Please download the required documents about the Garden of Remembrance: Application for interment of cremated remains Churchyard regulations To enquire about the Fees for interment of cremated remains please contact the clergy. If you have any questions please contact Reverend Dominic Mughal: Revd Dominic Mughal 47 St James Approach LEEDS LS14 6JT Tel. 0113 4140839 […]
Read More →You need to book a Baptism, preferably at least two months in advance – remembering that the summer period, and Bank Holiday weekends tend to be very popular. Only one family will have a service at the given time. If, as an adult or older child, you wanted to be baptised, we would expect that […]
Read More →Parents and godparents have a very important part to play in baptism. New parents often need all the help they can get, and this applies to the Christian life too. As your child grows, he or she will need supporters on the journey of faith. It is usual to have up to four godparents of either gender. […]
Read More →At a baptism service water is poured over the person’s head as they are given their name as a sign of God’s blessing. The person is signed with the cross (special oil may be used for this) as a sign that they now belong to God. A candle is given as a symbol of God’s […]
Read More →The Church of England welcomes all babies, children, adults and families, whatever shape that family takes. You do not have to be married to ask for a baptism for your child. You do not have be an active churchgoer – as a parent you do not even have to baptised yourself. Everyone is welcome at […]
Read More →Wherever you live you may be baptised, or have your child baptised, at any one of our churches in the Parish of Seacroft. Click here to see a map of the Parish of Seacroft Baptisms are held on some Sundays either during the main service at 9.30 am at St James’, 10.00 am at St Richard’s […]
Read More →If one or both of you have been married before, when you book your wedding, the vicar will want to help you think about the following questions: Are you sure that this relationship wasn’t the cause of the breakdown of your previous marriage? Have you learnt from, and moved on from, whatever caused the breakdown […]
Read More →Until the end of 2020, it costs a minimum of £529 to get married in the Parish of Seacroft. This includes all the legal requirements and a simple service with vergers who set up the church, welcome your guests and tidy up after the service. You can tailor the cost of your wedding by adding […]
Read More →As long as either you or your partner lives in the Parish of Seacroft, or can prove a “qualifying connection” in the parish, you may be legally married at St Richard’s or St James’. In practice, most choose to be married at St James’ Church, on Seacroft Green. Click here to see a map of the Parish of […]
Read More →The Parish of Seacroft serves the communities of Seacroft, Swarcliffe and Whinmoor. We have three Churches: St James’, St Paul’s and St Richard’s which offer a range of services throughout the week. Children and young people are always welcome at any of our services. Click here for Sunday morning worship Click here for weekday services […]
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