Advent Sunday – 29 November 2020
During our Zoom worship on Sunday 29 November, we lit the first of our advent candles in each church of the benefice. You can watch a short video of the lighting here.
Church at Home – 15 November 2020
Here is today’s Church at Home service of Sunday Worship for our Swithland and Mountsorrel Church congregations. The service is led by Mrs Olga Harris, the preacher is Mr Gary Lee.
Church at Home – Remembrance Sunday
This is a recording of our Sunday Worship for Remembrance Sunday including an Act of Remembrance and two minutes silence.
The service is led by Mr Peter Hodson, the Act of Remembrance is led by Revd Colin Resch who is also the preacher for this service.
Church at Home – All Saints Day
Here is today’s recording of our Sunday Worship for All Saints Day with the Church at Home Zoom congregation of Swithland & Mountsorrel Churches. The hymns and worship songs sung during the service have been omitted from the recording for copyright reasons.
Church at Home – 25 October 2020
We are delighted to bring you a recording of today’s service for our Church at Home congregation in Swithland & Mountsorrel. The service is led by Miss Sarah Resch and the preacher is Mrs Helen Hodson. As always, to avoid any copyright issues, we have omitted our hymns from the recording.
The Link – November 2020
I am pleased to let you know that the November edition of The Link for Swithland has just been published and is available to view here on our website at https://stleonardsswithland.org/thelink. If you would like a paper copy, you can pick one up in the Church porch or leave me a message on 0116 429 9946 requesting a copy and I will put one in the post to you.
I would particularly like to highlight that details of our All Souls service for 1st November and a quiz night for 14th November are detailed in the newsletter along with notice about how the Christ Church Mountsorrel Christmas Tree Festival will be going online this year.
I hope you enjoy reading The Link.
Shaped by God Together – an update
Here is the latest update from Bishop Martyn about the Shaped By God Together process. I hope you find it helpful and informative.
Church at Home – Sunday 18 October 2020
Here is this morning’s recording of our Sunday Worship for our Swithland & Mountsorrel Church at Home congregation. The service is led by Mr Edmund Stacey and the preacher is Revd Darren Walker. The hymns sung during our worship have been omitted from the recording because of copyright issues. Nevertheless, we hope you enjoy worshipping with us in this way.
St Leonard’s Church – Annual Meeting
Congratulations to Sally Allen who was elected as Churchwarden at Tuesday evening’s Annual Meeting. Revd Colin said, “Sally has served as churchwarden for a number of years and I am delighted that she has agreed to continue in this role and has the support of Swithland parishioners.” There is still one vacancy for Churchwarden and anyone interested should, in the first instance, have a conversation with either Sallly or Colin to find out more.
On the same evening, Mrs Val Capewell and Mr Jeff Harrison were elected as members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) to serve for three years. Mrs Mary Toone and Mrs Laura Wareing left the PCC, their terms of office coming to an end. There is one vacancy on the PCC at this time, and anyone interested in becoming a member should speak with Revd Colin.
Other appointments made on the evening include:
- Mr Martin Greenwood, Vice Chairman
- Mrs Penny Craven, PCC Secretary
- Mrs Val Capewell, PCC Treasurer
- Mrs Ali Wright, Safeguarding Officer for children
- Mrs Chris Wattts, Safeguarding Officer for vulnerable adults
Thanks were expressed to all who had maintained the life and ministry of St Leonard’s Church throughout 2019 and into this turbulent year; and prayers were offered for the future work and ministry of the parish. Copies of the annual report are still available on this website and in the Church porch.
Church at Home – Sunday 11 October 2020
This is a recording of today’s Sunday Worship for the Church at Home congregation in Swithland & Mountsorrel. The service is led by our curate, Revd Darren Walker. The preacher is Revd Colin Resch. The hymns have been omitted from the recording to avoid any copyright issues.