Ordination at Southwell Minster on Saturday, 4th July.

This Saturday, Revd Claire Goode will be ordained at Southwell Minster surrounded by her friends and family. We wish her well and will hold her in our prayers, particularly this weekend. On Sunday, Claire will hold her first Holy Communion Service at St. Lawrence's Church, Gotham at 11.00am. This will be followed by a 'Bring and Share' lunch, hopefully in the Rectory Garden at Gotham if this fine, sunny weather holds.

Places at Southwell Minster have already been reserved for those planning to go, and a bus has been arranged to take those mainly from East Leake. All seats have now been paid for and reserved on the bus too.

Work has been going on at the church and St Mary's Hall throughout the year and you may have noticed that St Mary's has a new noticeboard placed near the entrance on Main Street. The Hall has now had all its repairs completed to the roof and interior, and volunteers are planning to give it a Spring Clean through the summer starting August 8th. All volunteers to help would be welcome.

N.B. Tea Time Sunday for July will welcoming young families again this Sunday, 5th July at 4.00pm.

Events coming up:

Sat 11th and Sun. 12th July is Rempstone Steam Rally. Rempstone Church will be there and are asking for any contributions of cakes, preserves and paper-back books. Call Gloria on 880073. Please help if you can.

Also on Sat. 11th July at 7.30pm, Stanford Church will host a concert by Global Harmony.

We are sad to announce the death of former Associate Priest in the East Leake Benefice, Revd John Plumptre. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, 8th July at 2.30pm, at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough.