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All are welcome to attend a meeting offering a time of prayer and worship, reflection and information about Light Up Dorset. Organised by Churches Together in Dorchester, it will take place on Sunday 14th June at Dorchester Baptist Church, starting at 6.30pm. Light up Dorset is a county-wide mission due to take place in 2027 — partnering with Palau, equipping churches through evangelism training, and stepping into a focused month of mission and invitation across Dorset. This will lead to a free, family-friendly festival for the whole community — filled with live music, DJs, extreme sports and a clear message of hope as Andrew Palau shares the good news of Jesus. Throughout the mission month and at the festival, people will be invited to respond, with a follow-on season helping them explore faith.
As part of the continuing development for Light up Dorset, a PrayerWalk App has been made available for people to ‘Walk. Pray. See Dorset Transformed.’ Full details are available on the Light Up Dorset web site, with lots of ideas for individuals and groups to use the app and pray for Dorset as they walk.
We are opening the church for a time of quiet reflection for the community and church members to come and light a candle and pray for peace, and to pray for our increasingly fragmented world. Many of us are feeling helpless and unsure of what is going on in our world and how we should respond. Lighting a candle for peace gives us an opportunity to stop and pause as we pray for peace. You can stay a while or stay for the whole time, between 10.00am – 12.00noon on Saturdays June 13th, July 11th, September 19th, October 3rd, November 7th and December 5th
The Dorset South and West Circuit is very pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Bronze ‘Eco Circuit’ Award. This is given by A Rocha UK, who support and recognise the work of churches and circuits which focus on making their community as ‘Eco’ as possible. Thanks also go to the many local churches in the area whose own work has contributed to this award.
It is now some time since Traidcraft went into administration. However, a limited number of their own brand products have been re-launched by Transform Trade, including tea bags, greetings cards and toilet rolls. The United Church remains committed to Fair Trade. We have recently been awarded our Fairtrade Place of Worship certificate and we continue to use Fair Trade tea and coffee at church events. The Church shop stocks many Fair Trade items, including Divine chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peanut butter, honey, Fair Trade cards and gifts from Shared Earth. Thank you for your support.
