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Farewell to Chris, Cat, Clara and Angela!

Chris Howson has been appointed Chaplain at Sunderland Uni, and so will be leaving the SoulSpace community in August – we will miss him and his family (Cat, Angela and Clara) greatly – but are looking forward to a new priest and growing as a community during the interregnum (Gap between priests in nonchurchy language!) [...]

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Sunday 6th May

A normal Sunday for us 12noon 29Gt Horton Rd, but as its the first Sunday of the month – then its bring and share at the German Church. We will also make space for SoulCircle, the regular chance to shape the worship on the following sundays. If you have ideas for music, prayers, actions, storytelling, [...]

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Chris on BBC Radio Leeds

Chris will be featuring again on the Jake’s panel on Saturday, BBC Radio Leeds, so tune in for a bit of fun and trivia, 10.30 5th May 2012!

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Sanctuary Sunday a huge success!

29th April 2012, we celebrated ‘Sanctuary Sunday’ by erecting a Yurt, a place of sanctuary, inside the German Church on Great Horton Road. With Harry and Micah in charge, it took just over an hour, and really helped develop the Church’s teamwork skills! Then Will Sutcliff from Bradford City of Sanctuary told us about the work [...]

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Easter 2012 at Desmond Tutu House

Tonights JustSpace will be a showing of the remarkable film, ‘Of Gods and Men’ which tells the true story of a group of French monks during the civil war in Algeria. Compelling, moving and deeply spiritual – it reflects on Christian/Muslim relations and a whole manner of other important themes. Please come if you have [...]

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Enter the dialogue!

Each week at SoulSpace we don’t allow anyone to preach at us! The sermon is entirely dialogical, meaning that we all struggle with scripture together, making our own insights and sharing them together. This is an entirely different way of experiencing the Gospel. It is inclusive and encourages creative listening. Come along on Sunday at [...]

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2012 – lets see the kingdom of love and justice thrive!

2011 saw some pretty hard times for the bulk of people in the UK. Youth unemployment rocketed, and the recession left many lives in tatters. The government has added to the trauma by leading cuts against the services most needed by the most vulnerable in our communities. It has made deals with rich corporations to [...]

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‘A Just Church’ Book launch and blog!

The book launch for ‘A Just Church’ took place at the Wool Exchange on 24th Feb 2011 – it was wonderful, with many friends of Desmond Tutu House to help us on the way! More dates to remember: Monday 28th Feb Leeds Launch – 5pm Hinsley Hall, Headingly Tues 1st March Bradford University Waterstones 5pm [...]

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Parceval Hall Weekend Retreat

Title: Parceval Hall Weekend RetreatDescription: Parceval Hall Weekend Retreat at 5pm on 29th Jan. Start Date: 2010-01-29Start Time: 17:00End Date: 2010-01-31

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Fresh Expressions and Social Justice Mini conference

Title: Fresh Expressions and Social Justice Mini conferenceDescription: Fresh Expressions and Social Justice 1-4pm Mini conferenceStart Time: 13:00Date: 2009-10-10End Time: 16:00

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