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: February
| 1st |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 5th |
8:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess |
| 10:00am |
Matins |
Mike Sherratt |
|
| 4:00pm |
All age |
Gilly Hafner (with tea) |
|
| 12th |
10:00am |
PC |
Revd D Burgess Sunday School |
| 19th |
10:00am |
Family |
At Lee Common Methodist Church |
| 22nd |
10:00am |
HC |
Revd D Burgess - Ash Wednesday |
| 26th |
10:00am |
PC |
Revd
John Hull |
PC Parish Communion (sung).
8:00 Services are in the Old Church.
Advance Notice: on Sunday, 18th March we welcome Bishop John Pritchard, the Bishop of Oxford, to a combined Mothering Sunday service at The Lee at 10:30 am. We’ll also be welcoming our other three parishes, the Methodist congregation and our two church schools to this special service.
Church Fellowship groups continue to meet regularly. For details contact Reina Free on 837407.
More detailed information on future services is available at www.logicarchitect.co.uk/sv.
Contacts.
- Vicar: The Revd David Burgess
(837315).
- Churchwardens: Judy Hart (837328) and Janet Whittow (01296-624568).
- PCC Secretary: Andrew Burnett (837353).
- Treasurer: David Stephenson (867617).
- Verger: Bill Pearce (785191)
Lee Common Methodist Church
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: December
| 5th |
3:00pm |
Revd Ian Thorpe |
|
| 12th |
3:00pm |
Revd Nigel Coke-Woods |
|
| 19th |
10:00am |
Family |
Joint Service at Lee Common Methodist
Church. Gerald Tomkins |
| 26th |
3:00pm |
HC |
Revd
Nigel Coke-Woods |
Our next coffee morning is on Saturday 4th February 10:30 am – 12:00 noon. All welcome.
Contacts
| Priest |
Revd Nigel Coke-Woods | Tel: 01753 884193 Email: nigel.coke-woods@methodist.org.uk |
| Church Services |
Jan Moseley |
01494 837594 |
| Bookings Secretary |
Susan Evans |
01494 580016 |
| Toddler Group |
Marian Tomkins |
01494 837479 |
| 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 |