29 May 2005

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.

General Church Meeting

The annual General Church Meeting will take place today after worship to give an opportunity for discussion of the life of our Church. Everyone is invited to take part in the Meeting, which has responsibility for electing the Church Stewards (1 known vacancy), representatives to the Church Council (1 known vacancy), and auditors. This is also an important opportunity for sharing in conversation about matters of current concern and the way ahead.

Please note that the Church Council decided to take the opportunity to hold a practice “Emergency Fire Evacuation” at the close of the GCM.

Pastoral Committee

Will members please collect papers from Jenny (or red tray) for meeting on Wednesday.

Preaching Plans

The plans for the quarter June – August are now available from the Vestibule.

Librarian’s Plea

Clare is trying to trace the Church Library copy of “It’s Not Just Counting the Collection – a Guide to Being a Church Steward”. If you have it and are no longer using it, please return it - or let Clare know of its whereabouts!

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

NCH – Families Project

Good news that the Project is a finalist in the Care Accolade Awards of the Scottish Social Services Council in category 3: ‘for best initiative to promote partnership working’. The Awards ceremony is being held in Glasgow next Sunday, 5th June.

The Project is increasingly attracting praise for its success in tackling anti-social behaviour by tenants. On a recent visit, the Deputy Communities Minister Johann Lamont, MSP, gave it the ‘seal of approval’ as ‘a model that worked’.

Scottish Bible Society

The Bible-a-Month Club invites our support in June for work in Rwanda, where illiteracy is high. Bible Society graded easy-to-read Scripture booklets assist children and adults in gaining readings skills, as well as hearing of God’s love for them. See library area noticeboard for more details.

Make Poverty History

MPH is calling on the G8 meeting in Gleneagles to:

• Call for trade rules that ensure Governments can choose the best solution to end poverty. This will not always mean free trade.
• End export subsidies that damage the livelihoods of poor communities around the world.
• Make laws to stop big business profiting at the expense of people and the environment.

Edinburgh 2nd July2005 – “make your voice heard”:

See Campaigner’s Guide on Vestibule table for

• background and information on issues
• details of / guide to Come to Edinburgh Rally
• mobilising others
• ‘What do we want?'
• Trade Justice
• Drop the Debt
• More and Better Aid

“FACT! World trade rules rob poor countries of £1.3 billion a day – 14 times what they get in aid”

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• The President & Vice-President of Conference at Cliff College Anniversary this weekend;
• Methodists for World Mission Conference, Swanwick, next weekend;
• Dundee General Church Meeting today;
• presence at the “Eisteddfod yr Urdd” (cultural festival for Youth in Wales) in Cardiff this week (Christian Aid);
• theology teaching in the 100 seminaries in Myanmar (Feed The Minds);
• The Leprosy Mission’s work in Myanmar, and in Thailand;
• Bible Society work in Siberia, and in Rwanda;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Mongolia, and of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Stamford and Rutland Circuit (Oxford & Leicester District), and all in Mosspark Ecumenical Partnership (Glasgow Circuit).

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