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