Welcome to the Universities Chaplaincy in Leeds
Easter Closure:
During the period 1st – 6th of April the Chaplaincy will be closed, however Chaplaincy out-of-hours crisis support is available via our out-of-hours number 07780 613862. A chaplain will answer your call or get back to you as soon as possible.
Important notice:
The Chaplaincy team continue to do most of our work remotely, but we are now providing a limited presence at the Emmanuel Centre.
We are still offering drop-in sessions and appointments remotely and our group activities remain online – visit Chaplaincy-run Worship and Activities for details.
In addition, however, we can offer limited face to face appointments with some chaplains at the Emmanuel Centre.
The Claire Chapel is also open, but for private prayer only.
If you would like to leave a prayer request and have a candle lit on your behalf, or see details of current worship, please see our Virtual Chapel page.
You can contact us by using the form on the Contact Us page or by:
– Emailing chaplaincy@leeds.ac.uk
– Leaving a voicemail with your contact information on 0113 343 5071
– Phoning the out-of-hours chaplain on 07780 613 862
– Attending our virtual drop-in sessions. Please see the Chaplaincy-run Worship and Activities page for details.
Up-to-date details of Chaplaincy support and activities will be posted on this website and on our social media channels:
– Facebook
– Twitter
– Instagram
When to contact a chaplain?
Chaplains at the Universities Chaplaincy in Leeds can support you or accompany you on occasions such as:
- you’re finding university life difficult and need someone to talk to
- you need time to think
- you need help in times of crisis
- you need to make a decision and need support in doing so
- you regret what has happened and need to move on
- someone has died and you need support
- you want to deepen your spiritual experience
- you have personal struggles or relationship problems.
Chaplains have links with specialist sources of help within the universities in Leeds and can help you to access appropriate support.
Where to Find Us?
The Universities Chaplaincy in Leeds is based in the Emmanuel Centre which is situated next to the Parkinson Building on the University of Leeds Campus, but open to staff and students from the University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Arts University, and The University of Law. Drop in to relax with a cup of tea or coffee in our common room or to use the chapel for quiet contemplation and prayer. Space is bookable for your own prayer and fellowship groups.
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John 20:1-18
1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7 and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9 for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples returned to their homes.
11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
