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CHURCH NEWS
The Benefice of Buckden & the Offords
St Mary’s Parish Church
Church St, Buckden PE19 5TL
www.stmarysbuckden.org.uk
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email:
enquiries@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Churchwardens:
Anne Carter
812789
David Riley
810718
churchwardens@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Pastoral Care Co-ordinator:
Marilyn Rolin
07719 087215
pastoral-
care@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Friends in Deed (transport): 07914 669 967
Friends in Deed (general): 07810 006 598
Services at St Mary’s in August
Sun 2 10:30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm Holy Communion
Wed 5 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 9
8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Eucharist
Wed 12 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 16 10.30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm Evensong
Wed 19 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 23 8:00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Communion
7.00pm Night Prayer
Wed 26 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 30 8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Eucharist
Our sister church, All Saints’ Offord Cluny, has a ser-
vice at 9.30am each Sunday
The Daily Office
The Daily Office (daily prayers) is said in St Mary’s on
the following days & times.
Monday 2.15pm
Tuesday 4.30pm
Thursday 9.15am
*Friday 9.15am* NEW TIME
All are welcome to take part
Bookings
for baptisms, weddings and funerals
- please contact the churchwardens in the first in-
stance.
St Mary’s Living Stones Room
(with under-floor
heating, kitchen and toilet facilities) is available for hire
for meetings, groups and social gatherings. Contact
enquiries@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
St Mary’s is open
St Mary’s is open
during the day for private prayer.
Need some peace and quiet?
You are welcome to
use the Quiet Room at the back of St Mary’s whenever
the church is open.
Cup of tea and a chat?
A member of the ministry
team will normally be in Church on Wednesdays 10-
11am if you want to drop in for a chat.
£200 per day !
At St Mary’s we are blessed to have such a beautiful
church building and such an active congregation. Un-
fortunately, an historic building like this is not without
cost. This church costs approximately £200 per day to
keep going.
Our church building is a wonderful asset, not only to
our congregation, but to the whole village. As the Par-
ish Church of Buckden it is at the heart of village life
and hosts not only large village services such as the
Remembrance and Carol Service but also villagers’
weddings, baptisms and funerals. There are strong
links with the village school and other parts of the vil-
lage community.
With ever-increasing costs we do have to keep looking
for ways to increase our income and asking people, if
they can, to
please support your Parish Church
Forthcoming Events
Churchyard ‘Tidy’ Up.
Sat, 1st August 10am to 12.30.
Bring your own tools.
All Welcome.
The Licensing Service, for Rev Jes Salt, led by
Bishop David will take place in St Mary’s on
Wednesday 2nd September at 7.30 pm
Church Garden Party
Sunday 6th September
at 31, Greenway. 3 to 4.30pm. Entrance £3 to include
Cream Tea Cake stall & Raffle.
Everybody welcome
Heritage Weekend
13
th
September
There will be tours of St Mary’s at 2.45pm and 4pm
Regular Groups and Events
Coffee & Cakes:
EVERY Saturday,
10.30-noon in St
Mary’s Living Stones Room.
‘Honeycomb’
: A group for those who are on their
own and find that time hangs heavy at the weekend.
Meets at 7 Vineyard Way on the 1
st
Sunday each
month 3 - 4.30pm for conversation, tea and cake,
board games, and fellowship,
The Churches Together Study Lunch
meets on the
2
nd
Monday each month 12.30pm in the Methodist Hall
for delicious soup & bread, and discussion.
Friends in Deed: Living Stones Cafe
on
the 2
nd
Wednesday of each month in the Living Stones Room.
*No cafe during August*. Next cafe will be 2.30pm –
4pm on Wednesday 9
th
September. All are welcome to
drop in for tea/coffee/cakes and chat.
Angel Voices informal all age gospel choir
re-
hearses Fridays 14
th
& 21
st
August at 6.45pm in the
Living Stones Room.
Open Ministry Meeting
–
All are welcome to this open forum - 6pm on the 4
th
Sunday of each month in the Living Stones Room
Bible study group –
meets on the last Monday each
month 1.30pm in the Living Stones Room.
Newcomers are always welcome at any of the groups
& events