Dear friends
We look forward to meeting with you in the building and online for our service with an act of remembrance, on Remembrance Sunday. So that we can join in with the rest of the country at 11am we ask that you could arrive by 10.45am. We will also be looking at the theme of remembering in the Psalms. There will be a group for our children following a similar theme. The main readings will be Psalm 46:1-6 and Psalm 77:1-12. We will be hearing more from Isaac about his next steps with MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship).
After the service it’s the ‘get to know you lunch’. See Mandy or Claire for more information. For those who feel new to MBC or want to meet more people in a relaxed way.
Rock Solid youth group meet 7-8pm in the building.
Monday 9th November Beacon café and warm welcome space 10-12 midday with food pantry.
Tuesday 10th Stepping Stones for under 5’s and their parents and carers. 10.00 – 11.30am. All welcome.
Tuesday 10th November Bible study in the music room12.30 -2.30pm Please check with Howard, Lesley or Shelley if you want more information.
Tuesday 10th November Whole church meeting at 7.30pm. Papers, agenda and zoom code have all been sent out to those on the email list. If you can’t access that and would like to get in touch do let myself, Lesley or a deacon know and we’ll find you the information.
Wednesday 11th November Lunch Club 10.00 – 1.30. Talk to Rachel B, Lesley, Shelley for more information, if you want to join or help.
Wednesday 11th November 6.30-7.30pm Pact (Police and communities together) meeting in the music room with local police and councillors for Moortown ward. Open to all in the area.
Wednesday 11th November Bible study in the music room takes a break this week. Talk to Andy, Ruth or Shelley.
Wednesday 11th November House group in the church building. See Diane S or talk to Shelley or Lesley for more information.
Thursday 12th November Craft Group and warm welcome space 2.00 – 4.00pm ask for more information if you have questions or see Karen.
Thursday 12th November Bible Study in the music room 7.00 – 9.00pm Talk to Gareth, John C, Lesley or Shelley
Thursday 12th November 5.30pm – 7.30pm with refreshments. This will be a follow up meeting to the Love Leeds Moortown area get together that took place on the 15th October, making a shared plan based on ideas shared at the last meeting for the area. It’s a great opportunity to meet our neighbours and be hospitable. This opportunity has come from ongoing relationships that we are developing with others. All welcome. If you can’t make it, please pray that it will be a peaceful and fruitful evening.
If you want to find out more about Love Leeds then follow this link Love Leeds | Leeds.gov.uk The project is instigated by Leeds City Council and wants to bring together people in the different wards to make positive change and identify the good things already happening.
Friday 13th November Bible study in music room 10.00 – 11.30am Talk to Shelley for more information
Friday 13th November Friday night house group in Adel. See Jonathan, Hilary, Steve or Helen, or ask Shelley or Lesley for more information.
Friday 13th November Parkinson’s Exercise Class in the sports hall 6.30 – 7.30pm. See Phil or ask Lesley or Shelley.
Sunday 15th November Psalms part 8: ‘Tricky’ psalms: when life seems to go wrong. Psalm 140:1-8. We will share communion together and there will be a children’s group looking at a similar theme looking at some of the people who wrote the psalms. We’ll also hear this week about the ‘love your neighbour’ campaign over Christmas and how why might like to be involved.
Sunday 15th November 7-8pm Rock Solid youth group in the building.
Tuesday 17th November Deacons and Shelley meet 7.30pm in the music room.
Wednesday 18th November 1.30-2pm Wednesday worship in the music room. All welcome. See Rachel B for more information.
Saturday 21st November Men’s breakfast in the church building at 9.30pm. Speak to John C, Jonathan, Andy or Nathan or myself.
Sunday 22nd November 11am service together and online. There will be a group for the children to explore the theme together. Psalms Part 9: Advent in the psalms. Psalm 24
Terefe will be visiting Calais and Dunkirk from 22nd to 28th November with Brother Natnael Alemayehu. He will be supporting people living in difficult conditions who lack adequate clothing, food and drink. Terefe says, “As God opens doors, we also hope to share the light of the Gospel and the love of Jesus Christ.” Terefe asks for your prayers as the trip draws near. He would also welcome donations of clothing and financial contributions to help provide practical assistance to those in need. Financial gifts will go towards purchasing food from local supermarkets and covering car hire, fuel, ferry fares and other essential expenses associated with the trip. If you want to know more, please get in touch with myself or Phil Coates or Terefe. We are currently exploring with Terefe how he may be able to work in partnership with some organisations linked to Baptist Missionary Society. Please pray for these discussions that God will open the right doors.
Sunday 29th November 11am Advent Sunday. 11am in the building and online! We look forward to starting our new Advent to Christmas series called Everyday Adventure based on key themes of being awake, waiting, getting ready and being on the journey. All the readings for Advent will come out next week so we can follow this together and Christmas cards are being put together this coming week with information for you to share with others.
Christmas! Save the date… 5th December. Community Christmas Cracker get together in the afternoon! We’ll be wreath making on the afternoon of the 13th December and there will be a Christmas communion service in the morning, carol singing at a local care home the afternoon of the 20th December after the All-Age Nativity in the morning. Christingle with candlelight at 4.30pm on Christmas Eve and a Christmas Day Service at 10.30 on Christmas Day. There are more things to come but do put these dates in your diary and start sharing and thinking who you can invite. Do pray for what’s coming up and if you want to get involved at this stage do let me know.
If you are interested in baptism, membership, joining a group or anything else then do get in touch with myself, Lesley, a deacon, a leader of a group or someone you feel comfortable asking and we can chat or point you in the right direction.
Shelley
Shelley Dring
Minister
Moortown Baptist Church