The Salvation Army Buckingham

Our Little Stars have been enjoying getting very mucky with paint, glue and autumn leaves. How many tree types can you identify?
#autumn #craft #toddlergroup #salvationarmy

No other saviour than Jesus. Acts 4:12

#hope #salvation #goodnews #savenow #comelordjesus

You are loved extravagantly!

1 John 3:1 “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”

#loved #chosen #adopted #worthy #forgiven #redeemed #welcomed #reconciled #fathergod #sonsanddaughters

The Salvation Army won’t be having a Sunday Worship Meeting this Sunday - you’re invited to join us for the Remembrance Day Service at Buckingham’s War Memorial outside the Parish Church, at 10.45am.

#poppyappeal #prayforpeace #princeofpeace #peacemakers #love #jesus #freedom #thanksgiving #remembrance #sacrifice @ Buckingham

What a bunch of champions! Our half term Football Academy, at Overn Avenue play space every morning last week, included plenty of drills and training, warm-ups and stretches, and a daily ‘Team Talk’, based on the life of Joseph from the Bible. What a great way to learn some skills, conquer fears, build friendships and have a whole lot of fun!
#football #community #lovebuckingham #salvationarmy

Good news if you like fireworks! Buckingham Town Fireworks Display has been rescheduled!

Saturday 9th November 6 pm: new date for Buckingham Bonfire and Fireworks!

Buckingham Town Council was forced to make the difficult decision to cancel the Buckingham Bonfire and Fireworks event at 9am on Saturday morning. The decision was made due to the extremely boggy conditions at the Bourton Park paddock where the event is held; which experienced staff members judged as too wet for the vehicles moving into the field for the event, and potentially hazardous to those coming to watch the fireworks.

This assessment was made early on the Saturday morning and all parties notified as quickly as possible in order to avoid cancellation fees – this means that the funds used to pay for the event are still available and with some minor changes it has been possible to reschedule the Bonfire and Fireworks this SATURDAY 9th NOVEMBER.

We are delighted to confirm that Titanium Fireworks will be lighting up the sky with a colour popping display, the event starts from 6 pm with music and tasty hot food and drinks, including donuts.

www.buckingham-tc.gov.uk/9th-november-new-date-for-buckingham-bonfire-and-fireworks

Alex is a Junior Soldier at Buckingham Salvation Army, and spent time this week selling the War Cry outside Waitrose to spread the good news and raise money for the cause (assisted, of course, by his mum, who is out every Tuesday doing the same).
Look out for Alex, and other Salvation Army Soldiers selling the War Cry in December, when we’ll be singing carols as well!
#hero #lovebuckingham #waitrose #salvationarmy #warcry #herald #goodnews #kidsleadtheway #church #jesus

We love our toddlers!

The weather has turned, and we're well into the 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness'. Little Stars is on even in half-term: 11am-12.30pm every Wednesday. See you there!

Is your life bearing good fruit?

#word #love #joy #peace #patience #kindness #goodness #gentleness #faithfulness #selfcontrol #bible #holyspirit #fruit #fruitfulness

Women of Worth, at the allotment today. Spot us working hard in the background. Lovely way to have some good chats, work hard and enjoy God's creation and soak up the best of Autumn this sunshiney morning 🍁🍂🌻🌾🌱🌄☀️🍁🍂

When life is hard, we have a promise from God. Keep holding on to Him.

Psalm 119:50
#word #suffering #promise #bible #BiOY #psalm #hope #plans #future #life #thankyoujesus #comfort

‘The spiritual life is simply... a life soaked through and through by a sense of His reality and claim, and self-given to the movement of His will’. - Evelyn Underhill

#contemplation #celticdailyprayer #wisdom #spirituality #spirituallife #evelynunderhill #mystic #christian #soaked

The memory verse for this week is from John 15:14 - 'You're my friends if you do what I command'
#wordsofjesus #command #jesus #friends #memoryverse #salvationarmy #lovebuckingham #freddofrog

It's world mental health day today. We're praying for everyone who's impacted by mental health issues, and continuing to work at being a safe place to show up, whatever you're grappling with.

Great to worship and learn with these lovely ladies at Care for the Family's #freetobe conference yesterday!

What songs help you connect with God?

