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CHURCH NEWS
The Benefice of Buckden & the Offords
St Mary’s Parish Church
Church St, Buckden PE19 5TL
Facebook: ‘like’ St Mary’s Buckden Twitter: fol-
low @A1ChurchBuckden
Churchwardens:
Anne Carter 812789
David Riley 810718
Friends in Deed (transport): 07914 669 967
Friends in Deed (general): 07810 006 598
Services at St Mary’s in November
Sun 2 10:30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm BCP Holy Communion
Wed 5 9.30am BCP Holy Communion
Sun 9 8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Remembrance Service
Mon 10 3.00pm Hardwick Dene Communion
Tues 11 10:45am Remembrance
Wed 12 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 16 10.30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm BCP Evensong
Wed 19 9.30am BCP Holy Communion
Sun 23 8:00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Communion
7.00pm Night Prayer
Wed 26 9.30am BCP Holy Communion
Sun 30 8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10.30am Family Eucharist
(Advent Sunday)
Our sister church, All Saints’ Offord Cluny, has a ser-
vice at 9.30am each Sunday.
Interregnum / Vacancy at St Mary’s
This means that we do not currently have a vicar or
priest in charge. The selection process for a new priest
will take some months to complete. Sunday Services
and Wednesday Communion continue with the help of
our team of retired clergy and licensed lay ministers.
Bookings for baptisms, weddings and funerals are still
being taken – please contact the churchwardens in the
first instance.
Cup of tea and a chat? A member of the ministry team
will be in Church on Wednesdays 10-11am if you want
to drop in for a chat.
St Mary’s is open during the day for private prayer.
Prayer requests may be left in church
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.
Need a place to meet? The St Mary’s Living Stones
Room (with kitchen and toilet facilities) is available for
hire for meetings and social gatherings. For more in-
formation, contact Karen on 810027 ka-
Forthcoming Events
Wednesday 5th November Friends in Deed Living
Stones Café : 2.30 – 4pm in the Living Stones Room.
All are welcome to drop in for tea/coffee/cakes. From
December we will be moving to the 2 nd Wednesday of
the month
Friday 7th November 7.00pm Barn Dance
Buckden Village Hall
Saturday 8th November 10.30am - 4.00pm
Exhibition of wildlife artwork by children from Buckden
Primary School in St Mary’s. Refreshments available
to purchase. Results of Judging at 3pm. Free entry
Sunday 9 th November Remembrance Sunday
10.30am at St Mary’s, the village Remembrance Ser-
vice. Organised by The Royal British Legion and
Buckden & District Churches Together
15th November Saturday – World War I event
2.30pm WW1 exhibition & roadshow
5pm WW1 illustrated talk by Barry Jobling
30th November Advent Sunday
St Mary’s will be open as a place for quiet and reflec-
tion and for refreshments during the Buckden switch-
ing-on of the lights.
Travelling Nativity Sets: The knitted nativity figures
begin their Christmas journey on Advent Sunday. Their
journey around Buckden symbolises the journey that
Mary and Joseph took from Nazareth to Bethlehem. If
you would like to host a set for 1 or 2 nights, please
sign the list at the back of church or contact:-
Anne (812789) or Catherine (07746 599776)
3 rd December: Christmas Coffee Morning
Buckden Village Hall
Regular Groups and Events
New members are always welcome
Coffee & Cakes: Every Saturday, 10.30-noon in St
Mary’s Living Stones Room.
Ground Floor Group: 2nd & 4 th Thursdays 8pm at 7
Vineyard Way.
Angel Voices informal all age gospel choir rehears-
es Fridays 14th and 21st November at 6.45pm in the
Living Stones Room.
Bible study group meets on the last Monday this
month 1.30pm in the Living Stones Room