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CHURCH AND VILLAGE Congo as refugees. And so in 2017 Bishop Seme was consecrated as the bishop
of a new diocese whose geographical area was almost empty of people!
ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS Its hard to imagine beginning a new job in those circumstances. In the face of
civil war, we might think that there is not much that we as individuals, or even as a
diocese of Salisbury, can do for our sister and brothers in South Sudan who are
living in such circumstances. But one thing that we can do is to pray, and Bishop
Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info Seme asks us to pray for the following:
Pray for peace in South Sudan so that people go back home because they
Mobile Library Dorset County 01305 dorchestermob Alternate fortnights Car are really tired.
Council 224440 ilelibrary@dorse park
tcc.gov.uk Mondays 9.20- 9.50 Pray for the ministry of Bishop Seme and his clergy among the scattered
Fridays 10.50 - 12.15 refugees who are in all the different areas
Neighbour Car Amanda 07855 bereregispc@g Community run transport
Scheme Crocker 396073 mail.com option Pray for some programs of the Diocese such as Children’s and Youth
Ministry, Mothers’ Union, human resource development in the Diocese, and
Pop in Place Alison Bennett 472023 3 Rye Hill Close popinplace@g Weekly. Drax Hall some income generating for the Diocese.
BH20 7LU mail.com Monday and Friday
mornings Pray for our Translation project which is translating the Bible into the local
10.00 - 12.00 languages, so that people can read and understand the Word of God.
Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education I’d like us across the West Purbeck Benefice to commit to doing that. And why?
‘Pebbles’ Bere Regis eregis.dorset.sc for children from 2 to 8 years,
including breakfast club from
BH20 7DB h.uk 7.45 a.m. and after-school club Well, so many reasons – because we are part of a bigger whole – a diocese
until 5 p.m. which has been linked and sharing in prayer with Sudan and South Sudan for 50
Rotary Club of David King 01929 Hyde Woods, Hyde david.king@gb years, and because together we are part of a far bigger, a global body of Christ
Wareham 471087 Wareham, BH20 7NT pltd.co.uk - and some parts of that body are really suffering. And when we join together,
www.wareham
rotary.co.uk spiritually, in praying for one another, we become part of that far bigger whole,
we become part of that great cloud of witnesses, a body of support and
Salt and Pepper Lunch Kim Benjafield 471170 stockleyfarmpa Monthly, Scout Hut, 3rd encouragement, that we read of in Hebrews 12: 1 – 2:
Club rtners@gmail.c Thursday. 12.30p.m.
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‘Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also
Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@ Meetings and events lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with
577012 hotmal.co.uk arranged as and when.
perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and
perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured
W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the
@gmail.com Club
3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm throne of God.’
Sanctuary Flower Guild Mrs Diane 472331 edmonds473@ My prayer is that this might become just a little closer to a reality for us and for our
(church flower Edmonds btinternet.com brothers and sisters in South Sudan.
arrangers)
Hedgehogs - support, Mrs Sue Aldous 07720 Bere Regis’ resident expert The Revd Canon Richard Bartlett, Vicar of the West Purbeck Benefice.
advice and rescue 266346 on all things hedgehog
related
First Thursday Club Sylvia Bayliss 472697 sbayliss194@ou 1st Thursday at 2.30pm at
tlook.com the Scout Hut
Sue Stone 472083 susan97stone@
gmail.com
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