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Buckden Roundabout

February 2020

Church News

Weekly Prayer Roster

Each week during the year the Churches, in their prayers, remember the residents of particular streets in the village, those who

work in the parish and village organisations. Those to be remembered this month are:

2nd February

Manor Gardens, Manor Close, Glebe Lane, The Grove

9th February

Park Road, Falcon Way, The Marinas, and those who live and work there

16th February

Field Close, Lincoln Close, Silver Street, Beaufort Drive, St Hugh’s Road

23rd February

School Lane, Buckden Primary School (pupils, teachers and teaching assistants, governors, vol-

unteers, midday supervisors, all support staff)

Thought for the Month

Dear Friends,

We are now well into 2020, a new year and a new decade. I

hope it has started well for you. I am sure that the last ten

years have seen many changes in all our lives. In February

2010 I was still training to be a priest and was unmarried. Ten

years on and I am very happy to be married to Jane and to be

here with you in Offord. No doubt all of us have similar

stories.

It is fair to say that the next decade is likely to see at least as

much change in our national, local and personal lives as have

the last ten years. Abba songs don’t often feature in these

notes, but in a wistful song entitled, appropriately, ‘Happy

New Year’, they reflect on this tension between the certainty

that life will be different in uncertainty as to what the future

will hold with the lines – ‘In another ten years time, who can

say what we'll find, what lies waiting down the line, in the end

of [twenty]-nine’.

The Christian message is one of hope. It recognises that life is

full of change, some good and some less so. It doesn’t duck

the hard stuff that happens to all of us. But the clear message

from the life and ministry of Jesus is that God will never fail us

or forsake us, He will be with us when life is rubbish; He in-

vites us to turn to him and receive comfort, support and

strength. And He is with us in the good times enjoying with us

the fullness of life He promises.

Elsewhere in this edition there is information about the many

activities for all ages happening this month in our local

churches. We would love to see you.

Best wishes,

Jes, Rev Jes Salt, Priest in Charge, Buckden and the Offords

World

Day

of

Prayer

Friday 6 March 2020

Methodist Church, 10 am

Come and join us for a lovely service

this year written by the

women of Zimbabwe

All welcome!

Buckden Friends

Quick reminder that the balance for our holiday to Blackpool is

due by 29th February (Leap year day).

Single room sea view £380, single room £340

Double room/twin sea view £640, double/twin £600

May be able to get extra rooms if anybody would like to join

us. Email: patking@writeme.com for details.

Fancy Warners, Alvaston Hall, 26th Oct 4 nights? Cost about

£320 per person, subject to number going. Includes coach

from Scout Hut, Meals en route. 10 singles available.

If you are interested Contact Pat 01480 811020 or email me or

note to 32 Mayfield (near Doctors).

I NEED to know by 7th of FEBRUARY to confirm my provisional

booking.

Come and have a fun, relaxing time with us.

Pat & Brian King