Dear friends
Tomorrow we start a series on Sundays connected to Lent as we journey towards Easter. There will be a group for our younger friends tomorrow and we’ll be sharing communion. We start at 11am in the building and on youtube.
Rock Solid for youth will not be meeting tomorrow night but they will meet again in the building on Sunday 25th February.
Other dates for the next few weeks…
Monday 19th February – Beacon warm welcome café – free and open to all 10-12midday in the building
Tuesday 20th February – Stepping Stones is back on this week for under 5’s and their parents and carers. Thanks to those who came to help clean some of the toys last Tuesday.
Wednesday 21st February – Lunch club is back on, see Rachel Beedle for details.
Wednesday 21st February – Wednesday worship ‘my story and my song’ starting at 1.30pm service in the music room for about half an hour.
Wednesday 21st February – Housegroup in church at 7.30pm See Ruth/Andy Berry or Shelley
Thursday 22nd February – craft group and warm welcome space 2-4pm in the church building
Friday 23rd February – bible study in church at 10am See Robert or Carol Owen
Sunday 25th February – 11am service in church
Sunday 25th February – Rock Solid for young people 7pm-8pm in the building
The next church meeting is Tuesday 27th February at 7.30pm
If you missed it from last week, you may want to look at the Leeds lent prayer diary.
Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2024 – Leeds Christian Community Trust (lcct.org.uk)
The 24/7 app lectio is running a lent course entitled ‘wilderness tales’ online.. details here… Lectio 365 – 24-7 Prayer International
Thank you to those who prayed for the deacons last week on their away day with Shelley. We’ll be sharing some of what we were talking about at the church meeting.
Tomorrow is advertised as the last day to get your nominations in for deacons. If you have any questions about this or the roles that the deacons have then do get in touch with myself or one of the deacons. Do keep praying about those who may or have been nominated and those who nominate others.
Another date for your diary is for those who are exploring whether God is calling them to preach or teach or put a message together to share with others in church or those who already do this in some capacity and would like to spend some time learning more about how to do this. It is less about the theology behind a message and more about crafting and delivering a message. The date is 9th March 10-4pm and it will be a workshop day led by Andy Kind. Do bring a packed lunch with you. The workshop cost is being paid for by the church. Do let Nathan Dring, Shelley or Lesley know if you would like to book a place and want to chat about it. I am aware that in some church traditions there is training that people can go on to help people who are already exploring aspects of ministry in church and we wanted to support some of you who are on that journey. We know that on Sunday mornings we have people from all different backgrounds and experiences, some with much and some who have never been in a church before, and we hope this training will help people reach out in this context.
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6-7)
In Christ
Shelley