Good news.  The advert for a permanent full time Priest in Charge is still live, but we have had five enquiries. Bishop Alan of Buckingham, pictured, is leading this interview process and will be following the legal requirements.

At the moment his PA, Catherine, is tracing the patrons of St Andrew’s and St Mary Magdalene, to see if they are still wanting to be Patrons, and therefore involved in the appointment. It will be September before this is sorted and shortlisting will take place on 5^th September (5pm – 6pm, to be held via Zoom), with interviews to follow on 6^th October, held locally in Milton Keynes.

Baptist Minister Post

The Trustees have agreed the paperwork needed to advertise the Baptist Minister post, as well as Lisa Kerry, the Regional Baptist Leader. The advert will be on our website and Facebook page very soon, so please spread the word.

This and much more news from across the Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership can be found in the August newsletter available to download here.

It’s August next week and St Andrew’s Church, Great Linford, will be open on Sunday afternoons for teas and cakes.

The church will be open from 2 to 4pm on each of the four Sundays. Full details are on the poster, available to download here.

The countdown is on to Bradwell Church’s big celebration to mark its 800^th anniversary on Saturday August 12.

The St Lawrence Church Fete to commemorate the landmark year will take place on the Glebe Field near the church in Vicarage Road, Bradwell Village. The fun starts at 11am and activities will continue until 4pm.

There will b e a tombola, beer tent with the bar run by the Victoria Inn, craft stalls, plants, live music, a book stall, dancing, bell ringing, cakes, ice cream, cream teas, a bouncy castle, raffle and a beat the goalie competition.

Special guest will be the Mayor of Milton Keynes, Cllr Mick Legg – making his second visit to a Bradwell Church activity in two months, having visited the Milton Keynes Society of Artists exhibition in the church in June.

Download the poster here and spread the word on social media.