Shelley Dring – Moortown Baptist Church

11 am, Sunday 29th September. Two baptisms and a dedication.

September 28, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear friends

This Sunday we look forward to welcoming everyone to join in the baptism service for Rachel, Jess, and a dedication for Amber. We start at 11am in the building and online. Afterwards everyone is welcome to stay for samosa’s, cake, tea and coffee! If you have a cake (no nuts, please) to contribute then do bring it along on Sunday and leave it on the table in the sports hall. Thanks to all those who have been working on our new sound system for the last few weeks and all the prep work before that.

Sunday 6^th October is our harvest thanksgiving café church! There’s breakfast pastries, fruit and drinks during the service. An email went out this week about what to bring. Money contributions for caring for life or money/food for North Leeds and West Foodbank please.. 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)

There will be opportunity in the service to give money directly online.

Everything continues as usual through the week with Beacon warm welcome café at 10am on Monday, craft group welcome space on Thursday, stepping stones on Tuesday at 10am and lunchclub on Wednesday. There are housegroups and bible studies through 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 ladies (see Diane Sunter), Thursday in the building at 7.00pm. Friday morning at 10am (see Shelley) and Friday eve in Adel at 8pm.

Rock Solid for youth meet on Sunday evening at 7pm.

A reminder that there will be a get together for anyone who attended any of the prayer course in the building after café church (6^th October) (bring your lunch).

There’s a deacon’s meeting on Tuesday evening this week at 7.30pm in the building. Unfortunately, there wasn’t another night in the next two weeks before our next whole church meeting to get everyone together for this but it clashes with the city wide prayer gathering but if anyone else can go along then do go with our blessing and I’d love to catch up with you afterwards.. Leeds Citywide Prayer Gathering
Tuesday 1st October, 7:45 – 9:30pm
North Church, 98 Kirkstall Road, LS3 1HJ

Other things..

Intercultural Worship Conference
Saturday 30th November, 10am – 4pm
Venue – St George’s Centre, 60 Great George Street, LS1 3DL
A great chance to learn and share in conversations and dialogue on Intercultural Worship.
You can find out more and register here.

Here’s a link to the latest edition of the Baptists Together magazine. This edition includes a few articles on different forms of discipleship File.aspx (baptist.org.uk)

Finally, if you didn’t join the service last week, I wanted to let you know that we started a new series based on the book of Ruth. Feel free to catch up with the first part of Ruth 1 and we continue with the rest of Ruth 1 tomorrow as we see the thread of promises woven through our baptisms and dedication. We look forward to joining with you.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:18-19

Shelley

PS. The images at the top of this post show Shelley preaching at MBC last Sunday. Now being unable to attend I decided to watch the service on YouTube and during her talk I couldn’t resist grabbing a few screenshots.

When Shelley’s husband Nathan saw them he said she looked as if she was doing all the hand movements to the hit song YMCA, whereas I just wished she could be a bit more animated!

Shelley – 20th July 2024

July 20, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear Friends
Tomorrow we are looking forward to being together in our service at 11am and later from 3-5pm for our afternoon strawberry tea. There’s no charge for the scones, strawberries and drinks, but donations are encouraged for the ministry of the churches we are supporting in Romania.

There will be some goods made by those in Romania available on the day. Everyone is welcome! It’s a great chance to meet those who are part of different groups throughout the week. The youth in Rock Solid meet at the earlier time of 5pm tomorrow at church with bible study and outdoor games. Tomorrow’s service will include sharing communion. We have a group for our younger friends so they can explore the story creatively together. Thanks to all those involved in sharing faith with our children and young people.

As we come to the Summer months some of our activities continue, pause, or simply change in style or frequency. I have asked all those leading groups, including Lunch Club, Beacon and House Groups to let me know their plans and I will email these out to you at the beginning of next week. Here’s a few things I know are definitely happening in the next few days…

Monday 22^nd July 10-12 am Midday Beacon warm welcome space and café.
Tuesday 23^rd July 12.30 pm House group in church. Bring a sandwich at 12.30. Short studies through summer. See Howard Dews
Tuesday 23^rd July Deacons and Shelley meet in church at 7.30 pm
Wednesday 24^th July Lunch Club with volunteers
Wednesday 24^th July 7.30 pm House Group in church and on Zoom. See Ruth or Andy.
Thursday 25^th July 2-4 pm warm welcome space craft group. See Karen or Diane
Friday 26^th July Bible study at 10 am in church (see Shelley or Brenda Thompson)
If in doubt, ask group leaders or Shelley or Lesley (back on Monday).
Next Sunday we’ll be looking at Luke 16:1-9 in a service from 11-12 midday, followed the week after by an all-age café church looking creatively at Luke 19:11-27.

