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Buckden Roundabout
October 2017
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 organizations. Those to be remembered this month are:
1st October
Clubs and societies, their leaders and members, volunteers, and the team that produces and distributes
the Buckden Roundabout
8th October
Cranfield Way, Cranfield Close, Weir Close, Smith Drive, Lucks Lane, Morris Close
15th October
Buckden Surgery: the doctors, nurses, receptionists, pharmacists, health visitors and midwives; those we
know who are in hospital, the elderly, disabled and housebound
22nd October
Farming communities, Taylor’s Lane (West), Hardwick Lane, the residents and staff of Hardwick Dene,
Great North Road, Brampton Road, Perry Road, Buckden Wood
29th October
High Street, Ivelbury Close, York Yard, Lion Yard, George Lane, King George Court, Taylor’s Lane (East),
Wolsey Gardens, Charles Court
Church News
Operation Christmas Child
Shoe Box Appeal, 2017
Buckden Community will be taking part in the above appeal
and shoe boxes will be collected in November. Operation
Christmas Child is a worthwhile charity making a difference
at Christmas, by giving shoe boxes containing small gifts to
children in poor countries.
Gift suggestions:
Toiletries:
Toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, comb, hair
clips, bar of soap, flannel, etc.
No Bottles or liquid items please, thank you.
Educational Supplies:
Felt pens, pens, pencils, pencil sharp-
ener, eraser, colouring book, notepad, picture or puzzle
book, chalk, pencil case, stickers, solar calculators, etc.
Toys:
Cuddly toy, doll, toy truck, skipping rope, yo-yo, ball, small
puzzle, etc.
Other items:
Hat, scarf, gloves, sunglasses, hair accessories, wind up
torch, jewellery set, sweets (best before date of at least
March 2018)
Are you able to knit a puppet, hat, scarf, gloves for a Christ-
mas shoebox please? Patterns are available.
Of course, you may like to do your own shoebox and this
would be very welcome, as well.
Another way of helping this appeal is, if you have a spare
empty shoebox. Donations of money always welcome for
transportation as this year it will cost £5 to transport each
box. Thank you.
If you would like more information contact Carol Swepstone
on 810053. Thank you.
Thought for the Month: ‘800 to 8000’
This months article is by way of saying a huge 'Thankyou' to all
the many members of our village community who have sup-
ported our '800 Celebration' Project. You may recall that 2017
St Mary's commemorates the 800th anniversary of the first
recorded priest in Buckden - William de Buckden who came in
1217. To celebrate that and to encourage people to share in
the maintenance of St Mary's we made available £800 (80 lots
of £10) and invited individuals, organisations and clubs to use
that money to raise further funds to support the repairs neces-
sary to maintain our beautiful church.
The weekend of 16th - 17th September was the return date
and we had a party. We laid on food, drink and entertainment
and invited all those who had taken part to return with the
money they had raised. The title to this article gives a clue as
to the outcome. Our original 'investment' of £800 has in-
creased by at least tenfold, the final figure will be considerably
higher!
This is an amazing result and it was therefore only fitting that
on Sunday 17th we enjoyed an inspiring service of thanksgiv-
ing and celebration.
The scaffolding around the church gives some indication of the
extent of work currently being undertaken, and though we
have received a substantial grant, we would still be very grate-
ful for any further contributions toward the upkeep of our
amazing church, which represents the heart of Buckden for so
many.
The Christian faith is about a God who cares for us and who
honours us as we honour him. The inspiring presence of St
Mary's which has proved such a blessing to so many people
down the centuries is, we believe, testimony to that faithful-
ness. As we move toward Remembrance and then Christmas
we hope that many of us will wish to join us and find out
about that faithfulness for ourselves.
Best Wishes, Jes