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Good Mental Health
Click on this link to view a Church of England leaflet entitled “Good Mental Health”
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Bishop Karen’s Palm Sunday Sermon
Sermon for Palm Sunday – Do you hear what I hear? These last few weeks I have been grateful that my garden gate links me to a footpath joining the village below with the top of Tower Hill. It makes a good walk for my daily exercise and this week what struck me more than anything …
Mothering Sunday Sermon notes
Sermon from Bishop Karen for Mothering Sunday
Village Carols Sat 14 Dec 3pm
VENUE: St Catherine’s Catholic Church, Victoria Grove Bridport Flute, fiddle, clarinet, bassoon and oboe will join with singers in an entertaining programme of village carols from two centuries ago. Beaminster Gallery Quire invite you to an afternoon of traditional village carols at St Catherine’s RC Church in Victoria Grove, Bridport. The music starts at 3.00 …
‘Mind the Gap’ Dorset Equality Group event
Deanery Choirs Festival 23 Nov
“Delivering Hope” tour comes to Dorset
“Delivering Hope” tour comes to Dorset at:The Coach House, Mapperton House, West Dorset, DT8 3NR at 7pm on Friday 15th March The harsh reality of giving birth in Sierra Leone, West Africa, where ten women die from giving birth each day, will be brought to life when a Christian Aid worker shares stories from the …
Paul Cheater Organ recital Sherborne Abbey
Wednesday, 21st November, Paul Cheater, organist at Bothenhampton, will be giving the lunchtime organ recital in Sherborne Abbey. The recital starts at 1pm and will last approximately 45 minutes. There is no fee for entry, but donations towards Abbey funds are always appreciated.
Silent Soldiers St John’s West Bay Thurs 4pm
The Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Mr. Angus Campbell, and the Bishop of Sherborne the Right Reverend Karen Gorham will be attending St. John’s WEST BAY on THURSDAY 1st NOVEMBER at 4.00pm to unveil and dedicate the six Silent Soldiers which has been a major project for CTiBD this year. I hope and pray that EVERYONE …
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Canon Michael Rawson at St Swithun’s 18/03/18
All are welcome to join our St Swithun’s congregation on Sunday 18th March at 9.30am to listen to Canon Michael Rawson, Sub-Dean of Southwark Cathedral celebrate and preach at our Sung Mass. Canon Michael joined Southwark Cathedral as Sub-Dean in December 2014. He has responsibility for pastoral care, oversight of volunteers particularly the Day Chaplains, ministry to children and …
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BBC ‘Palm Sunday’ filming at Eype Church
BBC Songs of Praise is filming a feature for their transmission on Palm Sunday of the Stations of The Cross exhibition at Eype Church. They’d ideally like some footage of people viewing the pictures from 2pm on Wednesday 28th February. If you have a free couple of hours, please do come along. Parking is at …
New Team Rector
We were pleased to announce that the Patron, the Lord Chancellor appointed the Revd Deb Smith, as Team Rector of Bridport in 2019. Deb was Incumbent of Wyke Regis. The Bishop, Archdeacon and all those at Bridport Team Ministry were delighted as Deb brings considerable experience and enthusiasm of parochial ministry to the team as well …
Stations of the Cross Painting Exhibition
St. Peter’s, Eype and the Eype Centre for the Arts are very honoured to present to you an Exhibition of the Bridport paintings of the Stations of the Cross during Lent and Holy Week 2018 (Easter). It will be open to visitors 2-5pm at weekends 17th February to 25th March and then every afternoon 26th …
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PRAY Bridport Tues 14 Nov Priory Lane
PRAY Bridport (Churches Together event) next meeting: Tues 14 Nov at Priory Lane with Beacon Church (Ezekiel 22:30) Each meeting starts 7.30pm for around an hour.
Big Sing day at Milton Abbey
Come and fill Milton Abbey with Praise! An opportunity to learn new Christian songs and hymns on a Big Sing day at Milton Abbey on Saturday 18 November 2017 from 10am – 3.30pm with Noel Tredinnick, conductor of the All Souls Orchestra. Suitable for anyone aged 9 to 99 who enjoys singing! Whatever your church …
Autumn Preaching Series – St Mary’s South St
RENEWING HOPE What do you PRAY for? Whom do you SERVE? How will you GROW? These questions posed by the vision for the Diocese of Salisbury will be explored in Evensong sermons at 4 p.m. on: 3rd September 1st October 5th November.
Christian Aid Coffee Morning – Bradpole Church
Thursday, 18th May, 10am-12noon to include music (& maybe songs) with Angelica Kennard. Stalls include plants, books, bric-a-brac, cakes and raffle – and not forgetting delicious refreshments. We would love to see you there, and why not bring a friend. Lyn (01308 425804)
Gospel Choir Workshop St John’s West Bay
Return visit of Jo Sercombe on Saturday 17 June, 2017 at St John’s Church, West Bay, 10am-4.00pm. Under18’s/students free. Donations £10. Buy-your-own Lunch (or buy Fish & Chips) – drinks provided. All Welcome. Please book via elfsavigear@btinternet.com
Movement in worship
Churches Together Bridport & District are excited to be hosting a Movement in Worship foundation course, which is suitable for everyone:- beginners, folk with restricted movement, even those who think they can’t dance! The uniqueness in which you have been created is a gift that you can give back to God in your worship. This workshop is designed …
Unaccompanied Bach, in 41 different places
Wendy Staal, first violinist of Extreme Baroque, details of their last concert can be found at https://sladersyard.wordpress.com/tag/extreme-baroque/ is embarking on a project – ‘Bach 41’. It is a very simple idea – to play one movement of unaccompanied Bach, in 41 different places. The project is in aid of the Richard Ely Trust for Young …
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Despair can only turn to hope
Perhaps like me you had never heard of Buncrana in Ireland, let alone its pier before yesterday. Yet also like me you may have been horrified and distressed to hear how a day out turned to tragedy when a family car slid into Lough Swilly and five of the six people inside drowned. Davitt Walsh …
Angel by name but not nature
Very early in my teaching career in the early 1980’s the school where I worked in Sussex was shocked when, one lunchtime, one pupil stabbed another. It was almost fatal, but not quite. The quick thinking of teaching returned from lunch and who was first on the scene stopped the pupil bleeding out. The perpetrator …
The Cassocked Crusader
I was always more of a ‘Victor’ reader than one for Marvel and DC comics. Alf Tupps, ‘the Tough of the Track’ who trained on fish and chips, ran barefoot and yet still won his races was my Saturday comic hero. That’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy the odd superhero story or two. …
Beware the spin …
In the story of the ‘Man with the twisted lip’ the great detective Sherlock Holmes uncovers a great fraud. A seemingly rich and prosperous man, with good connections and a fine lifestyle has been paying for it all by becoming a profession beggar on the streets of London. His unmasking comes as rather a shock …
What history teaches….
I am an historian and so tend to rationalise and understand the present through the prism of the past. The study of history at its most exciting enables us to see how we are where we are and can so clearly help to chart choices which effect the future. So it is through the prism …
Public Art Brings Easter to Life
In conjunction with the Bridport Arts Society, Churches Together in Bridport and District plan to display fourteen ‘Stations of the Cross’ at various locations throughout the town of Bridport and West Bay in West Dorset this coming Holy Week and Easter. The Stations of the Cross depict various interactions Jesus has along his final journey …
The jewel in the crown …
About eight miles from where I was born in South Wales is a small town called Tredegar. The iron works have gone as have the mines, but its history has left a lasting legacy to the British nation: Tredegar was the birthplace of the National Health Service. Local boy Aneurin Bevan used the Miners Hospital …