St Mary's Church and Hall

St Mary's is the Parish Church for East Leake. The Re-ordering of the interior in 2007 was funded from generous donations and charitable sources. However, a great deal of work goes on 'behind the scenes' throughout the year to keep the church and the hall in good repair. The long overdue repair of the vestry roof (since the 3rd lead theft last year) will begin soon, after having successfully battled to replace the lead with tiles to discourage any further thefts.  Sourcing funding for these repairs is very onerous and time-consuming, so we are very thankful for your donations, some of which are Gift Aided, which are extremely welcome.

Members of the congregation will be working hard on Saturday morning  giving the whole building a good clean and members of the East Leake community are very welcome to join us.

St Mary's Hall is also a community resource for all kinds of groups and events. Basic maintenance and running costs are covered by the charges for hiring the hall, but anything unexpected needs extra funds sourced mainly from charities or donations.  As you might imagine in these straitened times not only are people struggling to manage their finances, the charities are inundated with requests for funds.
The roof of St Mary's hall is suffering from all the heavy rain we've had and unfortunately there are leaks in the Gents and Ladies toilets, but the main hall is unaffected.  We plan to have these repaired before term starts, of course.  Your support is needed to keep these buildings in good repair for your use and we appreciate the way in which all the user groups take care of the building. (See the list of groups using St Mary's Hall on our website and in the hall.  New members are always welcome.)

Please note:

• There is no 8.am service this Sunday, 22nd August at St Mary's.
• Deadline for letting Judith have your deposit for Willersley is this Sunday 22nd August.
• Sunday 19th September - Come Celebrate - 'We are family' at Gotham Church is at 10.30am and NOT 11.00am as previously advertised.