Pentecost
Sung Eucharist for Pentecost
Today at 10.00 am · Watch the service · View the order of service
Other services
Said Eucharist
This Wednesday 27 May at 10.00 am
Sacred Space
This Thursday 28 May at 6.00 pm
Pilgrims in the Park
This Saturday 30 May at 2.00 pm
Sung Eucharist for Trinity Sunday
Next Sunday 31 May at 10.00 am · Watch the service · View the order of service
Open Church and Summer Concert Series
Our beautiful church will be open to the public every Saturday afternoon, 2.00 pm until 4.00 pm throughout the summer from Easter through to the end of September. Please do tell your friends and neighbours about this and encourage them to come and have a look around their church, and perhaps come along to one of our Concert Season performances:
- 13 June: Altofts and Normanton Brass Band
- 11 July: Giles Taylor, organ
Confirmations: 13 September 2026
Confirmations for the East Leeds Deanery will be taking place at St James the Great Manston on 13 September. I am aware of two potential candidates for confirmation at that service. If you are considering being confirmed, or if you would like to know more, please contact Rev’d Claire. It would be good to have a joyful Whitkirk contingent at this service.
The Hook Memorial Lectures 2026
The Hook Memorial Lectures 2026 will be taking place at All Souls’ (Hook Memorial) Church, Blackman Lane on Mondays through June at 7pm. This year’s lectures focus on the four Gospels and some of the speakers may be familiar to you. The lectures are free and open to all interested parties.
- 1 June: The Gospel of Mark (Rev’d Canon Amos Kasibante)
- 8 June: The Gospel of Matthew (Rev’d Dr Jo Logan)
- 15 June: The Gospel of Luke (Very Rev’d Andrew Nunn)
- 22 June: The Gospel of John (Rev’d Dr Claire Honess)
- 29 June: The ‘fifth Gospel’ (Canon Ann Nicholl)
The Leeds South & East Food Bank: What's Needed in May
The Leeds South & East Food Bank continues to be in urgent need of donations to help those in most need. In particular at the moment they are asking for UHT milk, tea and coffee, rice pudding, packet custard, cooking sauces, tinned potatoes and tinned fish.
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.
Christian Aid Week
Envelopes are still available in the church today if you would like to donate to this worthy cause. Please take one and return it to the church during the month. If you could take additional envelopes for family, friends or neighbours that would be really appreciated. If you are unable to get to Church you can donate online at caweek.org/give.
Italian Night
Friday 5 June at 7.00 pm
St Mary's Church Whitkirk Community Centre
Join us in our Community Centre for an evening of food and fun. £7.50 per person for lasagne, garlic bread, salad and tiramisù, plus a quiz and lots of fun. See Tony Mills or Amy Lyons to book a place, or book online at wkrk.uk/italy.
The Church family
For your prayers
The sick
- Edward
- Mary
- Katie
- Caroline
- Dominic
- Christine
- Lesley
- Fran and family
- David
- Tom
- Josie
- Jade
Those in long-term care
- Ginny
- Jennifer
- Margaret
Recently died
- John Higgott
- Cynthia Grice
Anniversary of death
- Dennis Sanderson