More details about Summer at MBC at the beginning of next week!

Do keep looking on the website too. Click on this link. This week’s new articles include a piece and pictures from the “Wise up to Ageism” course some of us were part of last Monday, and also an article about what happens when we are experiencing challenges in life that seem more ‘long haul’ rather than quick fixes…

See you tomorrow

In Christ
Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

Shelley – 13th July 2024

July 13, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear Friends

I am reminded of this verse this week, you may know it as a song…

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
His mercies never come to an end;
They are new every morning;
Great is your faithfulness”
(Lamentations3:22-23, NIV)

Words of hope from Jeremiah that despite the seemingly overwhelming circumstances, God’s love is steadfast, immoveable, and never runs out, ‘created new every morning’ as The Message bible describes. Our lives may be lived in a constantly changing world, but God’s love is firmly fixed, never ending, our true North as on a compass. As we continue to look at Jesus storytelling in Luke, we are reminded of God’s constant love for all and the joy and challenge to see things from His kingdom perspective. This brings adventure, cost, mess, excitement and learning. Last week we looked at a story in Luke 14 about inviting guests to a meal, this week we move onto Luke 12:13-21. You might want to read it or listen to it through the week and see what themes come to you.

Sunday 14th July Service 11-12 Luke 12:13-21 with a group for our younger friends
Sunday 14th 6.30-7.30pm Rock Solid for youth in church (note change of time just for this week)
Monday 15th July 10-12 midday Beacon Warm Welcome café
Monday 15th July 1-3pm (bring your lunch if you are staying after Beacon) ‘Wise up to Ageism’ course led by Leeds Older people’s forum
Tuesday 16th July Stepping Stones team ‘big sort out’ followed by lunch
Tuesday 16th July House Groups in the music room. See Rod Russell
Wednesday 17th July Lunch club for those booked in and the volunteers. See Rachel for more information
Wednesday 17th July Wednesday Worship 1.30-2pm in the music room
Wednesday 17th July PACT Police and Communities together 6.30pm-7.15pm in music room. Anyone welcome to meet local police, chat about the neighbourhood, especially those in the Moortown area. Shelley will be there.
Wednesday 17th July house group in church 7.30pm -9pm in the music room. See Ruth and Andy Berry
Thursday 18th July Warm welcome craft group 2-4pm See Karen Ross
Thursday 18th July Study on evangelism with Gareth Gadd 7-9pm in church
Friday 19th July Bible study in church at 10-11am. See Shelley for more information.
Friday 19th July House group at 8pm in Adel. See Hilary and Jonathan Darling or Steve or Helen Olijnyk
Sunday 21st July 11-12.15 service in church with communion and a group with activities for our younger friends Luke 18:9-14
Sunday 21st July 3-5pm Strawberry cream tea for all (donations go to Romania)
Sunday 21st July Rock Solid, see Val, Martyn, Nathan or Adam

Next deacons and Shelley meeting.. 23rd July 7.30pm in church
Tuesday 10th September 7.30pm Whole church meeting

Just a note that Lesley is on leave again this week.

Thanks to those helping with chairs between services/activities. We don’t have anyone specifically to perform this role yet, but if you are around on Sunday after church, Monday after Beacon, Wednesday after Lunch Club, or Thursday/Friday at some point, these are the times we reset the church. Please talk to myself, Karen, Rod or Adam if you can help.

One of our deacons, Mandy, is putting together a team of Fire Marshals. We explained more about this at the last church meeting and a couple of people stepped forward. Thanks to those. We still need two more people to join the team (there will be training) so if you want more information or would like to volunteer can you tell Mandy or myself, thanks so much.

It’s the Strawberry Cream Tea next Sunday, and all our mid-week groups have been invited too so it will be a chance to get to know more people in our community. If you can help with setting up or making tea or bringing scones or tidying afterwards, can you let me or Karen know please by the middle of next week? Do bring people along and come yourself!

