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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

Facebook:

‘like’ St Mary’s Buckden

Twitter:

follow @A1ChurchBuckden

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 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.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.

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