Dundee Methodist Church

30 November 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.

Christmas Mail

  • The Christmas Box for ‘posting’ cards to Marketgait friends will be available from next Sunday, with distribution during ‘coffee after worship’ on Sunday 21st December & at the Christmas Day Service.
  • Cards will again be posted to Link Club members on behalf of Dundee Methodist Church.

Christmas Gift Tags

in box on table – proceeds to church funds.

Plans for the new Quarter (December 03 – February 04)

These are now available from the Vestibule table - free - uplift - distribute.

Important Property points

  • The new stairchair has been installed but is not to be regarded as “fully functional” or used until the safety implications and operating procedures have been fully worked out. Please be understanding of this (hopefully slight) further delay in providing upstairs access; contact Norah for further advice.
  • The new overhead Vestibule Heater is now operational.

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Sunday, November 30th, 6.30 pm Dundee Congregational Church, Constitution Rd (south of the dual carriageway, off Ward Rd) City Centre Churches Ecumenical Advent Worship – speaker from the Gideons.
Gideons are Christian business and professional men. They are members of a local church and communicate their faith through personal testimony and by presenting or placing copies of The Bible in many different outlets, such as hotels, hospitals, and residential homes. They also present copies to nurses, members of the emergency services, and civic dignitaries. This ministry is now carried out in 155 countries in about 70 languages at rate of 1 million copies every 10 days.
Sunday, November 30th, 6.30 pm St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry Ecumenical Advent Worship, Broughty Ferry Churches Group
Monday, December 1st, 7 pm - 9 pm Marketgait, upstairs Circuit Preachers’ Meeting
Thurdday, December 4th, 10 am Marketgait, small room District Training Group
Thursday, December 4th, 2 pm Marketgait, “L” ‘Circuit Forum’ Planning Group
Saturday 6th December, 2.30 pm Dundee Rep Theatre “Peter Pan”
  • Two tickets still available
  • Tea to be served in church at c 5.15 pm
  • Anyone not able to go to the Rep but wishing to join us for Tea will be welcome
  • Help with catering would also be great!
Please contact Elizabeth R about any of the above.

Support other Organisations

NCH

November is designated as “cutlery” month in our request for surplus items for use by the Cowan Grove and Families projects. See Margaret for more details.

Support the Link Club - ends 16 December!

“A Link Club member, has knitted an outfit for Sarah, the doll which is on the table in the Vestibule. (Thanks to Paddy for helping Angela.) The Club is hoping to raise some money for Club funds by asking people to guess Sarah’s birthday. Each guess costs 20p and can be written in the diary beside the doll. Whoever guesses correctly will win Sarah. The Link Club would be grateful for your support – there is a box on the table for contributions.”

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
9th – 11th July 2004 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Xposed (a Christian Youth Festival) - the MAYC London Weekend equivalent.
  • Cost £38 if booked before 28th February or £43 if booked before 28th May (full price £50).
  • Sarah Russell, Junior Church Co-ordinator at Nicolson Square Edinburgh, would like to try and organise a group from Scotland. She has taken groups to MAYC before and they had a great time. She and Luke were heavily involved in the successful Youth Council Event in Paisley.
  • If you have only a few young people, it’s an ideal way for them to experience a BIG enthusiastic Methodist gathering. Sarah iskeen to get in touch with the key Circuit / Church contacts ASAP”
  • Logistically we may have to travel independently and meet up in Blackpool, but perhaps not? Travel will be in addition to the cost of the weekend.
  • Contact Sarah on 01501 7832049, mobile 07753 744023.

Prayer Points for this week

  • The President and Vice-President of Conference in the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District next weekend;
  • Methodist Council meeting in London, Thursday;
  • the calling of the Methodist people in Tayside & North-East Fife;
  • World AIDS Day tomorrow;
  • support for relationships by Relate Communications in Kampala, Uganda (Feed The Minds);
  • partners and projects supporting work with AIDS and HIV-positive people (Christian Aid);
  • The Leprosy Mission’s partnerships with other agencies;
  • Bible Society work in Thailand and in Palestine;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of India and Sri Lanka;
  • we remember fellow Methodists in the Brighouse Circuit (West Yorkshire District), and in Aberdeen (North of Scotland Mission Circuit).