See our website for all other information and articles written by those in church including one on a new musical based on the Hymn ‘It is well..’ Moortown Baptist Church – Loving God, living generously, following Christ. and a prayer course starting on Sunday 28th July. For the prayer course, some sessions are online and some have discussion in the building. It’s open to everyone and led by Krys Gadd with teaching on video from Pete Greig from 24/7 prayer Home – 24-7 Prayer International.

In Christ
Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

Shelley – 6th July 2024

July 6, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear Friends

I was reminded of this verse on the Caring for life website.
“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
Words of Jesus to encourage us that with Him we shine as we do good things. The glow can highlight a way forward in all sorts of different ways. At Caring for life, the support is practical, emotional and spiritual. Having just left the Caring for Life supporters’ day at Crag House Farm I can see some of this first hand in the people I meet and the buildings and goods made. Every year at Moortown Baptist Church we send money and food at Harvest time to support the projects at the farm and I know many of you give other types of support throughout the year as well as enjoying the food in the café or buying things for the garden. If you haven’t heard about the work they do then have a look here at their new introduction video www.caringforlife.co.uk

Another way of shining light is through the Arts. In August there will be the first opportunity to see the musical ‘It is well with my Soul’ in Yorkshire. It’s a dynamic story of celebration, tragedy and hope behind the well-known hymn. The musical was written by a friend of Nathan and I’s, and I spent 4 days choreographing movement last year for its London tour. The nearest show to Leeds is Knaresborough on the 29^th August. Do get booked in. If you would like to go but can’t get there let us know. Equally if you can give lifts can you let us know too It is Well with My Soul – Knaresborough at The Frazer Theatre event tickets from TicketSource

On 21^st July we will be holding a strawberry tea 3-5pm with money raised going to our link churches in Romania. There will be an opportunity to hear about these links next week in the service on the 14^thJuly. We are looking at following the tea with some games on the field with youth and anyone else who wants to join. If you can help with the tea, either with bringing scones or helping on the day, can you let Karen Ross or Howard Dews know or email/call Lesley in the office on Monday or let me know? Please note that Lesley is on leave from next Tuesday and will return on Wednesday 17^th July.

Thanks to those who are helping to do the chairs between services/activities. We don’t have anyone to do this role yet but if you are around on Sunday after church, Monday after Beacon, Wednesday after Lunch Club or Thursday at some point, these are the times we reset the church. Please talk to Karen if you can help with one of these times.

We continue to look at stories Jesus told in Luke on Sundays and Haddon is leading two sessions (both sessions will be the same content) next week about why Luke told the stories he did. The first sessions will be on Monday 8^th July at 12.30-2.30 in the music room. Feel free to bring your own lunch and eat at midday together before it starts. The session will be repeated on Tuesday 9^th July 7.30-9.30pm in the music room.

A reminder that on Monday 15^th July 1-3pm we’ll be hosting a ‘Wise up to Ageism’ course led by a team from Leeds Older People’s Forum. If you would like to attend, please email, or call Lesley or Rachel Beedle. If there are spaces left, we will open the course up to those working locally in our community.

This week we saw a new government elected. Some of you may be interested to read Lyn Green’s thoughts. She is the General Secretary of Baptists Together. See link below. In Lyn’s thoughts she thanks Baptist churches for being involved in building positive relationships in communities. Moortown Baptist Church was a polling station on 4^th July and it was a great opportunity for those who were in the building to be open and friendly to those exercising their vote and volunteering on the day. We had several people come and ask questions about church and a thanks to those, including people in craft group, for answering their questions and inviting them to our services and activities. We also take turns to host the Alwoodley Community Forum (Rachel and I attend), the PACT meetings for Moortown as well as other events. Last week I joined the Leeds Inter Faith forum to meet and pray for the new Lord Mayor, Abigail Marshall Katung. I know some of you have other roles in our communities. Do let me know if there is a way we can support you.

