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Sign Up For Advent Windows 2021

Following last year’s fabulous Advent windows trail around the village* there is some energy to have another go. This year the theme is much broader – The Heart of Christmas.

There is a list in Broadwindsor Community stores – please sign up there 🙂

  • Sign up for which day in December you want to light your window.
  • Interpret the theme any way you want.
  • Windows are lit up each day around 4pm and kept lit until later in the evening, switch off when you like.

As the month progresses more and more windows appear 🙂
Please sign up choosing dates from the end of the month (24th Dec.) first – that way if we have fewer than 24 people we can just start later through December.

Please sign up no later than Sunday 21st November.

Any queries, get in touch with Jo Neary: revneary@gmail.com

Many thanks,
Jo
Rev Jo Neary
Pioneer Priest
Beaminster Area Team

Tel: 01308 867816

* View 2020’s Advent trail HERE.

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Churchyard Clear Up – Saturday, 16th October

Church warden, Philip Coltart is seeking helpers on the morning of Saturday, 16th October to assist clearing up the chaurchyard at St. John the Baptist’s church in Broadwindsor.

  • Meet in Churchyard at 9am.
  • Please bring wheelbarrows and tools.
  • Don’t forget your gloves!

You will be provided with tea, coffee and soft drinks as well as hot dogs, rolls etc. 🙂

Thank you!

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Brian Hedditch: 15.03.1937 – 27.09.2021

Brian passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.

Born at Netherhay Farm, he spent most of his life in the parish.  His life revolved around his family, farming and the community.

Brian’s funeral service will take place on Tuesday 12th October, 12.30pm, at Broadwindsor church, followed by a wake at Comrades Hall.  All will be welcome to join the family in sharing happy memories of Brian over light refreshments.  A private burial will be held in Burstock.

Sincere condolences go out to his family at this sad time.

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Broadwindsor Harvest Service & Lunch – Sunday 10th October

Raising funds for St. John the Baptist chuch, the service starts at 12 noon at the Comrades Hall and will be followed by:

* Pig Roast and Puds at 12.30pm *

Weather permitting, this will be held outside.

There will also be a Produce stall and a raffle.
Please bring your own drinks & glass.

Entry is ÂŁ10.00. Numbers are restricted so please book by calling:
Liz Studley 0n 01308 868427.

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Hymns & Pimms – Thursday 5th August

Hymns and Pimms is a service of favourite hymns and readings led by Rev David Baldwin. With cold Pimms served afterwards! All are welcome including families and children.

This year’s event is being held on Thursday 5th August at 7pm. The event will take places in the garden of Sandpit, Drimpton Road, Broadwindsor, DT8 3RA, hosted by Steven and Jemma Loveridge and family. There will be a marquee in the event of rain.

Hymns and Pimms is organised by Seaborough Parochial Church Council as an act of worship of Seaborough Church. The service is free but donations towards the church are welcome and a collection will be made.

Tickets are not required and you may just arrive on the day. However numbers in advance would be helpful.
Please email office@stevenloveridge.com Steven Loveridge – 07767 263953

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Farewell Lloyd Curtis

This morning, members of the Parish Council and local community applauded as Lloyd Curtis drove through the village on the back of a trailer which looked absolutely beautiful in it’s simplicity in today’s beautiful sunshine.

The Group Parish Council commented on social media: “ Lloyd was a long-standing member who made such a positive contribution to the Council, he had an amazing local knowledge and a true community spirit. Lloyd will be greatly missed by all and the Parish Council offers its sincere condolences to his family.”

R.I.P. Lloyd.

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Lloyd Curtis’ Funeral Arrangements

Local Farmer and Councillor for Burstock Ward, Lloyd Clifford Curtis (65yrs) who died on 1st June, will have a farewell drive past in Broadwindsor Square tomorrow morning at approximately 11.10am. The service will take place at 12 noon in St. Andrew’s church in Burstock and will be conducted by The Reverend Canon David Baldwin. The service will be broadcast outside the church.
There will be standing room in the graveyard,  in the field around the church and on the entrance to the church. Please observe social distancing rules.

If Someone Dies . . .Our deepest condolences go to his wife Alison, his children Sonia, Emma and Stuart, and his grandchildren.

Any donations, if desired, for Weldmar Hospicecare which may be sent c/o A J Wakely & Sons, 7 North Street, Beaminster DT8 3DZ or online HERE.

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Pentecost 2021

Sunday, 23rd May marks the Christian holiday of Pentecost.  It is the Spring Bank Holiday Monday the day after. The Monday was a bank holiday in the United Kingdom until 1967. It was formally replaced by the fixed Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May in 1971.
Countries that celebrate the Pentecost include: Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, The British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montserrat, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Switzerland, Togo and Ukraine.

King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII.

