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 welcome desk if you would like to get involved or join a Network.

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

10.30am Lead: Jon Swales Preach: Andy Bukler

6.30pm No evening service

10.30am Wrangthorn Preach: Michelle Plant

10.30am Community Church

Sunday 24 June 2012

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.

www.stgeorgesleeds.org.uk/romania2012

11-18 August, South Wales Morfa Bay is a 7-night Christian activity holiday for 10-16 year olds and we are in need of dorm leaders to help out alongside some other people from St George's. Your role will involve leading small groups, helping with and taking part in activities and getting to know and pray for the young people in your care. If you are at all interested, pick up a booklet from the info desk or speak to Ben Walton.

ben.walton@ stgeorgesleeds.org.uk

12.30pm, Sat 30 June Katie Dexter and Rick Mayers are getting married at St George's on Saturday. All are welcome to join with them in celebrating their marriage. 2.30pm, Sat 21 July Mary-Jane Latimer and Sim Walker would like to invite you to celebrate their wedding with them at St George’s Church.

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

7pm, Thu 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

12-4pm, Sun 1 July, Meeting in the Church Centre Join 50+ (with your friends and family) on a walk in the city centre to help us to know more about Leeds’ Religious and Civic History. Bring a picnic lunch to eat in the Church Centre - drinks and cake provided - before setting off on the walk in staggered small groups from 1.30pm. Please let us know you are coming on the sign-up sheet in the foyer by 27 June. We look forward to your company.

From September St George’s will be launching a new single evening service. This follows a time of reflection on the Sunday service pattern and the best way to pursue our vision. More details of the new service (including time and format) will be confirmed shortly. Please direct any comments or questions to Mark Powley or another member of the leadership team.

Well, not yet, but if you sing, you are invited to join an augmented Worship Ministry Choir for the Carols by Candlelight services. Rehearsals are on Mondays from 3 September. All voices are welcome - especially Sopranos and Altos. If you feel drawn to this ministry, and would like more information, contact:

0113 261 2679 david.jackson600@ntlworld.com

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

Deadline for the notice sheet is 12 noon on Thursday

50+ Network: Discovery Walk around Historical Leeds

Sunday 1 July (see notice for information)

For more info about events please contact the relevant

network leaders or the office: 0113 243 8498

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

7.30pm, Thu 5 July, Mosaic Church, The Warehouse, Unit 2, 10 Sweet Street, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9DB Riverside and Mosaic are hosting a screening of this documentary on global sex trafficking produced by Exodus Cry., Followed by prayer for the abolition of global sex trafficking. This event is part of a UK-wide initiative on sex trafficking before the Olympic Games.

www.exoduscry.com, trailer: www.nefariousdocumentary.com Register: www.nefariousmovieleeds.eventbrite.com

Re-Imagining the Environment, Mon 9 July, Outwood House Gareth’s doctoral work looked at questions of sustainability and how worldviews shape our thinking about all aspects of the environment. This free event will challenge us to think about the world in Christian ways and to walk faithfully with our Creator.

http://www.wysocs.org.uk/

St Peter’s , Addingham, LS29, is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Youth Worker to nurture and develop its existing church-based youth groups and to explore creative ways of reaching young people in the wider community aged 11-18. 11 hours per week, £17-19k pro rata. Closing date 31 July.

barbara@clarke02.plus.com 01943 605253

We were very encouraged by the initial responses to the Vision pledge during Quarter 1. However, in Quarter 2 to date, we have seen a significant drop in the number of pledges being fulfilled and we are now likely to fall short of our 42k target. If you have not yet redeemed your pledge and need help to do this, or if you wish to start giving regularly to the work at St George’s, then please contact Dave Sankey or Janet Gibson.

We are looking for someone to take on the role of coordinator for our long term mission partners. Robin Carmichael is stepping down - please see the upcoming St George’s Life for Robin’s reflections on this role. More details from Stuart Roberts.

stuart.roberts@ stgeorgesleeds.org.uk

The Church Office is open Monday to Friday between 9.30am & 4.00pm St George’s Church Office, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3BR 0113 243 8498 reception@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk www.stgeorgesleeds.org.uk

Church Centre A multi purpose venue for meetings, conferences and events. 0113 383 2140 bookings@stgeorgesleeds.org.uk www.stgeorgescentreleeds.org.uk

Fri 29 There will be NO ROOTS meeting this week

Sat 30 12.30pm Wedding

Sun 1 10.20am 10.30am 6.30pm

Roots // Church Centre Morning Worship // Church Evening Worship with The Ordination of Jon Swales // Church

1-2pm Picnic, 2-3pm Prayer, Sunday 24 June Woodhouse Moor (Hyde Park Corneror inside St Augustine’s if wet)

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...