Post-Election Mailing to Churches (campaign-archive.com)

Also coming up…
Sunday 7^th July All age Café church at 11-12 with refreshments and breakfast bits Luke 14:1-14… hospitality
Sunday 7^th July 7-8pm Rock Solid for youth in church
Monday 8^th July 10-12 midday Beacon warm welcome café (talk and discussion on Luke in afternoon, see above)
Tuesday 9^th July 10-11.30am Stepping Stones for under 5’s and their parents and carers (last one before the summer break)
Tuesday 9^th July house group in the music room. See Rod Russell
Wednesday 10^th July Lunch Club for those booked in and the volunteers. See Rachel for more information
Wednesday 10^th July house group in church 7.30pm -9pm in the music room. See Ruth and Andy Berry
Thursday 11^th July Warm welcome craft group 2-4pm
Thursday 11^th July Study on evangelism with Gareth Gadd 7-9pm
Friday 12^th July Bible study in church at 10-11am. See Shelley for more information.
Friday 12^th July House group at 8pm in Adel. See Hilary and Jonathan Darling or Steve or Helen Olijnyk
Sunday 14^th July 11-12 service in church with activities in a group for our younger friends (Luke 12:13-21)
Wednesday 17^th July Wednesday worship at 1.30pm – 2pm in the music room
Tuesday 10^th September 7.30pm Whole church meeting

In Christ

See you tomorrow

Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

Shelley – 29th June 2024

June 29, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear Friends

Here’s a quick recap on what going on so far…over the next few weeks!

Sunday 30^th June 11-12 Service together in church with a group for our younger friends on a gardening theme.. Luke 13 v 6-9..more stories of Jesus…

After the service there is a get together for the Sunday morning prayer team. Feel free to bring your lunch as you chat.

Sunday 30^th June 7-8pm Rock Solid for youth

Monday 1^st July 10-12 midday Beacon warm welcome café

Tuesday 2^nd July 10-11.30am Stepping Stones for under 5’s and their parents and carers

Tuesday 2^nd July housegroup in the music room. See Rod Russell

Wednesday 3^rd July Lunch club for those booked in and the volunteers. See Rachel for more information

Wednesday 3^rd July house group in church 7.30pm -9pm in the music room. See Ruth and Andy Berry

Thursday 4^th July Warm welcome craft group 2-4pm – The music room is being used as a polling station so craft group will happen in a different room but its still going ahead!

Thursday 4^th July No group study on evangelism with Gareth Gadd 7-9pm

Friday 5^th July Bible study in church at 10-11am. See Shelley for more information.

Friday 5^th July House group at 8pm in Adel. See Hilary and Jonathan Darling or Steve or Helen Olijnyk

Sunday 7^th July All age Café church at 11-12 with refreshments and breakfast bits Luke 14:1-14… hospitality…

Sunday 7^th July 7-8pm Rock Solid for youth in church

Monday 8^th July 10-12 midday Beacon warm welcome café

Monday 8^th July 12.30-2.30 Talk and discussion led by Haddon. Luke, in his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles told stories of early Christian faith and life. His stories were targeted invitations and searching provocations to turn from darkness to light. Take a couple of hours to explore how and why Luke told the story and stories as he did. Bring your lunch.

This session will be repeated on Tuesday 9^th July 7.30pm to 9.30pm for those who would like to come on an evening. Feel free to pass this on to those you think are interested.

Monday 15^th July from 1-3pm in the Music Room ‘Wise up to Ageism’. The course will be led by a team from Leeds Older People’s Forum and will help us to keep developing as an Age Friendly Church. There are 20 places and if you would like to attend, please email, or call Lesley to pass onto Rachel or directly to Rachel. If there are spaces left, we will open the course up to the those working locally in our community.

Please keep an eye on the website or social media on Facebook for what’s happened or what is coming up..

www.moortownbaptistchurch.org.uk

Wednesday 17^th July Wednesday worship at 1.30pm – 2pm in the music room

Sunday 21^st July 11-12 service with communion and 3-5pm Strawberry tea at church in support of our links in Romania.

Tuesday 10^th September 7.30pm Whole church meeting

A few thank-yous

Thank-you to everyone who has been helping with the chairs and set up for church. We will need to do this again tomorrow, but we’ll make sure this is done sensitively and not straight away as the service finishes. Anyone who is able is welcome to help.

Thank you for praying for the deacons and myself for the Away Day in Harewood on Wednesday. Although the time went quickly, we were able to spend time praying for the church and each other, hearing from God and we will share some of this in the next few weeks. We were also blessed with an anonymous donation that was given for our lunch.

Finally, I attended the funeral of a close friend of my family’s yesterday. I was reminded again how every act of love is never wasted and how we all have a role to play in encouraging younger or less experienced generations whether in families, groups, or larger communities. To keep showing up no matter what is incredibly powerful. The friend we remembered on Friday was always up for trying something and getting involved, a playful pragmatic approach that never got stuck on how things should be or look. When I came up with ideas about different ways to worship or reach out to our communities we prayed and worked out a plan to make it happen. It didn’t always go as we expected, but we learnt loads, God moved.

