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. A leaflet on St John The Baptist Church can be found here and full details of future services can be found at St John; a summary is provided below.
Services - September
| 5th |
8:00am |
HC |
Revd David Burgess |
| 11:00am |
Matins |
Revd Ivor Cornish |
|
| 7th |
7:30pm |
PC |
Revd Ivor Cornish |
| 12th |
10:00am |
PC |
Revd David Burgess (Sunday School) |
| 19th |
10:00am |
Harvest |
Revd D Burgess |
| 6:00pm |
Ev |
Revd David Burgess |
|
| 26th |
10:00am |
PC |
Revd John Hull |
8:00 services are in the Old Church Ev - Evensong
Monthly Coffee and Prayer Mornings are held on the first Thursday of each month at Lee Common Methodist Church at 11:00 am. All are welcome to these informal events. The next meeting is on Thursday 2nd September.
To mark Ivor Cornish’s retirement at the end of September and to show our appreciation for his work in the parishes over the past 13 years, we are holding a special celebration communion service on Tuesday 7th September at 7:30 pm at The Lee. This will be followed by a ‘bring and share’ supper; all are welcome (wine will be provided, and you are invited to bring a plate suitable for a finger buffet).
The Flower Festival from Friday 17th – Sunday 19th September is described on page 22. We will be holding our annual family Harvest Festival service on Sunday 19th at 10:00 am to coincide with this. The weekend concludes with a choral evensong led by The Sutton Chorale at 6:00 pm, which will be followed by supper.
A session of four midweek evenings to sample extracts from Mark’s Gospel and to discover what this book of the Bible has to say to us, will take place on Wednesday evenings at The St Leonards Church Room at 8:00 pm on 22nd September, 6th October, 20th October and 4th November. All are welcome.
Church Fellowship groups continue to meet regularly. For details contact Reina Free on 837407.
Contacts.
- Vicar: The Revd David Burgess (837315).
- Assistant Curate: The Revd Ivor Cornish (01296-630345).
- Honorary Assistant Priest: The Revd John Hull (01296-624487).
- Churchwardens: Judy Hart (837328) and Janet Whittow (01296-624568).
- 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 - September
| 5th | 3:00pm |
Geoff Ling |
|
| 12th |
3:00pm |
Revd Nigel Coke-Woods |
|
| 19th |
10:00am |
Joint Service at the Parish Church
|
|
| 26th |
3:00pm |
HC |
Revd Nigel Coke-Woods |
Our next coffee morning is on Saturday 4th September 10:30 am - 12 noon. All welcome.
Our Harvest celebrations start on Saturday 2nd October with a Supper, 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm, and our Harvest Service is on 3rd October. You are welcome to join us and tickets can be requested from Jan on 837594.
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 |