Dear friends
We meet today at 11am for café church as we continue with our series looking at the person of the Holy Spirit. It’s an all-age service with drinks and breakfast snacks and creative activities in the service to explore the theme. We’ll be looking at John 7 when Jesus spoke about the Spirit bringing life like living waters to the landscape. “Is anyone thirsty?” says Jesus. How does Jesus promise to satisfy our thirst and the dry throats of our world and how are we part of this?
The next week… journey to Pentecost
Sunday 1st June 7-8pm Rock Solid youth group in church building
Monday 2nd June Beacon café warm welcome café 10-12
Tuesday 3rd June Stepping Stones group for under 5’s and their parents and carers 10-11.30am See Diane S or Lesley
Tuesday 3rd June afternoon house group in church, see Howard Dews
Wednesday 4th June lunch club See Rachel B or Lesley for more information
Wednesday 4th June 7.30 Bible study in church misses a week but back on
Wednesday 11th June See Ruth or Andy B or Shelley
Thursday 5th June 2-4pm Warm welcome craft group in church See Karen
Thursday 5th June Bible study with Gareth in church building at 7pm
Thursday 5th June ‘The Send’ Worship and prayer for younger generations at North Church (See details below)
Friday 6th June Bible study in church building at 10am See Shelley for details
Friday 6th June House group at 8pm See Jonathan or Hilary or Steve or Helen
Saturday 7th June Pentecost Creative Prayer and worship for us and the nations in church…2.30-5.30pm We encourage to take some time and come for the whole afternoon but also you can drop in…
2.30 welcome, refreshments, collective prayer and sung worship.
3.00 taught art/prayer activity based on hearing from God. All materials provided but feel free to bring things to use if you would like. A few moments of teaching ideas and lots of space to play. Join in or continue to pray in the space in your own way.
3.45 movement and worship. Taught session; a chance to try movement and prayer in a safe space, including the use of flags and props for those who want to try.
5.00 Collective worship and prayer. If you want to bring an instrument do mention it to Andy Berry. Designed for all ages, everyone welcome, no previous experience needed.
Sunday 8th June 11am Pentecost Celebration and prayer for the nations based on Acts 2.. “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people” with a group for our younger friends to creatively explore the theme together.
Sunday 8th June after church Prayer course part 2, ‘Unanswered prayer’ written by Pete Grieg of 24/7 prayer Home – 24-7 Prayer International see Krys Gadd. There are 5 sessions altogether and everyone is welcome, especially those who are struggling with the reality of unanswered prayers. Meet after church (please bring your lunch) and finish just after 2pm in the music room. Dates to be confirmed but we are looking at 5 sessions, every 2nd Sunday starting in July. Open to anyone with lots of no previous experience.
Sunday 8th June 7-8pm Rock Solid youth group in church building
More information about The Send…If you are aged around 11 to 35, are a parent/grandparent/carer who want to encourage young people you know in their walk with Jesus, you are a young person’s group leader, or simply want to pray for young people to be encouraged to live a life for Jesus then come along with us to the Send worship night at North church 7-9.30pm on 5th June. Get Tickets – SEND Experience Night Leeds – North Church You can book your tickets here. If you are a young person who would like a lift or have a young person who would like a lift, then let your youth group leader know or myself. We will have a group going from MBC and will have a meet up point at Moortown and then at North Church. Following this gathering, there will be a larger gathering and worship night at Leeds Arena on November 22nd 2025.
A deacons meeting will take place on 9th June at 7.30pm in the church building.
The next Wednesday worship is the 18th June 1.30-2pm in the building.
The Thanksgiving service of Jane Coates and the Crematorium service have been recorded and are available online when you click on a specific link. If you would like the link to take you to the service, please get in touch with Lesley and she can email you the link that you need. Do continue to pray for the family at this time.
Jesus has always encouraged his church to pray, but it seems there is an increase in ways in which you can join with others in prayer at this time. Some of this will be in response to the painful conflicts and confusion we see in our world, some as a response to Pentecost and a greater awareness that the Holy Spirit is for the healing of all nations and some are connected to what seems to be an increase in renewal in seeing people come to Jesus, particularly in younger generations. I encourage you to gather with others in all sorts of ways to pray. Here are a few wider gatherings that allow you to pray with others beyond Moortown…
Leeds Global Day of Prayer, Pentecost Sunday 8th June, 6 – 8pm. Global Day of Prayer this year in Leeds will be hosted by Bridge Community Church, Rider Street, LS9 7BQ. Come together with other Christians from different international heritages and pray together for different nationalities and people groups both here in the UK and abroad. They’ll be times of Prayer facilitated from the front and prayer led from prayer stations as well as vocal worship and a very large banner made up of many flags. (free parking)
The Send (see information above) THE SEND | ACTIVATING A GENERATION
Thy Kingdom Come | Thy Kingdom Come Our event is registered here Creative prayer and worship | Thy Kingdom Come but do have a look at what else is going on…
Pray with others across the Baptist Union.. next live prayer is the 17th June 7.30-8pm online The Baptist Union of Great Britain : Prayer Broadcasts
June is also the National Month of Prayer for toddler groups, recognising the vital work done week by week by our toddler group leaders. Have a look here or you may want set aside a few minutes each Tuesday in June to pray for Stepping Stones!
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We love to hear from you! We have been talking about the Holy Spirit over the last couple of weeks so that we can help each other understand more about why Jesus said ‘It will be best that I leave you, for if I don’t go the Helper cannot come to you but if I go, the Helper will come’ (John 16:7). If you have a story about the Holy Spirit in your life that might encourage others, then do let me know and we would love to help you share it in our services.
Also, a heads up that there will be an activity in our prayer event on Saturday and in the service on Sunday where you will have the opportunity to write the name of a nation or people group/draw a picture representing a nation or people group on a paper leaf, that you would like to pray for/are praying for you so that others can pray too over the next few weeks. There could be many people groups on your heart, that’s ok too, we’ll have lots of leaves! (Rev 2:22)
“My house shall be a house of prayer for all nations” (Matthew 21:13)
Blessings
Shelley
Minister
Moortown Baptist Church