Newsletter May 2025
May Services
4th May: Revd. Deborah Cornish
11th May: Local Arrangement
18th May: Revd. David Vincent, Café Church
25th May: Revd. Deborah Cornish
Annual Church Meeting
This will take place after the service on 4th May combined with a light lunch. This is a chance to elect new Stewards and church representatives to the Church Council and to read the reports about the life of the church.
Deborah has sent electronic copies of the reports out to all those whose email address she has. If you have not yet received a copy of the reports, please contact her by emailing -Deborah.cornish@btinternet.com There will be a few printed copies for those who don't use email.
Circuit news
We recently received the sad news that Pauline Sunderland died suddenly in the night on April 15th. Her death was a shock to everyone. Pauline made a very significant contribution over a long period of time to both the work of Trinity Ringwood and as Circuit Safeguarding coordinator and trainer. Please hold in your prayers your loving concern for husband Roger, and children Sharon and Tim and their families. She was known and appreciated by many of us, and her loss will be greatly felt by all.
Her funeral and thanksgiving service, has been arranged for 11.00am, Wednesday 14th May, at Trinity United Church, to be followed by a reception in the hall.
The family invites all friends to join them in remembering, celebrating and giving thanks for the life of Pauline.
A reminder that Blandford Church Anniversary service will be held at 10.45a.m. on 4th May and will be led by Revd. Pauline Crispin, our former Minister here at Wimborne.
Christian Aid news- A message from Robert Pearce
THANK YOU from CHRISTIAN AID for your LENT LUNCHES GENEROSITY – when Christian Aid says thank you it's not just the Wimborne organising group, it's also partner groups in Gaza, Myanmar and remote rural areas, all struggling to improve the lives of their immediate communities. A total of £4461, including anticipated gift aid, of which £287 was earmarked for Gaza and £616 for Myanmar, is a stunning outcome from the lunches, but so too is the solidarity we built together with those living in war zones, in earthquake-prone areas, in deep rural poverty, that same solidarity so powerfully demonstrated by the late Pope Francis.
A message from Christopher Howell our Christian Aid rep.
Christian Aid week is May 11-17th. On Tuesday 13th @ 12:30 there will be a simple Lent style lunch held here with the usual format – a small presentation plus tea and coffee to close. All very welcome.
On Saturday 17th May there will be a Christian Aid street collection in Wimborne centre (Minster Green and Square) from 9:30 – 16:30 and we still need volunteers to join me and others to hold a bucket for an hour or so.
If interested in helping at either of these events please contact Christopher Howell 07830 623747
Easter Celebration
On Monday 14th April we enjoyed our sixth Easter Celebration with 17 families attending (31 children). We were also delighted to have another 25 adults with us which included church congregation and helpers. Thank you to all who helped with craft and refreshments to make the afternoon run smoothly. We enjoyed songs and craft followed by tea. We heard the story of 'Dan the donkey' who had a very special task on Palm Sunday. We made donkey faces, an Easter tomb picture and Easter bunnies and chicks. At prayer time we used the parachute to lift our thanks to God. As at every Celebration, the children went home with a bag holding the crafts they have made and a knitted Easter bunny or chick containing a chocolate egg.
Jan and Joy
Folk Festival – June 7th and 8th 2025
In no time at all the Folk Festival will be here!
As you know, Joy has always organised our part in this town event and has done so with great expertise and success, but this time she can't be here. As a desperate measure, I have taken over for this year, but I really need your help. Everyone who knows me, is aware that I am terrible at knowing people's names, or even faces, and this can mean that at times I am shy of talking to people I can't put a name to and it is embarrassing to ask for help and then say "sorry, I can't remember your name".
I am very grateful to a few people who have been asking others if they can help but they won't be asking everyone. So....
If any of you can spare time on either or both days to help, please would you get in touch with me or with one of the following people?
We need volunteers for each of these stalls: -
Coffee lounge – being organised by Elizabeth Bloxham
Cake Stall – contact (Margaret Shortall please, or) m
Gift Stall – contact me please
Books/jigsaws – contact me please or David Kendall
Catering for lunches – contact Kate Gillingham please
How else can you help?
a) Do you have -
- a patio umbrella for use over a coffee table outside that you could lend for the 2 days? We could do with about 6.
- A lightweight Gazebo for outside use.
- Energy to help us setting up the area on. Friday June 6th from 2pm to around 4pm
Saturday June 7th from 8.00am until around 9.30 & then from 3.30 until c 5.00pm
Sunday June 8th 9.00am for about one hour and 3.30 until 5.00pm.
