As we move into the summer months and (hopefully!) some drier and warmer weather, we hope you will join us for fortnightly Wellbeing Walks. The Walks will be an opportunity to improve your wellbeing by getting up from your desk (or kitchen table!) in the middle of the day to enjoy a break from screens… Continue reading Join our Wellbeing Walks!
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Good Friday Service
Leeds Sanctuary are delighted to be co-hosting a Good Friday Service on 07 April with Leeds Cathedral, Holy Trinity Boar Lane, Leeds Minster, The Salvation Army and St George's Leeds. The service will begin at 12.15pm and will be an opportunity for worship, with refreshments available after the service in the courtyard of St John's… Continue reading Good Friday Service
The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Encounter – Encounter and Community
In this episode of our "Encounter" podcast, David will be discussing Encounter and Community with Ed Carlisle, local Councillor for Hunslet and Riverside. They discuss the impact of different forms of encounter on community, and David reflects on a passage from the New Testament. We hope you enjoy this podcast. If you do, please share… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Encounter – Encounter and Community
The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Encounter – Encounter and Isolation
Following the relaunch of our podcast based on each of our core values, we are pleased to release the first one in our "Encounter" stream. This stream is hosted by David, who discusses Encounter and Isolation in this episode with Sharron Bright of the Canal & River Trust in Leeds. https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/encounter-draft-v2/s-2oRBPBENZx5?si=eb01be9380514faaa7ef79c4e01bff92&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Helpful links:Leeds Dock Community… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Encounter – Encounter and Isolation
Abundance
Abundance in the most unexpected of places On Holy Saturday I realised that despite having organised 72 Easter Eggs for an event on Easter Sunday, I had forgotten to buy an Easter Egg for someone I really should have bought one for. Not a problem, I thought; it isn't Easter till tomorrow, I'll call into… Continue reading Abundance
Leeds City Centre Easter Services
We are delighted to be hosting a Good Friday City Centre Service in partnership with Leeds Cathedral, Leeds Minster, Holy Trinity Boar Lane, The Salvation Army and St George's Leeds. The Service will be held in Dortmund Square (outside the St John's Centre) at 12.15pm, and we hope to see you there. Please see below… Continue reading Leeds City Centre Easter Services
Weariness
As we have journeyed through March and our theme of “Weariness”, there seem to have been an increasing number of things going on which have added to the Weariness which was already present. The war in Ukraine is reported daily on all our news screens, the increasing cost of energy, the rise in inflation and… Continue reading Weariness
Saturday Sanctuary
We are really pleased to be able to offer Saturday Sanctuary on 19 March from 9.30am to 12pm. We’ll be turning The Glass Box at Leeds Dock into a relaxed space to start your weekend, where you can meet with other members of the Dock community over tea, coffee and pastries. There’ll be newspapers, board… Continue reading Saturday Sanctuary
Love
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. (1 John 4:16b) A week or so ago I was on my way home and I called at a local shop for some bread and milk. It was the evening before Valentine’s day and most of the other… Continue reading Love
Wonder and Creation
In January our theme is ‘Wonder’. It feels like an appropriate topic at a time of year when things often feel dreary and hard work. This month we are inviting you to find the wonder in the day-to-day. As many of you who have read Leeds Sanctuary blogs before will know, we are keen campaigners… Continue reading Wonder and Creation