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.

• West Camel Independent

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

• Blandford Methodist

Church. Sunday services start at 10.45am. Thursdays: Coffee and Chat from 10am- noon. Fridays: Lunch Club for the over-55s from noon at £5 a meal. Phone John Cornish to book your meal, 07799 516735.

• Anglican High Mass at

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

• St Gregory’s Church,

Marnhull. Coffee, Cake and Company, Thursdays 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. Saturdays, 9am CW Holy Communion; The Sepulchre Chapel.

• St Peter’s, Hinton St Mary.

First, second and third Sundays, 9.30am Morning Prayer. Fourth

Sherborne Abbey.

Sunday, 9.30am Holy Communion. • St Thomas’ Lydlinch. Second and fourth Sunday, 11am Holy Communion. Third 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.

• Our Lady’s RC Church,

Marnhull. Mass Sunday, 9.30am and 6pm.

• St Benedict’s RC Church,

Gillingham. Sunday, 11am. • Fancy a coffee? The churches in The Donheads, Charlton, East Knoyle, Semley and Sedgehill now have a team of friendly, approachable people available to offer home visits. Contact Revd. Kate at rector@ benofbart.org.uk, 01747 830174. • St Mary’s, Stalbridge. 28 July, Holy Communion 10am.

• St Mary Magdalene,

Castleton – Sunday, 24 July. Mattins (Patronal Festival and Fellowship Sunday) – 11am. Sunday, 31 July – BCP Holy Communion, 11am.

• St Martin of Tours,

Lillington – Sunday, 24 July. Morning service 10am. Sunday, 31 July – Morning Service, 10am.

• St James the Great,

Longburton – Sunday, 24 July. Village Communion – 11am – note later start time – followed by lunch after the service for St James’ Day. Sunday, 31 July – Songs of Praise, 6pm.

• St Paul’s Church, Sherborne

– Sunday, 24 July. All age worship – 10.30am. Sunday, 31 July – all age worship, 10.30am.

• Sherborne Abbey organ

recitals (Mondays in The Abbey at 1.30pm). Monday 25 July – Simon Clarkson, Yeovil; Monday, 1 August – Martyn Noble, Sub-Organist, HM Chapels Royal, St James’s Palace Monday; 8 August – Timothy Uglow, Director of Music, Worksop College (formerly Canterbury Cathedral). • Lower Stour Benefice: Sunday, 7 August – 10.45am, Together Service – Blandford St Mary. Sunday, 14 August – 9.30am, Communion – Blandford St Mary; 11am, Communion – All Saints Langton Long; 11am, Family Service – Tarrant Rushton. Sunday, 21 August – 9.30am, Communion – Spetisbury; 9.30am, Morning Worship – Charlton Marshall; 11am, Morning Worship – All Saints Langton Long; 11am, Communion – Tarrant Keyneston; 4pm, Family Service – Charlton Marshall Sunday, 28 August – 9.30am, Communion – Charlton Marshall; 9.30am, Morning Worship – Spetisbury; 11am, Communion(BCP) – Tarrant Crawford; 11am, Communion – All Saints Langton Long.

• West Camel Church Fete

– Higher Farm, Fore Street, Saturday, 23 July, 2-4pm. Admission £1 (children free). Attractions include Wincanton Silver Band. All proceeds to All Saints Church. • St Mary’s, Stalbridge – 28 July, Holy Communion 10am; 7 August Holy Communion 10am; 14 August Evensong 4pm. A benefice service will be held on 31 July at Purse Caundle 11am.

Male voice choir provides light fare

The Mill Singers Male Voice Choir gave a well-attended concert in Horsington Parish Church under new musical director Nikki Budd.

The well-received repertoire was made up of music that was easy-listening, light and fun – swing and pop, songs from the shows, spiritual and humorous numbers.

The event raised a significant sum for church funds, following the deduction for the choir’s expenses. Church members provided a cream tea after the concert.

The Mill Singers are based in the Sturminster Newton/ Blandford area, although some members come from further away, such as Crewkerne, Milborne Port and Horsington!

The companionable and fun-loving choir, which gives four to six concerts a year in aid of good causes, is always ready to welcome new faces and auditions are not required.

Anyone interested in either joining, or attending a Thursday evening rehearsal for a ‘taster’, is invited to contact either the chairman, Tudor Hill, on 01258 861225 or membership secretary Andy Jackson on 01963 250385.