You don't have to do ALL the sessions. Many hands make light work
(PS if you have any energy left over, please could you pass it on to me?!!!)
b) Please could you collect unwanted gifts – (not bric-a-brac) – paperback books, jigsaws, along with boxes for putting the books on display and bags for people's purchases.
c) Could you make cakes/tray bakes etc. for the cake stall? (We ran out last year as it was very popular).
It promises to be a fun-filled weekend, especially if it stays dry, as we have lots of acts booked to perform on our premises.
Please reserve the dates and come along to join in the fun!!!
Thank you all so very much in anticipation!
Christine Thompson thompson681@virginmedia.com or call 07810 432622
A separate flier is attached to advertise the event and to give to your friends
Future Pillars Sponsored Walk – Saturday 7th June 2025
Most of you know of the important work that Future Pillars Zambia do in supporting vulnerable children (many of whom are orphans) by providing food, education and vocational skills training in their school in Kabwe, Zambia.
Hopefully you have seen the poster in the Foyer regarding 'A Dart Up The Dart'. This is the5th Sponsored Walk for the charity which is taking place on Saturday 7th June starting and finishing in Brixham. I am intending to walk 20 miles during the day, legs permitting. Jennifer and Gordon Jenkins will also be putting in some miles.
Many thousands of pounds have been given by members of our church in support of this project over the last few years but if you feel able to help them further, we would appreciate your sponsorship.
I will have a sponsor form available on Sunday mornings until the event or if you wish please contact me via phone (01202 619603) or email (morling.pinetree@tiscali.co.uk) to pledge your support to us. By 'Gift Aiding' where possible this will increase the value of your donation by 25%.
Thank you.
Joy Morling
On Saturday 7 June, the Christians Together Group in Sturminster Newton have created a study day with the theme – Can you trust the bible? See information sheet sent as a separate attachment.
Thursday 1st May 2.30-3.30pm Four Bible Studies
The first of four studies about the Resurrection will be held at Barton Methodist Church,
led by Rev Tom Stuckey
This is your opportunity to gain a better appreciation and personal experience of the Resurrection and discover its plan for the mission of the Church both in New Testament times and NOW! To build up a four-dimensional picture of the Resurrection, each week we shall add a further dimension to our understanding and experience
Future dates: the 8th, 15th & 22nd May. Bring a NIV or NRSV version of the Bible.
There will be 'handout notes' to help us.
With blessings
Linda Bennett on behalf of the Stewards
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Advanced notice – Folk Festival
Please keep the dates of Saturday June 7th and Sunday 8th free to either come along and support us, or better still, help in some way if able. Many hands make light work!
Please start to save any of the following:
Books (paperbacks only please) and jigsaws
Gifts – new/unused items only please.
Cakes for the Cake stall – we will need lots of contributions as we ran out last year and had to buy extra! Perhaps consider making one or two in advance and freezing them?
There will be lunches on both days upstairs.
The coffee lounge will of course be serving throughout the days as well.
Please could you also save up plastic bags and boxes.
There will be more details next month as we have only just started to prepare for this and there are more decisions to make yet.
Christine Thompson
Please let us have any pastoral news, special birthdays, anniversaries, good news to share. We are a church family.
With blessings
Linda Bennett on behalf of the Stewards
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Future Dates for your diary
Easter Celebration- Monday 14th April at 2.00 pm at Wimborne Methodist Church
Once again, we are holding an all-age celebration with tea. Come and celebrate Easter, have fun, enjoy crafts and music. See the wonderful outreach happening.
Joy and Jan
Good Friday Walk of Witness 18th April
There will be an ecumenical all-age service at St John's at 10am, followed by a walk of witness finishing at Willow Walk, this will leave from outside of St John's at 10.30am. All welcome.
Circuit Service Wednesday 25th June at 6.pm at Holtwood
If you would like to be involved, as a musician, singer, prayer leader, thespian, reader or anything else, then you'd be most welcome. Please contact Peter Aston if interested: peter@peter-aston.co.uk
Interested in playing table tennis?
Whether you have never played or are an expert you would be very welcome to come and join a new group to have some fun. We will use the modern rules and meet on Friday afternoons in the Wesley Hall from 3pm till 4.30pm starting soon.
Please contact Jennifer Jenkins for more details.
With blessings
Linda Bennett on behalf of the Stewards
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