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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
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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
book-
ings@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
St Mary’s Living Stones Room
(with under-floor
heating, kitchen and toilet facilities) is available for hire
for meetings, groups and social gatherings.
Services at St Mary’s in October
Sun 4 10:30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm Holy Communion
Wed 7 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 11 8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Eucharist
Wed 14 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 18 10.30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm Evensong
Wed 21 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 25 8:00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Communion
7.00pm Night Prayer
Wed 28 9.30am Holy Communion
Our sister church, All Saints’ Offord Cluny, also has a
service at 9.30am each Sunday
The Daily Office
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 of St Mary’s whenever
the church is open.
Cup of tea and a chat?
Jes will be in Church each
Wednesday 10 - 11am (after communion) if you want to
drop in for a chat.
Forthcoming Events
Friends in Deed: Living Stones Cafe
Wednesday 14th October
2.30pm – 4pm in the Living Stones Room
All are welcome to drop in for tea/coffee/cakes and chat
Concert - Pennyless
Saturday 17th October 7.30pm
Described as “an absolutely stunning folk group with a
healthy twist of spice,” the band is Penny (vocals, fid-
dle), Les (guitar), Graham (flutes and percussion) and
Colin (bass guitar, mandolin and bouzouki).
Tickets £10; Concessions £8 (complimentary interval
wine) from Box office: 01480 812777; Costcutters or
Que Sera
All Souls Service
Sunday 1st November at 4pm
A Service of Prayers & Readings to remember our loved
ones who have died. If you would like to add the name
of a loved one who has died to this list of those remem-
bered at the service, please add their name to the list at
the back of church or contact the Priest in Charge or
Churchwardens.
Regular Groups and Events
Newcomers are always welcome at all groups &
events
Coffee & Cakes:
EVERY Saturday,
10.30-noon in the
Living Stones Room. Contact Gina Bylett 01480 812777
‘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 &
fellowship
More information from Lorraine Toogood (01480
811352)
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
on
the 2
nd
Wednesday of each month 2.30pm – 4pm in the Living
Stones Room. All are welcome to drop in for tea/coffee/
cakes and chat.
Ground Floor Group
meets on the 2
nd
and 4
th
Thurs-
days 8pm-10pm at 7 Vineyard Way to discuss anything
and everything and ending with Compline. More infor-
mation from Lorraine Toogood (01480 811352)
Angel Voices informal all age gospel choir
rehears-
es Fridays 16
th
& 23
rd
October at 6.45pm in the Living
Stones Room. Contact Chris Bylett 01480 812777
Open Ministry Meeting
All are welcome to this open
forum at 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.