“One generation commends your works to another;
they tell of your mighty acts.” (Psalm 145:4)

Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

Shelley – June 22nd 2024

June 22, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear Friends

We meet again tomorrow at 11am as we continue the theme of Jesus’ storytelling in the book of Luke. There will be a group for our younger friends too as we look at Luke 11:1-13. We’ll be continuing with the stories of Jesus in Luke until the Summer. For those who would like to know a bit more about the background of Luke, Haddon is leading a session on Monday 8^th July at 12.30-2.30 in the music room. Feel free to bring your own lunch and eat it at 12 midday together before it starts. The session will be repeated on Tuesday 9^th July 7.30-9.30pm in the music room. More details to come.

It was good to see so many of you at the church meeting joining in with prayer and sung worship, discussion and decision making. There were some healthy discussions on aspects of the constitution and we encourage you to carry on and look at those areas for next time. Do feed anything back in between times via Lesley or direct to myself or the deacons. We also heard updates from myself and Rachel Beedle. Rachel mentioned a course taking place at Moortown Baptist Church called “Wise up to Ageism”. It will take place on Monday 15^th July from 1-3pm in the Music Room. The course will be led by a team from Leeds Older People’s Forum and will help us to keep developing as an Age Friendly Church. There are 20 places and if you would like to attend, please email, or call Lesley to pass onto Rachel or directly to Rachel. If there are spaces left, we will open the course up to the those working locally in our community. We also thanked Edward for his work in the church with setting up of the rooms through the week including Sunday mornings. We thank him for his hard work, flexibility, and good nature often behind the scenes. As he finishes his role this week we will need some help in the next couple of weeks before we are able to appoint someone in the role. You may find that after services or some of the groups we may ask for some of those who are able to help a bit with chairs.

On the website this week, there was a post about the elections and guidance for Christians. It included get togethers in the city centre, one based on prayer and the other hearing from Christians in different parties and how their faith is connected to what they do. The link is here.. General Election -Thursday 4th July – Moortown Baptist Church

The week ahead..
Sunday 23^rd June 7-8pm Rock Solid for youth
Monday 24^th June 10-12 midday Beacon warm welcome café
Tuesday 25^th June 10-11.30pm. Stepping Stones for under 5’s and their parents and carers
Tuesday 25^th June Afternoon housegroup in the music room. See Rod Russell
Wednesday 26^th June Lunch club for those booked in and the volunteers. See Rachel for more information
Wednesday 26^th June Deacons and Shelley Away Day
No Wednesday night house group in church this week, the next one is the 3^rd July
Thursday 27^th June Warm welcome craft group 2-4pm
Thursday 27^th June Group study on evangelism with Gareth Gadd 7-9pm
Friday 28^th June Bible study in church at 10-11am. See Shelley for more information.
Friday 28^th June House group at 8pm in Adel. See Hilary and Jonathan Darling or Steve or Helen Olijnyk
Sunday 30^thJune Service in church at 11-12midday with group for children meeting during the service.
Sunday 30^th June 12.30pm Sunday prayer team get together. See Krys Gadd for details. Bring some lunch after church to eat together.
Sunday 30^th June 7-8pm Rock Solid for youth in church

A few more dates for the diary…
Sunday 7^th July café church all together with refreshments and breakfast bits
Wednesday 17^th July Wednesday worship at 1.30pm – 2pm in the music room
Sunday 21^st July 11-12 service with communion and 3-5pm Strawberry tea at church in support of our connected churches and relationships in Romania.

Tuesday 10^th September 7.30pm Whole church meeting
For those whom I see and for those whom I don’t see much, maybe because of ill health or other struggles, I pray 1 Thess 2 and 3. Let’s keep watching over each other in love.

“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Amen
Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

Shelley – 1st June 2024

June 1, 2024June 1, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear Friends

We look forward to seeing you at Café Church tomorrow at 11am. If you can’t make it, we will be going live on our YouTube channel. We’ll be looking at stories Jesus told, over the next few weeks and seeing why and how he told stories. Why do we tell stories? We’ve looked at some big themes lately including resurrection and trinity so can we see some of these themes weaved through Jesus’ stories?

In the evening Rock Solid group for our young people is back on at 7pm in church. Do talk to one of the leaders (Val, Martyn, Nathan and Adam or ask Shelley for more information.

