Welcome to the West Buckingham benefice website, we are 6 parishes, all with lovely churches that offer very warm welcomes to all who come along. I am passionate about sharing the good news message of the gospels and the love and hope we can all have with Jesus in our life.
Most Sundays we have 2 or 3 services across the benefice, on the second Sunday we all join together in one of parishes, this rotates around, and the benefice choir joins us to help lead us in our worship. Our services range from BCP evening prayer, through family communion, village worship, hymns and Pimms, rogation, pet services, …. We aim to find something that will relate to and welcome all. Visit our calendar for details and you can hear some of my talks too on our website.
Monthly we have Crafty Church – an all-age session when we can bring crafts, make crafts on a suggested theme, make a mess and have some fun, and enjoy a cuppa and biscuit – often cake too.
Seasonally we have craft activities too - angel making as we enter Advent, the season before Christmas and Egg decorating and egg hunt, Easter weekend.
Social events - Most of our parishes have social events scheduled in, not just to raise the funds but to bring us all together, quiz nights, pudding clubs (yes where we eat puddings!), concerts, harvest suppers, duck races and much, much more. Watch out in the village news and benefice news pages for details.
Churches open - Many of the churches are open for visits and prayer, and several have lovely play areas for young children, and some with jigsaws out so you can stay and have a go at in the summer months (too cold in the winter months!)
Giving to charity – we collect for 3 local charities across the benefice, both Buckingham and Brackley foodbank and Baby Basics in Milton Keynes. Through the year donations are given to other local, national, and international charities or aid concerns.
Please contact me if you would like a chat about anything, or for me to visit, and if you have any queries about baptisms or weddings – I am always happy to help in any way I can.
All blessings Paula
Reverend Paula Smith 01280 701631
John 10:10 Jesus said, ‘I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly