9th May 2008

Witness for Peace in Palestine

The World Council of Churches is inviting member churches and related organizations to join a week of advocacy and action for a just peace in Palestine and Israel. Participants will contribute to a common international witness for peace in early June 2008. The tragic events in Israel and Palestine call people of faith and goodwill to act on their shared hopes that justice will be done.

The action week organizers are asking all participants to plan their activities around these points:

1. Pray with churches living under occupation, using a special prayer from Jerusalem
2. Educate about actions that make for peace and about facts on the ground that do not
3. Advocate with political leaders using ecumenical policies that promote peace with justice
4. Public Action - in order to stress the depth of church concern.

Click here for full details and a prayer for peace.

Farm Goes to Africa Via Tingley

It all began with just a cow and some Christmas cards, but now Tingley Methodist Church (Morley Circuit) is sending an entire farmyard to needy families in Africa. All the classic elements of a farm—cows, sheep, donkeys, goats, bees and plants, as well as training, veterinary services and ongoing support—are on the way to several families in Africa after only four months of fund-raising effort, in which £2,000 required has been raised.

Click here for the full story

May 1st 2008

Middleton Removes Barriers

Over the weekend of May 17-18th, Middleton Methodist Church (Leeds South Circuit) will be celebrating the completion of their 5-year “Removing Barriers” Project to improve access at their premises, and their service on Sunday May 18th will be a Circuit celebration, followed by a buffet lunch. Also that weekend, on Saturday May 17th, they will have a Spring Fair and open Day from 2pm - 4pm.

21st April 2008

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Other Stories this Week

Farm Goes to Africa via Tingley

Middleton Removes Barriers

Musical Milestones

Treasures Revealed in Leeds

Tea and Tunes at Otley
Jesus Laughing

Pearls of Wisdom

Three study sessions at LCI offering insights into the Wisdom traditions

29th April - Wisdom's Children
13th May - Women & the Wisdom Traditions
3rd June - Wisdom in Other Faiths

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Wakefield Update
April 27th
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Trinity Methodist Church, Trinity Road, Harrogate.

CYMANFA GANU. YORKSHIRE AND THE NORTH EAST. WELSH HYMN SINGING FESTIVAL - Sat 10th May. Leader – Revd. Philip Barnett. Organist – Carey Williams. Tea and coffee provided between services. Car parking in nearby streets. All welcome. For further information, ring: 01535 665829 or 0113 2 694268

Oberammergau 2010

A tour is being organised from the Wakefield Circuit. Click here for details

12th April 2008

Treasures Revealed in Leeds

At the beginning of May (3rd-11th) places of worship in Leeds will host a range of events for the third annual Treasures Revealed in Leeds week, celebrating the city’s rich spiritual heritage. 

The week will be launched with a Walk of Friendship in the Beeston area organised by the Concord Interfaith Group, where it is expected that about 100 people of many religious faiths will visit different places of worship together. It starts at St Francis's RC Church at 11.50am, followed by a vegetarian lunch at lunch at the Sikh Gurdwara on Lady Pit Lane. In the afternoon the procession will move on to Dewsbury Road United Reformed Church, Hardy Street Mosque, Holy Spirit Anglican Church and finish at the Hamara Centre at about 4pm. All are welcome to share this experience.

Four Methodist churches will be opening their doors to welcome visitors during the week. These are as follows:

• Headingley Methodist Church: Guided tours on Sat 3rd May (10am-2pm) and Thu 8th May (10am-12 noon); refreshment available;
• Lidgett Park MC: Open for visitors Wed 7th May (10am-1pm);
• Chapel Allerton MC are hosting an exhibition of paintings on the theme 'Jesus Laughing' ( see below), which will be open on: Sat 3rd 2-7pm, Sun 4th 2-7pm, Mon 5th 2-7pm, Tue 6th 12-2 & 5-7pm, Sat 10th 11am-2pm.
• Oxford Place is showing an exhibition on changes in the Mission, which will be open on Mon 5th 10am-4pm, and from Tuesday to Friday at 10am-2pm.

For details of all the places and events, visit the Treasures Revealed website.

12th March 2008

Jesus Laughing

An exhibition of 35 original paintings from 16 different countries, entitled "Jesus Laughing" is coming to the District soon.

The pictures were collected by two Australian businessmen with interests in developing countries. On their travels, they encouraged Christian artists to think about Jesus as a joyful person and create pictures that brought in elements of their own culture.

The paintings, which are in many styles, were displayed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004 and have since been on tour in several places in the UK.

Chapel Allerton Methodist Church will be showing them on Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th May, and on Saturday 10th May, during the Treasures in Leeds Week. The exhibition will then move to Wakefield Cathedral, where it can be seen daily (except Sundays) from 16th to 28th May. Click here for more details