The Parish church of St Leonard, Lexden, Colchester

Welcome to St Leonard’s website.

We do hope that you will enjoy our website and that you would like to visit us. Please use the buttons at the top of the page to explore it; (If you are unable to see the menu at the top of this page, click here.) We have many activities and groups which you may care to learn about and perhaps join.

St Leonard’s is a lively Anglican church in the Liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England. Our aim is to be an inclusive parish church, where Christians of many traditions can feel welcome. We hope, too, that those who are ‘seekers’, and curious to question and explore the faith, will feel welcome and accepted among us. Our ministry to the wider parish is important; and we strive to serve the local community of Lexden, and to be open and welcoming to those asking for baptism, marriage and funerals. Because of the way the parish system works, if you are resident in our parish you are entitled to be baptised, married (for the first time) or have your funeral in our church. We consider that church, and the services we provide, is not a ‘members only’ club – but open to and available to everyone who needs it. The Parochial (Parish) system means we have a duty of care for, and service to, everyone (yes – everyone) in our parish.

We have a variety of different sorts of services from 1662 Prayer Book to Holy Commotion (Messy Church for 0 to 90 year olds!) but our main Sunday service is a traditional sung Eucharist with a robed choir. We have a thriving Junior Church and we think (and hope) we provide well for our families with young children.

If you are a newcomer to the parish, or if you have any questions, please make yourself known to the clergy or the churchwardens at any service or please get in touch with the priest in charge, Revd Teresa Wynne (use the ‘contact us’ button at the top of the page.)

If you have any Prayer Requests then please feel free to submit them via the menu heading.

Coming soon at St Leonard’s – more details in the Magazine

Ash Wednesday 22nd February. 10am and 7.30pm - Eucharist with the imposition of ashes.

Healing Eucharist Sunday 4th March at 6.30pm

Missionary visitors Sunday 11th March at 9.45am. Jean and Paul Dobbs, our mission partners in Nepal, are with us.

Palm Sunday 1st April at 6.30pm 'Beneath the Cross' – A Telling of The Passion written for St Leonard's
Holy Commotion

2nd April at 3pm – with the Psalmdrummers – all age worship with plenty to do.

Lent courses

Lent through film: Wednesday evenings in church from 7.30 (Feb 29th, March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th)

The King's Speech: Tuesdays at 7.30pm in church (Feb 28th, March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th)
Wednesday at 11.15am in church (dates as above)

However, it is difficult to convey the vitality of a church following the living Christ on the pages of a website, so please feel free to come and visit us. You will be assured of a warm welcome.

If you have any suggestions for content or other comments on what is here, please let me know through the feedback page. Thanks. Andrew L-J