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BISHOP’S LETTER BRIANTSPUDDLE AND AFFPUDDLE
NEWS

From the Acting Bishop of Salisbury,
Karen Gorham VILLAGE HALL NEWS
I was delighted recently to be able to issue
recommissioning certificates to those continuing
to serve as Lay Worship Leaders, Lay Pastoral I don’t know if this is the new normal or not but it
Assistants and Commissioned Lay Pioneers across Photo by Ash Mills definitely feels like we’re getting back to
the Diocese. We are grateful to all who play a somewhere like things used to be. It’s marvellous to
part in the local church in this way, to assist in the leading of worship, visit those see most of our hirers back making good use of the
who are ill, co-ordinate baptism preparation, or bereavement care and work with village hall facilities and we look forward to seeing
those on the fringes of church life in faith sharing and outreach. the rest and hopefully some new people using the hall in the not to distant future.
I am delighted too that this year we have an increased number of individuals It’s great to see the members of the community group feel able to start up again
embarking on training for Licensed Lay Ministry, and who have been licensed for and they’re now running the Saturday morning coffee shop and Let’s Lunch
that ministry. Our LLMs are key to the life of the local church as they lead in programme, welcome back. The village hall café is now able to ease up slightly
church and society, teach the faith and act as enablers of mission. As we think as and is just running the Tuesday morning café at the moment. Please feel free to
a Diocese about Generous Giving it is gratifying to see so many offering their gifts come along between 10&12 on Tuesday mornings, all the usual teas coffees cake
to the church and that includes churchwardens, treasurers, and PCC Secretaries and rolls, bacon sausage and egg available. We may try a few alternatives as the
too. autumn rolls in with maybe soup and a roll or even a light lunch or all day
breakfast if there’s a desire for it so let us know your thoughts and we’ll see what
It is so easy however to concentrate on what happens in and around the local we can do.
church and forget the role that each person following God’s call plays in their
everyday life. The Christian contribution to education, farming, the health service, Yoga and Pilates classes during the day along with short mat bowls on a Monday
business, politics, social services, charity, local government, commerce, retail, evening are already happening and so if you’d like to join in any of those either
leisure, and our local community is enormous as individuals play their part in being see the notices in the hall or give me a ring or email and I’ll gladly put you in
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the person God calls each one of us to be in the places he has put us. This, as for touch with the appropriate people. There is an Artsreach event happing on 16
those playing a part inside the church, takes courage and confidence to be October at 7.30pm ‘SPINDLE ENSENMBLE’ a contemporary chamber quartet will
people of faith in the world. be performing. For more details please contact Deborah on 07788100273 or
myself. On the 29 October at 7.30pm the Purbeck Film Festival returns to the
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We are a diocese of disciples, and all need one another to encourage and village hall and will be showing ‘the personal history of David Copperfield’. For
support us in our day to day lives. So, this month let us not only give thanks for more details contact Maggie Hoyle or myself.
those serving in our churches, but intentionally pray for those amongst us who are
called to live out their calling in the world. We all have opportunities to bring The trustees have started putting ideas together for the festive season, I know it’s
about change for good and by using our God given gifts, with the still only early autumn but draw breath and Christmas will be upon us. Barring any
encouragement of each other and the power of prayer together we have what return of covid restrictions we are planning a full season of events with a Christmas
we need to further God’s work across the Diocese and beyond. Fayre, Christmas lights competition and evening of fun. As well as a New Year’s
Eve party to kick off 2022, any ideas or offers of assistance in any of these will be
+Karen greatly appreciated.
The Jenny’s jams along with the food bank box and the collection boxes for the
air ambulance and Joseph Weld Hospice continue to be available every day in

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