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CHURCH NEWS
Weekly Prayer Roster
Each week during the year the Churches, in their prayers, remember the residents of particular streets in the vil-
lage, those who work in the parish and village organizations. Those to be remembered this month are:
5th April
Hunts End, Copes Close, Monks Cottages, Hunts End Court
12th April
Manor Gardens, Manor Close, Glebe Lane, The Grove
19th April
Park Road, Falcon Way; The Marinas, and those who live and work there
26th April
Field Close, Lincoln Close, Silver Street, Beaufort Drive, St Hugh’s Road
STUDY LUNCH
The regular monthly study lunches will resume on Monday 13th April 2015
Methodist Church Hall 12.30 pm to 2.00 pm
Contact:
Ann Brittain
on
812012
Thought for the month
The bleakness of winter is over: this is a time for flowers to spring up from sun-warmed earth, and for new born
lambs to appear once again in the fields. Every winter feels as if it will never end, and yet every spring we are giv-
en this time of new life, warmth and colour.
As this month begins, the Church's year is in the midst of Holy Week, remembering the death of Jesus on a cross,
when the gospels tell us that 'the sun went dark' and day was turned to night. If this was a solar eclipse, it must
have been terrifying; many people must have feared that the world was ending. But on Easter Sunday (5th April)
everything changes: as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, it is like night turning to day, winter giving way to
spring, and for Jesus' friends and disciples, despair turning to hope.
The changing of the seasons, especially at this time of year, makes visible and tangible the reality of God's gift of
life to his world. If the death of Jesus on the cross is a sign of how much God loves us, then his resurrection is a
sign of what that love can do.
As we enjoy the transformation of the world around us from winter, to spring, and to summer, may we also find
that God is at work in our lives, and in the life of this community, transforming us, renewing us, strengthening us,
and filling us with new life.
St Mary’s
Buckden & District Churches Together
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE & CHILDREN’S EVENT
Friday 3
rd
April 2015
Children’s activities start at 10.45am in the Methodist Church.
The Service starts at St Hugh’s Church at 11 am and will process to St Mary’s, then on to the Methodist Church,
finishing with refreshments in the Methodist Church Hall. All are welcome to join in at any part of our journey.