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Meeting again at the Village Pump
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Michael Ford
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14 May, 2021
A new informal monthly meeting is an opportunity for rural clergy and laity to meet to share ideas and concerns about rural life, the church and its outreach, hosted by the Rural Field Officer for Dorset, Canon Richard Hancock.
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Meeting at the Village Pump in August
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Michael Ford
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16 Jul, 2021
The informal 'Village Pump' monthly meeting is going from strength to strength, as those involved in rural life at grass roots gather for discussion and encouragement.
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Memories of Bishop Nicholas
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Michael Ford
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06 Jul, 2021
‘A man of the people and a champion of "the lost, the last and the least”, a Bishop that our Diocese has come to know and love.’ That is how Bishop Nicholas, the 78th Bishop of Salisbury, will be remembered.
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Men's Shed builds church noticeboard
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Michael Ford
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12 Nov, 2019
St Mary’s Puddletown has a brand new noticeboard, thanks to the efforts of a local Men's Shed group.
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Mental Health Day
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Michael Ford
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03 Jul, 2019
Churches in our diocese are being invited to join the Samaritans in Salisbury for a free learning day on mental health wellbeing and ways to improve mental health.
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Messages for World Day of Creation
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Michael Ford
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05 Sep, 2020
The full text of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is below.
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Messy Church Goes 4th!
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Michael Ford
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16 Oct, 2019
Last Saturday (12th October), the Messy Church family in the Benefice of Abbotsbury, Portesham and Langton Herring celebrated their 4th birthday at St Peter’s Church in Portesham.
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Messy Minster: Christmas At Home
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Michael Ford
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18 Dec, 2020
Messy Church began in 2004 just east of our Diocese in Cowplain, near Portsmouth, and is now a global movement - a branch of the Church in its own right. Families gather for fun, laughter and true Christian celebration, meaning and life.
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Messy Plough Sunday
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Michael Ford
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31 Jan, 2020
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For our rural communities, Plough Sunday is a chance to give thanks for the work of our farmers and bless the "ploughs" - now more modern machinery - that they use. The services can be traditional or, in the case of one Wiltshire parish, rather messy.
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Messy Research
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Michael Ford
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03 Sep, 2019
The Church of England is to fund new research to help deepen the faith of families and children attending ‘Messy Churches’ – non-traditional church gatherings that attract tens of thousands of worshippers across the country.
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