The Benefice and Parish of the South Chilterns

Upcoming Sunday Services in the South Chilterns Team Ministry will all be in the building with some services being streamed at Lane End.

Please join us on Sundays at 11am for either Holy Communion.

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The Church of St. Mary Le Moor – November Services & Events ​
https://church.cadmoreend.org.uk

Sunday 3rd November (All Souls) 11.00a.m.​Holy Communion​Rev. Philip Smith
Sunday 10th November 10.45 a.m.​Remembrance Sunday Service *​Rev. Lucy Austin
Sunday 17th November 11.00 a.m. ​Holy Communion​Rev. Peter Viney
Sunday24th November 11.00 a.m.​Holy Communion Rev. Mark Ackford

* We will join the rest of the nation with a minute’s silence at 11am.
The service will be followed by refreshments.

Church Events

The Nave Roof Project - the church continues to fundraise for the shortfall of additional £20,000. Erection of the scaffolding is scheduled to be completed in early November. Expect construction vehicles to be parked by the Lych Gate during working hours 07.30 – 16.30h (weekend working not expected) until February 2025.

Tuesday 5th November 10.30am to noon​Coffee & Chat

Saturday 16th November 1.00 p.m. to 4 p.m.​Cadmore End Social History at Cadmore End Hall (includes refreshments). The Speakers will be:

Mr. Andrew McTavish - Mrs James and beginnings of the ‘baby welfare groups’;

Mr Richard Bates - local families and the history of Cadmore Post Offices (Ayer’s and Trendall’s)

Mrs Nora Hayes - the old magazines. church.cadmoreend.org.uk/

Friday0 6th December 7.30 for 8.00 p.m. - Concert by The Marlow Ukele Group https://www.marlowuke.co.uk/ at Cadmore End Hall. There will be a donations bar for wine & soft drinks both before and during the interval (in aid of the Nave Roof and Hall funds) as well as a raffle.

Tickets at £15 (including a drink and nibbles) are available via BACS : Cadmore End PCC (or St Mary le Moor; Church - Sort code: 30-94-28; Account no. 01432358 or through

Enjoy the build up to Christmas and New Year
Church Services (all in the Village Hall)
Sun 1st December 11am Holy Communion- Rev Mark Ackford
6pm Advent Carol Service-Rev Mark Ackford
Sun 8th December 11am Holy Communion-Rev Mark Ackford
Sun 15th December 11am Holy Communion-Rev Peter Viney
6pm Village Carol Service-Rev Philip Smith
Sun 22nd December 11am Holy Communion-Rev Philip Smith
Wed 25th December 11am Christmas Day Service and Holy Communion
-Rev Mark Ackford
Sun 29th December 9.15am United Benefice Service, Lane End Church
Two new Bishops appointed in the Oxford Diocese. The Revd Canon Mary Gregory as Bishop of Reading and The Revd Dave Bull as Bishop of Buckingham.

The Cadmore End Social History event on the 16th November was a great success with about 40 people attending. Our thanks to Richard Bates, the speakers and soup makers. Donations from those attending amounted to £173 with more from those not attending have been put in the church Roof Fund.
Regrettably the Ukelele concert on the 6th December has been cancelled as only 15 people booked in.
Future Events
Tues 3rd December Coffee & Chat + Bring & Buy in the HALL 10.30am to Noon. The Cadmore End School choir plan to join us at 11.00am and give us a few songs. Do come along to encourage them and hope they will hire the Hall for their Birthday parties!

Community Matters, Lane End Food Bank and Support Team-
Message from the team sent “Thank you for the truly large amount of donations in your November delivery. goods. This year we were also able to offer each household an Asda Christmas Voucher of £50”. The need and poverty in Lane End is great. Our next delivery is on Thursday19th December. Please leave donations in the porch at The Beacons, Cadmore End on Wednesday 18th or by 10am on the 19th.

Ken Ayres RIP-Sadly Ken passed away on the25th November. Our sympathy and prayers go his wife Betty, Sharon, Brian and family.