April 2021

8 Buckden Roundabout April 2021 St Hugh ’ s and Methodist Church Catholic Church of St Hugh of Lincoln, High Street, Buckden Telephone: 01480 810344 Website: http://stjosephsthugh.org/ Please visit the website to get the latest information on church opening times and times of services. In the pastoral care of the Claretian Missionaries: Fr Krzysztof Stawicki CMF Fr Philip Blandford CMF Fr Jim Kennedy CMF Fr Paul Peter Alphonse CMF Weekdays Masses at St Hugh's Tuesday to Friday at 9:15 am Sunday Masses at St Hugh's: Saturday (vigil) at 6:30 pm and Sunday at 9:45 am. Confession available each Saturday 9:45 am - 10:15 am Would any newcomers to the village who are Catholics please let Fr Kryzstzof know their contact details . Buckden Methodist Church Minister: Rev. Sue Baker - Maher (01480 473444) Stewards: Angie Barnes (810102) Bob Baxter (810092) Carol Swepstone (810053) Revd. Sue and the Methodist folk wish you all a happy and blessed Easter filled with hope, as we celebrate the resurrec- tion of Jesus from the dead. Look out for our annual flower - filled cross on Easter Day. In spite of the gradual easing of lock - down, it is not yet clear when ‘ in presence ’ services at the Methodist Chapel will be allowed so meantime please look out for information about our on - line and telephone resources by ringing the stewards or visiting the circuit web - site at www.snahmc.org.uk. From Barren Rocks to Living Stones Book by local author Jon Magee In the midst of a lock down, how do we pass our time? One way is to find a good book to read. “ From Barren Rocks to Liv- ing Stones ” is written by a local author that brings to life the experiences of the past. Imagine you are a British teenager caught in the midst of a Middle East country where acts of terrorism have become the norm, and you are one of the targets. Imagine also that you are the same teenager that became a part of one of the big- gest British military operations in late 20th Century history as an evacuation plan for Aden, in Yemen, was carried out in 1967. How would you cope as a young person in such a situa- tion and still have those youthful hopes and aspirations? This story is the true recording of such a situation as that, and will keep you spell bound through to the final page as the po- litical and military decisions of the day impact upon the life of an ordinary young person. Aden is arguably the hottest place in the world, but in the 1960's that phrase did not just apply to the weather but to the military conflict too. A story that takes you from a feeling of being hopeless to the experience of being hopeful. The author had a nomadic childhood that gives the opportuni- ty to bring real life into the book and more excitement and adventure than a mere history lesson and today he is now the Pastor of the Perry Church. The book can be obtained from Amazon as well as numerous other places online. It can also be ordered from any book shop, Covid rules permitting, by quoting ISBN - 13: 978 - 1434381491 or ISBN - 10: 1434381498. Or else contact the author locally on telephone number 01480 700810. The book is called “ From Barren Rocks to Living Stones ” by local author Jon Magee Perry Baptist Church Perry, PE28 0BT Each Sunday, subject to Covid rules, The Perry Bap- tist Church meets on Sunday at 10.30am. For those with internet facility a recording of the service can be found at : https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCxdghslFLULGCblekWCQ4pg/videos Or https://tinyurl.com/5xpm9s6v Church website: https://perrybaptist.org.uk/ Did you know? - Frederick Douglass and Buckden Frederick Douglass is the only per- son to visit Buckden and to appear on a USA postage stamp. Douglass was born a slave in 1818 in Mary- land, and escaped in 1838 via Philadephia to Massachusetts. He became a famous orator, writer, abolitionist and statesman. He vis- ited Britain and Ireland twice, the first time in 1846 for a long visit of two years when he met the last surviving British abolitionists. He was amazed and delighted to be treated as an equal eve- rywhere he went. He visited again in 1888 on the honeymoon for his second marriage, and it was on this trip that he visited Buckden. He had been staying in St Neots with a supporter from the early days, and he drove her in a cart to visit the graves of her nephews in St Mary ’ s churchyard. Sources: “ Buckden—A Huntingdonshire Village ” and Wikipe- dia.