Here’s a look at next week…

Monday 3rd June 10-12 noon	Warm Welcome Beacon café. Come and share a free drink and breakfast snack. Chat or just spend some time in the space.
Tuesday 4th June 10-11.30am	Stepping Stones under 5’s group for children and their parents, grandparents and carers
Tuesday 4th June	Afternoon house group in church
Wednesday 5th June	Lunch Club in church for all those registered with Rachel Beedle and the volunteers
Wednesday 5th June 7.30pm	House group in church and online. See Ruth or Andy Berry.
Thursday 6th June	MBC hosts the Leeds Community Health Care Children and young people’s learning forum in the morning
Thursday 6th June 2-4pm	Warm Welcome craft group in church. See Karen Ross for more information.
Thursday 6th June	Bible study at 7pm-9pm in church. See Gareth Gadd
Friday 7th June	Bible study 10-11am in church. See Shelley if you are interested.
Friday 7th June 8pm	House Group See Hilary/Jonathan or Steve/Helen or Lesley for more details.
Sunday 9th June 11-12 noon	Baptism Service! Do come along and support Mike, Diane and Candice as they are baptised. If you would like to know more about baptism do chat with Shelley or one of the deacons.
Sunday 9th June 7-8pm	Rock Solid group for young people in church.

I would like to pass on a link to a letter that has been sent from John and Sue Wilson who have been BMS link partners with Moortown Baptist Church for a long time.

There is the possibility that they will be visiting us in October. Do pray for them and their family as they plan to leave France and their current ministry there and come back to live in England.

As you will read, they have had a great deal of good things happen there but also some challenges in the last year too, particularly with health in the family so would value your prayer. Please click on the link below.

Newsletter Download | BMS World Mission

Last Sunday Bela shared with us about the persecuted church. If you missed it you can hear it again on the YouTube channel for last Sunday’s service but there is also a helpful link here from Open Doors

Serving Persecuted Christians Worldwide – Home – Open Doors UK & Ireland

Other dates to make a note of…

Saturday, 8 June 2024, 10am to 12pm (refreshments from 9.30am)	Discipleship training with BMS. Rosehill Baptist Church, Healey Grange, Rosehill Road, Burnley BB11 2JS. Join us to hear about the explosive church growth happening through disciple making movements globally. You will learn how BMS’ local partners work and how we can adopt the same principles.
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm)	BMS Celebration at Briercliffe Road Church, Briercliffe Road/Melville Street, Burnley BB10 3DX. Let’s celebrate God’s goodness together. Kwame will share about BMS’ work and talk about “Rescue The Perishing, Care For The Dying”.
Whole church meeting on Tuesday 18th June at 7.30pm with Zoom Room.	Agenda will come out prior to the meeting. For any agenda items, do let Shelley or one of the Deacons know in advance of the meeting, more details to follow.
Saturday 22nd June	Walk organised by Krys Gadd in Ilkley. Click on here for details Summer Solstice Walk – 22nd June 2024 Ilkley – Moortown Baptist Church

In Christ

Shelley

Shelley Dring

Minister

Shelley – 25 May 2024

May 25, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear friends

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend as well as being half term this week. I hope that those who are away have a relaxing break.

We’ll be meeting in the building at 11am tomorrow for an hour and online on the youtube channel @Moortownbaptistchurch. It will be great to join together as we look at Jesus life and ministry in the light of the Trinity on a day that many call ‘Trinity Sunday’.

We have a group for our younger friends to explore the Trinity creatively together.

Here’s a little look ahead at the week..

