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Buckden Roundabout
November 2018
Church News
Weekly Prayer Roster
Each week during the year the Churches, in their prayers, remember the residents of particular streets in the village, those who
work in the parish and village organisations. Those to be remembered this month are:
4th November
Buckden Surgery: the doctors, nurses, receptionists, pharmacists, health visitors and midwives;
those we know who are in hospital, the elderly, disabled and housebound
11th November
Farming communities, Taylor’s Lane (West), Hardwick Lane, the residents and staff of Hardwick
Dene, Great North Road, Brampton Road, Perry Road, Buckden Wood
18th November
High Street, Ivelbury Close, York Yard, Lion Yard, George Lane, King George Court, Taylor’s Lane
(East), Wolsey Gardens, Charles Court
25th November
Hunts End, Copes Close, Monks Cottages, Hunts End Court
STUDY LUNCHES
12
th
November – lunch. This is the day after the big centenary armistice day – bring art or poetry of First World War to share.
10th December—an Advent theme
Methodist Church Hall 12.30 pm to 2.00 pm
Contact:
Ann Brittain
on
812012
Thought for the Month
“I AM AMONG YOU AS HE THAT SERVETH”
As I was reflecting what I could share with you for your thoughts for the month, I thought it would be appropriate to think
about a great personality who lived among us and has gone ahead of us to be with the Lord. I often times reflect about one of
her sayings, “that I have been called to be faithful, not to be successful”. This particular saying of St. Teresa of Calcutta made a
great impact on various people including me. It’s true that we are called to be faithful to the creator. We most of the times look
for success in all that we do, forgetting that the success follows the faithfulness to the call and service that we are called to do.
St Teresa of Calcutta realized three things in her life such as; acceptance, greatness through service and success through faith-
fulness. It is undeniable reality that she learned these components from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Our Lord Jesus Christ came to this world as the unwearied servant of person’s necessity. He “took our infirmities, and bare our
sicknesses,” that He might minister to every need of humanity. Matthew 8:17. The burden of disease and wretchedness and sin
He came to remove. It was His mission to bring to people complete restoration; He came to give them health and peace and
perfection of character. Varied were the circumstances and needs of those who besought His aid, and none who came to Him
went away unhelped. From Him flowed a stream of healing power, and in body and mind and soul men were made whole. The
Saviour’s work was not restricted to any time or place. His compassion knew no limit. On so large a scale did He conduct His
work of healing and teaching that there was no building in Palestine large enough to receive the multitudes that thronged to
Him. The above-mentioned personality made it possible all that He did and intended to do. She followed Christ literally in word
and deed. She felt always that the people were left without a shepherd. Therefore, she took the role of the Shepherd through
charity, compassion and love. Let us also try our best to be a good shepherd of the people who are in need in our own ambi-
ance through our thought, word and deed.
Rev. Antony Arockiam, CMF
St. Hugh’s Church
Buckden