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CHURCH NEWS
The Benefice of Buckden & the Offords
St Mary’s Parish Church
www.stmarysbuckden.org.uk
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Vicar (& Parish Office)
810371
Revd Ally Barrett, The Vicarage,
Church St, Buckden PE19 5TL
vicar@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Churchwardens
Anne Carter
812789
David Riley
810718
churchwardens@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Friends in Deed (transport): 07914 669 967
Friends in Deed (general):
07810 006 598
Need a place to meet?
The St Mary’s Living
Stones Room (including kitchen and toilet facilities) is
available for hire for meetings and social gatherings.
For more information, contact
Karen Miles tel 810027
karen.miles@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Services in March 2014
in St Mary’s unless otherwise indicated
Sun 2
9.30am Family Service (Offord)
10:30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm BCP Holy Communion
Wed 5 9.30am Holy Communion with
imposition of ashes
7.00pm Holy Communion with
imposition of ashes (Offord)
Sun 9
8.00am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Holy Communion
(Offord)
10:30am Family Eucharist
4.00pm Stepping Stones
Wed 12 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 16 9:30am BCP Matins (Offord)
10.30am Family Eucharist
4.00pm Messy Church
(Offord Church Rooms)
6.00pm BCP Evensong
Tue 18 3.00pm Hardwick Dene Communion
Wed 19 9.30am BCP Holy Communion
Sun 23 8:00am BCP Holy Communion
9:30am Holy Communion (Offord)
10:30am Family Communion
7.30pm Night Prayer
Wed 26 9.30am BCP Holy Communion
Sun 30 8:00am BCP Holy Communion
9:30am Holy Communion (Offord)
10:30am Family Eucharist
St Mary’s is open
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.
Prayers
are said on weekdays at midday.
Prayer
requests
may be sent to Revd Ally or left in
church.
The Children's Society collection boxes
Many thanks for your generous contributions to the
Society. We have raised another record total of
£1,514.50 at this year’s box opening. Well done
everyone.
Jo McGregor
.
Special Notices
Fairtrade Fortnight
runs from 24 February, so
there will be a fairtrade stall in church after the
10.30am service on 2
nd
March.
St Mary’s Church Electoral Roll
If you would like
to join the roll please pick up a form from the back
of St Mary’s Church as soon as possible.
Annual Parochial Church Meeting: 6
th
April at
11.45am
. All welcome.
If anyone already on the electoral roll would like to
stand for election as Churchwarden, or for the Pa-
rochial Church Council or Deanery Synod, please
pick up a form from the back of St Mary’s.
Regular Groups and Events
‘Honeycomb’
: a group of and for those who are
on their own. The group will meet on the 1st Sun-
day each month at 3pm in St Mary’s Living Stones
Room
.
More tea vicar?
Revd Ally (or a member of the
ministry team) will be in Church on Wednesdays
10-11am if you want to drop in for a chat
Living Stones Café
: Wednesday 5
th
March (and
on the first Wednesday each month), 2.30pm –
4pm in St Mary’s Living Stones Room. All are wel-
come to drop in for tea/coffee/cakes.
Coffee & Cakes:
Every Saturday,
10.30-noon in
St Mary’s Living Stones Room. For more details or
to help, contact Gina Bylett, 812777
‘Angel Voices’ gospel choir
will rehearse in St
Mary’s on Friday 14
th
& 21
st
March at 6.45pm.
Contact Chris & Gina Bylett 812777
Foundations Group
meets on Monday 3
rd
& 17
th
March, 1.30-3pm in the Vicarage.
Ground Floor Group
meets on Thursday 6
th
&
20
th
March at 8pm at the Vicarage.
Lent Quite Days:
Thursdays 27th March, 3rd,
10th, 17th April, 10.30 am - 3.30pm at 25 Perry
Road. Anyone seeking some time for personal re-
flection is welcome, but numbers are restricted -
contact Irena for further details (811541/irena@the
milloys)or to book a place.
New members are always welcome.
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