02 July 2006

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.

Pastoral Care

Please note that Ministerial care within the Circuit will be undertaken by the Rev David Firth until 15th July. The Rev Jean Murrie is also available if necessary.

'What Sort of Bishops?'

10 copies of the full Report are in a box on the Vestibule table - borrow, read, & return before 'Discussion with Coffee' on 9th September.

Crèche

As the Worship Group has asked that there be a crèche during July - August, will anyone on the rotas who will be available please contact Elaine.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in July for work in Mexico. In the mountainous state of Chiapas, at the southern tip of the country, the population speak 57 distinct indigenous languages. In this poor area, once the centre of the Mayan Empire, Christians suffer religious intolerance. See library area noticeboard for details.

• work in Mexico City where the work of agencies providing essentials to 130,00 street children is complemented by Bible Society material;
• new programmes in the USA;
• publication of the Psalms in Azeri (Azerbaijan) and distribution of the Old Testament in Azeri;
• launch of Braille version of Luke and other books in Armenia, also completion of the Common Language New Testament;
• developing work in Georgia and Lithuania.

Christian Aid - “The Beat Goes On” - July 8th

A year after the G8 Summit at Gleneagles, the campaign 'to make poverty history' continues its pressure on the UK Government in a DRUMMING CAMPAIGN.

• Various events are being planned for next Saturday, including at 'T in the Park', Balado, Kinross. See Christian Aid newspaper for more details (including drum-beat rhythm!).
• 'Summer Drumming' includes events in July and September to “beat out our new trade justice demand for the Government to cut funding to the IMF and World Bank”.
• The request for Saturday July 8th is for 10,103 drummers to form “a nationwide drumming petition and a world-record attempt, all rolled into one” to act as a “succinct reminder to our government of its promise to the world's poorest people”, through one of the world's most universal - and noisiest - means of communication.

More details from Christian Aid www.christianaid.org.uk or www.pressureworks.org/dosomething

There is also a “Campaigners' Day” being organised for Saturday September 9th in Colinton Parish Church Rooms, Edinburgh - see red leaflet on downstairs notice board.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• Pray Without Ceasing focus: West Yorkshire District;
• the President of Conference at MAYC “Breakout”, Blackpool, next weekend;
• the Vice-President of Conference at the Royal Show, Stoneleigh, tomorrow, and at the General Synod of the Church of England next weekend;
• the President-designate, Rev Martin Atkins, & the Vice-President-Designate, Ruby Beech;
• the Chair-designate of Synod, Rev Lily Twist, and her husband Colin;
• Mary Patterson and her family spending holiday time together;
• Uluguru Mountains Agricultural Development Project support for small-scale farmers in Tanzania (Christian Aid);
• booklets on sexually-transmitted diseases produced for L'Eglise du Christ au Congo (in DR Congo) (Feed The Minds);
• The Leprosy Mission's supporters;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Nigeria;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Clitheroe Circuit (North Lancashire District), and in Paisley (Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Circuit).

• 25 June 2006
• 09 July 2006

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