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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
Bookings
for baptisms, weddings and funerals or room
hire
Contact
bookings@stmarysbuckden.org.uk
Services at St Mary’s in November
Wed 2 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 6 11:00am Family Communion
6.00pm BCP Holy Communion
Wed 9 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 13 8.00am BCP Holy Communion
10:30am VILLAGE REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
4:00pm Stepping Stones (vicarage)
Wed 16 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 20 11.00am Family Communion
6.00pm Evensong
Wed 23 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 27
ADVENT SUNDAY
8:00am BCP Holy Communion
11:00am All-age Communion
7:00pm Night Prayer
Wed 30 9.30am Holy Communion
The Daily Office
(daily prayers) is said in St Mary’s on
Monday 2.15pm Tuesday 4.30pm
Thursday 9.15am Friday 9.15am
Prayer requests may be left in church.
Need some peace and quiet?
You are welcome to use
the Quiet Room at the back or any other place in St Mary’s
whenever the church is open.
Regular Events -
newcomers always welcome
Tea and a chat
10am Wednesdays after communion
Going Deeper bible study:
10.30am Wednesday (LSR)
Jamworkx Kids’ After School Club
Tuesdays in term
time 3.15 – 4.30pm at Buckden School. Book via school.
Coffee & Cakes:
Saturdays
10.30am - noon (LSR)
St Mary’s Bell-Ringers
practice Mondays at 8.15pm.
Ground Floor Group –
information from 01480 811352
Angel Voices informal all age choir
Fridays 18
th
& 25
th
November 6.45pm (LSR). 01480 812777
Open Forum Ministry Meeting.
6pm Sun 27
th
Nov. (LSR)
Bible study group
Monday 28
th
Nov. 1.30pm (LSR)
YOUR PARISH CHURCH
Remembrance Sunday is one of those occasions when the
whole village meets in St Mary’s. The church is always
packed and provides a beautiful setting for the service.
The Parish Church is a wonderful asset to the whole com-
munity as a place for whole village services and events and
also for family weddings, baptisms and funerals. The church
is open every day for use by anyone.
This beautiful building is in need of urgent repairs to parts of
the roof, to the stonework and to the outer walls of the vestry
to keep it both watertight and safe for visitors. Inevitably the
costs of such repairs are not small and we need to raise
around £100,000 in total from grants and fund-raising initia-
tives.
Our Restoration Appeal is reaching out to the whole commu-
nity and asking for your help. So please give in any way that
you can, whether by giving a donation
https://
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/St-Marys-Church-
Restoration-Appeal
or supporting our fund-raising events,
organising a fund-raising event yourself, using easyfundrais-
ing when you shop online
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stmarysbuckden
THIS IS YOUR PARISH CHURCH PLEASE SUPPORT IT
Events in November
M & M’s informal ladies group.
Thursday 3
rd
November
7.30pm at the Vicarage.
CRAFT Sessions in the Living Stones Room
Sat 5
th
November noon – 4pm
Wed 9
th
November 6pm – 9pm
Fri 18
th
Nov noon – 4pm
working together to make items for the Churches Together
stall at the Christmas Market
Friends in Deed: LIVING STONES CAFE
Wednesday 9th November
2.30pm – 4pm in the Living Stones Room. All are welcome
to drop in to the for tea/coffee/cakes and chat
BARN DANCE Saturday 12
th
November 7pm
at Buckden Village Hall.
Adults £10; children (under 12) £5. Ploughman’s supper.
Raffle. Bar. Tickets from 810041 or 812777
Sunday 13th November 10.30am at St Mary’s
Buckden Village Remembrance Service.
Organised by the Royal British Legion
and Buckden & District Churches Together
FUN QUIZ in the Living Stones Room
7pm on Tuesday 15
th
& Tuesday 29
th
November
£5 per person
All proceeds to the Restoration Appeal
FASHION SHOW in St Mary’s
7.30pm on Wednesday 23
rd
November
Tickets £5 includes Cheese & Biscuits and a cuppa
All proceeds to the Restoration Appeal
Travelling Nativity Sets:
Our knitted nativity figures begin their Christmas journey on
Advent Sunday. Their journey around Buckden symbolises
the journey that Mary and Joseph took from Nazareth to
Bethlehem. If you would like to host a set for 1 or 2 nights,
please sign the list at the back of church or contact:- Anne
(812789) or Catherine (07746 599776)