Dear friends
Today is the start of the National Week of Prayer in the UK. God loves us to pray to him and listen at anytime in all sorts of different ways. Sometimes there are initiatives that we feel we could join in with that join us with more people all at the same time. This is one of them. There are prayer cards in church and on our website to help you pray through the themes through the week. See the link here to our website National Week of Prayer 2025 starts Saturday September 6th – Moortown Baptist Church
There is also an opportunity to join a whats app call just for this week. At 9pm each night there will be a call on the whats app and there will be opportunity to pray with other, say something or simply listen and pray along. It’s an audio call not a video call. You don’t have to join every day. If you have a smartphone you can join the group on this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IgQB0xCP9jMAaqo7iQlNxu Lesley sent an email out about this this week.
Once you are added to the whats app it is still up to you at 9pm to answer the group call or not. For more information, please speak to Mandy or Krys tomorrow at church or send one of us a message or call Lesley on Monday. The National Week of Prayer is also having a zoom and you tube prayer session every day at midday. This is for the whole of the UK. Do click on the link here National Week of Prayer and look to the top of the page.
We also encourage you to pray with others. We’ll let you know of other opportunities to pray together throughout the week. If you are doing something that others may like to be part of then do let me know and we can pass this on.
Please add your prayer too to the physical prayer book in church.
The Holy Spirit art wall is continuing this week so do bring your pictures, drawings, words, photos, paintings to church. I have had a couple given this weekend so I will make sure they are up for the week of prayer. Thankyou.
Tomorrow its café church at 11am with snacks, pastries and drinks. The focus is Faithfulness. The reading will be Acts 11:19-30. Linsey will be referring to a story in the service that speaks about faithfulness. If you want to hear the full story you can watch it here! https://youtu.be/p-0x8jvT80U What do you think God is saying through it about faithfulness?
After church there is a get together with Mandy for all those helping with welcome meals.
In the evening there will be Rock Solid for youth in the church building 7-8pm.
Looking ahead…
Monday 8th September Beacon café and warm welcome space 10-midday
Tuesday 9th September Steppingstones for under 5’s, parents and carers. It’s back! (Do pray for them as they start again)
Tuesday 9th September afternoon bible study in church See Howard or check with Lesley
Tuesday 9th September Deacons meeting 7.30pm in church
Wednesday 10th September Lunch club for all attendees and the lunch club volunteers. Speak to Rachel or Lesley for more information.
Wednesday 10th September 7.30pm Bible study in church. Speak or Ruth or Andy Berry, or contact myself or Lesley
Thursday 11th September 2.00 -4.00pm Craft group and warm welcome space in church building. Do pop in and say hello.
Thursday 11th September Bible Study led by Gareth G 7.00 – 9.00pm in church building.
Friday 12th September Bible Study led by Brenda Friday 10.00 – 11.15 in church. See Brenda or Shelley for more information.
Friday 12th September House Group 8.00 – 10.00 with Jonathan and Hilary D and Steve and Helen O. Do speak to them or ask Lesley or I for more information.
Sunday 14th September Church with group for children to explore the theme creatively. The Fruit of the Spirit: ‘gentleness’ 11-12pm.
Sunday 14th September ‘unanswered prayer’ course written by Pete Greig and led by Krys G after church. There is video to watch as part of the course. Bring your lunch if you want. Anyone can come whether you have been before or not.
Sunday 14th September 7-8pm Rock Solid for youth in Church.
Beyond…
Wednesday 17th September at 1.30pm until 2pm Wednesday Worship in the music room
Tuesday 23rd September at 7.30pm AGM and church meeting in church 7.30pm
Saturday 4th October Craft Fair See link here Coming up soon, a Craft Fair in support of a girls refuge in Kandy, Sri Lanka – Moortown Baptist Church
Sunday 5th October café Church Harvest festival
There are some new articles again on the website this week including a story about Beacon café receiving the Leeds City Council Owl award as a thankyou for being open for the people of Leeds.. thanks to all who help in this team, give food and go along to share and chat. Follow the link here Two young visitors to Warm Space pictured with the “owl” trophy MBC jointly won in the Leeds Compassionate City Awards – Moortown Baptist Church
“God’s Spirit makes us loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.” Galatians 5:22-23
In Christ
Shelley
Minister
Moortown Baptist Church