#worship #song #question #presence #God #Jesus #salvationarmy #getinvolved #community

Word for Wednesday - Psalm 119:5-7
#psalm #wordforwednesday #lovegod #lovepeople #lovebuckingham #salvationarmy #holiness #righteous #living

What a harvest celebration yesterday, with so much to thank God for! We welcomed Lisa as our newest adherent member, dedicated our new young people's flag, which helps us to remember God is always with us, encouraging us out into his world full of love, and retold the parable of the sower using popcorn. All washed down with a lovely lunch as usual, because 'meeting without eating is cheating'.
#thankyougodforharvest #meetingwithouteatingischeating #lovebuckingham #salvationarmy #community #flag #adherent #salvayionarmy #popcornprayer

Today we celebrate Harvest Festival - recognising God's hand at work in creating, sustaining and governing all things. This picture is an invitation to you - look out at nature right now, breathe deeply, and say 'thanks'.
#harvest #celebrate #thanks #nature #creator #goodgod #wonder #autumn #worship

Harvest is here! What do you want to say thank you for?
##thanksgiving #harvest #thanks #grateful #salvationarmy #getinvolved #funfriday #questions

An army needs soldiers, and The Salvation Army needs salvation soldiers. God calls everyone who follows him to enlist on his side in the great battle between good and evil, light and darkness. He guarantees there will be struggle ahead, but he promises to equip us with the armour of God.
Salvation Army soldiers promise to live out a radical discipleship commitment called The Soldiers Covenant. These are our Articles of War, they set out the terms of our commitment to God and the specific things he is calling us to as The Salvation Army.
Boot Camp is a practical, experiential opportunity to get spiritually fit and explore whether being a Salvation Army soldier is for you.
Boot Camp is not for the faint hearted.
#salvationarmy #lovebuckingham #thingsthatsoldierspromise #articlesofwar #soldierscovenant #bootcamp #spirituallyfit

Word for Wednesday.

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind”.
Matthew 22:37

#wordforwednesday #bible #jesus #lovegod #heart #soul #mind #wordsofjesus #love

Working hard to make our garden area even safer for all our lovely kids to enjoy playing out.
#lovebuckingham #salvationarmy #garden #community

Looking forward to Prayer and Praise Night this Wednesday evening - 7.30pm at The Salvation Army, Moreton Road, Buckingham.

Michael and Vaida have lived in Buckingham for two years, and been a part of The Salvation Army for most of that time. They are passionate about loving their community, and go out of their way to support families and elderly people in their neighbourhood. They are both involved in our children’s ministry.
#localheroes #blessed #lovebuckingham #care #support #love #community #salvationarmy #kids #family #jesus #bethechurch

Check out our new signage, making it easier for us to keep out community in the loop with what's going on!
#salvationarmy #lovebuckingham #posters #littlestars #prayerandpraise #celticdailyprayer #everyonesfamilyhere

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
#funfriday #getinvolved #hope #dream #love #question #community

PK Kids Zone indoor soft play is having a MacMillan Coffee Morning this Friday 27th September between 9.30 and 11.30. Children will have half price entry (for under 5s that will be just under £3) and adults have free entry anyway. There will also be a free craft activity. #macmillan #coffeemorning #softplay #halfprice #buckingham #toddlers #lovebuckingham #coffee #cake #craft

PK Kids Zone indoor soft play is having a MacMillan Coffee Morning this Friday 27th September between 9.30 and 11.30. Children will have half price entry (for under 5s that will be just under £3) and adults have free entry anyway. There will also be a free craft activity. #macmillan #coffeemorning #softplay #halfprice #buckingham #toddlers #lovebuckingham #coffee #cake #craft

Little Stars we're looking forward to getting mucky this morning!
#toddlergroup #buckingham #lovebuckingham #littlestars #salvationarmy

The Salvation Army United Kingdom with the Republic of Ireland

We're grateful for your support of The Salvation Army's social work and we've been fundraising for our annual Big Collection this month. Some of the people who benefit from those funds are the residents of our lifehouses, some of whom are taking part in this football tournament:

This week sees the kick off our annual homelessness football tournament, the Partnership Trophy. Tomorrow, over 25 teams from our Lifehouses and homelessness support services across the UK will travel to Goals in Manchester to participate in a 5-aside tournament.

