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Momentum of Unity Builds Towards Wembley 2012 "Prayer is what undergirds everything and we believe this is an amazing thing for churches to come together to pray." More ... Global day of Prayer London Celebrate Recovery: In Leeds? Celebrate Recovery are looking for churches in the Leeds area to catch the vision and think about starting a Celebrate Recovery group in their area. More ... Celebrate Recovery Romance Academy Starting in Moortown Hannah Dey (youth worker at the Chapel Allerton Youth Project) and Glenda at Moortown Baptist are joining forces once again for a new initiative. More ... We've moved! Details of our new address... More ...

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Events

Blessing, Curse or Coincidence? Film Screenings in Leeds - Feb Blessing, Curse or Coincidence? is about God’s decision to save the world and Man’s attempts to oppose it. “Israel-the womb of the kingdom of God on earth” is the first documentary in the “Blessing, Curse or Coincidence?” Trilogy More ... One for All: One story, bringing together the gospels Have you ever wanted to read the story of Jesus without having to choose which gospel to start with and then flip from one to the other in order to get the full picture? More ... John Swift Christian Holidays - the Christian Holiday people If you are looking for a family holiday, short break, special interest week or a conference where you can share times of leisure and spiritual fellowship with other believers, then The Christian Holiday People could be just the place for you. More ... What do Scientists Believe? "Science" is often supposed to be a religiously-neutral enterprise, and some may imagine the ideal scientist to be a dispassionate being who is detached from philosophical commitment and religious activity. More ... WYSOCS Freshfire School of Supernatural Ministry in Leeds A Freshfire Ministries course in association with Christ Church Upper Armley More ... Marriage Preparation course - St. Georges - May The Marriage Preparation Course is for engaged couples who are looking to get married in the next 12 months or so. It is a five week course that will deepen your relationship and allow you to build really good foundations for your married life together. More ... Leeds Church Institute Events - Feb Details of upcoming events, including: Moral Mazes featuring Batman:The Dark Knight, The Scandal of Inequality, Lent Course and The Big Society More ... LCI LFIS Thanksgiving Service - Feb Leeds Faith in Schools (LFIS) will be hosting a Thanksgiving Service to thank God for who He is and for what He has done. More ... Leeds Faith in Schools

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Diary

Sunday 5 February 3:30pm Leeds Arabic Fellowship @ South Parade Baptist Church, Headingley, Leeds 5:00pm Gospel Unplugged @ St George's Centre, Great George Street, Leeds 7:30pm Gospel Unplugged @ St George's Centre, Great George Street, Leeds Monday 6 February Kairos for Leaders/Mobilisers, Rothwell Leeds @ WEC International, Springhead Park House, Park Lane, Rothwell, Leeds Tuesday 7 February Kairos for Leaders/Mobilisers, Rothwell Leeds @ WEC International, Springhead Park House, Park Lane, Rothwell, Leeds 7:00pm EWI (Encountering the World of Islam) @ Gateway Christian Centre (Elim Church), Vulcan Street (off Tong Street), Bradford Wednesday 8 February Kairos for Leaders/Mobilisers, Rothwell Leeds @ WEC International, Springhead Park House, Park Lane, Rothwell, Leeds 1:15pm Leeds in your Lunch Hour @ Holy Trinity Church, Boar Lane,Boar Lane Leeds City Centre Thursday 9 February Kairos for Leaders/Mobilisers, Rothwell Leeds @ WEC International, Springhead Park House, Park Lane, Rothwell, Leeds 6:00pm So, what?- The Scandal Of Inequality @ Ebor Court, Ground Floor, Westgate, Leeds City Centre Friday 10 February Kairos for Leaders/Mobilisers, Rothwell Leeds @ WEC International, Springhead Park House, Park Lane, Rothwell, Leeds 7:00pm Blessing, Curse or Coincidence? @ Bridge Street Church, Bridge Street, Leeds Saturday 11 February 7:30pm Blessing, Curse or Coincidence? @ Living Hope Church, The Place, Saxton Lane, Leeds

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Stories

Compassion - Start Small, Think Big Compassion BELIEVES: when you transform a child's life in Jesus' name you begin to change the world. For just 70p a day you can help a child in desperate need. More ... Susy Pinnington God surprises Earth with Heaven URC Minister Angela Hughes writes with a powerful reflection on the message of 'God with us'. More ... Angela Hughes Bringing the Good News to all people in Leeds James Barnett is Pioneer Minister to New Communities in Leeds. As titles go this is a fairly hefty one, but what does it mean? More ... Susy Pinnington Money, Mammon and Market Society At the height of the financial crisis two years ago, Gordon Brown declared that “markets need morals”. Of course, our former Prime Minister will understand his own words as paradoxical. Adam Smith’s “invisible hand of the market” is amoral... More ... Philip Bee

