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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.ukFacebook:
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email:
enquiries@stmarysbuckden.org.ukChurchwardens:
Anne Carter
812789
David Riley
810718
churchwardens@stmarysbuckden.org.ukPastoral Care Co-ordinator:
Marilyn Rolin
07719 087215
pastoral- care@stmarysbuckden.org.ukFriends in Deed (transport): 07914 669 967
Friends in Deed (general): 07810 006 598
Services at St Mary’s in June
Wed 3 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 7 10:30am Open Gardens Special Service
6.00pm Holy Communion
Wed 10 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 14 8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Eucharist
Wed 17 9.30am Holy Communion
12.30pm Wedding
Sat 20 3.30pm Wedding
Sun 21 10.30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm Evensong
Wed 24 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 28 8:00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Communion
7.00pm Night Prayer
Our sister church, All Saints’ Offord Cluny, has a ser-
vice at 9.30am each Sunday
NEW: The Daily Office
The Daily Office has been re-introduced in St Mary’s on
the following days & times.
Monday 2.15pm
Tuesday 4.30pm
Thursday 9.15am
Friday 4.30pm
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 heat-
ing, kitchen and toilet facilities) is available for hire for
meetings, groups and social gatherings. Contact
en- quiries@stmarysbuckden.org.ukSt 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.
Appointment of New Priest in Charge
We are very pleased to announce that Revd Jeremy
(Jes) Salt has been appointed as the new Priest in
Charge of the Benefice of Buckden with the Offords.
Jes and his wife Jane will arrive in Buckden over the
summer, ready to start his ministry with us in Septem-
ber.
In the meantime, we are very grateful that Sunday Ser-
vices and Wednesday Communion continue with the
help of our team of retired clergy and licensed lay min-
isters.
Forthcoming Events
BUCKDEN OPEN GARDENS
Sunday June 7th 2015 1pm to 5.30pm
Garden passports available from St Mary’s Church
and any of the gardens. Adults £4.00, accompanied
under 12’s free
Home-made tea and cakes and Plant Stall at St Mary’s
Church..
ARAGON SINGERS CONCERT
Saturday June 13th at 7.30pm
in St Mary’s. Tickets £10 (£8 concessions) from 01480
812777/431037 include a complimentary glass of wine
at the interval
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
2.30pm – 4pm
on the 2
nd
Wednesday of each month in the Living
Stones Room. All are welcome to drop in for tea/
coffee/cakes and chat.
Ground Floor Group:
This small house group meets
2
nd
& 4
th
Thursdays 8pm at 7 Vineyard Way for fellow-
ship and growing in faith.
Angel Voices informal all age gospel choir
rehears-
es Fridays 19
th
& 26
th
June at 6.45pm in the Living
Stones Room.
Open Ministry Meeting
–
6pm Sunday 28
th
June
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