Dear friends
We continue to explore Pentecost tomorrow and at café church on the 7th June. We’ll be considering some of the things Peter says in Acts and see what we can learn through his experiences with the help of the Holy Spirit!
There will be no Rock Solid youth groups tomorrow night but it will be on again on the 7th June. Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Thanks to all those who came to activities last week including housegroups, the paint your own psalms, PACT meeting and craft group. If you would like a reminder about what happens in the building, you can pick up a leaflet in the foyer. Or, do email Lesley at admin@moortownbaptistchurch.org,uk if you want to go on the email list, check out the website www.moortownbaptistchurch.org,uk or follow us on facebook. This week we have shared some artwork created by children, youth and adults at the Create your own psalms art group based on the theme of ‘living water’. This group meets the last Wednesday of the month at 7pm, all welcome.
Thankyou for joining together last week to pray for Katt who was baptised and for all those who helped in making it such a great morning together. Do keep praying for her and if you would like to be baptised or become a member, get in touch with myself or Lesley. We are looking at doing an alpha course soon, a couple of you have said you’d like to help if timings work which is great.
Here’s whats coming up in the week!
Monday 1st June 10-12 Beacon warm welcome café for all. Food pantry available
Tuesday 2nd June 10.00 – 11.30am Stepping Stones for under-fives and their parents and carers.
Tuesday 2nd June bible study 1.00 – 2.30pm in church. See Howard D or Lesley for more information.
Tuesday 2nd June Mission group. Starting just after 2.30/2.45pm in the meeting room. See Phil Coates or ask Lesley for more information.
Wednesday 3rd June Lunch Club for those booked on and the volunteer team. Talk to Rachel B for more information or if you would like a place or want to help.
Wednesday 3rd June Bible Study in the Music Room at 7.30pm. Speak to Andy or Ruth or Shelley or contact Lesley for more information.
Wednesday 3rd June house group with Diane S. Talk to Diane S for more information.
Thursday 4th June Craft group warm welcome space 2.00 – 4.00pm All welcome to come along and chat, volunteer or make something or learn a new skill – speak to Karen for more information.
Thursday 4th June Bible Study in the Music Room 7.00pm – 9.00pm Speak to Gareth, John C or Lesley
Friday 5th June Bible Study in the Music room – 10.00 – 11.00am speak to Shelley or contact Lesley for more information.
Friday 5th June Parkinson’s Exercise Class in the church building 6.30 – 7.30pm Speak to Phil Commons or Lesley for more information
Sunday 7th June11am Café church with refreshments, breakfast pastries and drinks.
Rock-Solid youth group is back this week. Talk to Martyn, Ruth, Val, Nathan 7-8pm in the ebuilding
Monday 8th June we’ll be joining in with The Big Lunch. Find out more information here The Big Lunch 2026 | Eden Project Communities. 12pm-1pm after Beacon Café, inviting people of all faiths and none to share lunch and get to know each other a bit more. Lunch is free, if you want to book a place, contact Lesley. If you are working that day but can nip out for lunch in the middle of the day then do come along, you don’t need to have been at Beacon. Do pray too that God will help build relationships and an openness to each other.
Deacons and Shelley meet 9th June at 7.30pm in the church building
Stepping Stones take a break the week of the 9th as some of the leaders are away that day. They are back on the 16th June.
Remember the Gardening Day on the 20th June, all welcome (children need to be supervised by an adult)
MBC’s garden is taking shape, but there’s still more to do – Moortown Baptist Church
Baptist Missionary Society are putting on a zoom webinar on the 10th June on Mission and Community. Want to see your church and your local community thrive and flourish alongside one another? This webinar will give you a taste of some of the tools being used by Christians across the globe to generate real change that starts within church families and ripples outwards. Click on the link below to find out more…
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The next whole church meeting will be after the service on July 5th. All welcome.
The Alwoodley Parish Council got in touch with us to let us know that they will be hosting an outdoor community event on Alwoodley Village Green (where we held our Easter outdoor worship) on 21st June 2026 1pm-5pm. The Manhattan Sound Big Band who will be playing from 2:30 – 4:30. They said…”Bring a picnic, bring your family and friends, meet new people, enjoy the live band and discover the amazing community groups that help make Alwoodley a great place to live. This year we are also celebrating Leeds 400 which marks the moment that Leeds became a city so this is a way to get involved and find out more about our city and Alwoodley. There is an opportunity to showcase what you do in the community, maybe by having a stall. If you have an idea you would like to run with or sound out then do get in touch. I realise there isn’t a lot of time but you never know…otherwise, just turn up. If anyone knows they are definitely going we can let others know too.
“The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off…” (Acts 2:39)
In Christ
Shelley
Shelley Dring
Minister
Moortown Baptist Church