September 2021

12 Buckden Roundabout September 2021 Village News Buckden Junior Football Club As we prepare for the start of a new season, we are looking for- ward to what we hope will be an uninterrupted period this year. We are welcoming 2 new U7 teams to our club this year, the Harriers Black and Harriers White and wish them lots of luck in their first season. They will be joining our other teams at U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U14, U15 and U16. Sponsors A special thank you to all of this years sponsors, we would not be able to operate without your generosity and support so on behalf of the entire club, thank you. Embee Picasso Trebes Consulting Bloor Homes Thornhill Estates Buckden Dental Clinic St Neots Fireplace and Stove Centre Fensom Business Solutions E Timber Products M.A Motors Fensom Business Solutions Finesse Mortgage Services Annafield Estates Butler Residential Orange Squash Agency GAP Home Improvements TP Plastering Child Welfare Officer Required As our current Child Welfare Officer is stepping down at the end of the season, we are looking for a new person to join our committee and fill this role. The main purpose of the role is to assist with the safeguarding and protecting of children and young people in our club. You would be joining a very dedicat- ed group of volunteers who will support you, and full training, including any qualifications required will be given/funded by the club. If you are interested in joining us or would like to know more, please contact our chairman Michael bjfcchair- man@hotmail.com . Butler Residential. A huge thank you to Laura and Barry from Butler Residential for their support throughout the year as our Club Sponsor. If you are looking to move and wanted to support the club – you can contact Butler Residential on 01480 775355. Details of our Dribblers Sessions Our Dribblers sessions are now split into two - older dribblers (school year 1) and younger dribblers (age 3 and above) both of which play on Sundays. Older dribblers play from 9am and we have 2 younger dribblers sessions, one at 9am and one at 9.45am. Sessions cost £1.50 per week. If you are interested in joining any of these, please contact us. For more information on the club, joining a team or the com- mittee please contact our Chairman Michael Lander via bjfc- chairman@hotmail.com. Letter from the new Priest - in - Charge, St Mary ’ s Parish Church Hello! I am, as I write, two weeks into my work as your (Anglican) parish priest in Buckden, with the Offords. I am extremely excited by this. I've enjoyed the last few weeks (quite a lot has been a bit of a blur..lots to take in) and am really looking forward to life and ministry here. Moving to a new house, a new home, is challenging and many things take up time, the boxes, address update admin, odd jobs. Oh, reassuring a dog who now feels he needs to bark at any movement outside and around the house, in order to re- assure me that he is in control of the situation. It is easy to lose track of important things, when I moved it took me a couple of days to find the box I'd put the kettle in for example. It is easy to get distracted by less important tasks and, in this way, days go by. A most important thing in my life is prayer, a serious business, something I mustn't neglect. Prayer can take many forms. There are so many ways to pray. Prayer is answered, not in the ways we expect necessarily, and a wonderful truth is that as we pray others pray for us. Prayer is a very beautiful, beau- tiful, thing. Transitions can be unsettling, as well as exciting, and prayer helps. Have I walked and prayed, asking God to be with me as I ex- plore the paths, roads, tracks, of this new place? Yes. Have I voiced concerns, questions, with Jesus? yes. Have I sat in my garden and silently appreciated the beauty of the plants, neighbouring trees, and the richness of God's creation? yes. Have I carried on praying for those who have asked me to pray for them? of course. This verse reassures me that those are the right things to do: Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all cir- cumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 18) Now that settling in is well past that 'where on earth is..?' 'what did I do with..?' stage I am really looking forward to meeting you if we haven't met already. I am hoping we can enjoy listening and chatting with each other and sharing views. If there is anything above or in any other words I write for The Roundabout that interests you or if you'd like to know more then I hope you'll let me know. If you pray, pray for your new priest...thank you. With love, Fr. David Sheppard fr.davidowainsheppard@gmail.com 07792128503