St Oswald’s Methley
@stoswaldsmethley.bsky.social
A parish church and village in Leeds
Thank you to all who supported our charity Christingle services supporting The Children’s Society.
December 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thank you to all who supported our charity Christingle services supporting The Children’s Society.
Nine Lessons and carols beneath a star-lit sky.
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Nine Lessons and carols beneath a star-lit sky.
✨ The yew tree path now softly lit for the dark evenings. A safer, calmer, and beautifully atmospheric way through the churchyard.
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
✨ The yew tree path now softly lit for the dark evenings. A safer, calmer, and beautifully atmospheric way through the churchyard.
Our thanks to Mat for the generous donation of this artwork, created during heavy snowfall in 1940.
December 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Our thanks to Mat for the generous donation of this artwork, created during heavy snowfall in 1940.
Today we begin our Advent journey — a season of hope, reflection, and preparation as we wait for the coming of Christ.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Come, Lord Jesus.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Today we begin our Advent journey — a season of hope, reflection, and preparation as we wait for the coming of Christ.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Evening in the vestry
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Evening in the vestry
Methley Eco Church Group gathered today at the Quiet Garden in the churchyard with our Gold Award. Many thanks also to the team of volunteers and supporters who help with work in the churchyard, church and at St. Margaret’s Hall, and Rev Mark Umpleby who supported us during the assessment visit.
November 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Methley Eco Church Group gathered today at the Quiet Garden in the churchyard with our Gold Award. Many thanks also to the team of volunteers and supporters who help with work in the churchyard, church and at St. Margaret’s Hall, and Rev Mark Umpleby who supported us during the assessment visit.
🌿 Delighted to announce that Methley has achieved the Gold Eco Church Award! 🏅💚
Huge thanks to our amazing Eco Church Group and all those who have been leading the way in caring for God’s creation. 🌍✨
#EcoChurch
Huge thanks to our amazing Eco Church Group and all those who have been leading the way in caring for God’s creation. 🌍✨
#EcoChurch
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🌿 Delighted to announce that Methley has achieved the Gold Eco Church Award! 🏅💚
Huge thanks to our amazing Eco Church Group and all those who have been leading the way in caring for God’s creation. 🌍✨
#EcoChurch
Huge thanks to our amazing Eco Church Group and all those who have been leading the way in caring for God’s creation. 🌍✨
#EcoChurch
A remembrance tribute from the Methley knitter
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A remembrance tribute from the Methley knitter
Thank you for supporting our Poppy appeal coffee morning
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thank you for supporting our Poppy appeal coffee morning
Autumn in the churchyard
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Autumn in the churchyard
🌿 Huge thanks to everyone who came to our Coffee Morning at St Margaret’s Hall in support of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust 🦔☕
Great cakes, warm chats & a brilliant cause — all organised by our volunteers . 🐾💚
Great cakes, warm chats & a brilliant cause — all organised by our volunteers . 🐾💚
June 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🌿 Huge thanks to everyone who came to our Coffee Morning at St Margaret’s Hall in support of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust 🦔☕
Great cakes, warm chats & a brilliant cause — all organised by our volunteers . 🐾💚
Great cakes, warm chats & a brilliant cause — all organised by our volunteers . 🐾💚
👀 Tired of sermons that treat the Trinity like maths homework?
1+1+1 = … whaaaat?
Here’s a better idea:
🕺 It’s a party. A movement. A rhythm. A groove.
You’re invited.
Trinity isn’t a problem to solve. It’s a beat to move to.
So, bring your twirls. Bring your wobble. God can handle it.
1+1+1 = … whaaaat?
Here’s a better idea:
🕺 It’s a party. A movement. A rhythm. A groove.
You’re invited.
Trinity isn’t a problem to solve. It’s a beat to move to.
So, bring your twirls. Bring your wobble. God can handle it.
June 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
👀 Tired of sermons that treat the Trinity like maths homework?
1+1+1 = … whaaaat?
Here’s a better idea:
🕺 It’s a party. A movement. A rhythm. A groove.
You’re invited.
Trinity isn’t a problem to solve. It’s a beat to move to.
So, bring your twirls. Bring your wobble. God can handle it.
1+1+1 = … whaaaat?
Here’s a better idea:
🕺 It’s a party. A movement. A rhythm. A groove.
