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The West Dorset Magazine, April 8, 2022
Church Services A service of Easter reflections through organ music will be delivered by Paul Cheater at 6.30pm on Monday, April 11 at Litton Cheney Church. Long Bredy Church will hold a Compline service of chanted prayer at 6.30pm on Tuesday, April 12. The Rev Liz Howlett will lead Holy Week reflections, including readings from Julian of Norwich, at Puncknowle Church on Wednesday, April 13 from 6.30pm. A Holy Communion service, including a remembrance of the Last Supper and the stripping of the altar, will be held on Maundy Thursday, April 14, at Swyre Church from 6.30pm. Litany services, including St John’s account of the events preceding Jesus’ crucifixion, will be held at Shipton Gorge Church and Littlebredy Church at 10am on Good Friday, April 15. A Good Friday vigil will be held from noon to 3pm at Burton Bradstock Church. An Easter Saturday vigil will take place at Chilcombe Church at 6.30pm. Join a seaside
service run by the Churches of the Bride Valley from 6am on Sunday, April 17 at Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock. Bridport Catholic Church has Mass every Sunday at 10am. The Abbey: Weekday services every Monday-Saturday at 8.30 am – Morning Prayer -The Sepulchre Chapel Every Monday at 9am CW Holy Communion The Lady Chapel Every Monday at 7.30pm –Address and Compline (last service on Monday, April 4 Every Tuesday at 12pm – CW Holy Communion The Lady Chapel Every Wednesday at 10.30am –Holy Communion with Homily –The Lady Chapel (alternates CW and BCP) Sherborne Abbey Palm Sunday, April 10 8am BCP Holy Communion 9.15am Liturgy of the Palms Procession (The Green, top of Cheap Street, then proceed, behind the donkey, to The Abbey) 9.30 am Parish Eucharist 6pm Choral Evensong Castleton Church 11am BCP Holy Communion Lillington Church 10am Morning Service Holy Communion Longburton Church 10am Village Communion St Paul’s @The Gryphon 10.30 am All Age Worship Speaker: The Reverend Oli Fricker Melbury Services Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 10 Halstock 10am Holy Communion Melbury Osmond 9.30am Holy Communion Maiden Newton 9.30am Worship Service Cattistock 6pm Evening Prayer Good Friday Sunday, April 15 East Chelborough 11am Castle Hill Melbury Osmond 2pm Hour at the Cross Maiden Newton 9.30am Good Friday Service Easter Sunday Corscombe Sunrise Service 9.30am Family Communion Halstock 9.30am Family Communion West Chelborough 11am Morning Prayer Evershot 10am Family Communion Melbury Osmond 9.30am Holy Communion Frome St Quintin 11am Holy Communion Melbury Bubb 11am Holy Communion Rampisham 11am Holy Communion by extension Wraxall 11.15am Holy Communion Maiden Newton 9.30am Family Service Cattistock 10am Holy Communion Chilfrome 8am Holy Communion Frome Vauchurch 9am Holy Communion
Activities By: Claire Robinson Mess! As a mum I have long become accustomed to mess. Even though my girls are now embarking on their teen years they still seem to attract it – messy hair, messy rooms, messy desks... When younger there was nearly always a trail of messy chaos behind them wherever they went. I’ve had to become chief constable in charge of clean up operations at home. It’s not unusual to find me issuing orders to pick it up, put it away, tidy, clean and sort. Sometimes I’m listened to, often not but nowadays I believe the man upstairs
Sometimes By The Rev Deb Smith, Team Rector of Bridport
You may have heard the story about a man who gets too close to the edge of the Grand Canyon, loses his balance, and slips over the edge. Just before falling, he grabs onto a root sticking out from the edge. “Help me!” he screams. “Is there anyone up there? Help me! Save me! Is there anyone up there? A voice answers: “I am the Lord. I can save you. Do you believe in me? “Do you really want me to help you?” “O, yes, Lord, I believe in you, more than you’ll ever know.
