St Mary's Buckden

Welcome to St Mary's Buckden.   

Last Sunday we held our annual church meeting, and elections, and had a joyful lunch together afterwards. This week, 13th -19th April the church will be open to visitors every day, to look around, for a quiet space to rest or for private prayer, so do come in. Or join us for one of the services or events mentioned below.

Services & Events at St Mary’s this week:-

Monday 9am Daily Office: Morning Prayer; 5pm illustrated talk from the founder of the charity Better Life for Women & Children in Rural Africa; 7.30pm bell-ringing practice.

Wednesday. 10am Midweek Morning Prayer (BCP) then Coffee & Chat; 11am our penultimate session looking at the book Women of Holy Week; 7pm BDCT AGM at Buckden Towers with guest speaker Joe Ballard from Hardwick Dene talking about experiences in dementia care.

Friday 7pm Angel Voices (our informal choir) rehearse.

Sunday April 19th 11am Morning Worship. Our sister church, All Saints in Offord Cluny, has a Songs of Praise service at 6pm.

Select "Service & Events" to see What's On in our Benefice in the coming weeks

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About us.
We are a friendly village church with an active congregation. We run a variety of services and events throughout the year. Something for everyone, we hope. The church is open every day and visitors are always welcome. Our main services are on Sunday at 11am and Wednesday at 10.00am. 

Our Benefice is currently (since June 2025) in vacancy and we look forward to welcoming our next Priest-in-Charge to walk with us in our faith journey here in Buckden.

You are welcome to join us for tea/coffee & chat at 11am every Wednesday, Coffee & Cakes on the first Saturday of the month, and on the afternoon of the second Wednesday each month we host a Community Cafe with befrienders/transport group Friends in Deed. We are voucher holders and a collection point for the Foodbank. We have strong links with the local school, Buckden Primary Academy, and with Hardwick Dene Care Home.

We run various group activities including Junior Church and youth@thetowers for children/youth; Angel Voices for singers; bell-ringers; Getting Active for those who like to walk, Cleaning Crew.  Our Living Stones Room is available to hire for small groups events.

You can follow us on facebook:  St Mary's Buckden
Sunday's 11am service is usually streamed to our YouTube Channel: St Mary's Church Buckden

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St Mary’s Church
Church St
Buckden
St Neots

PE19 5TL
Vasanthi Mowat, Churchwarden
07535 922829
Anne Carter, Churchwarden
07779 651974
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Sunday Morning Worship

Every Sunday at for 1 hour
St Mary's Buckden
Church Street Buckden Cambridge, PE19 5TL, United Kingdom

Our main Sunday service with refreshments and much chat afterwards. The service is live-streamed to YouTube (St Mary's Church Buckden) most weeks.
The style of service, and whether it is Eucharistic, will vary from week to week, especially during the vacancy, please see our homepage for details of the current week and the useful links page for a list of services this month.

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Safeguarding

St Mary's Buckden is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). The Diocese of Ely’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

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