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CHURCH NEWS
Buckden Methodist Church
Minister:
Rev. Paul Beard (473444)
Stewards:
Bob Baxter (810092)
Carol Swepstone (810053)
Room Bookings:
Isabel Daniels (810084)
Services in December
Sunday 6
10.30 am Morning Service
Mrs. Wendy Beard
6.00pm SUS Berkley Street
Sunday 13
10.30 am Holy Communion
Rev. David King
6.00pm Evening Fellowship
Favourite hymns & readings
Sunday 20
10.30 am Carol Service
Rev. Paul Beard
6.00pm No Evening Fellowship
Friday 25
10.30 am OA
Sunday 27
10.30 am Morning Service HC
Mrs. Angie Barnes
Activities in December
Wed 9
2.30 pm
CAMEO Tea & carols
Wesley Rm
Fri 11
10.00 am
Doctors Surgery Coffee
Morning
Mon 14
12.30 pm
Study lunch
Catholic Church of St Hugh of Lincoln,
High Street, Buckden
Telephone:
01480 810344
Website:
saintshughandjoseph.churchgoers.co.uk
In the pastoral care of the Claretian Missionaries:
Fr. Chris Newman cmf
Fr. Angel Ochagavia cmf
Fr. Peter Wareing cmf
Fr. Paul Peter Alphonse cmf
Sunday Masses
- Saturday evening at 6.30 pm and
Sundays at 9.45 am
Weekday Masses
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 9.30 am and on Wednesday and Friday at
7.00 pm.
Morning Prayer
on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday &
Saturday at 9.15 am in the Lady Chapel.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
every Saturday
from 10.00 to 10.30 am.
The Rosary
is prayed each Monday morning after
the 9.30 am Mass.
Catechism Classes
for school age children each
Sunday from 9.00 am in term time. Formal classes for
primary age children.
Silent Adoration.
There is half an hour of silent
adoration before the Blessed Sacrament every Thurs-
day following the 9.30 am Mass and ending with Ben-
ediction at 10.30 am.
Would any newcomers to the Village who are
The Migrant Crisis Response
The recent proposal (see page 9), in respect of Buckden, whilst put forward with admirable intentions and sympa-
thy’ is not the answer as it might not be helpful. Why? What is a better alternative?
Why? Taking in one family diverts attention from tackling the real causes, and a long-term sustainable solution. It
does not resolve the question of millions of others who could follow and the problems for the UK (the most crowd-
ed country in Europe, with a rapidly expanding population and a current density greater than China.) Problems
range from lack of housing for present numbers to increased demands on social structure and services. Is it rea-
sonable to provide for others when we already have housing provision problems for the indigenous population of
Buckden?
There are a host of other problems to consider: viz: The Syrian problem is population growth related, 5 million in
mid 1950’s to some 27 million now, exhibiting recurring problems in the Arab world about political structure, aspi-
ration, corruption and population growth and profile. Does the current failure to recognize and deal with this help
anyone? A sustainable solution includes the return of those of people, to rebuild their own country, rather than
using them to bolster the shortcomings of our own economic planning. Many refugees have been through traffick-
ers, settling them here makes the traffickers market work. Do we really want that?
A practical solution is twofold.
1.
Form a pressure group to write to MPs, MEPs, the PM, stating the need for much greater UN involvement in
peacekeeping and safe havens in the area.
2.
Form a group spending as much, if not more, on supporting UN work in the area to help keep people near
their land, which will need them to rebuild it.