BULLETIN for the week beginning 17 March 2013 PASSION SUNDAY THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT Pray for: Diocese of Mississippi (IV, The Episcopal Church) – Bishop: Duncan Gray Diocese: For our link diocese in Sri Lanka, for all country areas and those still recovering from the tsunami Those being confirmed at Wrangthorn 9.15 am PRAYER BOOK HOLY COMMUNION Leeds Minster 10.30 am CHORAL EUCHARIST Leeds Minster Preacher: The Reverend Hannah Smith 10.30 am HOLY COMMUNION St Mary’s Preacher: The Rector of Leeds 12.00 pm BAPTISM BOOKINGS Leeds Minster 6.30 pm CHORAL EVENSONG Leeds Minster Preacher: Canon Ann Nicholl, Lay Minister Church of England – Diocese of Ripon and Leeds – Parish of Leeds City Rector of Leeds: The Reverend Canon Tony Bundock [0113] 278 6237 [home] Precentor: The Reverend Sue Wallace [0113] 278 9339 [home] Pioneer Ministry Curate: The Reverend Hannah Smith [0113] 414 2178 [home] Lay Minister: Canon Ann Nicholl [0113] 245 2036 [office], [0113] 269 4045 [home] Leeds Minster (St Peter at Leeds), Kirkgate, LS2 7DJ Parish Office: [0113] 245 2036 Holy Trinity Church, Boar Lane, LS1 5HW Church Office: [0113] 245 4268 ~ Café at Holy Trinity: [0113] 246 8196 St Mary’s Church, Lincoln Green, LS9 7SG ~ Church Office: [0113] 240 7349 St Peter’s Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Cromwell Street, LS9 7SG Headteacher: Mrs. Elizabeth Holliday [0113] 293 4411 Chaplain: Canon Ann Nicholl [see above] www.leedsminster.org [email protected] Monday, 18 Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386 Missouri (V, The Episcopal Church) – Bishop: Wayne Smith West Missouri (VII, The Episcopal Church) – Bishop: Martin Field Leeds Mental Health Trust – Andrew Howarth, Melodie Kimball (Chaplains) 9.45 am Morning Prayers Leeds Minster 12.05 pm Celtic Eucharist Leeds Minster 1.45 pm Choristers’ Singing Examinations Yorkshire College 1.05 pm Lunchtime Organ Music [Thomas Trotter] Leeds Town Hall Tuesday, 19 JOSEPH OF NAZARETH Mityana (Uganda) – Bishop: Stephen Kaziimba Church Urban Fund Officer 8.50 am Prayers St Peter’s School 9.45 am Morning Prayers Leeds Minster 10.00 am Coffee Morning Lincoln Green Centre Wednesday, 20 Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687 Mombasa (Kenya) – Bishop: Julius Katio Kalu Assistant Bishop of Mombasa (Kenya): Lawrence Dena St Gemma’s Hospice – vacant (Anglican Chaplain) 9.45 am Morning Prayers Leeds Minster 12.30 pm Holy Communion [at Leeds Methodist Mission] Oxford Place 6.00 pm Vestry Hour [weddings] Leeds Minster 7.30 pm Lent Study Course [at Leeds Methodist Mission] Oxford Place Thursday, 21 TRINITY LEEDS – the new Retail Centre – opens today Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556 Monmouth (Wales) – Bishop: Dominic Walker Inter Faith Relations Officer – Charles Dobbin 9.45 am Morning Prayers Leeds Minster 1.05 pm Holy Communion [BCP] Leeds Minster 1.30 pm Lent Study Course Leeds Minster Friday, 22 Montana (VI, The Episcopal Church) – Bishop: Charles Franklin Brookhart Leeds Church Institute – Margaret Halsey 9.45 am Morning Prayers Leeds Minster 12.00 noon Midday Prayers Leeds Minster 12.30 pm Lunchtime Organ Music [Christopher Newton] Leeds Minster Saturday, 23 Montreal (Canada) – Bishop: Barry Bryan Clarke The retired clergy in Allerton Deanery 11.45 am Morning Worship [Girls’ Voices] Leeds Minster Next Sunday, 24 March–PALM SUNDAY–The Sunday next before Easter Pray for: The Peace of Jerusalem (Jerusalem & Middle East) – Bishop: Suheil Dawani 9.15 am Prayer Book Holy Communion Leeds Minster 10.45 am United Palm Blessing - Coach leaves the Minster at 10.20 Millennium Square 11.15 am Choral Eucharist & Plainchant Passion Leeds Minster 12.00 pm Baptism Bookings Leeds Minster 6.30 pm Choral Evensong & Sermon in Music Leeds Minster This service is attended by the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds NEXT SUNDAY, PALM SUNDAY: a Coach leaves the Minster next Sunday at 10.20 am prompt for Millennium Square and the United Palm Blessing at 10.45. TRINITY LEEDS: the newest of the city’s retail outlets, opens on Thursday this week 21 March and the good wishes of the Parish go to all involved. Riverside Church led by the Reverend James Barnett begins holding morning and evening services in Holy Trinity Church from Easter Day onwards. EASTER FLOWERS AND LILIES OF REMEMBRANCE: Sylvia Abraham would be very pleased to hear from anyone willing or wishing to contribute towards to the costs of flowers at Easter or for lilies of remembrance in memory of a loved one. SPECIAL THANKS FROM TED: Mr Marks celebrated his 90th birthday last week and was absolutely delighted with the card from Parishioners as well as with greetings received from many of his other friends. CITY CENTRE SUNDAY CAR PARKING CHARGES: There is a petition in Church registering objections to the proposal by Leeds City Council to introduce car parking