ST LEONARD AND ST CATHERINE
DRAYTON ST LEONARD
Contact information for our Vicar, Revd Dr Sandra Millar, and the Churchwardens is
on the contacts page.
Recent editions of regular publications currently available on this website:
Click here for the March Church Newsletter, and April Church Newsletter.
Click here for the Berinsfield Church Newsletter.
Click here for the Team News Sheet
Click here for the Schedule of services for The Baldons & Nuneham Courtenay,
Berinsfield and Drayton St. Leonard. (subject to change, check the relevent Newssheets for the latest information.)
The small village church in Drayton St Leonard has been worshipped in for over 800 years.
Much of the Nave is Norman, with two fine doorways, although the Chancel was
added later. Its most striking feature is the free-standing tower, built of
massive oak and chestnut beams standing within the main building and rising
through the roof to a height of 43 feet. Internally the Victorian restoration
aimed to return the church to the style in which it was originally built, and
we have inherited a building of simple charm.
Services are held each week as follows (this is the new pattern from April 2006 on) –
1st Sunday 9.30am CHILDREN'S SERVICE
2nd Sunday 9.30am HOLY COMMUNION
3rd Sunday 9.30am HOLY COMMUNION
(followed by
refreshments)
4th Sunday 6.00pm
HOLY COMMUNION
5th Sunday (as
appropriate) TEAM SERVICE
(see * below)
Please look in the monthly Church Newsletter for changes, particularly for occasional 'cluster services' where we visit
another Church in our 'cluster' - the churches in the parishes looked after by our Vicar, Rev Dr Sandra Millar,
Berinsfield, Drayton St. Leonard and The Baldons with Nuneham Courtenay.
The bible readings for each Sunday can be found in the Lectionary, readings follow a 3 year cycle, A, B, C.
Various lectionaries exist, I emailed our Team Rector, Rev. Sue Booys for recommedations and she replied
"A good website for the Lectionary is www.oremus.org
This has a lectionary link on the home page BUT only the Sunday lectionary
is the Revised Common Lectionary the weekday one is of their own making -
there are reasons for this I suspect that are to do with the C of E not
having yet finalised a weekday lectionary that complements the Sunday one!
Oremus also has versions of daily prayer in both modern and traditional
versions for use at home. You have to be careful with the web address as
there is a vestment seller and a catholic bookshop with very similar ones!!
The C of E website does offer us daily prayer but not the lectionary - this
is I think primarily because it sells it in booklet printed form and on a CD
Rom called Visual Liturgy!!
http://montreal.anglican.org/comments
This is a Canadian website that prints the lectionary readings for last week
this week and next week with a bit of commentary if you want it.
I have a feeling that there is a similar website run by one of the forces
chaplains in the UK but couldn't find it doing a google search. If I come
across it again I'll forward it.
Sue"
* The church is part of the Dorchester Team. On 5th
Sundays there is a Team Service which takes place in one of the 13 churches
that comprise the Team. See the monthly Church Newsletter delivered to each house in the village or the Noticeboard in the Church Porch for details of Team Service
times and locations, and more Church information.
Morning and Evening Daily Offices now take place in the Vicarage (Berinsfield). To join
in, please ring the Vicar the day before to check times. If you have any
thoughts about prayer in the church please talk to the Vicar or Churchwardens.
The congregation is made up of a mix of ages and
backgrounds, and the variety of services on offer reflects the differing needs
of all. Children and adults alike contribute to services in many ways.
The church has a fine ring of six bells and a
dedicated team of ringers who practise on Wednesday evenings and ring for two
services a month. Look at the Bellringer's page.
The church is very much part of the village, and most
of the community contributes towards its care, by attending services; by
cleaning, arranging flowers, looking after the churchyard; by financial support
or helping at the annual church fete. Social events such as the Harvest Supper
bring people together, and the church is of especial focus at times of joy or
sadness.
Further information on churches in the Oxford diocese is at www.achurchnearyou.com
. Dorchester Abbey's website is www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk
(Original - Hilarie, updates -
Webmaster Steve Cox)
