September 2024

6 Buckden Roundabout September 2024 St Hugh ’ s, Methodist & Baptist Churches Roman Catholic Parish of St Hugh of Lincoln, High Street, Buckden Telephone: 01480 810344 The Catholic Parish of St Hugh of Lincoln is located at Buckden Towers which is also the home of the Claret Centre, a retreat and conference Centre that is also in the pastoral care of the Claretian Missionaries. The Parish Priest and Director of the Claret Centre is Fr Paul Smyth CMF. Assisting him are Fr Jude Arinze CMF and Fr Jim Kennedy CMF Presently the service times are: Saturday Vigil Mass: 6:00 pm. A quiet Mass with a few hymns. Sunday Masses: 8:00 am, A quiet start to the day with no singing or music 10:00 am. A Family Mass with a children ’ s liturgy each Sunday during term time. Confession available each Saturday 5.15pm - 5:45pm or by appointment Ongoing activities taking place at Buckden Towers • Thursday evenings during term time the village Youth Group meets from 7 to 8pm. • Collection of supplies for local foodbank. • Tuesday morning: Volunteer Gardeners meet to look after the grounds. • The Claretian Community has morning prayer at 8am each morning and evening Prayer at 5.45pm in the Clar- et Chapel situated in the Under Croft, at the back of the church buildings. Anyone who wishes to join them is most welcome. Buckden Methodist Church Minister: Rev. Sue Baker - Maher (01480 473444) Stewards: Carol Swepstone (810053) Jamye Thomas (07305 090914) Bob Baxter (810092) Our schoolroom and kitchen make a good venue for local group activities and are available for hire. To book the hall please ring 811036. SERVICES IN SEPTEMBER Sunday 1 st 10.30a.m. Holy Communion Service: Revd. Pam Siddall Sunday 8 th 10.30a.m. Morning Service: Mrs. Angie Barnes Sunday 15 th 10.30a.m . Morning Service: Mrs. Pauline Zahner Sunday 22 nd 10.30a.m. Morning Service: Local Arrangement Sunday 29 th 10.30 a.m. HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICE - The preacher will be Revd. Sue Baker - Maher and there will be a Bring - and - Share lunch after the service. ALL ARE VERY WELCOME. If you are not able to get to chapel, information about our on - line services and other resources can be accessed by ringing the stewards or visiting the circuit website at www.snahmc.org.uk . If you would like to be added to the mailing list for our week- ly distribution of information, please text your email details to the church secretary: 07758 003997 . ACTIVITIES IN SEPTEMBER All will be very welcome at the following events: Friday 6 th : 10 a.m. Shoebox Coffee Morning in the Methodist schoolroom raising funds for the annual Operation Christmas Child appeal (detailed info on page 19) Tuesday 10 th : 10.30 a.m. Bible Group (chapel or Wesley Room) Friday 20 th : 12 noon SOUP AND SWEET LUNCH Tuesday 24 th : 10.30 a.m. Bible Group Perry Baptist Church Perry Baptist Church meets each Sunday at 10.30am In addition to our weekly services we also hold a monthly evening service on the 1 st Sunday of the month at 6pm. The Sunday services are recorded and placed on Youtube each week at: https://tinyurl.com/5f2y46zm The Perry Drop In continues to be open to all twice a month. On the first and third Monday of the month Perry Baptist Church is open between 10am and Midday for any in the com- munity to drop in for coffee, tea or hot chocolate and biscuits or toast. The Drop In is not intended to be a fund raising event but an opportunity for the community to come together and support each other. For further details please contact Jon Magee on 01480 700810 For more information about any of the activities please call us. The Buckden and Little Paxton Surgeries Patient Participation Group is a voluntary group that represents the patients of the Practice and works in partnership with GPs and Practice staff to provide feed- back on the services provided and give useful suggestions for improving patient care. Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 17 th September 2024 from 7.00 – 9.00 pm at Buckden Church of England Primary Academy , School Lane, Buckden, St Neots, Cambs, PE19 5TT. This is an opportunity to find out more about the work of your local PPG including the events it has been running, meet members of the Group and perhaps en- courage you to join us. Our guest speaker will be Dr Nathalie Rodriguez - McCullough, Partner GP, to give an insight into the challenges and opportu- nities facing the Practice and the NHS as a whole in an ever changing environment. Last year this was an extremely lively session with lots of interaction from the attendees. All regis- tered patients with the Practice are very welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.