Dear friends
Thanks to everyone who was involved in celebrating the baptisms and dedication last Sunday. Let’s keep Rachel, Amber and Jess in our prayers.
We look forward to our harvest thanksgiving café church tomorrow at 11am in the building and online. If you are able, donations of food or money or a bit of both are welcome for the North Leeds foodbank and Caring for Life charity. The food bank have specifically asked for…
Milk (UHT), soup, long life fruit juice, sweet and savoury spreads, long life sponge puddings, tinned vegetables, pasta/curry sauce, tinned fish, tinned rice pudding, tinned custard, tinned tomatoes, tinned meat, biscuits, rice, teabags, toilet roll and powdered milk (not baby milk)
We’ll have breakfast pastries, fruit and drinks to share during the service which will focus on ‘what is harvest?’ and the beginning of Ruth chapter 2. There will be creative activities to join in with for all ages during café church.
Please ask about midweek activities, pick up a leaflet at the back of church or look on the website. These include Beacon warm welcome café at 10am on Monday, craft group welcome space on Thursday at 2pm, Stepping Stones on Tuesday at 10am (please ask Diane Sunter or Lesley if you are new as the group is getting full and they want to make sure they can get you in!) and lunchclub on Wednesday. There are housegroups and bible studies throughout the week. Do ask if you are unsure or would like to try them out. You don’t need to commit to being there every time and can go to more than one at a time. There’s Tuesday afternoon in the building (see Rod Russell or ask Lesley), Wednesday in the building at 7.30pm, Wednesday evening (see Diane Sunter), Thursday in the building at 7.00pm with Gareth Gadd. Friday morning at 10am (see Shelley) and Friday eve in Adel at 8pm, see Jonathan Darling. Rock Solid for youth meet on Sunday evening at 7pm.
A reminder that there will be a get together with Krys Gadd for anyone who attended any of the prayer course, in the building after café church, tomorrow 6th October, bring some lunch.
It’s the next church meeting on the 15th of October at 7.30pm in the building and online. Please do come along. Part of the meeting will be voting for a new deacon as well as saying thank you to those stepping down. Lesley sent out the agenda and minutes last week, along with a zoom link for those who are unable to attend in person. Please keep sharing what you think God is saying to us as a church. We are looking ahead over the autumn and towards Christmas as well involving more people in welcoming and providing space for those new to the community to have chance to get to know others. We’ll have chance to continue this conversation at the meeting.
We have Andrea and Mark Hotchkin, BMS missionaries working in Chad, leading the service with us on 20th October at 11am followed by lunch together. More details to come!
This is the same day Terefe leaves to visit those in Calais who need food, clothing and to share the news of Jesus. We will be praying for him on the 16th October in the service. He is looking for good quality clothes or shoes to take, financial support and prayer. Please can items be brought to church and left with Lesley rather than around the building.
We continue to pray for situations of conflict all around the world. I was struck by an interview from March this year about youth praying in Lebanon.
Youth in Lebanon are Discovering Prayer – 24-7 Prayer International
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (James 1:17)
Shelley