The third Sunday after Trinity
Sung Eucharist for the third Sunday after Trinity
Today at 10.00 am · Watch the service · View the order of service
Other services
East Leeds Deanery Celebration Evensong
Today at 6.00 pm · Watch the service · View the order of service
Said Eucharist
This Wednesday 9 July at 10.00 am
Sanctuary
This Thursday 10 July at 6.30 pm
Sung Eucharist for the fourth Sunday after Trinity
Next Sunday 13 July at 10.00 am · Watch the service · View the order of service
Messy Church
Next Sunday 13 July at 4.00 pm
The Leeds South & East Food Bank: What's Needed?
The Leeds South & East Food Bank continues to be in urgent need of donations of food to help feed those in most need. In particular at the moment they are asking for UHT milk, biscuits, tinned fruit, tinned or packed mashed potatoes, and cereal.
If you are able, you can donate by picking one of these items up in your weekly shop and dropping it in the box at the back of the church. You can find other ways to help, including donating money or your time, on their website at wkrk.uk/fbd. If you need the help of a foodbank yourself, see wkrk.uk/fbh.
Renewal of the Prayer List
Praying for those who are sick and in long-term care, or in any other kind of need, is central to our mission and it happens daily at Morning and Evening Prayer, and also at our Sunday Eucharists. In order to ensure that the prayer list remains up-to-date and manageable, however, we have decided to renew it twice a year. This will happen on the first Sunday of September and the first Sunday of March. A list will be available at the back of church for you to add the names (first names only, please, for data protection reasons) of anyone for whom you would like us to pray for a month or so before the list is renewed. It is of course fine to add names at any time by contacting Claire or leaving a prayer on one of the cards that are always available at the back of church, but please do also remember to ask for names to be removed if the person is recovering or a moment of crisis has passed. As well as those remembered by name, we always also pray for any others who are in need of our prayers, so please be assured that no-one will be left out. God knows our needs and the needs of those who are on our hearts, even when we do not articulate them in so many words. There is no need to renew the list of those whose year’s mind we remember: this will continue as usual.
Youth-led service to celebrate the new school year
Calling families! We are hoping to hold a special service to celebrate the start of the new school year and to give the children in our congregation the chance to shine! This service will involve our children and young people in as many different ways as possible (as readers, servers, and welcomers; bringing up the collection and assisting with communion… all with appropriate support). All ages welcome to play a part. More information to follow, but please do sign up on the sheet at the back of church if you would be willing for your child to play a part in this service, as this will help us with planning the service.
East Leeds Deanery Celebration Evensong
Today at 6.00 pm
St Mary's Church, Whitkirk
A special celebration Evensong for the East Leeds Deanery. Come to this service of Choral Evensong from the Book of Common Prayer, at which our choir will be enhanced by participants from other churches around the Deanery. Our Guest Speaker will be Siaa-Liane Mathurin, Chief Officer of Wellsprings Together, an organisation which works with the Diocese of Leeds to support faith communities in social engagement. Come and hear more about the work of Wellsprings Together, sing and worship with Christians from across East Leeds, and revel in the wonderful music of the English choral tradition.
Refreshments will be available from 5.00 pm in the Community Centre, with Choral Evensong at 6.00 pm.
Sanctuary
This Thursday 10 July at 6.30 pm
St Mary's Church, Whitkirk
A reminder about our new monthly contemplative Eucharist, ‘Sanctuary’, which will take place on Thursday at 6.30 pm. This month’s theme is ‘Discipleship’. The service uses fewer words than a Sunday Eucharist, and leaves more time for reflection, using gentle music and silence. There is the opportunity to receive prayer ministry at the end of the service for those who would like it.
Bible Discussion Group
This Friday 11 July at 6.00 pm
The Smeaton Room, St Mary's Church Whitkirk Community Centre
Would you like to engage more deeply with the Bible? Ever wondered how you might get more out of Sunday sermons? Have you got questions that you don’t get the opportunity to ask? Would you like to think more deeply about how reading the Bible might impact your daily life? Why not give this new discussion group a try? We will meet weekly to read and discuss the passages that will be read the following Sunday in Church. No previous knowledge needed, no such thing as a silly question. No need to commit to coming every week; the group will operate on a ‘drop-in’ basis, so just come if and when you are free. Bring a Bible (any edition) if you have one.
Summer Fair
This Saturday 12 July at 12.00 pm
St Mary's Church Whitkirk Community Centre
All are invited to our Summer Fair, featuring stalls and games for adults and children, refreshments, and Altofts and Normanton Brass Band.
Bakers in the congregation are invited to make cakes for the cake stall and cafe, if they are able to do so. We have volunteers for the various stalls, but would welcome a few offers of help in the cafe if anyone is able to volunteer for a short time during the course of the day. Please talk to Joan Williams if you are able to do so. Thank you.
Open Church
This Saturday 12 July at 2.00 pm
St Mary's Church, Whitkirk
Don’t forget that St Mary’s is open every Saturday afternoon until the end of September for anyone to come in and look around. This may be an easy way for you to invite friends and neighbours who are not churchgoers to come in and find out more, so please do spread the word and encourage people to pop in. Refreshments will be available.
Pilgrims in the Park
Saturday 26 July at 2.00 pm
The Lodge Car Park, Temple Newsam
We are so blessed to have the beautiful setting of Temple Newsam on our doorstep. This is a chance to make the most of it together, while giving thanks to God for the wonders of the natural world and for each other. Meet at the lodge car park at 2.00 pm. We will begin with a very short reading, reflection and prayer, and then we will head off for a walk (at a gentle pace) to talk and reflect together, ending at the cafe for post-pilgrimage refreshments. If walking is a challenge, why not catch up with us at the cafe and join us for a cuppa and a catch-up?
The Church family
For your prayers
The sick
- Katie
- Kelly
- Michelle
- Jean
- Marian
- Bill
- Shirley
- Dominic
- Brandon
- Faye
- Mary
- Mona
- Tom
- Maurice
- Steven
- Jill
- Stephen
- Margaret
Those in long-term care
- Ginny
- Jennifer
- Michael
- Margaret
- George
Recently died
- Margaret Pattison
- Nicky Kaye
Anniversary of death
- Stephen Noble
- Harry Rutherford Snr