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CHURCH NEWS
The Benefice of Buckden & the Offords
St Mary’s Parish Church
www.stmarysbuckden.org.uk
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Church St, Buckden PE19 5TL
Churchwardens
Anne Carter
812789
David Riley
810718
churchwardens@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Friends in Deed (transport): 07914 669 967
Friends in Deed (general):
07810 006 598
Services in September 2014
in St Mary’s unless otherwise indicated
Wed 3 9.30am BCP Holy Communion
Sun 7
9.30am Family Service (Offord)
10:30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm BCP Holy Communion
Wed 10 9.30am BCP Holy Communion
Fri 12
1.00pm Wedding (Gemma & Steve)
Sun 14 8.00am BCP Holy Communion
9.30am Holy Communion (Offord)
10:30am Family Eucharist
Wed 17 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 21 9:30am Matins (Offord)
10.30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm BCP Evensong
Wed 24 9.30am BCP Holy Communion
Sun 28 8:00am BCP Holy Communion
9:30am Holy Communion (Offord)
10:30am Harvest Festival
Family Communion
7.30pm Night Prayer
Interregnum / Vacancy
Starting from 1st August 2014, St Mary’s Buckden is in
an interregnum (or vacancy). This means that we do
not currently have a vicar or priest in charge. The se-
lection process for a new priest will take some months
to complete. In the meantime, Sunday Services and
Wednesday Communion will continue as normal 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.
There will be no formal Midday Prayers but please re-
member that St Mary’s is open during the day for pri-
vate prayer.
Prayer requests
may be left in church.
St Mary’s is open
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?
A member of the ministry
team will be in Church on Wednesdays 10-11am if you
want to drop in for a chat.
Need a place to meet?
The St Mary’s Living
Stones Room (including kitchen and toilet facilities) is
available for hire for meetings and social gatherings.
For more information, contact
Karen Miles 810027
karen.miles@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Special Events
Tuesday 2
nd
September 10am – 12 noon. “Fearless
Fun” children’s activities in the Methodist Church
Hall
End your school holidays on a high with games, crafts
and fun activities organised by Buckden & District
Churches Together. Pick up a form from the table at
the back of St Mary’s Church, or download one from
www.buckdendistrictchurches.wordpress.com
Saturday 27
th
September 7.30pm
Concert by The Phoenix Quintet of St Ives
Regular Groups and Events
Living Stones Café
: Wednesday 3
rd
September 2pm
– 4pm in St Mary’s Living Stones Room. All are wel-
come to drop in for tea/coffee/cakes.
This month there is an exhibition
“
Hidden Stories WW1
” running alongside the usual
Living Stones Café.
Coffee & Cakes:
Every Saturday,
10.30-noon in St
Mary’s Living Stones Room. For more details or to
help, contact Gina Bylett, 812777.
‘Honeycomb’
: Sunday 7
th
September 3pm
A group of and for those who are on their own and find
that time hangs heavy at the weekend. The group
meets at 7 Vineyard Way on the first Sunday each
month at 3 - 4.30pm for conversation, tea and cake,
board games, and fellowship,
Ground Floor Group
reconvenes on Thursday 11
th
September 8pm, meeting at 7 Vineyard Way.
Angel Voices informal all age gospel choir
meets
to rehearse in the Living Stones Room in St Mary’s on
Fridays 19
th
and 26
th
September at 6.45pm.
New members are always welcome
at any groups at St Mary’s
