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December 2018 December 2018 THE PARISHES of BERE REGIS and DATES FOR AFFPUDDLE with TURNERSPUDDLE Reverend Canon Charles Masheder YOUR DIARY The Vicarage, West Street, Bere Regis, 2018 BH20 7HQ 01929 472883 December 4th Mayhem, Mutiny and Murder-successful search for wreck in Patagonia Our Mission: 5th Mothers’ Union Christmas Party 2.00 p.m. To encourage awareness of the presence of God through worship 11th Floral Group Christmas Lunch, Athelhampton music and the arts; 12th Autumn Leaves, Christmas Afternoon To encourage everyone in the 14th Pop in Performers Christmas Show 7.00pm Christian faith through example, 15th Pop in Performers Christmas Show 2.00pm learning and spiritual growth; 17th Pop in Place Christmas Party, Lower Hall 2.00pm Our Vision: 19th WI, Christmas Festivities To make Christ’s love To make our churches open and known in the world today welcoming to all, and supportive of and to live out his teaching those in need; To challenge injustice at home and A LETTER FROM abroad and to balance our care for YOUR VICAR the environment. My dear Friends, Well the time has come! On October 28th I announced in church that Felicity and I will be leaving these two lovely parishes at the end of January. Many of you knew that we had been looking to buy a house in Devon and you have been so supportive and loving through these months and we would like to thank you very warmly. I have written to the Bishops (and others) to tell them that the resignation will be as from January 31st, though my last Sunday, and therefore active ministry, will be on 27th. Leaving a particular role of ministry always has its sadness, as we will be saying goodbye to many people who have become good friends, but of course, there is always the excitement too of a new chapter of our lives. For me this will be a big change – retirement! After over 46 years in parish ministry, yes it all began in 1972 when I was a mere 23, it will mean a real change of life- style. I have plans of what I might do, including possibly some writing based on my Church website: www.bereregiswith affpuddle.org.uk 84 1 December 2018 December 2018 life and my experiences...but don’t expect it too soon!! However I had some of CHURCH AND VILLAGE those plans when we moved here and the life in these villages has been so rich, fruitful and enjoyable, that there has been little opportunity! I can honestly say ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS that as I look back through my years of active ministry I have had a wonderful life up to now and could recommend it as a great way to live one’s life. I have every expectation that I will be, after a while, asked to continue to conduct services and I will always be very happy to do so. My wonderful life will continue in a Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info different form! As you may know, we are moving to a house in a largish village, called South Mothers’ Union Nancy Gibson 472105 15 White Lovington NancyEGibson Monthly. Turberville Court Brent on the southern tip of the Dartmoor National Park. I hope that in a future BH20 7NF @msn.com 1st Wednesday. 2.00 p.m. magazine we will be able to give you details of our new address. We will always Mobile Library Dorset County 01305 dorchestermob Alternate fortnights Car be happy to see any of our Dorset friends. Next month, we will also hope to Council 224440 ilelibrary@dorse park explain how things will be working out in the parishes and who will be responsible tcc.gov.uk Mondays 9.20- 9.50 for what. The hope, too, is to try and keep most of our regular services in place, Fridays 10.50 - 12.15 but please do support! Neighbour Car Brenda House 01929 stockleyfarmpa Community run transport Scheme 471255 [email protected] option Meanwhile, there is Christmas and I am very happy to share this wonderful festival om with you once again. It is a time of course for family and friends getting together; Pop in Place Alison Bennett 472023 3 Rye Hill Close popinplace@g Weekly. Drax Hall a time for sending cards to people you may not have seen in the past year; a BH20 7LU mail.com Monday and Friday mornings time for giving and receiving presents from loved ones. You do not need me to 10.00 - 12.00 remind you that right at its heart is the celebration of the birth of Jesus – or do you?! Purbeck District Peter Wharf 472246 The Old Vicarage peterwharf@ho Monthly surgery. Turberville Councillor West Street tmail.com Court, Communal Lounge 1st Saturday @ 9.30—10.00 It is the