Another moveable feast, Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day from Easter Sunday. Also called Whitsunday, which was White Sunday. White Sunday made reference to the special white garments worn by the newly baptized. Baptism was administered both at the beginning (Easter) and end (the day of Pentecost) of the Paschal season. Eventually, Pentecost became a more popular time for baptism than Easter in northern Europe.
In The First Prayer Book of Edward VI (1549), the feast was officially called Whitsunday, and this name has continued in Anglican churches since.

As recorded in the Bible, it commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and other disciples following the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ (Acts of the Apostles, chapter 2), and this marks the beginning of the Christian church’s mission to the world. The Pentecostal Fire is the ancient fire that indicated the Presence of God or the Holy Spirit appearing to bless or to judge humans.

Priests often wear red vestments during Pentecost to symbolize the “tongues of fire” that descended on the disciples from the Holy Spirit; members of the congregation also wear red in some traditions, and the altar is commonly dressed in a red frontal cloth. Red banners are often hung from walls or ceilings to symbolize the blowing of the “mighty wind” and the free movement of the Spirit.

Red flowers at the altar/preaching area, and red flowering plants such as Geraniums around the church are also typical decorations for Pentecost services. These symbolize the renewal of life, the coming of the warmth of summer, and the growth of the church at and from the first Pentecost.

In the southern hemisphere, for example, in Australia, Pentecost comes at the start of a mild autumn, often after the great heat of summer, and the red leaves of the Poinsettia are often used to decorate churches there.

For Jews, it is called Shavuot, or the Festival of Weeks. It marks their all-important wheat harvest in the Land of Israel and  commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to the entire nation of Israel assembled under the leadership of Moses at Mount Sinai.  This harvest festival is seven weeks and one day after the first fruits offerings of Passover. On Passover, the people of Israel were freed from their enslavement in Egypt; on Shavuot they were given the Torah and became a nation committed to serving God.

Holy Ghost Holes.

Holy Ghost hole, Saints Peter and Paul Church in Söll, Tyrol, Austria.

In the Middle Ages, cathedrals and great churches throughout Western Europe were fitted with a peculiar architectural feature known as a Holy Ghost hole: a small circular opening in the roof that symbolized the entrance of the Holy Spirit into the midst of the congregation. At Pentecost, these Holy Ghost holes would be decorated with flowers, and sometimes a dove figure lowered through into the church while the narrative of Pentecost was read. Holy Ghost holes can still be seen today in European churches including Canterbury Cathedral.

Make an Origami Dove

If that’s a bit too tricky for some – try this simpler version, particularly with young ones. 🙂

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Ascension Day 2021

Today, Thursday 13th May, is Ascension Day.  It is not a Public Holiday in the UK, Canada, the USA or Australia – but it is a Public Holiday in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Indonesia, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Vanuatu* (in the South Pacific Ocean). In general, Ascension Day services are positive and uplifting.

*Although 90% of the Indonesian population is Muslim, Ascension Day is a major holiday, and Indonesians who are not Christian often use the holiday to relax. Ascension Day’s traditions are participated in by both Protestants and Catholics in Indonesia. The major Christian event is the 40th day of Easter.

As recorded in the Bible, this is a day when Christians celebrate the Ascension of Jesus Christ into Heaven.  The celebration of the Ascension Day of Jesus Christ always falls on a Thursday as it is celebrated exactly 39 days after Easter Sunday.
The next three Ascension Days shall occur on:

  • 26th May, 2022
  • 18th May, 2023
  • 9th May, 2024

Beaminster Team Churches:

The Beaminster Area team Ministry covers 50 square miles of West Dorset and shares borders with Devon in the Diocese of Exeter and Somerset in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. The Beaminster Team is made up of 14 individual parishes plus the chapel in the grounds of Mapperton House. Their worship demonstrates a wonderful variety of styles ranging from services from the Book of Common Prayer to the child-centred Messy Church, with music a vital part of their activities.
At the helm of this team is The Reverend Canon David Baldwin. With Pioneer Priest Revd Jo Neary, partner priests, licensed lay ministers, and our team administrator, they are supported by their lay pastoral assistants and lay officers. They would be delighted to welcome you to any of their churches.

To read more on Broadwindsor’s St. John the Baptist Church – Click HERE.

Very recently, Rev. Jo led the collective worship in Broadwindsor School’s new outdoor classroom.  Rev. Jo posted on social media:
“It was a joy to see staff and pupils again, to meet the reception class for the first time and to be connected with nature as we worshipped. And even better – we can potentially use the facility for Forest Church. My heart sings. Alleluia.
Lord God, you are awesome and we love you. Amen.”

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Maundy Thursday

The Thursday before Easter is known as ‘Maundy Thursday’.  It is remembered by Christians as the day of the Last Supper, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist. Jesus is believed to have washed the disciples’ feet before the meal in order to demonstrate the importance of serving others.

The word “Maundy” itself comes to us as an Anglo-French word derived from the Latin “mandatum,” which means “commandment.”

The night of Maundy Thursday is the night on which Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Enjoy the Easter weekend and please stay safe.

Here is an Easter message from our Rev. Jo:

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