RENEWING HOPE PRAYER DEANERY CONTACTS God our Father, renew our hope. Rural Dean By the Holy Spirit’s power strengthen us to pray readily, Rev’d Lydia Cook serve joyfully The Rectory and grow abundantly Church Road rejoicing in Jesus Christ our Lord Shillingstone Amen. DT11 0SL 01258 863774 WHO WE ARE rector@okefordbenefice.org The Blackmore Vale Deanery consists of 34 parishes: Belchalwell Assistant Rural Dean Buckhorn Weston Child Okeford with Manston Rev’d Pam Rink Compton Abbas The Vicarage East Stour Bittles Green The Orchards and Margaret Marsh BLACKMORE VALE Fifehead Neville Motcombe Fifhead Magdalen SP7 9NX Gillingham 01747 590712 DEANERY Hammoon [email protected] Hazelbury Bryan Hinton St Mary Mission Action Plan Ibberton Kington Magna Lay Chair 2019 - 2022 Lydlinch Mappowder Mrs Sue Chandler Marnhull 01258 861432 Taking our Deanery forward Melbury Abbas poffl[email protected] Milton on Stour with 9 key actions Motcombe Okeford Fitzpaine Purse Caundle Deanery Treasurer Shillingstone Silton Mr Malcolm Wilson Shaftesbury St James and Enmore Green 01258 855585 Shaftesbury St Peter's [email protected] Stalbridge Stock Gaylard Stour Provost Stourton Caundle Deanery Secretary Sturminster Newton Todber Mrs Carol Hibbert West Stour 01747 838272 Woolland [email protected] OUR 9 ACTIONS - HELPING US TO RENEW HOPE

WHAT DO WE PRAY FOR? WHOM DO WE SERVE? HOW WILL WE GROW? As a Deanery, we pray for a flourishing of the As a Deanery, we serve our local communities, As a Deanery, we want to grow in depth of faith, Holy Spirit to deepen our commitment to Christ the wider county and through our link with South in breadth of reach and in number. By using our and to each other; the grace to serve and for God Sudan, we look outwards globally. We serve Deanery Synod meetings as open meetings for to give us growth. through practical action as well as prayer. everyone in the Deanery we will encourage each other in growth. ACTIONS ACTIONS ACTIONS Quiet day Lui Diocese Continue to ensure that there is a biennial Quiet Further strengthen our link with the Diocese of Lay training Day for the laity and encourage our Chapter Lui in South Sudan through the resourcing of Continue to encourage all parishes to grow clergy to take an annual retreat. items for its development, prayer and visits when vocations and to offer lay training for politically feasible. commissioned ministry across the Deanery. Pray for each other Continue to hold each other in regular prayer and Schools Ministry Fresh Expressions support the pilgrimage and walks and other times Continue to support local schools through prayer, Continue to share good practice and examples of of coming together in prayer. serving as Foundation Governors and Trustees, where initiatives have been successful and engaging with teachers and pupils and through explore the outreach best done at Deanery rather Deanery Eucharist Collective Worship and Open the Book. than Benefice level. Gather as a whole Deanery once a year to celebrate the Eucharist together as a symbol of Eco-Deanery Annual lecture our unity in Christ that transcends geographical Take a lead on environmental issues through Deepen our discipleship by arranging a keynote boundaries. worship and teaching, energy efficiency of speaker for our annual lecture at the beginning of buildings, management of church land for each year. wildlife, engagement with the local community and our own lifestyle choices. This leads to an Eco-church award if 16 parishes commit.

ROUTE TO RENEWED HOPE Success relies on us all journeying together WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? - Join in and get involved WHEN DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? - Dates will be posted on benefice pew sheets, notice boards, websites, magazines and social media HOW CAN I SEE PROGRESS? - News will be posted on all of the above. We will see the impact of the transforming Gospel through increased discipleship.