SHARING LIFE | LOVING LEEDS
Sunday 1 January 2011 Welcome
Today’s services
If you are new or visiting, we hope you feel at home. If you require help, do speak to one of the Stewards in the foyer. Feel free to fill in a welcome card and pick up a guide from the information desk if you would like to get involved or join a Network.
10.30am Lead: Preach:
Family Service Joanna Pearson Joanna Pearson
10.30am Preach:
Wrangthorn David Kibble
Info EXPLORERS is the children’s church for 0 to 11s in the Church Centre. Fortnightly we meet in the Church first. Please collect children at 11.50am.
GIVING There is an opportunity to give during the service. If you intend to give regularly, please pick up Standing Order and Gift Aid forms in the foyer.
ROOTS is our 11-18s congregation. In the morning service, when prompted to leave, meet leaders in the foyer.
INDUCTION LOOP St George’s is fitted with an induction loop; please speak to a Steward for assistance.
PRAYER MINISTRY is offered during and after services at the front of church. If you would like to pray about anything, please ask one of our trained prayer ministers.
PASTORAL CARE We are seeking to be a community where everyone can be supported and cared for. We encourage you to ask for support, or get someone to ask on your behalf and we will respond as best we can.
REFRESHMENTS are served after services in the Community Room.
SERMONS are available online.
CHURCH FAMILY ITEMS
HARRIET & ADAM COLLINS Harriet Collins is moving on as she and HOSPITALITY AT ST GEORGES Adam are going to work in Austria over the The offer of hospitality in our homes, Winter. Harriet was one of our first Interns whether for a meal or a coffee and chat, is back in 2007 and then joined the staff highly appreciated by newcomers, team. She has been a great asset to the especially those far from home. If you'd be church, both as a member of the Admin prepared to be a host from time to time, or team and a Worship Leader, and we would would like to find out more about the like to honour her commitment here by various ways you can offer hospitality, giving her a leaving present. If anyone please contact Stuart Roberts. wishes to contribute to this, please give Stuart.Roberts@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk your donation to Dave Sankey, Janet Gibson, one of the churchwardens or in an ROOTS IN THE NEW YEAR envelope through the offertory bag Roots on Friday is back on from Jan 6, 7marked ‘Harriet’. We would value your 9pm in the Church Centre. Our first Roots gifts as soon as possible. on Sunday morning is on Jan 8, so come straight down to the Centre from 10.15am 50 PLUS NETWORK before we move into cells later in the 7.15pm, Fri 3 Feb, Ilkley morning. See you then! For our next social event, we are planning Rich.cawdron@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk to go to a quality pantomime in Ilkley, ‘Red Riding Hood’; ‘oh yes we are!’. The show SONG & FUN costs £10 for adults, £8 for concessions. A Community Choir based in St George’s Please put the date in your diary, a sign-up parish is to be launched in January. We sheet will be available in the New Year. For need an accompanist and some singers! If further details or queries please e-mail: interested please contact Louisa Collett or 50plus@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk Stuart Roberts. l.collett@staidans.co.uk INTERNSHIPS 2012 An informative coffee evening will take SONGWRITER'S CIRCLE, NO 2 place on Thu 2 Feb at 7.30pm in the Church Following the success of our first Centre for anyone interested in applying to Songwiters' Circle in November, we are be an intern. The deadline for applications having another one on Wednesday 11th is 21 Feb. January, 7.30-10pm at St Matthias Church Kim.mason@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk Centre, Burley Road, LS4 2DZ . This is a joint venture with St Matthias Church . DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING An opportunity for Christian songwriters The next day of prayer and fasting will be to share their creativity. Bring a song or on Wed 25 Jan. Please join us to gather for two to share with the group . Keyboard morning, afternoon and evening prayers in provided, bring your own guitar. Contact church. More details will be available Sue Smith for further details. nearer the time. sue1hpg@aol.com CAP MONEY MANAGEMENT COURSE
Do you want to manage your money more effectively? To budget better and control your money instead of your money controlling you? This 3 session course could make a big difference to your situation and help you plan for the future. Starting Tue 10 Jan in the Church Centre at 7.15pm, continuing Tue 24 Jan & Tue 7 Feb with a follow-up on Tue 6 March. Booking is required, so please sign up in the foyer, or email: reception@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk EASTER PILGRIMAGE Christmas has been on everyone’s minds, but spare a thought for Easter too! Northern Cross is organising a weeklong walking pilgrimage through Northumbria and the Scottish Borders to Lindisfarne for Easter, with 7 routes of various difficulties from extreme to familyfriendly. If you want to take some time out to reflect on Holy Week, and walk through some lovely countryside in good company, take a look at the website or talk to Caroline for further details. caroline.f.wilson@gmail.com www.northerncross.co.uk
Kairos is a mission focused discipleship course, that looks at our world from God's perspective. It's on 14/28 Jan 2012, 11 Feb in Bradford and the weekend 24/25/26 Feb in Rothwell or Leeds, over 5 Saturdays in March. Contact Karen and Keith Williams for further details. karenwilliams365@btinternet.com
NEW WINE WOMEN’S DAY 9.30am-4.00pm, Sat 3 March, Harrogate A day of worship, teaching and ministry especially for women. If you book a place and would like to travel to the conference with us, then please let Lisa Woodlock know lisa.woodlock@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk. www.new-wine.org
STEP FORWARD 11am-4pm, Sat 3 Mar, York If you feel God might be calling you to Anglican church ministry, there is a free event taking place at Bishopthorpe Palace for 18-30s. There will be worship, prayer and bible study led by Dr. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, and the chance to hear all about the ordination process. To book online, go to: www.stepforwardanglican.org.uk
KAIROS COURSE
DEADLINE FOR NOTICE SHEET is 12 noon Thursday reception@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk
This week: 2-8 Jan 2012 Wed 4 Sun 8
7.30pm - Choir Practice // Church 10.30pm - //Church 5.00pm - //Church
Sat 4 Feb & Sun 5 Feb
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