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St George’s Crypt Receives 5 Stars

St George’s Crypt has been awarded 5 stars for a food hygiene inspection. A lot of work has been done to ensure that the safe storage and processing of food is implemented at all times and we are thrilled to have this certificate. We are very grateful to all the staff and volunteers who made this happen.

Food is served to over 100 men and women throughout the day who access our services. Breakfast is served to the residents, a 3 course meal is provided at lunchtime and an evening meal is provided for those who are homeless and those who have a bed space at the Crypt.

St George’s Crypt is very thankful for the kind donations of food that is received from various sources. It would not be possible to feed these men and women without these donations.

 

WORDS OF REVD DON ROBINS

Don Robins, the founder of St George’s Crypt, spoke these words 80 years ago (15th June 1930) as part of his first evening sermon. It is as fresh and relevant today as it was then. 

“Here, in the heart of a great city, full of men and women needing God and seeking the answer to the mystery of life, it is for us to make this place both a beacon and a refuge to the hard-pressed wayfaring man on the road of life,. St George’s must be a Church wherein may be found the life of a Christian family, not as a theory, but as a living fact.

 It must touch life at all points and, in all its doings, bear the hall-mark of reality. It must be broad in its outlook and rich in its experience. It must take all that is good and true, all that is capable of lifting men to God, whether it be old or new, and it must offer all things thankfully to the glory of God and the succour of His children.

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  • New Chaplain for the homeless

    Up to 100 people packed the Assisi Café in the Crypt to witness the licensing of Revd Steve Dye as the Diocesan Chaplain for the Homeless by the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, John Packer.

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  • Staff Fun Day

    Many staff and full-time volunteers/bank staff enjoyed a very sunny day in Bolton Abbey. We started with tea & coffee prepared by the CEO on a camping stove (it must have been warm he had his legs out!!!!!).

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  • Housing Minister revisits the Crypt

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps revisited the Crypt to see for himself how recent refurbishments have meant a range of services under one roof to local homeless people.

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  • Beeston Festival

    This year was the 3rd year we booked ourselves a stall at the Beeston Festival.  It has grown from one stall in 2008 to us being able to fill up 3 stalls in 2010.  The weather was very kind to us after a very wet week.  The sun shone all day and lots of people visited the event.

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  • Update: John Gentle

    John Gentle, the 75 year old grandfather who ran for St George’s Crypt, duly completed his trek from Ripon to Leeds, arriving promptly at 6pm (as he had predicted!).

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  • Leeds Building Society donates £1,300 to the Crypt

    Leeds Building Society has made a £1,300 donation to the Crypt. This donation is the Charitable Incentive Donation from Leeds Building Society’s Annual General Meeting. Leeds Building Society donated 10p for every postal vote received and 20p for every internet vote. Members selected which partner charity they wanted to receive the donation from their vote.

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  • A Time for Reflection

    Another interesting article by, James Legg, a Leeds Student reporter this time talking to one of our former service users and now member of staff, Andrew, about the journey that lead him to the Crypt.

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  • BBC Radio Leeds

    Andrew Heseltine, one of our Support Workers at Regent Terrace hostel, is the guest on BBC Radio Leeds’ One on One programme on Wendesday 2nd June between 2pm and 3pm – a “Desert Island Discs” type show – where he will talk about his life which is a very humbling and inspiring story about his successful battle with alcohol dependency. Do try to tune in or listen to it later on the iplayer.