25 MAY 2003

We give the assurance of our thoughts and prayers to all who are unwell, awaiting or undergoing treatment, or anxious or grieving for the loss of loved ones.

Wesley Tercentenary Celebrations

Timetable:

c 2.15 pm Bus to leave Marketgait for Perth

3.15 pm Assemble at junction of High Street / King Edward Street with friends from Edinburgh & Forth and Central Scotland Circuits

3.30 pm Re-presentation of 1772 Granting of The Freedom of The Burgh to John Wesley, music

Process to Scott Street Methodist Church for Celebration and Faith Tea

5 pm Bus leaves Perth for Dundee, Arbroath, Montrose.

For Next Sunday

If you wish to reflect in advance about ‘this Thursday & what it is’, it might be helpful for our worship! - Jenny

Circuit Ministerial Sabbatical

Please note that the Rev Jean Murrie is starting her 3-month Sabbatical this week, during which the Rev David Firth will assume responsibility for pastoral cover in Perth and Blairgowrie as well as in Dundee.

We assure Jean of our best wishes for this time of re-creation; she will still welcome friendly (“non-official”) contact between now and the last week of August when she will resume her duties.

Help keep our electric bills down!

One important practical way in which we can ALL assist in cutting costs is by switching off lights (and other electrical equipment) when appropriate & by not leaving doors open unnecessarily (especially to toilets). It would also be helpful if anyone coming into the premises and finding lights left on or doors open, would let Norah know so she can draw this to the attention of the relevant User(s). Thanks!!

Service & Mission Committee

Points from recent meeting:

World Church / Mission in Britain

Easter Offering Appeal total £125 (to date)

Mary Slessor Foundation to be approached to participate in a Service, follow-up to be discussed in a “before worship meeting”

More JMA collectors — more money coming in

Coffee after worship producing more money for both Mission funds

Ecumenical

Lent Groups’ reactions to material differing

Broughty Ferry Churches Group - Jenny E finishing her year as Convener; BFCG activities and fellowship continue to develop well

City Centre Good Friday procession and service in City Square likely to be repeated

United Evening Services (monthly) resume on Sunday 28 September in Meadowside St Paul’s

Chaplaincy

Chaplain’s contact with Duncan of Jordanstone still slowly progressing, ways to develop relationships being considered

University Chaplains’ meetings in June include Joint Retreat (for Dundee & Abertay) and Conference (for Scotland) in Strathclyde

NCH

Jim Kelly to be invited to speak on Sunday 13 July

Website

Discussion about contents and ways of including appropriately useful information

District website hoped to be in place soon

Christian Aid/ Traidcraft

Margaret likely to run “stall” on a monthly basis

July Communion Offering to Christian Aid

Relief and development work

Methodist Relief and Development Fund harvest material to be obtained - for consideration by Worship Group

UNICEF Jars of Grace material to be obtained

Other issues

Connexional mailing & other literature available from office tray, or see Mary F

Next Meeting — Wednesday 10th September, 8 pm — 9.15 pm

Meetings this Week

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• The President & Vice-President of Conference at Cliff College tomorrow, the President in Scotland next weekend;
• Connexional Wesley Tercentenary celebrations this summer;
• planning for the Circuit Pastoral Day in the autumn;
• relationships and work with children and young people (Christian Aid);
• Christians living under pressure and threat in India (FTM Prayer List);
• Bible Society work in Mexico;
• The Leprosy Mission’s work in Chad and Niger;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Hungary and Romania;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Tipton Circuit (Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District), and in Tranent, (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).

• 18th May 2003
• 1st June 2003

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