charges for Sundays. A letter of objection has also already been sent to Leeds City Council signed jointly by the Rector of Leeds, the Dean of Leeds Cathedral, the Rector of St George’s, and Minister of Oxford Place Methodist Mission. WARM CONGRATULATIONS: go to Choral Scholar and former Head Chorister Andrew Whitelaw on being accepted to read Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and to former Minster Organ Scholar Alexander Binns [currently Organ Scholar of St Marylebone Parish Church] who has been appointed to a similar post at the Royal Hospital Chelsea from September. FULL ELECTORAL ROLL REVISION: This year a new Electoral Roll needs to be compiled and all existing Electoral Roll members need to complete a new form to stay on the roll. New members are most welcome to complete a form to add their names to the roll. Electoral Roll revision must be complete by next Sunday 24 March to enable those on the roll to vote at the Annual Parochial Meeting on 21 April. The new roll will be published on 7 April. Further details from Electoral Roll Officer, Irenna Howell. 2013 PAROCHIAL ELECTIONS: Notices are now on display for this year’s elections at the Annual Vestry and Annual Parochial Meetings on Sunday 21 April at 12.15 pm. At the Annual Vestry Meeting, we elect two Parish Wardens and, this year, we are inviting prospective candidates to write a short paper in support of their candidature. At the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, we elect members of the Parochial Church Council (12 in total in addition to the 2 Parish Wardens and 3 members of the Deanery Synod who are elected every three years). As this is a transitional year for our Parish, we are to elect 12 PCC members this time, 4 to stand for 3 years, 4 to stand for 2 years, 4 to stand for one year. In future we will be electing 4 members of the PCC who will stand for 3 years. The PCC have required that two of its members should be people who regard St. Mary’s or Holy Trinity as their principal place of worship. At the APCM, we also elect the bench of 8 Deputy Wardens who hold in Canon Law the historic role of Sidespeople but, at the Minster, do have the key additional duties of providing a leading role in arrangements for public events and also in enabling the Minster to remain open for guests and visitors. The Parish Wardens and Deputy Wardens are assisted in these important roles by Stewards appointed by personal invitation of the Rector after consultation with the Wardens. FROM EASTERN EUROPE: Friday Recitals on the first four Fridays in March (1, 8, 15 and 22) are by Dr Christopher Newton at 12.30 pm each week and focus on music by Eastern European composers. The Recital on Good Friday is of seasonal organ music and will be given by Simon Lindley. PASSOVER SUPPER IN HOLY WEEK: This year is on Wednesday 27 March at 6.30 pm at Oxford Place Methodist Mission. Tickets are £5, available from the Clergy or Head Verger. After costs, a donation will be made to the Leeds East Food Bank. CONFIRMATION PREPARATION: Our Parish Confirmation service this year is on Sunday, 23 June at 10.30 a.m. For those interested in preparing for confirmation, there is an enquirers’ session at the Minster on Saturday, 13 April at 11 am. WEEKLY FREE-WILL OFFERING BOXES: for the coming year are now available in Church form the North Aisle. If you would like to join the free will offering scheme, or to make regular donations by standing order, or to find out more about stewardship and gift aid, please speak to our stewardship officer, Hazel Ward. HELP NEEDED: The Minster is delighted to be hosting an exciting exhibition of textiles from April 18 to May 18. To ensure its safety, we need a rota of people to sit at the West End of the church and keep an eye on it. If you are able to help with this, usually enjoyable, task or if you would like more information please see Ann Clark. PLEASE PRAY FOR: MEMBERS OF OUR CHURCH COMMUNITY: in residential care Christine Caines, Maureen Coles, John Cooper, Kathleen Holway, Ted Marks, Veronica Rutkowska, Sylvia Wilkinson, Susan Williams [in hospital currently] THOSE WHO ASK OUR PRAYERS: Albert Andrews, David Bywater, Sonia Bywater, Logan Firth, Ivy Frampton, Ann Goddard, Pauline Holladay, Anne Matthias, Marjorie Milner, Gordon Rees, Margaret Rhodes [wife of Minster Lay Clerk Peter], Jack Robins, Cathryn Robinson, Malcolm Roughton, Iris Rutkowska, John Sheldrake, Althea Shevill, Barbara Siggins, Mavis Simpson, Peter Simpson, Denis Stenning, Patricia Wagstaff, Hazel Ward, Mavis Whitehead YEAR’S MIND: Albert Ferguson Whitelaw Wallace (priest) [18 March 1989], Christine Holmes [18 March 2008], Elsie Todd [23 March 2005], Molly Anderson [23 March 2011] FOCUS ON: SAINT PATRICK It was on this day in the year 461 that Saint Patrick died after a full and active life that has left him being remembered as the patron saint of Ireland.