Church

• Shaftesbury Quakers

(Society of Friends). Meets for one hour each Sunday from 10.30am at the Quaker Meeting House, Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury SP7 8BB. Everyone welcome.

• West Camel Independent

Methodists. Meets at All Saints Church on the first Sunday of the month at 4pm followed by tea. Other Sundays, evening worship is at 6pm. Phone 01935 850838 or Geoff.mead@ yahoo.com.

• Blandford Methodist

Church. Sunday services start at 10.45am. Over-60s lunch club on Tuesday and Friday priced £4. Reserve by phone. Coffee morning on Thursday, 10am-noon. The church is anxious to offer help to those in need. Leave a message on the phone and it will return the call within 24 hours.

• Anglican High Mass at

Wimborne St Giles. High Mass is the first Sunday of each month at 10am. BH21 5LZ.

• Coffee, Cake and Company at St Gregory’s

Church, Marnhull. Every Thursday from 10-11am. Everyone welcome.

• Sherborne Abbey.

Monday to Saturday, 8.30am Morning Prayer; The Sepulchre Chapel. Mondays, 9am CW Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Tuesdays, 12 noon CW Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Wednesdays, 10.30am Holy Communion with Homily; The Lady Chapel (alternates CW and BCP). Thursdays, 12 noon BCP Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Fridays, 9am Ecumenical Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. First Friday of the month, 9am Requiem Holy Communion; The Sepulchre Chapel. Third Friday of the month, 11am Remembering the Fallen (excluding Good Friday). Saturdays, 9am CW Holy Communion; The Sepulchre Chapel.

• St Peter’s, Hinton St

Mary. First, second and third Sundays, 9.30am Morning Prayer. Fourth Sunday, 9.30am Holy Communion.

• St Thomas’ Lydlinch.

Second and fourth Sunday, 11am Holy Communion. 3rd Sunday, 6pm Evensong.

• St Mary’s, Sturminster

Newton. First and third Sundays, 11am Holy Communion; 6pm BCP Evensong. Second and fourth Sundays, 9.30am Morning Prayer; 6pm BCP Evensong. Fifth Sunday, 11am Benefice Holy Communion. Wednesdays, 10am BCP Holy Communion. • Kingston Lacy. Second Sunday of the month, 9.15am Holy Communion. Fourth Sunday of the month, 9.15am Family Service. • Shapwick. Third Sunday of the month, 9.15am Holy Communion. • Horton Church. First Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion. • Hinton Martell. Second Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion.

• Horton and Chalbury

Village Hall. Third Sunday of the month, 9am Breakfast Church.

• Witchampton Church.

Third Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion. • Chalbury Church. Fourth Sunday of the month, 10.30am Holy Communion.

• St Mary The Virgin, Charlton Marshall.

Sunday, 15 May, 9.30am Family Service. Sunday, 22 May, 9.30am Communion Sunday, 29 May, 9.30am Said Communion.

• St John the Baptist,

Spetisbury. Sunday, 15 May, 9.30am Communion. Sunday, 22 May, 9.30am Morning Worship.

• All Saints, Langton

Long. Sunday, 15 May, 11am Morning Worship. Sunday 22 May, 11am Communion. • Tarrant Rushton. Sunday, 15 May, 11am Communion.

• Tarrant Crawford.

Sunday, 22 May, 11am Communion. • Clive Tory Farm. Sunday, 29 May, 10.45am Outdoor Worship.

• Charlton Marshall

village hall. Sunday, 29 May, 4.30pm Tea and Worship.

• Our Lady’s RC Church,

Marnhull. Mass Sunday, 9.30am and 6pm.

• St Benedict’s RC Church, Gillingham.

Sunday, 11am.

• St Mary Magdalene,

Castleton. Sunday, 15 May, Mattins & Fellowship Sunday, 11am. Sunday, 22 May, Mattins 11am. Sunday, 29 May, BCP Holy Communion 11am.

• St Martin of Tours,

Lillington. Sunday, 15 May, Morning Service 10am. Sunday, 22 May, Morning Service 10am. Sunday, 29 May, Morning Service followed by APCM 10am.

