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Buckden Roundabout

September 2019

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:

1st September

Hunts End, Copes Close, Monks Cottages, Hunts End Court

8th September

Manor Gardens, Manor Close, Glebe Lane, The Grove

15th September

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

22nd September

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

29th September

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

unteers, midday supervisors, all support staff)

Thought for the Month

Dear Friends,

The summer is nearly over and autumn nearly here. How was

summer 2019 for you?

I hope many of us have managed to enjoy a break and a time

of rest and relaxation with our friends and families. Weather

wise of course it has been a summer of extremes. We have

had some of hottest days ever recorded (including apparently

the

hottest), but also with storms, strong wind and heavy rain.

For the churches in the village it has been a happy but busy

summer. Here at St Mary’s our mid-summer fete and fun day

was a victim of the weather, but thanks to the hard work of all

the volunteers and the many people who supported it, we

enjoyed a happy and successful day with most of the activities

moved from outside into the church. As Churches Together

we ran a stall at the Festival and at the time of writing we

have also enjoyed our ‘Holidays at Home’ holiday club for the

‘retired but young at heart’. We are now looking forward to

our childrens Holiday Club at the end of August, when more

than 30 children will spend 3 mornings enjoying games, activi-

ties and crafts and also learning about some of the stories and

characters in the bible.

Autumn of course heralds new beginnings. It is the start of a

new school year, and many of the clubs and societies will be

re-starting after the summer break. Nationally, it will no doubt

be a time of big debates, controversy and decision. So a sea-

son of challenges with, hopefully, opportunities but without

doubt much uncertainty.

Autumn can also perhaps a time to reflect where we stand on

the big issues in terms of life and faith. Our churches will be

holding major festivals of celebration such as Harvest and

Christmas, and also of more sober reflection at All Souls and

Remembrance.at which of course you will all be most wel-

come. But, as you see elsewhere on these pages, there are

services each week for us to come and consider or reconsider

connecting with a loving God who Christians believe holds us

and the future whatever it may be in his hands.

We look forward to seeing you.

Best wishes,

Jes

Rev Jes Salt, Priest in Charge,

Buckden and the Offords

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal

Coffee Morning and Stalls

Friday 6th September 10am – 11:30am

at Buckden Methodist Church

Leaflets, knitting patterns and examples of knitted and sew

items. Examples of completed shoeboxes, ways to help with

the shoebox appeal will all be there. Donations made will

help towards the shoebox appeal either with transportation

of the boxes or to buy items for the boxes. There will be a

bring and buy stall, cake stall and card stall.

Please come along and find out if you are able to help in any

way, thank you. Carol Swepstone 810053

Methodist Macmillan Coffee Morning

29th September 10am

Every year we like to give over our Friday Coffee Morning at

the end of September to this worthy cause.

There will be the usual stalls including cakes so do come

along with your friends and neighbours for an enjoyable

morning in generous support of this vital charity.

Thank you.