Welcome from your vicar Noel

Talented members of St. Leonard's, Heath and Reach, St. Michael's, Eggington and St. Nicholas', Hockliffe provided the music and singing for three Easter hymns. Congratulations to all and special thanks to Roger Spalding (audio) and Bert Newman (visual) [bertnewman.co.uk] for collating and producing these special pieces.

• Order of Service. This document gives shows the words that are said or sung during the service.

• Pew Sheet. The pew sheet is given out every week at the Sunday services. It is like a community news letter telling of marriages, births, deaths and events in the three parishes.

• People and Parish Magazine. This is a monthly ‘magazine’ centred on Heath and Reach.

• Happenings in the Parishes. This is a calendar of monthly events in the three Parishes (St. Leonard’s, Heath and Reach; St. Michael’s, Eggington; and St. Nicholas’, Hockliffe). 

• Zoom Link for Morning Prayer on Mondays to Thursdays:

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88357471337

  Meeting ID: 883 5747 1337

• Zoom Link for Morning Prayer on Fridays:

  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72201121604?pwd=bTRNLzNFdmtaWGJ0cnI0QUZjTWRydz09

• Saints Alive Newsletter. This is a monthly publication centred on All Saint’s, Leighton Buzzard and surrounding villages

• For times of special services please go to St. Leonard's Google Calendar.

• For more information on the Church and the Village please go to this page.

• Memorial Booklet. Remembering those who have died.

• Safeguarding information.

• PCC Safeguarding Policy.

• Daily Hope offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of a telephone line (freephone number 0800 804 8044 24 hours a day).

• St. Leonard’s, Heath and Reach VA Lower School. For information about St. Leonard’s School and Heath Barn Pre-School, please click on the link.

• For information about the Ouzel Valley Team Ministry, please click on the link.

• Public Notice
  (general form)
  Form 4A

  (Rule 6.2)

  In the Consistory Court of the Diocese of St Albans

  In the parish of Heath and Reach with Egginton

  Church of Heath and Reach, St Leonard

  NOTICE IS GIVEN that we are applying to the Consistory Court of the diocese

  for permission to carry out the following:

  (Describe the works or other proposals in the same way as in the faculty petition)

  Addition of a trumpet stop to the organ and a bottom octave for the existing Flute

  stop.

  Copies of the relevant plans and documents may be examined at St. Leonard's

  Parish Office and on a publicly accessible website at www.stleonardschurch.com

  (If changes to a church are proposed, a copy of the petition and of any designs,

  plans, photographs and other documents that were submitted with it must be

  displayed in the church or at another place where they may be conveniently

  inspected by the public. If the petition is submitted through an online system,

  those documents must also be publicly available for inspection online.)

  Petitioners:

  (Each petitioner to give name and office held in block capitals)

  1. MRS ANN GOMERSALL - SECRETARY

  2. MR DAVID DUCKWORTH - CHURCHWARDEN

  3. REVD. NOEL MCGEENEY - MINISTER

Welcome to St. Leonard's church, located in Heath and Reach Central Bedfordshire. St. Leonard's is part of the Ouzel Valley team ministry and within the Diocese of St. Albans. All are welcome to any of our churches. 

If you are in communion with your own Church please feel free to receive Holy Communion in ours. If you do not receive  Holy Communion please come forward holding your service booklet to receive a blessing.

Support the Church

Volunteer

Help the church and meet people at the same time. Everyone has something to contribute. 

• The church is cleaned on a regular basis by a group of volunteers. If you can spare some time and can help keep St. Leonard's spick and span, please contact the parish office.

• The more musically inclined should get in touch with the St. Leonard's Choir.

• If you have any capacity with DIY, check out the St. Leonard's SLOBS, the handymen and women who keep the church, hall and grounds in good repair.

• If you have another idea of how you can help, we would love to hear from you.  

Donate

The church relies on your donations to keep its roof from leaking, the candles lit, and the organ tuned. If you have a few pounds to spare, please consider making a tax deductible donation on your next visit to the church or going to our Donate page.