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Services for Sunday March 15th - Lent 3 10am Morning Worship Okeford Fitzpaine Abi Rudd 10.30am Matins Child Okeford Mark Riley 10.30am Holy Communion Shillingstone Rev’d Lydia 3.30pm Open Church Shillingstone Church Centre Rev’d Lydia
Services during the week Morning Prayer (MP) is at 8.30am and Evening Prayer (EP) is at 5pm Tuesday No MP this week. Rector on 48 hour leave Monday to Tuesday Wednesday Child Okeford MP and EP Thursday Okeford Fitzpaine MP Friday Shillingstone MP and EP
Services for Sunday March 22nd - Lent 4 / Mothering Sunday 9am Holy Communion Child Okeford Rev’d Lydia 10am Mothering Sunday Service Okeford Fitzpaine Rev’d Lydia 10.30am Mothering Sunday Service Shillingstone Mark Riley 6.30pm Evensong Manston Rev’d Lydia
Today’s Collect Children’s prayer
Eternal God, God of love give us insight in Jesus you were born, like us. to discern your will for us, You grew from a baby to be a child. to give up what harms us, You took all the time that and to seek the perfection we are promised we will take to grow up. in Jesus Christ our Lord. We are glad you know what it is like being a person. Amen.
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Lent Course Come and join us at the Shillingstone Church Centre on Thursday March 19th from 2-3pm to view, discuss and reflect on depictions in painting and sculpture of Christ’s crucifixion.
27 - 29th March - Bishop’s Pilgrimage Friday 27th - Wareham to Winterborne Kingston Saturday 28th - Winterborne Kingston to Shillingstone Sunday 29th - Shillingstone to Shaftesbury. If you plan to walk please let the Bishop know on bishop.sherborne@salisbury.anglican.org
Lent Lunches A lent lunche to enjoy this week on Wednesday 18th March. 12 noon - 2pm at Vicky Thomas’ house - The Old Rectory in aid of Cancer research. For details call Lesley Gasson 861690
Sing and Be Merry - returns Friday March 20th, March 27th 11.30am - 12.30pm Child Okeford Church Do come along and learn some hymns and anthems ready for the Good Friday devotion. Enjoy a glass of sherry, chat and laughter too. For more information contact Mike Brown on 01258 861194
GOOD NEWS for the week A real desire to help, support and love our communities in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Great community engagement with our re-wilding projects in our churchyards across the benefice. Bugs, bees, wildflowers, small critters and birds welcome here!
Adventure Church Tuesday April 7th at Hilfield Friary Dorchester DT2 7BE 10.30am - 2pm Activities for children and adults, joint Eucharist with the Friary Community, shared lunch together. Please let the Rector know if you plan to come and if you will be making your own way to Hilfield. or parking at the Shillingstone Church Centre at 9.30am to car share.
Rector and Rural Dean: The Rev’d Lydia Cook - 01258 863774 / [email protected] (Lydia’s day off is Saturday) Licensed Lay Minister: Mr Mark Riley - 01258 860718 Lay Worship Leaders: Mr Steve Vestbirk - 01258 860910; Mrs Abi Rudd - 01258 861367 Lay Pastoral Assistants: Ms Carolyn Angelucci - 01258 860049; Mrs Ruth Allen - 01258 860068 Please direct all enquiries regarding Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals to Rev’d Lydia Lydia, Ruth and Carolyn are always available for pastoral care. Please do let them know if you would like a visit. The Benefice is grateful to be served also by retired Lay ministers.
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