Webmaster • May 26, 2026
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THE DISPLAY AND TALK ON THURSDAY 21ST IN THE PARISH CENTRE AT ST. AUSTIN'S. WE WERE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE FRIENDS OF WATERTON'S WALL TOGETHER WITH DAVID AND ELIZABETH WATERTON-ANDERSON FOR AN ENJOYABLE EVENING INCLUDING TEA AND CAKE. FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED BUT COULD NOT ATTEND A COPY OF THE TALK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/EVUPXLXAIT4.
A BOOK ON THE TOPIC IS AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON OR FROM ST. AUSTIN'S CHURCH REPOSITORY STALL.
The code of conduct for volunteers. A copy for volunteers are on the safeguarding table in the narthex. This needs to be signed and returned. Thank you.
Join us at Leeds Cathedral for the Leeds International Organ Festival, featuring a series of recitals by outstanding organists from across the UK and around the world. Mondays 11th May – 13th July (no recital 25 May) , 1.15pm, Leeds Cathedral – free entry. For more information visit https://www.leedsiof.org/home
JOIN BISHOP MARCUS IN PRAYING FOR VOCATIONS: Our Lady of Unfailing Help! Pray that the Lord of the Harvest will send labourers into His harvest and that He will grant an abundance of vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious life within the Diocese of Leeds, and throughout the world. Amen.
THE DIOCESE OF LEEDS COMMUNITY CHOIR : welcomes all parish musicians and parishioners, all choir parents and friends, and all school and Diocesan staff to come together and sing! Rehearsals will take place on Sunday afternoons working towards singing a fun concert on 14 June . Rehearsals will take place from 2.30pm - 4pm on 24 May, 7 and 14 June, Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Moortown. To sign up please email: office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk
A Free Guided Tour will take place on the following Saturdays during the spring and summer months: 20 June (starting at 2.00pm), 18 July and 8 August, when the tours start at 1.30pm. The tour lasts about 1 hour. No booking is required. On arrival please gather by the Baptismal Font at the back of the Cathedral.
Our Prayer Group continues to meet in the chapel on a monthly basis as we strive to grow in our faith. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 17th June at 11.00am when we will pray with a passage from the New Testament using the ancient form of Lectio Divina. Come and enjoy some quiet reflective time with the Lord. All are welcome. For more information please contact Christine (07950 794325).
This year our retreat will take place over the weekend from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November . The cost will probably be in the region of £200-£210 and this includes all meals from Friday teatime to Sunday lunch. If you think you may be interested, then please contact Christine Szczepanski on 07950 784325.
A Civic Year 2005 – 2006 Presentation by David Hopkins. 25th May 2026 2pm in the Parish Centre
As part of the Eastertide social media series Tomb to Mission, we will be hosting a Pentecost Novena. Daily videos will be posted in which members of the Dioceses of Middlesbrough, Leeds, and Hallam will lead the prayers. The videos will be hosted on the Diocese of Leeds Faith Formation Facebook sites as well as the corresponding Instagram accounts.
Time for prayers, questions, input from a priest and social time. There are two groups meeting simultaneously; under 18s and over 18s. Fridays 6.30pm-8.15pm: Friday 22nd May, Cathedral Hall, Leeds. Under 18 participants must complete and return a permission form prior to attending. For permission forms and to notify of attendance (all participants) please contact Vocations Promoter, Fr Simon Lodge vocations@dioceseofleeds.org.uk .