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Auugust 2024 August 2024
November
THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and AFFPUDDLE
5th Village hall talk - Plants for difficult places
with TURNERSPUDDLE
5th Southampton - £15 9.00am
Our Our Mission:
12th Christmas with Irene - Irene Hickson Vision: To encourage awareness of the
To make presence of God through worship
PC 14th 7.00pm Christ’s music and the arts;
love To encourage everyone in the
JC 10th Remembrance known in Christian faith through example,

the world learning and spiritual growth;
SP 21st Cottage pie and chocolate mousse today and To make our churches open and

to live out welcoming to all, and supportive
his of those in need;
19th Otter Nurseries - £12 9.30am teaching To challenge injustice at home and
abroad and to balance our care

FN for the environment.

December
LETTER FROM OUR VICAR
3rd Village hall talk - Cherry Tree Nursery and buy plants
Dear friends

5/6/7th Christmas Show The holiday season is here! The queues on the roads are a bit of a give-away!
Here in this beautiful part of the country, the churches and communities of the
10th Christmas Lunch and Lights - £10 1.00pm West Purbeck Benefice, which stretches from Bere Regis and Affpuddle down to
Lulworth Cove, look forward to welcoming many people during the next month or
Christmas Lunch - date to be decided so into our parishes, to take some time out of their normal routine and come and
find rest and refreshment on holiday.
PC 12th

Jesus knew the importance of rest. He said to his followers: ‘Come to me, all you
that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my

13th Christmas Party yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you

will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’
JC 8th Christmas Cake service Whether or not you are going away, I hope that the change of pace that
sometimes comes with August will give you an opportunity to ‘find rest for your
souls’. Our churches, as places of welcome and spiritual refreshment, will continue
19th Roast Turkey (and all the trimmings ) and Christmas to be open throughout the holiday season, not only for services, and for ‘Tea and
SP pudding and Mince pies Toast’ on Thursday mornings, but also as places simply to come and rest, every
day. Please feel very welcome to come in, maybe just to sit quietly, or to say a
20th Carols and Mince Pies 10-12 prayer.

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