You’re invited.
Trinity isn’t a problem to solve. It’s a beat to move to.
So, bring your twirls. Bring your wobble. God can handle it.
🌱 Seed Swap Tin Restocked! 🌱
We’ve just topped up the tin with loads of herbs, wildflowers & more 🌼🌿
💚 No need to pay — just swap with any spare seed packets you don’t need.
🪴 Find the tin in the church porch
📍 Open: Sunday (am/pm), Wednesday (pm), Saturday (am)
Let’s grow together! 🌸✨
We’ve just topped up the tin with loads of herbs, wildflowers & more 🌼🌿
💚 No need to pay — just swap with any spare seed packets you don’t need.
🪴 Find the tin in the church porch
📍 Open: Sunday (am/pm), Wednesday (pm), Saturday (am)
Let’s grow together! 🌸✨
June 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🌱 Seed Swap Tin Restocked! 🌱
We’ve just topped up the tin with loads of herbs, wildflowers & more 🌼🌿
💚 No need to pay — just swap with any spare seed packets you don’t need.
🪴 Find the tin in the church porch
📍 Open: Sunday (am/pm), Wednesday (pm), Saturday (am)
Let’s grow together! 🌸✨
We’ve just topped up the tin with loads of herbs, wildflowers & more 🌼🌿
💚 No need to pay — just swap with any spare seed packets you don’t need.
🪴 Find the tin in the church porch
📍 Open: Sunday (am/pm), Wednesday (pm), Saturday (am)
Let’s grow together! 🌸✨
🐞 Spotted in the churchyard! Ladybird larvae (those spiky black bugs!) and adults are thriving here—great news for biodiversity. They’re natural pest controllers and a sign of a healthy habitat. 🌿🌼 #EcoChurch #Ladybirds #Biodiversity #WildlifeFriendly
June 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🐞 Spotted in the churchyard! Ladybird larvae (those spiky black bugs!) and adults are thriving here—great news for biodiversity. They’re natural pest controllers and a sign of a healthy habitat. 🌿🌼 #EcoChurch #Ladybirds #Biodiversity #WildlifeFriendly
🔥 Pentecost Sunday
🕊️ 11am, Sunday 8th June
Celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit with us!
All welcome.
🕊️ 11am, Sunday 8th June
Celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit with us!
All welcome.
June 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🔥 Pentecost Sunday
🕊️ 11am, Sunday 8th June
Celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit with us!
All welcome.
🕊️ 11am, Sunday 8th June
Celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit with us!
All welcome.
🌿 Eco Tip for June 🌿
Avoid cutting hedges and trees while birds are nesting (March–August)! 🐦
Let’s protect chicks and care for creation. A small pause makes a big difference. ✝️🌍
#EcoChurch #NestingSeason #CreationStewardship
Avoid cutting hedges and trees while birds are nesting (March–August)! 🐦
Let’s protect chicks and care for creation. A small pause makes a big difference. ✝️🌍
#EcoChurch #NestingSeason #CreationStewardship
May 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🌿 Eco Tip for June 🌿
Avoid cutting hedges and trees while birds are nesting (March–August)! 🐦
Let’s protect chicks and care for creation. A small pause makes a big difference. ✝️🌍
#EcoChurch #NestingSeason #CreationStewardship
Avoid cutting hedges and trees while birds are nesting (March–August)! 🐦
Let’s protect chicks and care for creation. A small pause makes a big difference. ✝️🌍
#EcoChurch #NestingSeason #CreationStewardship
Our Gold Wildlife Gardening Award for 2025 has arrived! This recognition from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust celebrates the hard work of our amazing team of volunteers who have transformed the churchyard and quiet garden into a haven for nature. A big thank you to all our volunteers.
May 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Our Gold Wildlife Gardening Award for 2025 has arrived! This recognition from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust celebrates the hard work of our amazing team of volunteers who have transformed the churchyard and quiet garden into a haven for nature. A big thank you to all our volunteers.
Join us for a special “Count on Nature” Messy Church!
Sunday 15 June | 3:30–5:40pm
Celebrate Love Your Burial Ground Week with us as we explore the wildlife and wildflowers in our beautiful churchyard. We’ll finish with a relaxed barbecue — come along and enjoy food, fun, and nature!
