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October 2019 October 2019

DATES FOR THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and AFFPUDDLE
with TURNERSPUDDLE
YOUR DIARY

2019 Our Vision: Our Mission:
To make Christ’s love To encourage awareness of the
known in the world today presence of God through worship
November and to live out his teaching music and the arts;

2nd Affpuddle Church - Gift Day To encourage everyone in the
Christian faith through example,
5th GC: Roaming Free - New Forest Ponies, Suzanne Kemp 7.30 learning and spiritual growth;

12th FG: Mr Nicky Heal, Christmas at Home To make our churches open and
welcoming to all, and supportive of
13th AL: Glo Curtis, Advice for All Citizens those in need;

To challenge injustice at home and
15th PiP: Children in Need, Lower Hall 10.00-12.00
abroad and to balance our care for
20th WI: Christmas Craft the environment.

December
A LETTER FROM YOUR RECTOR
3rd GC: Charles Darwin and his famous plants, Caradoc Doy 7.30pm
Team Work
FG: Christmas Lunch
Last month you will have read an article by Rev Sandra who is to join us in the
11th AL: Christmas Afternoon Entertainment and Singing team as Associate Priest after her licensing in St John the Baptist Church on 2
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October. Behind the scenes, members of the three churches have been very busy
5th Pop in Performers Christmas Show making arrangements for the Licensing Service and decorating and cleaning the
vicarage ready to welcome Sandra and Graham. Now, finally, we’re ready for
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6th Pop in Performers Christmas Show them to arrive. Do come to the Licensing Service on 2 October and stay for
refreshments in the Scout Hut afterwards if you can.
7th Pop in Performers Christmas Show At this point I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me
and the parishes and worked so hard in so many ways during this time. In
16th Pop in Place Community Christmas Party 12.00 -4.00 particular I wish to thank all of the Church Wardens, Deputy Wardens and my
ministerial colleagues in the team for their support and willingness to undertake
19th WI: Christmas Festivities additional duties, often at short notice, cheerfully and without complaint. Without
all of their help it would not have been possible to sustain ministry, with Services in
every church each Sunday, as well as baptisms, funerals, school assemblies, PCC

Church website: www.bereregiswith affpuddle.org.uk

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