• St James the Great,

Longburton. Sunday, 15 May, Family Communion 10am. Sunday, 22 May, Said Holy Communion 10am. Sunday, 29 May, Songs of Praise 6pm.

• St Paul’s Church,

Sherborne. Sunday, 15 May, Morning Worship 10.30am. Sunday, 22 May, All Age Worship 10.30am. Sunday, 29 May, Morning Worship 10.30am.

• Services in the Shaftesbury Team

Ministry. Sunday, 15 May – 9.30am, St Peter’s, Parish Communion; 9.30am, St James’, Parish Communion; 11.15am, Compton Abbas, Parish Communion; 11.15am, Enmore Green, Morning Worship; 6pm, Motcombe, Evening Worship. Sunday, 22 May – 9.30am, St Peter’s, Parish Communion; 9.30am, Motcombe, Parish Communion; 11.15am, Melbury Abbas, Parish Communion; 6pm, St James’, Reflective Evening Communion.

• Lower Stour Benefice

June services. Sunday, 5 June: 9.45am – Said Communion, St John Baptist, Spetisbury; 10.45am – Platinum Jubilee Service, St Mary The Virgin Charlton Marshall; 10.45am – Platinum Jubilee Service, St John Baptist, Spetisbury; 11am – Platinum Jubilee Service, All Saints Langton Long; 11am – Platinum Jubilee Service, - Tarrant Keyneston. Sunday, 12 June: 9.30am – Communion, St Mary Church, Blandford St Mary; 11am – Communion, All Saints Langton Long.

• Benefice of St

Bartholomew. Sunday, 22 May – Rogation Walk, 9am, and service, 10.30am. Walk the Sedgehill Loop – about three miles, buggy- and dog-friendly – meeting at Sweetwell Farm, Sedgehill, SP7 9JB or just for the Sweetwell barn service and refreshments. Thursday, 26 May – Ascension Day service and picnic, 11am, Win Green. Sunday, 29 May – Family Eucharist for Ascension, 11am, St John’s, Charlton.

St Mary’s Church

Community Fete. Bruton Choral Society will perform a concert at St Mary’s Church on Saturday, 21 May, at 7.30pm. Free entry and all proceeds to the DEC Ukraine Appeal.

Meet our Vicar in the Vale

The New Blackmore Vale is delighted to welcome the Revd. Jonathan Evans of St Mary the Virgin Church, Bruton, as a regular columnist.

He came to Bruton during lockdown from Holy Trinity, Christchurch, with his wife, Alice.

The parish of St Mary’s is within Bruton and District Benefice and includes Brewham, Pitcombe, Redlynch, Shepton Montague and Wyke Champflower.

Revd. Evans has been delighted to receive a warm welcome and to find such vibrant communities.

He has written of his understanding that the essence of the Church is community – a group of

The Revd. Jonathan Evans

people called together.

He said: “Christianity is an incarnational religion, which demands of us togetherness and participation. We are called to be active in serving and sustaining the communities where we live. The challenges in a predominantly post-Christian culture are many and large, and we trust in God’s grace and abundance”.

Anyone with questions or observations for Revd. Evans about issues in life or for the church in the Blackmore Vale, can email questions and thoughts to newsdesk@ blackmorevale.net.

Parish meeting date

The annual parish meeting at Bishop’s Caundle is on Tuesday, 24 May, at 7pm in the village hall, one week later than advertised. The council’s annual meeting will follow.

Any groups or organisations that would like to contribute to the parish meeting, either in person or with a short report to be read out on their behalf, should contact the clerk at bishopscaundle@dorset-aptc.gov.uk.

Caundle Marsh PCC is holding a major fundraising event on Sunday, 19 June, (Fathers’ Day) to help fund the repainting of the church interior and to finance the maintenance of the churchyard so that it should continue to meet the needs of the community.

Visit via the Walled Garden next to Glebe House and the church just off the A3030 at DT9 5LX. Clear signs will be displayed – open 10am-5pm. Cream teas served throughout.

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