Welcome to St Leonard’s Church, a member of the Soar Valley Minster Community
We’d like to thank you for popping by and take this opportunity to invite you to join us for our public worship services.
They are open to all and everyone is very welcome.
We are a small Anglican Church in the Leicestershire village of Swithland. Men, women and children have gathered at the historic Church of St Leonard’s for hundreds of years to worship the risen Lord Jesus Christ. We seek to serve the Kingdom of God and the people of Swithland & nearby villages. We would love to welcome you to join us. Our services vary in style and content and you can find more information about this under the worship tab on the menu.
For all other church and village news please see our newsletters.
On Sunday 18th January we look forward to welcoming you to our service of HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer) at 8.30am. The readings will be from Romans 12: 6-16a and John 2: 1-11. And then at 10.00 am there will be a service of HOLY COMMUNION (Common Worship} The readings will be from Isaiah 49: 1-7 and John 1: 29-42. Both services will be led by Revd. Steve Delaforce. Refreshments (tea, coffee and biscuits) will be served after the 10.00am service.
Services
Services in February
Sunday 1st February (Candlemas)
10.00am Holy Communion (CW)
Sunday 8th February
10.00am Celtic Praise
Sunday 15th February
8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
10.00am Holy Communion (CW)
Wednesday 18th February
7.00pm Ash Wednesday
Sunday 22nd February
10.00am Morning Prayer
Services in January 2026
Sunday 4th January
10.00am Holy Communion (CW)
Monday 5th January
11.15am The Funeral of Mrs Iris Evans
Sunday 11th January
10.00am All Age Morning Praise
Sunday 18th January
8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)
10.00am Holy Communion (CW)
Sunday 25th January
10.00am Morning Prayer
Upcoming Events
Our New Year Bible Study Course is, “Great Prayers of the Bible”. A look at some of the most inspiring prayers found in God’s Word. Our next meeting will be on 20th January at St Leonard’s in the upper room at 10.15am for tea and coffee and start at 10.30am. All welcome.
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