Village Activities
When the present parish boundaries were formed there
were five churches in the parish:
- St. John the Baptist (C of E) Parish Church,
- The Methodist chapel at Lee Common,
- The Lee Old Church - dating from the 13th century,
- A Baptist chapel at Lee Clump,
- The Emmanuel hall at Swan Bottom.
The Baptist chapel and Emmanuel hall have since become private residences.
The parish church of St John the Baptist
is in the Diocese of Oxford
and is set
close to the village green at The Lee. Built in the late 1860's, it replaced the ancient chapel sited nearby - now known as The Lee Old Church.
The parish church offers Sunday worship every week, has activities for small children and a thriving Sunday School. Full details of future services can be found at: St John; a summary is provided below.
Services - July
|
2nd |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd
D Burgess |
| 6th | 8:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 11:00am |
Matins |
Revd I Cornish |
|
| 9th |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 13th |
10:00am |
PC (Sunday School) |
Revd D Burgess |
| 16th |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 20th |
8:00am |
HC |
Revd
J Walne |
| 10:00am |
Family |
Lay/Revd D Burgess | |
| 23rd | 10:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 27th | 10:00am |
PC |
Revd J Hull |
| 30th |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 3rd | 8:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 11:00am |
Matins |
Revd I Cornish |
|
| 6th |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 10th |
10:00am |
PC (with St Leonards @ The Lee) |
Revd D Burgess |
| 13th |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd I Cornish |
| 17th |
8:00am |
HC |
Revd I
Cornish |
| 10:00am |
Family (at St Leonards) |
(No service at The Lee) |
|
| 20th | 10:00am |
HC |
Revd I Cornish |
| 24th | 10:00am |
PC |
Revd I Cornish |
| 27th |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 31st |
9:45am |
PC
(Joint at Cholesbury) |
Revd
D Burgess |
PC - Parish Communion (sung).
8:00 services are in the Old Church.
Monthly Prayer Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at Lee Common Methodist Church at 11:00 am. All are welcome to these informal prayer sessions, which last approximately 45 minutes. The next meeting is on Thursday 3rd July.
Visionaries – The Summer Course at the St Leonards Church Room is looking at dreams, visions, angels and gifts of the Spirit, as depicted in the Bible. The final session will be on Wednesday 9th July.
The Hilltop House Fellowship continues to meet weekly at Kings Ransom, Kings Ash (the day varies to suit participants). Contact Reina Free (837407) for details.
Contacts:
Vicar: The Revd David Burgess (837315).Lee Common Methodist Church
Assistant Curate: The Revd Ivor Cornish (01296-630345).
Honorary Assistant Priest: The Revd John Hull (01296-624487).
Churchwardens: Mike Sherratt (782701) and Judy Hart (837328).
PCC Secretary: Andrew Burnett (837353).
Treasurer: David Stephenson (867617).
The Methodist chapel is situated in Oxford Street, Lee Common and dates from 1839.
Recently refurbished, the chapel offers regular services as well as a place for groups to meet.
It holds a coffee morning on the first Saturday of each month (10.30 to 12.00) and a Toddlers
group (up to 3 yrs) on Wednesdays in term time
(10.00 to 11.30).
Services - July
| 6th |
3:00pm |
Revd Ceasar Guidi | |
| 13th |
10:30am |
Revd John Lambert (Farewell service) |
|
| 20th |
11:00am |
Family service |
Janet Sweet |
| 27th |
3:00pm |
Revd Ceasar Guidi |
| 3rd | 11:00am |
|
Geoff Ling |
| 10th | 3:00pm | Margaret Anderson | |
| 17th | 3:00pm | Revd Ceasar Guidi | |
| 24th | 3:00pm | Revd Preben Anderson | |
| 31st | 3:00pm | Margaret Anderson |
There will be coffee mornings on Saturday 5th July and 2nd August at 10:30 am – 12 noon. All welcome. Many thanks for your support to our Special Coffee Morning when £218.10 was raised. Marvellous!
On 1st September we welcome Revd Nigel Coke-Woods to our circuit. Revd Nigel was born in Shaftesbury Dorset into an RAF family. He became an accredited Local Preacher in 1981. He is married to Sylvia who is an Anglican Priest, and they have two sons Alex and Robbie. There is a Welcome Service for Nigel and Sylvia at Gerrards Cross Methodist Church on Saturday 30th August at 2:30 pm. All are welcome. Nigel will be responsible for Gerrards Cross, Prestwood and Lee Common
Contacts
| Priest |
The
Revd Preben Andersen |
Home:
01494 871668 Office: 01494 874386 Email: pwandersen@aol.com |
| Bookings Secretary |
Marian
Tomkins or Jan Moseley |
01494
837479 01494 837594 |
| Other Links |
The Methodist Church |
The Old Church dates from the 13th Century and, according to Lipscomb’s history of Buckinghamshire, “… was originally built as a Chapel of Ease to Weston Turville and was granted… by the family of Turville to Missenden Abbey” .The church contains fine wall paintings from that period and later.
Nowadays the Church is preserved and managed by The Lee Old Church Trust. A programme of events is held during the year (see Diary); the church remains consecrated.
Contacts
| Secretary |
Pam Garner |
01494
837501 |
| Other Links |
History of the Old Church |