Sunday 26^th May 11am	Service with group for our younger friends.. what did Jesus show us about the Trinity on Trinity Sunday
Sunday 26^th May	Rock Solid have a break today (Thanks to the leaders who took them all on a trip last week!)
Monday 27^th May	No Beacon due to the bank holiday the team is having a rest, Lesley is not in the building that day.
Tuesday 28^th May	No Stepping Stones group for under 5’s and their carers and parents due to half term
Tuesday 28^th May	Tuesday afternoon House Group (contact Lesley for more information)
Tuesday 28^th May	7.30pm Deacons and Shelley meet in church.
Wednesday 29^th May	No Lunch Club
Wednesday 29^th May	7.30pm House Group in church and online (see Ruth or Andy Berry or Lesley/Shelley for details)
Thursday 30^th May	2-4pm Warm Welcome Space and craft group in church
Thursday 30^th May	House Group at 7pm in church. See Gareth Gadd
Friday 31^st May	8pm House Group See Hilary/Jonathan or Steve/Helen or Lesley for more details.
Sunday 2^nd June	Café church 11-12 midday suitable for all ages starting our new theme… ‘Stories on the Journey’ exploring storytelling and the stories of Jesus in Luke.
Sunday 2^nd June	Rock Solid group for youth meet in church 7-8pm. See Lesley (or Val, Martyn, Nathan or Adam)
Monday 3^rd June	10-12 midday Beacon Warm Welcome Café
Tuesday 4^th June	Stepping Stones under 5’s group for children and their parents, grandparents and carers 10-11.30pm
Wednesday 5^th June	Lunch Club for those who have a place booked with Rachel Beedle and the volunteers. Do talk to Rachel or Lesley for more information if you want to find out more.
Wednesday 5^th June	7.30pm House Group in church and online (see Ruth or Andy Berry or Lesley/Shelley for details)
Wednesday 5^th June	7.30pm House Group, see Diane or ask Lesley in the office or Shelley.
Thursday 6^th June	MBC hosts the Leeds Community Health Care Children and young people’s learning forum in the morning.
Thursday 6^th June	2-4pm warm welcome space and craft group in church.
Thursday 6^th June	House Group at 7pm-9pm in church. See Gareth Gadd
Friday 7^th June	8pm House Group See Hilary/Jonathan or Steve/Helen or Lesley for more details.
Sunday 9^th June	11-12 midday Baptism Service! Do come along and support Mike, Diane and Candice as they are baptised. If you would like to be baptised or want to know more then do get in touch with Shelley.

Discipleship training with BMS

Saturday, 8 June 2024, 10am to 12pm (refreshments from 9.30am)
Rosehill Baptist Church, Healey Grange, Rosehill Road, Burnley BB11 2JS

Join us to hear about the explosive church growth happening through disciple making movements globally. You will learn how BMS’ local partners work and how we can adopt the same principles.

BMS Celebration
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm)
Briercliffe Road Church, Briercliffe Road/Melville Street, Burnley BB10 3DX

Let’s celebrate God’s goodness together. Kwame will share about BMS’ work and talk about “Rescue The Perishing, Care For The Dying”.

Kwame Adzam has a passionate commitment to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with people around the world. He is an ordained evangelist trained by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and is experienced in training evangelists locally and globally. He has been working with BMS World Mission since 2019.

A big thanks goes to Jenny Dixon and all those who grew plants, helped on the day and came to buy things at last weeks plant sale. See an article all about it here! MBC’s Plant Sale raises £1,300 . On behalf of the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store may we say a big thank you to all who came. – Moortown Baptist Church

There will be a whole church meeting on Tuesday 18^th June at 7.30pm with Zoom room. Be great to see you there. Agenda will come out prior to the meeting. For any agenda items, do let Shelley or one of the Deacons know in advance of the meeting, more details to follow.

There will be a walk organised by Krys Gadd on Saturday 22^nd June in Ilkley. Click on here for details Summer Solstice Walk – 22nd June 2024 Ilkley – Moortown Baptist Church

“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever – the spirit of truth” John 14:15

Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

Shelley – A few things coming up…

May 18, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear Friends

Here are a few things happening that I have found out about this week that you might be interested in..

Saturday 18^th May – Plant Sale 1-3pm
In church in aid of the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store.

Sunday 19^th May – Global Day of Prayer (Leeds) 6 – 8pm
Hosted by New Testament Church of God, Easterly Road, LS8 2TN
“A great opportunity to pray for different nationalities both here in Leeds and abroad.”
The event will include group prayer times led from the front, and a number of prayer stations will be led by different Christians from the Leeds area as we pray for different nation- and people-groups. Some food will be provided for afterwards if people are able to stay.

Please note that this is one gathering of many happening over Pentecost around the British and Irish Isles. And to mark this the event is in association with “Thy Kingdom Come” and the “National Day of Prayer and Worship (NDOPW)” both of which are supporting many prayer gatherings happening across the UK and further afield.

Please note also that people involved in the Global Day of Prayer are connected to the Intercultural Forum which brings people together who are reaching people of different ethnic and national groups here in the city of Leeds.

