Trinity Sunday
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Upcoming services
Compline by Candlelight
Wednesday 3 June at 8.30 pm
Sung Eucharist with Benediction for Corpus Christi
Thursday 4 June at 7.30 pm
Sung Eucharist
Sunday 7 June at 10.00 am
Choral Evensong
Sunday 7 June at 6.00 pm
Notices and events
Open Church and Summer Concert Series
Our beautiful church will be open to the public every Saturday afternoon, 2.00 pm until 4.00 pm throughout the summer from Easter through to the end of September. Please do tell your friends and neighbours about this and encourage them to come and have a look around their church, and perhaps come along to one of our Concert Season performances:
- 13 June: Altofts and Normanton Brass Band
- 11 July: Giles Taylor, organ
Confirmations: 13 September 2026
Confirmations for the East Leeds Deanery will be taking place at St James the Great Manston on 13 September. I am aware of two potential candidates for confirmation at that service. If you are considering being confirmed, or if you would like to know more, please contact Rev'd Claire. It would be good to have a joyful Whitkirk contingent at this service.
The Hook Memorial Lectures 2026 (starting this week!)
The Hook Memorial Lectures 2026 will be taking place at All Souls' (Hook Memorial) Church, Blackman Lane on Mondays through June at 7.00 pm. This year's lectures focus on the four Gospels and some of the speakers may be familiar to you. The lectures are free and open to all interested parties.
- 1 June: The Gospel of Mark (Rev'd Canon Amos Kasibante)
- 8 June: The Gospel of Matthew (Rev'd Dr Jo Logan)
- 15 June: The Gospel of Luke (Very Rev'd Andrew Nunn)
- 22 June: The Gospel of John (Rev'd Dr Claire Honess)
- 29 June: The 'fifth Gospel' (Canon Ann Nicholl)
The Leeds South & East Food Bank: What's Needed in May
The Leeds South & East Food Bank continues to be in urgent need of donations to help those in most need. In particular at the moment they are asking for UHT milk, tea and coffee, rice pudding, packet custard, cooking sauces, tinned potatoes and tinned fish.
If you are able, you can donate by picking one of these items up in your weekly shop and dropping it in the box at the back of the church. You can find other ways to help, including donating money or your time, on their website at wkrk.uk/fbd. If you need the help of a foodbank yourself, see wkrk.uk/fbh.
Funeral of Cynthia Grice
This Wednesday 3 June at 11.00 amA Requiem Mass for our friend Cynthia Grice will take place on Wednesday 3 June at 11.00 am. There will be a reception afterwards in the Community Centre, to which all are invited. Because of this, there will be no Said Eucharist this Wednesday.
Sung Eucharist with Benediction for Corpus Christi
This Thursday 4 June at 7.30 pmSt Mary's Church, Whitkirk
On Thursday we will be celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi, or the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of the Holy Communion. This festival goes back to the 13th century, but it celebrates something far older: the institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion at the Last Supper. For centuries, the festival was celebrated with a Eucharistic procession, in which the Blessed Sacrament was carried throughout the town, accompanied by hymns and prayers. The faithful would venerate the Body of Christ as the procession passed by. In recent years, this practice has almost disappeared, though some parishes still hold a short procession around the church.
At the end of this Eucharist, we will hold our own short procession around the church, before the congregation is blessed with the sacrament (Benediction). During the service we will also pray for those who distribute communion in church and to those who are housebound and for all who serve in the sanctuary or in the sacristy. We hope that you will enjoy this service, celebrating the Eucharist, which is always at the heart of our worship. As always, all are welcome.
Italian Night
This Friday 5 June at 7.00 pmSt Mary's Church Whitkirk Community Centre
Join us in our Community Centre for an evening of food and fun. £7.50 per person for lasagne, garlic bread, salad and tiramisù, plus a quiz and lots of fun. See Tony Mills or Amy Lyons to book a place, or book online at wkrk.uk/italy.
Concert: Rothwell Temperance Band
Saturday 27 June at 7.00 pmSt Mary's Church, Whitkirk
Join us for a concert by the award-winning Rothwell Temperance Band. Tickets £10, under 16s free. Lynne will be selling tickets in the Community Centre after church today.