Christmas Eve 2020 Carol Service - St Leonard’s Church, Semley
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- Written by Andrew Oatts
The Semley Christmas Eve Carol Service will take place this year and will start at 6.00 pm. However, it will not be open to all-comers. Sadly, we will not be able to open our doors this year to our usual congregation of around 350!
The service will take place in church and will be open to a congregation but limited to around 70 people in order to maintain social distancing. It will also be broadcast on Zoom. If you would like to come to the Christmas Eve service, please email with the number in your party. (Note: see update below). To send me an email, click here and when the new page opens, click on the ‘Contact Form’ tab to send me your message.
Seating will be allocated on a first come first served basis and ‘family bubbles’ are particularly encouraged in order to make best use of the space available.
Further details will be published on the weekly Benefice news sheets and the church noticeboard.
Important Update - 17 December 2020
Christmas Eve - All available seats for the Semley Christmas Eve service have now been allocated. Please do not come to the church that evening unless you have received confirmation that seats have been reserved for you. Instead please join the service via Zoom: Meeting ID: 832 2316 1580 Password: A9494L
Christmas Morning – A few seats remain for the 9.30am Sung Eucharist, so if you wish to attend please contact me as soon as possible. See above for details on how to send me a message from this website.
Service Sheet if you are joining the Carol Service on Zoom, you can download and/or print a copy of the service sheet here.
Andrew Oatts
Afternoon Coffee/Tea - Semley Church
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*** IMPORTANT ***
This event Is cancelled until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak
Doing the school run?
Come and join us for a coffee or tea
in
St Leonard’s Church, Semley
from
2.20 pm to 3.30 pm
on the third Tuesday of each month
Everyone is welcome to join us for tea and coffee before the school
pick up. Toys are available for babies and toddlers.
For more details, please contact Richard or Kevin, telephone 01747 830174.
Carol Service - St Leonard’s Church, Semley - 24th December 2019
- Details
- Written by Tony Gowers
You are all welcome to this increasingly popular Carol Service which will take place at St Leonard's Church, Semley, on Christmas Eve (Tuesday 24th December 2019) at 6.00 pm and that is expected to last about 45 minutes. It will take the format of 6 carols and 6 readings, and one of the carols will be ‘Away in a Manger’ during which children will be able to gather round the crib and sing the last verse.
There will be tea-lights on the ledges in the church, but you are asked not to bring naked candles unless in covered lanterns. Alternatively you might wish to bring a covered torch to help read the service sheets as light levels will be low.
Please do join us for a wonderful and atmospheric start to your Christmas. All will be most welcome.
Advent Carols at St Leonard's Church, Semley - 1st December 2019
- Details
- Written by Tony Gowers
A candle-lit Carol Service to mark the beginning of Advent will be held at
St Leonard's Church, Semley
on
Sunday 1st December 2019
at 6.00 pm
Please do come along - all will be most welcome!
Harvest Celebrations, St Leonard's Church, Semley - 5th/6th October 2019
- Details
- Written by Gerald Howard
Semley Harvest Supper
Saturday 5th October 2018
6.30 pm at The Barn, Grove House
(by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Peter Williamson)
Tickets: £8 Adult (to include a glass of wine), £4 Child (under 16)
Please bring your own knife, fork, spoon and plates
Tickets available from:
Semley Village Stores
Gerald: telephone: 01747 855138
Liz: telephone: 01747 853747
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Join us for the
Harvest Festival Sung Eucharist
St Leonard’s Church, Semley
on Sunday 6th October 2018 at 9.30 am
All are most welcome
Reception - St Leonard's Church, Semley - 5th September 2019
- Details
- Written by Tony Gowers
All Semley parishioners are warmly invited to a reception at St Leonard's Church, Semley, at 6.00 pm on Thursday 5th September 2019, at which there will be a short talk on parish finances and the 'Parish Giving Scheme'. Whether you are already a regular donor to our church, someone who may wish to donate in the future or someone who would just like to learn more about our church finances, please put this date in your diary.
Further information will be delivered to you towards the end of August.
Drinks and snacks will be served so please come along!
Semley Fete 2019
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- Written by Semley Fete Committee
Despite the wind and a distant threat of rain, Semley's Annual Village Fete was once again a great success. The Bell Street Jazz Band set the tone with their brilliant and uplifting playing entertaining those enjoying tea and cake or Pimms as well as those busy bargain hunting or taking part in the many games on offer. A group of children from Semley School sang during the band's break and it was wonderful to see their happy faces enjoying their performance before they ran off again to have more fun. The attractions included face painting, donkey rides, crockery smashing and the ever-popular coconut shy. There were long queues for the bottle stall and this year some brave folk even volunteered to have sponges thrown at them while they were in the stocks. Two other new attractions, the Pop-Up Boutique, which stocked nearly new clothes, and the Pimms' tent were both a huge success and hopefully will become part of the Semley Fete traditions. Everywhere you looked there were smiling faces. It is a wonderful day when the community comes together to raise money for our village.
The Semley Fete Committee would like to thank everyone who worked so hard putting it together. Those who put up and take down the tents, everyone who comes along on the day, every plant lovingly planted to be sold and every cake baked help make it a perfect summer's day. The fete raised £5,400 which will be used to continue to support local causes. Many thanks.
Semley Fete Committee
Some pictures from the Fete are shown below; click on each photo below to see a larger version.
Semley Village Fete - 8th June 2019
- Details
- Written by Tony Gowers
Come and join us on
Saturday 8th June 2019
2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
on the Semley Primary School Field for the
Semley Village Fete
Attractions include:
Raffle - Donkey Rides
Teas - Plant & Cake Stalls - Books - Crockery Smash
Bottle Tombola - Gifts - Books - Games
Pop-Up Boutique - Pimms Tent
Bell Street Jazz Band
Men's Baking Competition
(Recipe Sheets available from Semley Village Stores)
For more information, please telephone Martha on 07812 186 088
*** Sorry - no dogs will be permitted at the Fete ***
Advent Carols at St Leonards, Semley - 2nd December 2018
- Details
- Written by Tony Gowers
A candle-lit Carol Service to mark the beginning of Advent will be held at
St Leonard's Church, Semley
on
Sunday 27th November 2016
at 6.00 pm
Please do come along - all will be most welcome!
Harvest Celebrations, St Leonard's Church, Semley - 6th/7th October 2018
- Details
- Written by Tony Gowers
Semley Harvest Supper
Saturday 6th October 2018
6.30 pm at The Barn, Grove House
(by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Peter Williamson)
Tickets: £7 Adult (to include a glass of wine), £3 Child (under 16)
Please bring your own knife, fork, spoon and plates
Tickets available from:
Semley Village Stores
Gerald: telephone: 01747 855138
Liz telephone: 01747 853747
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Join us for the
Harvest Festival Sung Eucharist
St Leonard’s Church, Semley
on Sunday 7th October 2018 at 9.30 am
All are most welcome
Semley Churchyard Tidy Up - 29th September 2018
- Details
- Written by Stuart Asbury
Annual Tidy Up Of Semley Churchyard
on
Saturday 29th September at 10.00 am
This will include all areas not covered by the regular mowing.
Volunteers of all ages and abilities will be most welcome.
Please bring hand tools for removing brambles and ivy.
For further information, please contact Stuart on 01747 811330.