Tuesday 21^st May – General Election Webinar
“Join us to explore how individuals and churches can engage in the upcoming General Election.”
As the Election draws near (anticipated to be before January 28 2025), we’ve curated valuable resources to aid you in preparation and engagement. Follow the following link.. Elections – Joint Public Issues Team (jpit.uk)

Saturday 8 June – Disciple Making Training Workshop
10am to 12pm (refreshments from 9.30am) at Rosehill Baptist Church, Healey Grange, Rosehill Road, Burnley BB11 2JS

Join us to hear about the explosive church growth happening through disciple- making movements globally. You will learn how BMS’ local partners work and how we can adopt the same principles.

Saturday, 8 June – BMS Celebration
7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm)
Briercliffe Road Church, Briercliffe Road/Melville Street, Burnley BB10 3DX

Let’s celebrate God’s goodness together. Kwame will share about BMS’ work and talk about “Rescue The Perishing, Care For The Dying”.

Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

Shelley – 4 May 2024

May 5, 2024May 4, 2024 by Shelley Dring

Dear Friends

Half way through the bank holiday weekend for some… and we are pleased to be joining together tomorrow morning at café church where we share breakfast pastries, fruit, drinks and join in worship. We start at 11am for about an hour and it’s designed for all ages together. We’ll be looking at the story of Peter on the beach with Jesus in John 21:4-19.
We will be online on the YouTube channel @moortownbaptistchurch from 11am.

Coming up…

No youth group of beacon café on Sunday or Monday as the volunteers are having a break.

Everything starts again as usual on Tuesday with Stepping Stones for under 5’s and their Carers from 10-11.30am.

Tuesday house group in church in the afternoon, ask Lesley for more information.

Tuesday at 7.30pm Leadership meeting for deacons and Shelley in church.

Wednesday – lunch club – see Rachel Beedle or Lesley in the office for more information

Thursday – warm welcome space and craft group 2-4pm in church – see Karen Ross or Diane Sunter

Thursday 7pm bible study with Gareth Gadd

On Friday there is usually a bible study at 10am in church and a house group in the evening at 8pm in Adel. Talk to Shelley if you want more information, and she’ll point you to the right people.

Sunday 12^th May – service in church at 11am continuing the theme of Resurrection with a small group for our younger friends to explore the theme during the talk.

Please note this is the day of the Leeds Marathon when many will be running to raise money for some great causes. Thanks to those who support me in different ways. The Marathon route does not go past Moortown Baptist Church as it used to in the past, so it should not affect most of you in your usual route to church, however, it may affect some people coming from Horsforth, Cookridge or Adel, as it will go down Otley Road across the Ring Road and the top of King Lane.. you can check the route on the map below.. there is also an interactive map available here.. Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon – 12th May 2024 | Run For All | Run For All

In the evening at 7pm Rock Solid youth groups meet in church.

Wednesday 15^th May is Wednesday worship with the theme of Pentecost. 1.30pm in the music room for about half an hour.

Saturday 18^th May – It’s the plant sale! Come along from 1-3pm and enjoy a hot drink and a cake. Invite your friends. For more information talk to Lesley in the office or Jenny Dixon. Money raised goes to Moortown Furniture Store.

Sunday 19^th May – service in church at 11am continuing the theme of Resurrection and celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit. Including communion and a group for our younger friends to creatively explore the theme.

Rachel Beedle will be running a dementia awareness session after the service on this day for those who have missed it in the past and would like to go. 12.30pm in church.

In the evening, Rock Solid youth groups have a trip to Rock Mass, Halifax.

Thursday 6^th June Moortown Baptist Church is hosting the Local Care Partnership Learning Forum supporting children and young people. More information here. 9-12.30pm LCP Learning Forum – Children, Young People & Families – Events – Universe

Sunday 9^th June is our Baptism Service. Do come and support those from church who are stepping forward in baptism on that day. If you would like to be baptised, then do have a chat with me or get in touch with Lesley, and she will find a good time for us both to sit and have a chat together.

Saturday 22^nd June – Alternative Summer Solstice walk in Ilkley. A chance to walk, chat and pray. More information to come. See Krys Gadd.

Saturday 14^th September – Table Top sale in church in aid of the Sri Lankan women’s refuge in Sri Lanka. More details to come but any questions go to Lesley in the office or Krys Gadd.

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about anything do get in touch with me or contact Lesley in the office and she will sort out a convenient time.

^“Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.” (John 21:12)

In Christ
Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

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