Volunteering on Coronation Bank Holiday-8th May 2023 Two days after his coronation, King Charles is encouraging us all to get out and do our bit for our local communities as volunteers on May 8th. If you’d be prepared to give an hour (or more!) of your time between 10am and 4pm on that day to …
Dear Friends, February brings heart shapes everywhere – cards, sweets, ornaments, cushions, I’ve even seen heart shaped crumpets. St. Valentine has become the patron saint of love and around his festival on the 14th we are inundated with symbols of love everywhere. Of course, once the 15th arrives all those symbols will have been eaten, …
We’ve had a fantastic Advent and Christmas at St. Leonard’s, from the team Advent Carol Service, to the Christingle Family Service, and finishing with the Walking Nativity and a packed Carol Service on Christmas Eve. Whether or not you were able to join us for any or all of those, we hope that you’re …
Journey with Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, the Wise Men and the Angels from Nazareth (top of Church Lane), to the stable at Bethlehem (outside the church). This beautiful – if occasionally slightly chaotic – retelling of the Christmas Story is suitable for all ages, and is a lovely time for the village to come …
We can’t promise you a White Christmas, but we can promise you a wonderful traditional service of seven lessons and carols on Christmas Eve at 7:00pm. The readings from the Old Testament and the Gospels set the scene and then tell the story of the first Christmas, concluding with the wonderful reading from John’s …
As I sit down to write this month’s letter its very windy outside and there is a definite autumnal feel in the air. The darker nights are drawing in and the ‘C’ (meaning Christmas!) word is being mentioned much more frequently than some of us would like. Last weekend I found myself popping into a …
Despite the snowy conditions, we had a lovely Christingle service on the morning of December 11th. If you’d still like to donate to the Children’s Society, you can follow the Children’s Society Link at the foot of this page, or there will be a retiring collection at the Carol Service on Christmas Eve for the …
Christingle – Family Service, December 11th at 11:00am Read More »
Corona Choir was formed during the 2020 Covid Lockdown to keep a group of singers singing together when they weren’t allowed to meet together. Every week each person recorded their own part on their phone or computer and sent the files in to be mixed into a piece of music. Post-lockdown, the choir …
