Oxford Place Methodist Centre

Visit to Brno in the Czech Republic

Brno city centre from the castle

Our superintendent minister, Adrian Burdon, and Ken Tait were part of the delegation from Leeds to Brno in the Czech Republic. The visit (from 20th September to 23rd September) was organised by Leeds City Council as part of the twinning relationship between Brno and Leeds.

The delegation was led by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Frank Robinson, and other members of the group included the Leeds-based band, Bassa Bassa.

Jana and Adrian

On the Sunday of the visit, Adrian and Ken attended worship at the Evangelické Církve Metodistické when Adrian preached the sermon and Ken gave a short presentation about Oxford Place. Later they shared a meal with members of the congregation at the home of the pastor, the Revd Dr Jana Krížová.

On other days Adrian and Ken joined in parts of the civic programme including an exhibition by the East Street Arts group and a concert by Brno schools which was followed by a reception.

More about this visit can be found in the Autumn issue (97) of Life and Work.

^^^ 26 September 2008 ^^^

New Administrator

Trevor Parker took up his appointment as Mission Administrator at Leeds Methodist Mission on 1st September 2008.

Trevor has been a member of Leeds Parish Church for the past twenty years and presently serves as their Hon. Treasurer. He comes from an employment background of Human Resources Management, having worked principally with HBOS.

Note

There is an article about our previous administrator in the Autumn (97) issue of our magazine Life and Work.

^^^ 19 September 2008 ^^^

Our Charity of the Year

Our Charity of the Year for 2008-2009 is Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network. LASSN was set up in 1999. It has offered support to over 700 refugees and asylum seekers. These people experience isolation, loneliness, and suffer from the effects of a negative media profile. Many fear what may happen to them and their families.

A small group has been set up to coordinate our efforts to raise money and offer support in other ways to this organisation.

During the year to the end of March 2008, LASSN has helped many people:

394 ShortStop guests
112 Befriended asylum seekers and refugees
45 English at Home learners
132 Destitute asylum seekers supported through our Hardship Fund payments
24 refugee community organisations assisted through the Leeds Refugee Forum
1 Community Centre opened for refugee community organisations with 281 people through the door in just one month

^^^ 27 August 2008 ^^^

New responsibilities for our Superintendent

The Methodist Conference at its July 2008 meeting in Scarborough appointed the Rev Dr Adrian Burdon to be Titular Superintendent of the Leeds (West) Circuit with effect from 1 September 2008.

This position is to be held concurrently with his appointment as Superintendent of the Leeds (Mission) Circuit.

A Titular Superintendent is a person appointed to hold the title of Superintendent of the Circuit for the purposes of:

undertaking the legal functions of Superintendency,
the giving of ministerial leadership
and the encouragement of mission and ministry in the circuit.

The Titular Superintendency carries no responsibility for individual churches or congregations.

In order to make space for this additional work, and minimise the impact of it upon his ministry at Oxford Place, Adrian has relinquished some of his Connexional responsibilities.

If anyone has any questions about this appointment then please feel free to make contact with Adrian directly.

^^^ 15 July 2008 ^^^

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Oxford Place Church is a community of people of different:

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We are bound to one another through shared belief in the grace of God revealed for all people through Jesus Christ.

All are welcome to share in the worship and the life of the Church.

Oxford Place Church is part of the Methodist Church of Great Britain, The Leeds District of the Methodist Church, and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

It is a member of Leeds City Centre Churches Group and the Methodist City Centre Network.

Worship at Oxford Place

Sunday morning: All-age worship at 10.30am.
Sunday evening (second Sunday of the month): Taizé-style worship at 6.30pm. Sunday evening (third Sunday of the month): Time to Talk at 6.30pm.

Wednesday lunch-time:Holy Communion at 12.30pm.

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Oxford Place Centre is open Monday to Friday as well as on Sundays.

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