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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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Priest in Charge: Revd Jes Salt,
The Vicarage, Church St, Buckden PE19 5TL
vicar@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
enquir-
ies@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 September
Wed 2 9.30am Holy Communion
Wed 2 7.30pm Licensing Service
Sat 5
1.00pm Baptism
Sun 6 10:30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm Holy Communion
Wed 9 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 13 8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am Family Eucharist
2.00pm Baptism
Wed 16 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 20 10.30am Family Eucharist
6.00pm Evensong
Wed 23 9.30am Holy Communion
Sat 26 2.00pm Wedding
Sun 27 8:00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am
Harvest Festival
7.00pm Night Prayer
Wed 30 9.30am Holy Communion
Our sister church, All Saints’ Offord Cluny, has a ser-
vice 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?
A member of the ministry
team will be in Church each Wednesday 10-11am
(after communion) if you want to drop in for a chat.
Forthcoming Events
Licensing Service for Revd Jes Salt
Wednesday 2nd September 7.30 pm in St Mary’s
service led by Bishop David
Church Garden Party
Sunday 6th September
at 31 Greenway. 3 to 4.30pm. Entrance £3 to include
Cream Tea Cake stall & Raffle. Everybody welcome
Friends in Deed: Living Stones Cafe
Wednesday 9th September
2.30pm – 4pm in the Living Stones Room
All welcome to drop in for tea/coffee/cakes and chat
Heritage Weekend
12
th
- 13
th
-September
Guided tours of St Mary’s at 2.45pm and 4pm
Music for a Late Summer Evening.
Concert in memory of Janet Ingamells.
Friday 25th September 7.30pm
Members of the Cambridge Chamber Ensemble and,
on organ, David Humphreys (Assistant Director of Mu-
sic Peterborough Cathedral).
Tickets £10; Concessions £8 (complimentary interval
wine) from Rev Ron 01480811608;
rjingamells@btinternet.com; 01480 812777 or 431037;
Costcutters and Que Sera
Regular Groups and 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 Lor-
raine 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.
Ground Floor Group
meets on the 2
nd
and 4
th
Thurs-
days 8pm-10pm at 7 Vineyard Way to discuss any-
thing and everything and ending with Compline. Start-
ing 10
th
Sept. More information from Lorraine Toogood
(01480 811352)
Angel Voices informal all age gospel choir
re-
hearses Fridays 18
th
& 25
th
September 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.
Newcomers always welcome at all groups & events
This month we officially welcome our new
Priest, Revd Jes Salt, to St Mary’s. Jes,
his wife Jane, and Brandy the Labrador
are settling in at the vicarage and looking
forward to their new ministry here.