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. • Anglican High Mass at Wimborne St Giles: First Sunday of each month at 10am. BH21 5LZ. • Sherborne Abbey: Monday to Saturday, 8.30am Morning Prayer; The Sepulchre Chapel. Mondays, 9am CW Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Tuesday, noon CW Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Wednesday, 10.30am Holy Communion with Homily; The Lady Chapel (alternates CW and BCP). Thursday, noon BCP Holy Communion; The Lady Chapel. Friday, 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. Saturday, 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. Third Sunday, 6pm Evensong. • St Mary’s, Sturminster Newton: First and third Sunday, 11am Holy Communion; 6pm BCP Evensong. Second and fourth Sunday, 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. • Blandford Methodist Church: Sunday services at 10.45am followed by refreshments. Thursdays: coffee and chat with refreshments from 10am-noon. This is a ‘warm space’ for those wanting to reduce their energy bills for a morning. Fridays: Lunch club for over-55s from noon. Phone Joyce Wild on 07817 505 543 to book a meal – price £5. The Salvation Army holds its carol concert at the church on Sunday 4 December at 3pm. The church is anxious to offer help to those in need – call steward John Cornish on 07799 516 735. If leaving a message state name and contact details. • Sherborne Quakers: Meet Sundays 10.30am in the Griffiths Room, Digby Memorial Church Hall. Everyone welcome. • Home visits: Churches in The Donheads, Charlton, East Knoyle, Semley and Sedgehill have a team of friendly people available to offer home visits. Contact Revd. Kate at rector@ benofbart.org.uk, 01747 830174. • Warm space: Cheap Street Church, Sherborne, will provide a warm and welcoming space with hot drinks, cakes, soup and rolls plus activities such as jigsaws and knitting on Thursdays up to 14 December, 10am-3pm. To volunteer to help in the kitchen, provide food or just sit and chat to visitors, contact Penny at pennylgardner@gmail.com • West Camel Independent Methodists: Meeting at All Saints Church, BA22 7QB. Sunday 27 November, service at 3pm. A warm welcome to all. Phone 01935 850838 or email Geoff.mead@yahoo.com • Lower Stour Benefice: Sunday 27 November – 9.30am Morning Worship – Spetisbury; 9.30am Communion – Charlton Marshall; 11am Communion – Langton Long; 11am BCP Communion – Tarrant Rushton. • Gillingham Methodist Church: Sunday recitals 3pm (about one hour). Admission free, retiring collection. Superb two manual William Sweetland organ restored and enlarged in 2006/2009. Video screen. For details and updates visit the website at www.musicatgmc. org.uk or phone 07817 379006. • Christmas Tree Festival: Back again after Covid-19, hosted by Cheap Street Church, Sherborne, and organised by Sherborne Churches Together. A tree has been allocated and individuals are needed to help make the decorations. Contact Shirley Fry on 01935 389124 or the parish office on 01935 713777. • St Mary’s Church, Charminster (DT2 9RD): Christmas tree festival 9-11 December. Opening times: Friday 9 December 3-6pm, Saturday 10 December 11am4pm, Sunday December 11 2-5pm. 5pm Sunday carols around the trees with mulled wine and mince pies. Light refreshments throughout plus Christmas gifts and Fairtrade stalls. Admission £3 (children free). Website https://stmaryscharminster.org.uk • Longburton Village Cafe: Held in the village church of St James, the cafe provides tea, coffee – free refills – and great cakes, for just £1.50 and will be open on Tuesdays 29 November and 13 December from 10.30am-noon. • Sherborne Good Neighbours: Annual meeting on Tuesday 29 November, noon-1.30pm at the Roman Catholic Church Hall, Westbury. To find out more about volunteering with Good Neighbours are welcome. Most requests are for transport to surgeries or local hospitals but new drivers and volunteers prepared to visit and check on the housebound and help with shopping would be welcomed. If you can spare an hour occasionally contact chairman Mike Hatch on 01935 815806 or at m.hatch1471@btinternet. com • Mothers’ Union: Next meeting on Friday 25 November in the Griffiths Room, Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne, 10am for 10.30am start. • SCT Christmas Day lunch: Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne, from 12.30-3pm primarily for anyone without family at Christmas. Traditional lunch – vegetarian option – no charge. To join in and/or volunteer fill in the form(s) at the parish office. • St Leonard’s, Semley: Sunday 27 November, 6pm, Advent carol service – Hope for Dark Times. • St Bartholomew’s Benefice: A warm place and a warm welcome at community cafes held every month – first Tuesday – St Andrew’s, Donhead St Andrew; second Tuesday – St John’s, Charlton; fourth Tuesday – St Mary’s, East Knoyle. Everyone is welcome 10.30am-noon. • Holnest Church: The church (DT9 5PU) welcomes Stanchester Quire on 9 December at 7pm for a Christmas concert by candlelight. Free admission with donations welcome. Limited seating available – book on 01963 210632. • St Mary’s Stalbridge: 27 November – Holy Communion 9.30am; 4 December – Informal Worship 9.30am; 11 December – Holy Communion 9.30am. • Colehill Methodist Church: Members are collecting food to make up Christmas parcels for Blandford Food Bank but will be taking a break on Saturday morning, December 3, to welcome visitors for their Christmas coffee morning. Tea, coffee and the always-popular home-made cakes will be on offer at the Lonnen Road church from 10-11.30am..