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Newsletters

Are you a teacher in Yorkshire? If so, this is for you! Sorry to bother you, my usual fun and helpful newsletter is out soon but this is just a very quick note to any teachers on my list... More ... Lee Jackson Leeds Faith In Schools - New Year Newsletter In this newsletter we have a Leeds Faith in Schools Calendar which we hope will highlight some areas where you can support us in prayer. There is an introduction to new members of the LFIS team and we hear a teacher and a young person reflect upon LFIS. More ... LFIS E-Family Newsletter Jan 12 We are thrilled to begin 2012 with the news that our Founder and Chairman, Rob Parsons, has been honoured with an OBE for services to family support, in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. More ... Care for the Family Bethlehem Centre, Romania - Winter 11 Update Like always, over the Christmas Season we were busy running all sorts of Christmas projects for our various groups, and sorting out the delivery of a few thousand Christmas shoeboxes. More ... Breathe: 2012 Lent Consumer Detox This is an invitation to take part in the 2012 Lent Consumer Detox. More ... Fellowship of European Broadcasters: News Snippets January 2012 In this Edition: Europe; Africa; Asia; Australasia; Global; Latin America; Middle East; USA More ...

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Jobs

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Development Worker - Crossroads - Deadline Extended to 6th Feb! Crossroads is a small local project in the heart of Middleton running activities for young people (currently some detached work and a weekly community youth club based at St Cross Church). More ... Postgraduate Support Worker - Faith in Scholarship - WYSOCS Do you believe that God calls people to all kinds of academic work and study? Are you excited by the potential of highly- educated Christians to transform culture in unique ways – both inside and outside the university? More ... WYSOCS Part Time Housing Support Worker - Leeds Abigail Housing provides supported housing to individuals at the end of the asylum process. More ... Trainee Vacancies for 18-24 year olds at Whitemoor Lakes Activity Centre, We are currently recruiting young people aged between 18-24 years old to become an Activity Instructor Trainee. You will live on site and all your training and meals are paid for and you will earn £50 per week. More ... Hope Housing - Housing Support/Move-on Worker Do you have a heart to support homeless people? An exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic Christian charity tackling homelessness has opened up in Bradford. More ... Headteacher - Halifax We are seeking an inspirational leader with vision and energy to take our school on the next stage of the continuous improvement journey after going into Special Measures in May 2010. More ... Maths and English Teachers - Halifax At the heart of the academy's vision, and key to our future successes, is the quality of teaching. At Trinity Academy we don't underestimate the impact of an inspiring, imaginative and strong teacher. More ... Team Vicar - North Leeds Moor Allerton and Shadwell Team A Team Vicar More ... Ripon + Leeds Diocese Team vicar - Buttershaw, Bradford The Bishop of Bradford wishes to appoint a Team Vicar for St Michael, Shelf with St Aidan, Buttershaw More ... Diocese of Bradford Youth Worker - Chapel Allerton We are looking for a team player who can lead and sustain growing work among young people both inside and outside the church. This vibrant project is jointly run by the Baptist, Anglican and Methodist Churches in Chapel Allerton. More ... House for Duty Priest - Knaresborough This is a busy, historic market town with a strong sense of community and a number of rural villages in picturesque North Yorkshire. More ...

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Devotionals

The Hidden Power of God in our Life "For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." More ... Seeds of the Kingdom Knowing God for Real "Not everyone who says to me ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." More ... Seeds of the Kingdom Inside Out “Imagine if you had some deep, dark secret ... something that brought you tremendous shame. But instead of being able to hide it away, you had to wear it on your skin, so that the first time anyone saw you, they saw your secret.” More ... Seeds of the Kingdom Faith takes action One Sunday at church, as the speaker shared the word of God, I realised that Christians may not be understanding faith as they should. Some people are taking faith to mean believing in God to do something for them, instead of believing God will help them More ... Seeds of the Kingdom Word for you today adapted for young people Gary Larson captured a common misconception of Heaven in one of his Far Side cartoons. In it a man with angel wings and a halo sits on a cloud, doing nothing. A caption reads: 'Wish I'd brought a magazine.' More ... UCB Media

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