30 April 2006
In this News Sheet
Next Sunday
- 10.45 am
- Early singing
- 11 am
- Worship led by the Rev David Firth
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.
Link Club AGM résumé
Thanks were expressed to the team of volunteer Helpers and especially the Office-bearers.
District Synod
Synod will meet in Perth with our Circuit acting as hosts. Ministerial Session will be on Friday in Scott Street Methodist Church, and Representative Session on Saturday in Perth Academy. If you have offered to act as a Steward and wish transport, please contact David & Jenny or David Firth. If you wish to offer help in stewarding, please contact Rob Sibley.
AGED 12 TO 25? READ ON …..
The One Weekend
This youth event is being planned with particular thought for “young people who are in the minority in their church”. It will be based on Rosyth Methodist Church from Friday 9th - Sunday 11th June, cost £20 per person before 14th May (£25 thereafter) - the Methodist Church in Scotland is subsidising the full cost of £40.
The Weekend includes- free entry to “Frenzy” at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, described as “the UK's largest one day Christian music festival”
- free T-shirt, food, programme of games & worship.
Last year over 50 young people attended and many have booked again - think about joining them!
Lorna has some more information or contact Luke & Sarah Russell (District Youth Co-ordinators): phone 07753744023; email luke_sarahr@yahoo.co.uk
MAYC Breakout
Breakout 2007 for Methodist young people will take place in Blackpool from 7th - 9th July - see www.MAYC.info.
The cost this year for Methodist young people in Scotland could be as low as £35 (plus travel) as the Methodist Church in Scotland is offering support and encouraging Circuits & Churches to follow suit. If you are interested, please contact Sarah & Luke Russell (see above) as soon as possible so they can book transport and have some idea of overall costs. Lorna may also have information.
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 2nd May, 10.45 am, followed by lunch at 12 noon. | The Fort Hotel, 48-60 Fort Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | “Alpha @ The Fort” is being arranged through the Rev William Docherty of St Mary's Broughty Ferry. The series, to explore Christian faith, begins this Tuesday and will continue to June 20th, with an “Away Day” on May 20th. All interested are welcome. |
| Wednesday 3rd May | Gardyne Theatre (map) | New Lydian Singers Annual Concert - see literature on the Vestibule table / noticeboard. |
| Friday 5th May | Perth Methodist Church, Scott Street (map) | District Synod Ministerial Session |
| Saturday 6th May, 11 am | Perth Academy, Murray Place, Perth (map) | District Synod Representative Session |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Bible Society
- Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in May for work in Thailand where there are approximately 1 million Christians. The Thai Bible Society has responded to a discerned need by publishing a colourful Children's Bible. See library area noticeboard for details.
- Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to
- Handwritten Bible project in Portugal, especially reaching remote villages;
- Japan Bible Society's International Bible Forum where Biblical scholars lecture daily to over 1000 participants;
- Xstream youth event held monthly in Inverness;
- unhindered existence of a small national Church and thriving expatriate Church in Tunisia;
- support of local societies by United Bible Societies Area Service Centres, based in England, Kenya, USA, and Australia.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 13th May, 10 am to 12 noon | Mary Slessor Centre, Nethergate (map) | The Leprosy Mission: the annual Dundee Branch Coffee Morning. Admission £1 -“usual stalls”. Our support is warmly invited - see posters and leaflets. |
| Saturday 3rd June from 11 am (coffee from 10.30 am) to 3.30 pm | Stirling Methodist Church, Queen St (map) | “Children” : a conference to look at the place of children's' work
in the Methodist Church in Scotland and the wider Connexion, including lunch & reimbursement
of travel costs. It will be led by Connexional personnel :
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Prayer Points for this week
- Pray Without Ceasing focus: Oxford and Leicester District;
- President of Conference at “Fresh Expressions” Conference, Salisbury today & tomorrow; Vice-President of Conference in Shetland from Thursday;
- Connexional Strategy & Resources Committee and Methodist Council meetings, Wednesday, London;
- nomination to Synod of next Chair of Scotland District Synod;
- hosting of Synod in Perth;
- United Nations and other peacekeepers (Christian Aid);
- HIV / AIDS-related work of the YMCA in Cuba (Feed The Minds);
- The Leprosy Mission's work in research, the media, evaluation;
- Bible Society work in Palestine and in Thailand;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay;
- we remember fellow Methodists in the Morecambe and Heysham Circuit (North Lancashire District), and all in Mosspark United Church (Glasgow Circuit).
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