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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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What To Do When Someone Dies

For those who have not explored the Broadwindsor.org website, there is far more information than you see in the posts on the social media sites.   There are so many of us experiencing the death of our family members, friends and neighbours, of all ages at this time – one example is the page on What To Do When Someone Dies.   Click HERE to read more…

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All Broadwindsor’s Advent Windows

As stockings are being hung on Christmas Eve, here are all the Advent windows which were assigned to and displayed by the villagers of Broadwindsor. The creativity and imagination shown was both incredible and beautiful.  Well done to Rev. Jo for coming up with the idea, to all those who participated and thank you to Margery Hookings for providing most of the photographs.  It is certainly going to be a Christmas that no one will forget where they were or what they were doing! Stay Safe.

Please enjoy Broadwindsor’s Advent Windows 2020….

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas Garland

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“Best Carol Service Ever”

With tractors, children, swings and dogs toing and froing throughout, it was the “Best carol service ever!” Rev. Jo Neary proclaimed after this afternoon’s carol service at Bernards’ Place in the square this afternoon.
The Rev. Jo thanked Margery Hookings and Simon Emmerson for their invaluable help with sound and production.

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The weather was kind, the voices were joyous and to finish, everyone waved their arms to Slade’s “Merry Christmas Everybody“.

Christmas Garland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8KT365wlA

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Outdoor Christmas Carols – Tomorrow (Sunday) at 3.30pm

With no carol singing being able to take place at the White Lion as is usual this time of year, Rev. Jo invites you to a socially distanced outdoor gathering to sing Christmas Carols tomorrow afternoon at 3.30pm in Bernards’ Place by the square in Broadwindsor.

Christmas GarlandThe six carols to be sung are:

  1.  O Come All Ye Faithful
  2.  Once in Royal David’s City
  3.  O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Nat King Cole)
  4.  Away In A Manger
  5.  Ding Dong Merrily On High
  6.  Hark The Herald Angels Sing (3 verses)

The lyrics for all six carols are below for those who use their mobile phones and can be downloaded HERE as a pdf for you to print out if you wish.  The weather is forecast to be dry at this time but perhaps bring an umbrella and do dress warmly.Christmas GarlandO Come All Ye Faithful

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
O come and behold Him, born the King of Angels

O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord.

Sing choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens of heaven above
Glory to God in the highest.

O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord.

Once in Royal David’s City

Once in Royal David’s City
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby
In a manger for His bed.
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little Child.

He came down to earth from heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable,
And His cradle was a stall.
With the poor and mean and lowly
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.

Not in that poor lowly stable
With the oxen standing by
We shall see him but in heaven
Set at God’s right hand on high
Where like stars his children crowned
All in white shall wait around.

O Little town of Bethlehem (Nat King Cole)

O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.

For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love
O morning stars together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God our King
And peace to men on earth

Away in a Manger

Away in a manger
No crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus
Lay down His sweet head
The stars in the sky
Look down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing
The poor Baby wakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side
‘Til morning is nigh
Be near me, Lord Jesus
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me, I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And take us to Heaven
To live with Thee there

Ding Dong Merrily On High

Ding dong merrily on high,
In heaven the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
Is riven with angel singing
Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!

E’en so here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen,
And “Io, io, io!”
By priest and people sungen
Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!

Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers,
May you beautifully rhyme
Your eve’time song, ye singers
Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria Hosanna in excelsis!

Hark the Herald Angels (3 verses)

Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations, rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim
Christ is born in Bethlehem!

Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King!
Christ, by highest heaven adored
Christ, the everlasting Lord
Late in time behold him come
Offspring of the Virgin’s womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel!

Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King
Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace
Hail the Son of Righteousness
Light and life to all He brings
Risen with healing in His wings
Mild He lay His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.

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Church Christmas Services in Broadwindsor

Broadwindsor, St John the Baptist Church

Sunday 20th December – 3.30pm Bernards’ Place
A short service of carols and the Christmas story outside. Please dress warmly and keep socially distanced.
Thursday 24th December Christmas Eve:
Midnight Communion 11.30pm in church
Friday 25th December Christmas Day:
Family Communion 10.30am in church

Seats for both services inside church must be pre booked by contacting Philip Coltart on 01308 867646
 or via email philipcoltart@btinternet.com.

The photograph is from mid May 2020 when our church was lit up in blue.

Click HERE to view all the Christmas services across the Beaminster Area Team.

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Drimpton’s Advent Windows Map

Next door in Drimpton, they also will have 24 different windows around their village themed around Christmas.  Participants are asked to have their windows lit between 4pm until 9pm.

Above is Drimpton’s map with Broadwindsor’s map below in case you plan to take both villages in and view them all 🙂

Advent Windows in Broadwindsor

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Broadwindsor Advent Windows Go Live on Tuesday 1st December

We have 24 different windows around the village themed around Christmas carols. Each day at 4pm the carol linked to that day’s window will be played in the Square and then the window will be lit.
Across the month the windows will create an Advent Calendar until all are lit by Christmas Eve. We hope to keep the windows lit until 1st January 2021.

Starting at 22 Yarn Barton on the 1st and ending at our Church on 24th, the full map will be displayed on village noticeboards and at the Community Stores.

“Thank you so much to all the people who have joined in with this initiative and been so creative. We wish you all a very happy Advent journey through December.”
– Rev. Jo Neary, Pioneer Priest, Beaminster Area Team, 01308 867816

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Join in with Advent Windows

Last month Rev. Jo put out her idea for having Advent Windows for the month of December.  Beaminster Team Churches are now promoting the event.  Read everything you need to know HERE.

If you live in Drimpton or Broadwindsor please email Rev. Jo Neary, revneary@gmail.com to register your interest. If you live in another village then you will need to get a group of people together to organise your own event but please let her know if you are joining in so you can be included and publicised.

Please sign up for your carol by Friday 23rd October allowing time to fill in any gaps. Spread the idea far and wide as some more people need to be recruited.
On Monday 2nd November the list will be confirmed, giving everyone four weeks at least to prepare their window. If there are fewer than 24 houses taking part then the Advent trail will start later in the month so that the last window is still lit on day 24.

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