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May 2023 E-Newsletter

If you would like to submit a news story or details of an upcoming event in your church or circuit, we would love to hear from you! Please email Emily at comms.leeds@ywmethodist.org.uk with the information you’d like to share, or for further guidance. The deadline for the June E-Newsletter will be Tuesday 27th of June at 5pm.

Events

Last Night of The Proms

Fancy a good night out? Wibsey Methodist Church are once again hosting Clifton and Lightcliffe Brass Band - tickets cost £7 each, and can be bought on the door by cash or card.

Dignity for All: Come Together to End UK Poverty

JPIT are collaborating with Church Action on Poverty and the APLE collective to host a conference in Leeds on 10 June called “Dignity For All”. The conference will explore how we build a movement to end poverty that puts the real experts of poverty at the centre – people with lived experience. Church members and activists are invited to come and be part of the day-conference, exploring what it looks like to build change within our churches and communities that promotes dignity.

3Generate

Tickets for this year's 3Generate, the children's and youth assembly of the Methodist Church, are now on-sale! Sales will end on Friday 21 July.

Don’t forget to check the District website for details of other upcoming events.

Vacancies

Yorkshire West Methodist District - Missional Property Enabler

Yorkshire West Methodist District are seeking to appoint a Missional Property Enabler to work as part of the District Team. The postholder will be responsible for assisting churches and circuits across the District in the management and development of properties. The role requires 35 hours per week on a permanent basis, and will be home-based. The salary is £42,800 per annum with enrolment in the District's NEST workplace pension scheme.

Closing date for applications is Friday 30 June at 12 noon.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 11 July.

Visit the District Website for details of three additional vacancies in our District.

News

Yorkshire West Methodists to launch new District Logo

The District is delighted to unveil a new logo for use from the 2023/24 Connexional Year.

The logo remains in the shape of the Methodist orb and cross, retaining the Methodist red on the right hand side. The left side now includes low-poly triangles, selected to depict style and a "nod" towards stained glass. The decision to alter the left-hand side is to reference "West", and the central flower shades are indicative of the Yorkshire White Rose. The grey tones broadly reference our District's groundings in industry and cities, and the other colours represent our District's more rural aspects and high population city areas. Together, the colours and design are intended to reflect our vibrant, diverse Yorkshire landscape.

The District Office will be rolling out the new logo across all forms of communication over the remainder of this Connexional Year, with the aim that the current logo will officially stop being used from the 2023/24 Connexional Year.

MHA Sunday 2023

Join MHA, the UK's largest charity care provider, on Sunday June 11 (or any other date to suit your calendar) to hear about MHA, pray for them and find out how to support them. Everything you need for a service can be found on their website: prayers, hymns, video, a quiz, and a sermon. You can also order gift aid envelopes, download ideas for fundraising activities, and even lead a primary school assembly.