December 2024

6 Buckden Roundabout December 2024 St Hugh ’ s, Methodist & Baptist Churches Roman Catholic Parish of St Hugh of Lincoln, High Street, Buckden Telephone: 01480 810344 Email sthugh.buckden@gmail.com 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 at 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 chil dren ’ s liturgy each Sunday during term time. Other: see the activities and services below. Confession available each Saturday 5.15pm - 5:45pm or by appointment Ongoing activities taking place at Buckden Towers • Collection of supplies for local foodbank. Just drop items in the box just inside the church door. • 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 Special Services during December. 16 th December: 7pm Service of Reconciliation 24th December Christmas Eve 5.00pm Children ’ s Mass 9.45pm Carols followed by 10.00pm ‘ Midnight ’ Mass 25th December 8.00am & 10.00am Mass of Christmas Day Other activities during December Buckden Towers Christmas Market 20th December. 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 07974 184 106. SERVICES IN DECEMBER Sunday 1 st 10.30a.m. Advent Morning Service: Mrs. Pauline Zahner Sunday 8 th 10.30a.m. Morning Service and Baptism: Revd. Sue Baker - Maher Sunday 15 th 10.30a.m . Morning Service: Mrs. Angie Barnes Sunday 22 nd 10.30a.m. Carol Service: Revd. Sue Baker - Maher Wednesday 25 th 10.30a.m. CHRISTMAS MORNING SERVICE: all welcome! Sunday 29 th 10.30a.m. Miss Vivien Almond 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 DECEMBER All will be very welcome at the following events: Friday 6 th : 10 a.m. Monthly Coffee Morning in the Methodist Schoolroom Tuesday 10 th : 10.30 a.m. Bible Group (Chapel or Wesley Room) Wednesday 11 th : 1.30 - 3.15p.m. Fun Quiz with tea and cake: £5 for chapel refurbishment fund. Friday 20 th : 12 noon Christmas SOUP AND SWEET LUNCH Tuesday 24 th : Bible Group takes a Christmas break Revd. Sue and the Methodist Folk wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a blessed and peaceful New Year. We hope to see you all for our first monthly coffee morning of 2025 on 3 rd January from 10a.m. 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 The Roundabout editorial team wishes all our readers, distributors and contributors a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year