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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

Priest in Charge: Revd Jes Salt 819377

The Vicarage, Church St, Buckden PE19 5TL

priestincharge@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

Bookings

for baptisms, weddings and funerals or room

hire

Contact

bookings@stmarysbuckden.org.uk

Services at St Mary’s in March

Wed 2 9.30am Holy Communion

Sun 6 11:00am MOTHERING SUNDAY Eucharist

6.00pm BCP Holy Communion

Wed 9 9.30am Holy Communion

Sun 13 8.00am BCP Holy Communion

11:00am Family Eucharist

4:00pm Stepping Stones

Wed 16 9.30am Holy Communion

Sat 19 2:00pm Baptism

Sun 20 11.00am PALM SUNDAY Eucharist

2:00pm Baptism

6.00pm Evensong

Wed 23 9.30am Holy Communion

Thurs 24 8.00pm MAUNDY THURSDAY

Fri 25 11:00am GOOD FRIDAY

Sun 27 8:00am BCP Holy Communion

11:00am EASTER Family Communion

Our sister church, All Saints’ Offord Cluny, also has a ser-

vice at 9.30am each Sunday

The Daily Office

(daily prayers) is said in St Mary’s on

Monday 2.15pm Tuesday 4.30pm

Thursday 9.15am Friday 9.15am

All are welcome. Prayer requests may be left in church.

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 or any other place in St Mary’s

whenever the church is open.

Cup of tea and a chat?

Jes will be in Church each

Wednesday 10 – 10.45am (after communion) if you want to

drop in for a chat.

St Mary’s Living Stones Room

(with under-floor heating,

kitchen and toilet facilities) is available for hire for meetings,

groups and social gatherings.

Events in March

Buckden & District Churches Together

Lent Study Lunches - - the Mystery of Everything

Mondays during Lent 12.30pm in the Methodist Hall for deli-

cious soup & bread, and discussion.

Women’s World Day of Prayer

10:30am Friday 4th March 2016 at St Hugh’s

“Receive children, Receive me”

written by Christian women from Cuba

Buckden & District Churches Together AGM

Tuesday 8th March 7.30pm at Buckden Towers.

Guest Speaker: Phil Jones of Godmanchester Foodbank.

All Welcome

Friends in Deed: Living Stones Cafe

Wednesday 9th March

2.30pm – 4pm in the Living Stones Room

All are welcome to drop in for tea/coffee/cakes and chat

Buckden & District Churches Together

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE & CHILDREN’S EVENT

Friday 25

th

March 2016.

Children’s event starts at

10.45am in the Methodist Church. Service starts 11am at St

Hugh’s Church and will process to St Mary’s, then on to the

Methodist Church, finishing with refreshments in the Method-

ist Church Hall.

Annual Meetings

Sunday 10th April 2015 at 12.15am.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

& Election of Churchwardens

All are welcome to attend. Those on the church or civic elec-

toral roll may vote in the election of churchwardens. Those

on the church electoral roll may vote in the PCC elections. If

you wish to get more involved, there are lists for the various

volunteer roles and forms for electoral roll, PCC and church-

warden nominations at the back of church.

Regular Groups and Events

Newcomers are always welcome at all groups & events

Going Deeper:

A chance to look again at Sunday’s bible

readings. Meeting in the Vicarage on Mondays at 7.45pm

or in the Living Stones Room at 10.45am on Wednesdays.

Jamworkx (Jesus & Me Works) Kids’ After School Club

Fridays 3.20 – 4.20pm at Buckden School. Contact school

Coffee & Cakes:

Saturdays

10.30am - noon in the Living

Stones Room. Contact Gina Bylett 01480 812777

St Mary’s Bell-Ringers

practice on Mondays at 8pm. Vis-

itors and beginners are always welcome

Ground Floor Group

meets on the 2

nd

and 4

th

Thursdays

8pm - 10pm Contact Lorraine Toogood 01480 811352

Angel Voices informal all age choir

Fridays 18

th

& 25

th

March 6.45pm Living Stones Room. 01480 812777

Second Sunday Stepping Stones

13

th

March in St Mary’s

Pre-school and KS1 children stories, music, games & craft

‘Honeycomb’

: meets at 7 Vineyard Way on 1

st

Sundays 3 -

4.30pm. Conversation, tea, cake, board games & fellowship

for those on their own. 01480 811352