Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership’s annual Pilgrimage Walk will take place this year on Saturday September 13.

Posters stating the route and times have been distributed to churches so please put these on your external noticeboards. The event coincides with the day when some of our churches are open as part of Heritage Week celebrations. The poster can be downloaded here.

The Rev Gavin Knight.

Meanwhile the Diocese of Oxford has announced the appointment the Rev Gavin Knight as Archdeacon of Buckingham following the upcoming retirement of the Venerable Guy Elsmore.

Further details about this and more news from across the Partnership appear in this month’s SEP newsletter, available to download here.

Churches across the Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership are playing their part in this year’s Milton Keynes Heritage Week from September 12-21.

Most churches are open for at least one day during event which, despite its name, actually stretches to ten days.

There is a free 48 page guide available covering 250 events throughout the city. Our churches feature in the guide.

For St Mary Magdalene Church at Willen the week is a major occasion with the building open daily from 10am-5pm.

Home grown Plant Sale open daily around the events

Friday 12th 2.30 -3.15 History/Future of Camphill Community, speaker is Tom Bridle

Saturday 13th Ride and Stride Day

10.30 Update on Hooke Heritage Project with historical reenactor Steve Bacon portraying Robert Hooke.

11.30 Junk modelling craft activity for children of all ages with Val Dixon

Sunday 14th 12.30 noon MK Classical Guitar Society concert

Monday 15th 1.30-2.30pm CruiSING, Willen Hospice Choir

8pm Quorum Choir Open Rehearsal

Tuesday 16th 12.30-1.15 Concert, Saxophrenia

Wed 17th 10.30 Circular Walk and talk around Willen, led by Tim Skelton (retired MKDC Surveyor)  Meet at church gate

11.00 – 12.00 Willen Bells and Church History, John Figg

2pm Learn Shanty Songs ‘Wear your stripey shirt and join the crew for an hour’, Rolling Home.

Thurs 18th 2pm – 3pm Concert, Backstops

Friday 19th 11.00-2.00 11.00 – 12.00 public presentation of Measuring Hooke’s Monument experiment.  Tickets only

7.30pm Film: The Fountainhead

Sat 20th 11.30 Junk modelling craft activity for children of all ages with Val Dixon

2.30-4pm The Cryers concert; “Musica Sacra e Profana”.

Sunday 21st 9.30 Taizé service, 81^st Ann. Paras in Arnhem.

3pm Tree Cathedral Service led by Stantonbury Ecumenical Ministry Team, Bradwell Silver Band and other musicians.

Contact Sharron on smarland8@gmail.com, 07846346809, or check out heritageopendays.org.uk for more information on all these events