The Partnership Trophy provides the opportunity for our Lifehouse residents to improve their health and wellbeing, make new friends and build self-esteem and confidence.

Watch our highlights of last year’s tournaments to learn more.

Xander shares some thoughts about looking to Jesus #wordforwednesday #jesus #light #eyes #look #darkness #focus #salvationarmy #lovebuckingham

Caroline and Cheryl

Caroline has been part of The Salvation Army as long as she can remember, and is the longest-serving member of Buckingham Corps. Amongst other things, she helps lead our Parent and Toddler Group ‘Little Stars’.
Cheryl is our newest member (two weeks and counting), and describes Caroline as her ‘spiritual mother’. She’s just started to get involved helping at Little Stars too!

#blessed #lovebuckingham #spiritualmother #followjesus #littlestars #parentsandtoddlers #changedlife #servingthecommunity #salvationarmy

Revelation 21:1 from the Bible. God’s promise of new life to come #wfw #wordforwednesday #bible #heaven #earth #newheaven #newearth #revelation #hope #future #glory #maranatha #comelordjesus

If you’re free this Sunday evening you might like to join us in Banbury for fellowship, food, prayer and praise with Salvationists from around our region.

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Chloe and Kamile are neighbours and best friends, and have been Junior Soldiers at Buckingham Salvation Army for three months. They’ve been busy this month collecting money for The Salvation Army’s Big Collection for People in Need. Their passion and enthusiasm is inspiring!
Who inspires you in your local community?
#bigcollection #salvationarmy #savetheworld #inspiring #juniorsoldiers #followjesus #friends #blessed #passion #enthusiasm #service #buckingham #lovebuckingham

You are unique, precious and SO loved!
'The Lord's unfailing love and mercy still continue. Fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise. The Lord is all I have, and so I put my hope in him.' Lamentations 3:22-24
Handprints designed by God, painted by our Women of Worth group.

Happy 133rd birthday Buckingham Salvation Army!
We sang, blew out candles, had a BBQ, welcomed Cheryl as an adherent member, looked back at and celebrated the amazing ways God has answered prayer for us, and looked forward to what he has in store. We remembered the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us, the people who have gone before and paved the way, and committed together to keep fighting on to see hope, love, justice and salvation in the world.
#happybirthday #salvationarmy #lovebuckingham #adherent #party #cake #bbq

Our junior soldiers have been out door knocking to help us with The Big Collection this year.
Last year The Big Collection raised £1.5 million – thank you! This is a significant contribution towards The Salvation Army’s social and community programmes.
All donations to the Big Collection directly support The Salvation Army’s work to care for people who are vulnerable or in need. This includes supporting people experiencing homelessness, running care homes and day centres for older people, reuniting families through our Family Tracing Service and providing a place of safety for adult victims of modern slavery.
If you'd like to support you can pop in to our hall on Moreton Road, look out for our collectors at your door during September, or donate online by searching for The Salvation Army Big Collection
#thebigcollection #salvationarmy #juniorsoldier #community #isolation #addiction #homelessness

We had a great time away on our church holiday/mission trip to St Ives, where we camped, helped run a pop up community cafe, led some Godly Play sessions for the locals, shared prayers together 4 times a day, ate A LOT of fresh fish, swam, climbed, explored and generally had far too much fun to take many photos.

Holiday club on tour came to The Salvation Army today, and we enjoyed a visit from Dave the donkey's brother Dennis, and had a great time remembering the stories we learned about Jesus
#justicefordonkeys #lovebuckingham #holidayclubontour #backpackerssu19

Just a reminder that Little Stars Toddler Group is OPEN tomorrow as normal! See you there...

So excited to enroll 5 junior soldiers today, the first in Buckingham for 19 years, and to welcome Tony as an adherent member to our church family. @ Buckingham

Buckingham Summer Club — Swan Community hub

If you've started to look ahead to the summer holidays and are wondering how you're going to keep everyone occupied, check out Buckingham Summer Club, suitable for 3-7 year olds (and younger siblings).

Free family activities for 3 – 7 year olds with their parent

4 x summer holiday sessions

Takeaway pack with family fun activity

Crafts, refreshments and more …

Check the link to find the dates for your diary

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