Sunday 15 June | 3:30–5:40pm
Celebrate Love Your Burial Ground Week with us as we explore the wildlife and wildflowers in our beautiful churchyard. We’ll finish with a relaxed barbecue — come along and enjoy food, fun, and nature!
May 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Join us for a special “Count on Nature” Messy Church!
Sunday 15 June | 3:30–5:40pm
Celebrate Love Your Burial Ground Week with us as we explore the wildlife and wildflowers in our beautiful churchyard. We’ll finish with a relaxed barbecue — come along and enjoy food, fun, and nature!
Sunday 15 June | 3:30–5:40pm
Celebrate Love Your Burial Ground Week with us as we explore the wildlife and wildflowers in our beautiful churchyard. We’ll finish with a relaxed barbecue — come along and enjoy food, fun, and nature!
In the unmown areas of the churchyard, buttercups are blooming in quiet abundance, their golden petals swaying gently among the headstones. These wildflowers thrive where the grass is left to grow, creating a peaceful haven for pollinators
May 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In the unmown areas of the churchyard, buttercups are blooming in quiet abundance, their golden petals swaying gently among the headstones. These wildflowers thrive where the grass is left to grow, creating a peaceful haven for pollinators
Join us this Sunday at 11am for a Service of the Word, led by Licensed Lay Minister Charlotte Taylor. All are welcome.
May 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Join us this Sunday at 11am for a Service of the Word, led by Licensed Lay Minister Charlotte Taylor. All are welcome.
Tiny jewels by the wall at St. Oswald’s
These delicate speedwell flowers—barely the size of a fingernail—are quietly blooming along the church wall. A small reminder of spring’s persistence in even the humblest places.
These delicate speedwell flowers—barely the size of a fingernail—are quietly blooming along the church wall. A small reminder of spring’s persistence in even the humblest places.
May 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Tiny jewels by the wall at St. Oswald’s
These delicate speedwell flowers—barely the size of a fingernail—are quietly blooming along the church wall. A small reminder of spring’s persistence in even the humblest places.
These delicate speedwell flowers—barely the size of a fingernail—are quietly blooming along the church wall. A small reminder of spring’s persistence in even the humblest places.
Spotted in the church porch: a stunning Poplar Hawk-moth!
Part of a lifecycle that begins in our trees & ends in silent flight through summer nights.
As an Eco Church, we’re proud to support biodiversity in our wooded churchyard.
#EcoChurch #Moths #Biodiversity #WildlifeInChurchyards
Part of a lifecycle that begins in our trees & ends in silent flight through summer nights.
As an Eco Church, we’re proud to support biodiversity in our wooded churchyard.
#EcoChurch #Moths #Biodiversity #WildlifeInChurchyards
May 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Spotted in the church porch: a stunning Poplar Hawk-moth!
Part of a lifecycle that begins in our trees & ends in silent flight through summer nights.
As an Eco Church, we’re proud to support biodiversity in our wooded churchyard.
#EcoChurch #Moths #Biodiversity #WildlifeInChurchyards
Part of a lifecycle that begins in our trees & ends in silent flight through summer nights.
As an Eco Church, we’re proud to support biodiversity in our wooded churchyard.
#EcoChurch #Moths #Biodiversity #WildlifeInChurchyards
Welcome to the Fernery – a peaceful corner of our Quiet Garden. Nestled in the churchyard, this green sanctuary is more than just beautiful — it’s part of our Eco Church commitment.
Ferns help stabilise soil, retain moisture, and provide shelter for insects, frogs, and small birds.
Ferns help stabilise soil, retain moisture, and provide shelter for insects, frogs, and small birds.
May 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Welcome to the Fernery – a peaceful corner of our Quiet Garden. Nestled in the churchyard, this green sanctuary is more than just beautiful — it’s part of our Eco Church commitment.
Ferns help stabilise soil, retain moisture, and provide shelter for insects, frogs, and small birds.
Ferns help stabilise soil, retain moisture, and provide shelter for insects, frogs, and small birds.
This evening the bell of Methley Church rang out to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day — joining with churches across the nation in a shared act of celebration and remembrance.
May 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This evening the bell of Methley Church rang out to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day — joining with churches across the nation in a shared act of celebration and remembrance.