Welcome to St Leonard’s! We’d love you to come and visit our church; you’d be very welcome – the website shows you what goes on – and here are some of the things you might want to know.
Easter
St Leonard’s looking beautiful on Easter Morning, after the early Holy Communion service, ready for the start of the Festal Eucharist.
Holy Week in Two Minutes
We found this video and we really loved the way it explains what we’re doing this week. Ever wondered why you see a donkey on Lexden Road on Palm Sunday?
Palm Sunday
Our Palm Sunday procession set off from the church hall this morning. The service began in the hall with a short dramatisation of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, performed by Junior Church.
Mothering Sunday
This Sunday (30th March) was Mothering Sunday. The service was well attended and everybody enjoyed it. Rosemary talked about the different origins of Mothering Sunday. 
This included a little play to help the children understanding. The handing out of the posy was of course one highlight of the service. The mothers union made them and the flowers looked really pretty…
Contemplative prayer during Lent
On Monday evenings in Lent (31st March, 7th April, 14th April) we have contemplative prayer at 5pm – a time of silent prayer, which lasts for about 25 minutes.
Junior Church coffee morning
On the 29th March, we had our Junior Church coffee morning. It was a great success! The weather was perfect, so we actually could drink our coffee in the garden and we had many little helpers from Junior Church.
Parenting in a digital age: support for the perplexed
We’ve got all sorts of things happening during May this year. But this one we wanted to tell you about as soon as we could, because we’re really excited about it. You can read about the book and our speaker, Bex, here in the Daily Telegraph.
Read more on Parenting in a digital age: support for the perplexed…
Alpha at St Leonard’s
Heard of the Alpha course? Wonder what it is all about? Put 4 June in your diary as that’s when we’ll be running the next course here at St Leonard’s. We’ll publish more details here nearer the time. First session will be on Wednesday 4 June, starting with a meal at 7.30pm. If you’d like more information contact jacquie(at)stleonardslexden.org.uk or call her on 01206 760742.
All Age Epiphany Service
On the 5th January we had an all age service for Epiphany, the visit of the Magi to Jesus.
Rosemary Elden told the story of the Three Kings with children’s help…
Christingle Service
On 2nd February we held our Christingle Service in aid of the Children’s Society. It was an All Age, child friendly service (with our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Rainbows attending) and we distributed Christingles to all the children who were there.