Bere Regis Chapel).’
         for all its charming ways,            and sleep there upside down.                Mondays at 7:30pm STS (Search the Scriptures) Youth meeting, via zoom.
         I loved the way it looked at me
         with friendly, tender gaze.           To keep a pterodactyl,                      Tuesdays  at  7.30pm  Bible  Study  and  Prayer,  meeting  in  the  Manse  and
                                                                                           also on zoom.
                                               no easy task, I've said
         To keep a pterodactyl                 but if, like me, you have one,              Wednesdays  at  9.30am  Chapel  Toddler  Group,  contact  Suzie  on
         takes lots and lots of care,          what else would do instead?                 07962142552
         you have to feed it twice a day                                                   Autumn has been a time that has signalled change and transition at the Chapel.
         and clean up everywhere.                                   Chris Nother           After  three  years  of  being here in  a  part-time  role, I will  be  moving  on  at  some
                                                                                           point in 2023 and the Chapel will be looking for someone new to come in in some
                                                                                           sort  of  capacity.  Whilst  arriving  shortly  before  Covid  presented  unprecedented
                                                                                           challenges,  I’ve  enjoyed  my  time  at  the  Chapel  and  my  family  and  I  have
                             BERE REGIS FLORAL GROUP                                       enjoyed the short time we’ve spent in the village too.
                                                                                           November is among the darkest and coldest months of the year. We are seeing
                              The next meeting of Bere Regis Floral Group will be on       less sun, having colder days and nights, and with the cost of energy, people are
                              Tuesday  8   November  at  2pm  in  Tarrant  Keyneston       having to be very careful with their spending and usage. Yet, November is one of
                                       th
                              village  hall.    This  is  the  club’s  special  Open  Christmas   my favourite months of the year. For one thing, my wife and I both have birthdays
                              Demonstration   by   national   demonstrator   Coral         in  this  month.  But  the  main  reason  is  that  I  enjoy  celebrating  bonfire  night  on
                              Gardiner,   well   known   for   her   entertaining          November 5th. The famous poem that marks the occasions goes like this:
                              performances!                                                Remember, remember, the 5th of November,

                              Tickets priced £12 (£6 to club members) are obtainable       Gunpowder, treason and plot.
                              f r o m    c h a i r m a n    B o b    H o l m a n
                              bobdiholman@btinternet.com,  tel 01305 848262 or any         I see no reason
                              committee  member.    We  look  forward  to  welcoming
       you for this very special afternoon.                                                Why gunpowder treason
       Following this on Tuesday 6thn December, the club has a celebration Christmas       Should ever be forgot.
       lunch at Winterborne Kingston village hall for members.  Our secretary, Sheila Cox,   Guy  Fawkes,  Guy  Fawkes,
       organises and cooks a sumptuous buffet for us all – an event we all look forward    'twas his intent
       to with great pleasure!

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