Regular
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YoB's - Wednesday 6 - 8pm |
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Next Village Lunch - Wednesday 1st February |
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Next
Film Night - Monday 6th February |
Celtic
Evening Worship 3rd Sunday of each month at 6pm |
Open
Doors - 4th Sunday at 11.15 am after Matins - A family
activity with coffee, crafts and prayer |
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Future
dates for your diary 2012 |
Wednesday 1st February - 12.30pm
Village Lunch in the Village Hall
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Monday 6th February - 7.30pm
Film Night in the Village Hall "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
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Friday 17th February - 7.30pm
Friends AGM with Supper and Speaker at the Village Hall
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Saturday 18th February - 9.00pm
Churchyard Clean up please come and help
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Thursday 23rd February - 7.30pm
PCC Meeting Church Room
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Burley Film Nights
Programme for 2012 |
Monday February 6th
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Monday March 5th
The Ides of March
Monday April 16th
Either “War Horse” or “The Woman in Black” t.b.a.
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Shown in Burley Village Hall at 7.30pm Tickets £5.50 on the door or £5.00 In advance from Moormans Store or Tuesday Coffee morning
Church Room 10.30 am until 12 noon. |
Future
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Saturday 21st January - 9.00am
Church Yard Maintenance everyone welcome, please come and help,
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Thursday 26th January - 7.30pm
Parochial Church Council Meeting
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Prayer.. We are always glad to hear of anyone or any situation which is
in special need of prayer. A group meets to pray together informally
on the 2nd Sunday evening of the month in the church for about
half an hour in addition to Morning Prayer which is said in church
every Tuesday and Thursday at 9am.
The
Prayer Fellowship is a group of people who undertake to pray regularly
in their own homes for those who
have asked for our prayer. They receive a regular prayer list
which is confidential to the group members. The group is mostly
elderly people who feel less physically able than they were in
the past but still have a very valuable contribution to make to
our church life.
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addition A Lectio Divina group meets every Monday morning and
a Julian Group meets monthly to pray and reflect in silence so
that they may hear what God may be saying to them and to us. Back
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Nurturing
our Christian Faith.. During the year a number of study
groups and enquirers courses are run. An Alpha course usually
takes place in the autumn term. Each evening starts with a meal
which is provided and lively discussion follows on such topics
as "How should I read the Bible?" , "Why did
Jesus die?". The course is suitable for those wishing to
know more about the Christian faith and those who want to brush
up on their knowledge. These groups usually continue to meet
in some form at the end of the course at their own request.
In
addition there is a Lent Course before Easter and various Home
Study Groups throughout the year. The Vicar can give more information. Back to top |
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Music.. We think music is important in worship. In addition to
our robed choir the Music Group meets on alternate Monday Evenings
at 6pm and leads the singing at the monthly Family Service. Instrumentalists
and singers of all standards are welcome.
The
robed choir numbers about 15 and sings a variety of music including
special choral services at Easter, Advent and Christmas. They
are always delighted to see new members. Practices are usually
at 6pm on Thursday evenings and the Choir Director is Sue Forster
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YoBs
(Youth of Burley) is a flourishing youth club for older
children and teenagers. Their main meeting is in The Place to
Be adjacent to the church between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday evenings
where they have games and a wide range of craft activities and
refreshments are available. Some of the young people are themselves
involved in running the club which is overseen by a number of
adults. In addition, the YoBs play football at Avon Tyrrell on
Friday evenings and arrange other events from time to time - Back
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Youth Club of the Year Award 2010
Youth of Burley are very proud to announce they have been chosen to receive The Youth Club of the Year Award 2010.The selection has been made by Youth Clubs Hampshire and Isle of Wight,a charity that support groups in best practice, training for leaders and young people ,to help them fulfill their potential in a safe, healthy, fun and democratic enviroment.
The selection was made from 130 other groups .Our young people have worked very hard some of them to train as young leaders or as Cat Mark Assesors a scheme run by HCC, where young adults judge clubs on their suitability,democracy etc,if so the clubs are awarded a Cat Mark Award as a sign of quality.
On Thursday 21st October 3 adults and 4 young people went to an award ceromony to recieve the Shield,our name proudly engraved amongest the forewinners of the award ,we have also received a certificate to keep as a permanant reminder
We would like to thank all our supporters and young people who helped us gain this award
as everyone knows awards like this are due to Team effort and we have a great Team!
The Youth of Burley
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Getting
to know one another...
Our Village Lunch and Tuesday Coffee Mornings are very popular (perhaps because the food is so good!). The friendly
coffee mornings are every week in the Church Room from 10:30am
- 12noon. Coffee, tea and delicious home made cakes, a chance
to borrow or swap books in the large library (mostly fiction)
and lots of chat. Lifts can be arranged if required. Otherwise
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There
is no need to book for the Village Lunch either.
That takes place on the first Wednesday of every month in the
Village Hall (except during Lent when Lent Lunches are every week)
when a hot meal is served (cold in July and August) with tea or
coffee. Offers to help with the catering and serving are always
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CHARITY COMMITTEE:
St John the Baptist Church, Burley supports four local charities:
The Lantern project helping individuals with learning difficulties lead independent lives.
The Honey pot giving child carers much needed holidays, help and support.
Rapid Responders giving emergency medical assistance following heart attacks.
Night Stop helping find overnight accommodation for youngsters who are on the streets.
The profit from the Harvest Supper Raffle will go this year to WaterAid.
During the year we hold many fund raising events which have include Charity lunches(these lunches are not only good fund raisers, but also an excellent opportunity for Outreach), Christmas gift stall, Raffles and an evening walk through the Forest. We hope to hold a film afternoon, followed by afternoon tea, in October. During December we will be running a Christmas Raffle, tickets to be sold after Church on Sundays and at the Tuesday Coffee mornings, the Charity Committee also receives any profits made at the Tuesday coffee mornings.. Back to top |
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In
partnership with Dorset Moviola we arrange a monthly Film
Show in the Village Hall, usually on the second Monday
of the month. Tickets £5.00 are available from the Church Room coffee Tuesdays, Moorman's, Post Office, The Coffee House (Bransgore)and on the door at £5.50.Back
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