Sunday 10 June 2012
Welcome 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 welcome desk if you would like to get involved or join a Network.
Today’s Services 10.30am
Receive 3 & Thanksgiving for Joshua Green Lead: Chris Sayburn Preach: Joanna Pearson
6.30pm
Receive 3 Lead: Jon Swales & Lisa Woodlock Preach: Joanna Pearson
10.30am
Community Church Weekend Away at Green Gables
10.30am
Wrangthorn Preach: David Kibble
EXPLORERS is the Children’s Network for 0-11s. Each week we begin in church before going to our groups in the Church Centre. Children need to be collected at 12.00 noon. ROOTS is our Network for 11-18s. We meet down in the Church Centre at 10.20am each Sunday morning and on Friday night from 7-9pm in the Church Centre. STUDENTS are an integral part of the community here and we host a student network every Thursday night during term time, restarting in September.
REFRESHMENTS are served after services in the Community Room. INDUCTION LOOP St George’s is fitted with an induction loop; please speak to a Steward for assistance. 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.
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. 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. SERMONS are available online. Go to www.stgeorgesleeds.org.uk.
Welcome to the friends and family gathered here today for the thanksgiving of baby Joshua Green.
The first 3 months of the year showed an overall surplus of £19.5K against a budgeted deficit of £28.5K. This was mainly due to the response to the Vision pledges and, in particular, to the receipt of one -off donations. Expenditure was kept well within budget during this period resulting in a £14.5K favourable variance to the budget. We would like to thank all those who have fulfilled their Vision pledges and helped us on our way to achieving a balanced budget by the end of the year. If you have not yet redeemed your Pledge and need assistance, please get in touch with either Dave Sankey or Janet Gibson.
6.30pm 15th, 22nd & 29th June and 6th July, Community Room A four week course for international students to help you think about what it looks like to follow Jesus in your home country. We will be looking at four practical themes: Parents & Family, Church & Fellowship, Singleness & Marriage, Money & Riches. The sessions will be very interactive, and we will begin each evening with a meal together!
ruth.gilfillan@ stgeorgesleeds.org.uk
3-6pm, Sat 30 June, St Richard’s Church, Seacroft Christian skills workshop run by young people, for young people aged 11-15. £3.50, refreshments provided. To book contact Judith Shalkowski.
07759 470 199 judith.shalkowski@gmail.com www.createleeds.btik.com
Fri 15-17 June, Jonas Centre (Still not too late!) Over the weekend we will be taking part in Bible studies, talks and worship, as well as different activities! This weekend hopes to serve as a way to inspire and equip the women in our church, and will be a wonderful opportunity for us all to grow closer to one another in community. £65/£50. It’s not too late to come along on the weekend as there are still some spaces available. Contact Lisa for more info.
lisa.woodlock@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk
7pm, Thurs 19 July, Church Centre Rob Hinton (Business Community Chaplain) and some of our mission partners will be joining us. We will also be commissioning the Romania Team and sharing a delicious meal together. £10/£5 tickets can be reserved by emailing the office.
reception@ stgeorgesleeds.org.uk
Joy Xie, our international student Intern for next year is looking for somewhere to live in July and August. If you have a spare room in your house, please get touch with Joy – she’d be very grateful to hear from you! 07714025936
joykailingxie@gmail.com
Mission Trip 2-12 August If you would like to make a donation for the mission trip you can use the link below. All the money donated will be given as a gift to the Bethlehem Centre to help finance the projects. Your donation is much appreciated.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving .com/romania2012
An item of jewellery has been found in the baby changing cubicle of the Ladies toilet . If you have lost any jewellery, please contact the church office.
We are looking for volunteers to visit Hugh and Heather’s church in Japan this autumn to take on some preaching and small group leadership responsibilities for a few weeks. If you could help to give Hugh a break from his preaching duties in this way, please contact Stuart Roberts.
stuart.roberts@ stgeorgesleeds.org.uk
reception@ stgeorgesleeds.org.uk 0113 243849
St George’s Overseas Mission Committee would like to support anyone going on or thinking about short term mission. The committee can help with: Suggestions of Short Term Mission opportunities Prayer Support Financial Support Contact Stuart Roberts for more details or pick up a free copy of the Short Term Mission directory in the foyer.
mission@ stgeorgesleeds.org.uk
6.15pm, Fri 15 June, WYSOCS, Outwood House, LS18 4HR Gerard Manley Hopkins' poetry celebrates the uniqueness and diversity of God's creatures, helping us to see the world in fresh ways and to ask what it might mean. Two speakers discuss Hopkins while Lance Pierson brings his poems to life. £12/£8.
0113 258 1569, www.wysocs.org.uk/booking/sim1.php
The Source: Encountering Jesus Today” BOOKING THIS WEDNESDAY! Spring Harvest is an enormous gathering of Christians of all ages, denominations and backgrounds, at Butlins in Skegness just after Easter (Tuesday 2 - Sunday 7 April). There's a full programme of activities, including Bible teaching, worship celebrations, seminars, workshops, sports, recreation (including swimming pool, funfair and a sandy beach!), debates and late-night entertainment. There are also children and youth programmes. Prices start from £564 for a family of 4 self-catering. If you are interested please contact Janet Clark BEFORE WEDNESDAY!
0113 2614018 janetc@eml.cc
9.30am, Sat 28 April, Church Centre This will be a video session, hearing a message on John’s gospel by Rowan Williams. Come along for a breakfast of pastries, fruit and coffee followed by discussion, teaching and resources to take away. Please sign up online for this session, sign up on the sheet in the foyer or use the e-mail address below.
sot@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk Deadline for the notice sheet is 12 noon on Thursday
Fri 15
12.30pm 6.30pm
Wedding // Church Living for Jesus at Home // Community Room Women’s Weekend Away
Sun 17
10.20am 10.30am 6.30pm
Roots // Church Centre Morning Worship // Church Evening Worship // Church
Sunday 24 June, Woodhouse Moor (Hyde Park Corner or inside St Augustine’s if wet) 1-2pm Picnic, 2-3pm Prayer
What’s the vision? What’s the big idea? The vision is to see the Olympic Torch Relay used as a catalyst by hundreds of churches to mobilise united and creative prayer for their communities and the nations. More Than Gold have arranged for a relay of prayer to run alongside the Olympic torch. At midday on Sunday 24 June, St George’s Church will be receiving the ‘prayer baton’ from the churches of Manchester. We’re excited to invite you to join us in the early afternoon to eat and pray with churches from across the city. Bring a picnic lunch. Materials will be provided for you to design a banner to represent your church. As we stand together in unity we will be led in corporate prayer and worship by a diverse group of church leaders. This is going to be a great event and a fantastic opportunity to see God move as the whole world watches this country during the games.
Hope to see you there... The Church Office is open Monday to Friday between 9.30am & 4.00pm Church Centre St George’s Church Office, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3BR 0113 243 8498
A multi purpose venue for meetings, conferences and events. 0113 383 2140
reception@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk bookings@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk www.stgeorgesleeds.org.uk www.stgeorgescentreleeds.org.uk