saddest thing when we are so busy that we begin to take so much for granted. The arrival of Jesus, born at Bethlehem, brought to this earth the most Bere Regis Pre-School 471334 Southbrook preschool@ber Providing care and education ‘Pebbles’ Bere Regis eregis.dorset.sc for children from 2 to 8 years, including breakfast club from amazing and influential human being of all time. He showed us through his life h.uk BH20 7DB 7.45 a.m. and after-school club and teaching how we could live our lives and if you only see him as a great until 5 p.m. teacher (the greatest?) then surely you want to celebrate his birth. For those of us Rotary Club of David King 01929 Hyde Woods, Hyde david.king@gb as Christians, who believe that he is uniquely the Son of God, then of course that Wareham 471087 Wareham, BH20 7NT pltd.co.uk www.wareham makes our celebration even more wonderful. How can you doubt him when the rotary.co.uk miracles that he performed are well beyond the ability of any of us? Can you Salt and Pepper Lunch Brenda House 471255 stockleyfarmpa Monthly, Scout Hut, 3rd feed 5,000 from one small lunch or turn water into wine or heal people Club [email protected] Thursday. 12.30p.m. miraculously? om Table Tennis for Adults Pauline Pitfield 01258 Mondays 7.00 to 9.00 pm Our services will be following the usual pattern (and indicated in this magazine) 839123 and I would ask you please to join us, in whichever church is yours, to celebrate the birth of Jesus and to take time to think whether his life and words might bring a Twinning Association Jackie Ahern 07876 Jackie.ahern@hot Meetings and events new meaning to your life as we move into 2019. 577012 mal.co.uk arranged as and when. Felicity joins me in wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a bright New Year with many positives! W.I. (Bere Regis) Mrs Dian Pitts 471322 pitts.dian Monthly, Bere Regis Sports @gmail.com Club 3rd Wednesday @ 7.30 pm Your sincere and loving Priest and Friend, Woodbury Hill Singers Mrs Kath Jeeves 471175 10 Turberville Court Weekly Turberville Court Mondays @ 2.00 p.m. 2 83 December 2018 BERE REGIS DecemberSidesmen 2018 CHURCH AND VILLAGE CHURCH ROTAS ACTIVITIES, SOCIETIES, CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS and CONTACTS 2nd 10.00am Mr Bates/Mr House Readers Chalice Mr House/Mr Ward Intercessions Mr Croom Parish Communion Association Contact Tel Address E-mail Meetings/Info 6.00pm Mr Gibbs and others 2nd 9th 10.00am Junior Church Bere Regis Scout Neal Unitt- 01929 Mondays 7.30 - 9 pm Gospel: Mr Smith/ Group (Scouts) Jones 472273 10½ or 11 to 14 years Epistle: Mrs Gibson 16th 10.00am Mr Smith/Mr Croom Scout Hut, Elder Road General or group 01305 th Chalice Mr Smith/Mr Wharf enquiries Chris Gall 772634 16 Gospel: Mr Croom/ Intercessions Mr Cox Bere Regis Scout Kate Willis 01929 Thursdays 6.30 - 8 pm Group (Cubs) 472787 8– 10½ or 11 years Epistle: Mr Beet 6.00pm Mr Gibbs and others Scout Hut, Elder Road 24th 24th 11.30pm Mr Smith Kingsbere Explorer Helen Unitt- 01929 Tuesdays 7.30 pm-9.30 pm. Gospel: Mr Smith/ Chalice Mr Smith/Mrs Welton Scout Unit Jones 472273 14-18 years, male and female. Scout Hut, Elder Epistle: Mrs Welton Road 25th 11.00am TBC Bere Regis Scouts Andrea 472588 2 Old Barn Cottages andrealynnmar Hire rates from £7.00 per Scout Hut Hire Marshall or 07884 West Street [email protected] hour 226445 om Briantspuddle Book Jenny Beedle 471002 6 Bladen Valley, angie@ptalbot. 2nd Saturday 10 - 11 am Cleaning and Dusting Swap Club Angie Talbot 472483 19 Bladen Valley plus.com Briantspuddle Village Hall Cleaning Dusting Chapel Toddlers Suzie Gee 472484 Rose Cottage, Butt suziegtitus3v4@ Tuesdays - 9.15 a.m. - Group Land talktalk.net 11.30 a.m. at the 3 & 10 Nancy Gibson Cecilia Clarke Congregational Chapel, Butt Lane December Sue Steggals Dave Clarke Cyril Wood Court 1st Saturday of every 17 & 24 Heather Day Simon Walker Monthly Coffee Stop month from 10.00 - 12.00 December Len Day Tina Walker Drax Hall Lyn Simmonds 471528 (hire) Dorset County Peter Wharf 472246 The Old Vicarage peterwharf@ho Councillor West Street tmail.com Sanctuary Flower Guild Kingsbere Quilters Mrs Diane 472331 10 Boswell’s Close Monthly Scout Hut 1st/8th Advent - no flowers Edmonds BH20 7JE 1st Wednesday 9.30 am - 12.30p.m. 15th Advent - no flowers Milborne St Andrew Secretary: Sue 01258 Lane End, Milborne Msa.allotments A new allotment site adjacent to Allotment Society Gould (28 837575 St Andrew. @yahoo.co.uk the Sports Club in the village, whole plot £30, half plot £20 per Stileham Bank, year.