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Read here about some of the most important issues and developments within the United Church and beyond.
You can read elsewhere about Events taking place at UCD.
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Access to United Church Dorchester
Due
to the Fire in South Street, it is currently only possible to enter United
Church Dorchester from the Coffee #1 end of South Street, or preferably via our Charles Street entrance opposite the Library.
Our thoughts and prayers are with
those affected by the Gorge’s building fire, especially the owners.
Churches
Together Dorchester is organising a series of services and events for the 2025 Week
of Prayer for Christian Unity, which will take place between 18th-25th
January.
The
progamme is available here - you’re welcome to worship at any of these venues
across the week. Each day explores a particular aspect of the overall theme,
which this year is ‘Do you believe this?’. Services, with the exception of the
opening and closing, will generally be brief. Services have been arranged for a
variety of times to enable you to come when it is most convenient.
The
national Churches Together web site provides further background about the
purpose and organisation of the week, as well as additional resources.
Dorford
Baptist Church is running two CAP money courses to help people rebuild their finances after an expensive Christmas season. The local courses provide very practical support on how to manage money and budgeting,
and offer a £20 Co-op voucher for attendees living in DT1/DT2 postcodes,
or working for NHS.
Choose
from one of these dates/times:
Saturday,
18th January, from 9.30am – 12.30pm (with coffee / pastries from
9.00am!)
Tuesday
21st January, from 2.00pm – 5.00pm
For
further details or to book on the course contact the Dorford Centre: 01305
262045, or see the Dorford website for more info.
The Dorchester Town Chaplaincy team wants to recruit more people who can offer support and encouragement for
shop workers, market traders, shoppers and anybody working in the town of Dorchester.
The
team is drawn from members of local churches. Each week chaplains visit the
town centre. It is an initiative of Churches Together in Dorchester, backed by
Dorchester BID and Dorchester Town Council.
See
the Dorchester Chaplains information sheet for more information, including the possibility of joining
an introductory training session.
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, 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.
Thank you
for your support.
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