January 2024

6 Buckden Roundabout January 2024 St Hugh ’ s, Methodist & Baptist Churches Roman Catholic Parish of St Hugh of Lincoln, High Street, Buckden Telephone: 01480 810344 The Catholic Parish of St Hugh of Lincoln is located at Buckden Towers which is also the home of the Claret Centre, a retreat and conference Centre that is also in the pastoral care of the Claretian Missionaries. The Parish Priest and Director of the Claret Centre is Fr Paul Smyth CMF. Assisting him are Fr Jude Arinze CMF and Fr Jim Kennedy CMF Presently the service times are: Saturday Vigil Mass 6:00 pm. A quiet Mass with a few hymns. Sunday Masses: 8:00 am, A quiet start to the day with no singing or music 10:00 am. A Family Mass with a children ’ s liturgy each Sunday during term time. Weekdays Masses: Monday to Friday at 9:30 am Confession available each Saturday 5.15pm - 5:45pm or by appoint- ment Ongoing activities taking place at Buckden Towers • Thursday evenings during term time, the village Youth Group meets from 7 to 8pm. • Collection of supplies for local foodbank. • Tuesday morning: Volunteer Gardeners meet to look after the grounds. • Meeting of Ukrainian refugees • The Claretian Community has morning prayer at 8am each morning and evening Prayer at 5.45pm in the Claret Chapel situated in the Under Croft, at the back of the church build- ings. Anyone who wishes to join them is most welcome. Unfortunately, in recent weeks we have seen a spate of vandalism at the Towers. Windows smashed and the chairs in the chapels over- turned. This we believe has been done by some of the young people that have been hanging around. We don ’ t want to have to go down the legal avenue of persung these matters but would request that everyone encourages their children to treat the church and Towers with respect. For more information about any of the activities please call us. Buckden Methodist Church Minister: Rev. Sue Baker - Maher (01480 473444) Stewards: Carol Swepstone (810053) Catherine Clifford (07882 322114) Bob Baxter (810092) Our schoolroom and kitchen make a good venue for local group activities and are available for hire. To book the hall please ring 811036. SERVICES IN JANUARY Sunday 7th 10.30a.m. Morning Service: Revd. Sue Baker - Maher Sunday 14th 10.30a.m. Morning Service: Dr Barbara Spencer Sunday 21st 10.30a.m . Covenant Service: Revd. Barbara Garwood Sunday 28th 10.30a.m. Morning Service: Mrs. Angie Barnes If you are not able to get to chapel, information about our on - line services and other resources can be accessed by ringing the stewards or visiting the circuit website at www.snahmc.org.uk. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for our weekly distribution of information, please text your email details to the church secretary: 07758 003997 . ACTIVITIES IN JANUARY All will be very welcome at the following events: Friday 5th : 10.a.m. Monthly Coffee Morning Tuesday 9th: 10.30a.m. Bible Group in the Wesley Room Friday 19th: 12 noon Soup and Sweet Lunch Tuesday 23rd: 10.30a.m. Bible Group in the Wesley Room Revd. Sue and the Methodist folk wish everyone a happy and blessed New Year Perry Baptist Church Perry Baptist Church meets each Sunday at 10.30am In addition to our weekly services we also hold a monthly evening service on the 1 st Sunday of the month at 6pm. The Sunday services are recorded and placed on Youtube each week at: https://tinyurl.com/5f2y46zm You are all welcome to join us for a coffee/tea and a chat at the monthly drop - in on the 1 st Monday of the month between 10am and midday. For further details please contact Jon Magee on 01480 700810 Cygnets Following the trial session, we have decided to hold this new stay and play group at Buckden Towers, for children aged between 0 and 4, together with their parents and carers, on the first Friday of each month. The next session will be on: Friday 5th January 2024 Where: Meet in the Claret Chapel at the rear of St Hugh ’ s RC Church, Buckden. Time: 10:15am until 11:30am Each session will have a similar format with some free play, drawing and colouring, a short child - friendly bible story with a related craft activity, songs accompanied by percussion instruments and a chance to explore and chat. Snacks and water will be available for both children and adults and we hope to be able to offer hot drinks too. Whilst the sessions are free, we may ask for a small donation to cover the costs of the re- freshments. For any further information or queries, please contact Sue at suebreslin56@gmail.com . All are welcome.