Every year the Leeds Christian Community Trust and Leeds Church Institute publish a ‘Lent Diary’ inviting everyone to pray for the intentions of a different organisation each day of Lent. SPARK Social Justice will have a stall at the launch event.
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Join us for an evening of discussion on how we can impact the city. With guest speakers, stalls from Leeds projects, and round table discussions. Hear the voices of Leeds and have your say.
Food will be provided from 6pm with time to browse the stalls, followed by speakers and discussion. (Food will be vegetarian, but please specify on registration if you have any further dietary requirements).
The 2025 Leeds Lent Prayer Diary will be available for purchase on the evening. If you would prefer to order your copy, this option will be available from February. Keep an eye out on here, the LCCT website, and social media channels for updates.
Tickets are free, but please REGISTER HERE to confirm numbers for catering.
Since 1982, Christians have assembled on Ash Wednesday at the Ministry of Defence to pray for peace and a conversion of hearts and minds away from nuclear war preparations, the destruction caused by nuclear testing and the wasted resources that are invested in nuclear weapons and in all weapons.
Over those years services have been held in Liverpool and Glasgow and people from peace groups from different parts of the country have travelled to London.
This year 2025 the Leeds Diocese Pax Christi group are organising a prayer service in Leeds. It will take place outside Holy Trinity Church on Boar Lane – just two minutes walk from the train station.
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of a time of repentance in the Church calendar and we will be praying for all those involved in nuclear war preparations to repent and have a change of heart. We also recognise that we can all do more to speak out about nuclear war preparations and to prayer to have the courage to carry on with our opposition.
ALL are welcome to join Pax Christi members outside Holy Trinity Church.