28 May 2006
In this News Sheet
Next Sunday
- 10.45 am
- Worship and General Church Meeting conducted by the Rev Mary Patterson
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.
Crèche Location
It has been suggested and generally agreed that the crèche on a Sunday morning now meet in the back downstairs room, to provide more space for “the wee ones”.
General Church Meeting
Worship next Sunday will begin at 10.45 am and is being arranged to include sharing thoughts about our life together and necessary GCM business. Time will be allocated for- conversation about how we are meeting our calling as Methodists to “respond to the Gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission”
- appointments of Church Stewards and representatives to the Church Council
- reports
- consideration of responses to 'What Sort of Bishops?' (summary available today).
If there are other matters which you wish to raise, please let Mary Patterson or Moriamo know during this week.
Provision will be made for children to remain upstairs so that everyone may be included throughout.
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 31st May, 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “L” | Forum on Worship. All are welcome to this open meeting when discussion will include thinking about our marking of the Scotland “Pray Without Ceasing” Week (August 11th - 18th) - our Circuit's Day is Thursday 17th. |
| Sunday 4th June, 2.30 pm | St Luke's & Queen Street Church of Scotland, West Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | Pentecost Prayer Walk. Broughty Ferry Churches Group invite you to join the Walk at St Luke's & Queen Street at 2.30 pm and returning there for refreshments c 3.30 - 4 pm. Prayers will be led at appropriate stages of the walk which can be joined or left at any point. Further details from Anne Anderson, tel (01382) 738620. |
| Sunday 4th June | the Tay | Scottish Churches Housing Action - sponsored white water rafting on the Tay - - see leaflet on downstairs noticeboard or http://www.churches-housing.org/fundraising.php; contact valscotchho@ednet.co.uk. |
Support other Organisations
HIV / AIDS Ribbons
“Glittery” ribbons have been obtained from South Africa via “Rainbow Turtle” in Paisley - see Vestibule table. Donations of £1 per ribbon requested.
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in May for work in Thailand and in June for work in Burkina Faso. See library area noticeboard for details.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to- Year of Youth, focus of current work in Sri Lanka - quiz, easy, & speech contests
- provision of Bibles in India where Christians are 25 million out of a population of 1.1 billion
- translations in Asia-Pacific Area, especially consultants checking projects and local translators.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 4th June to Sunday, 11th June | St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Church, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | Lecture series - “Jesus as Theologian”. Dr Kenneth E Bailey (Pittsburgh, USA) will be visiting St Mary's Broughty Ferry for the week 4th - 11th June. He will preach at Sung Eucharist on the Sundays and during the week give a series of lectures on the above theme. A warm invitation is extended to everyone to the (free) lectures from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm with a short following discussion. See poster on noticeboard for information on speaker and topics. |
| Tues 6 - Sat 10 June @ 7.45pm : Matinees Thurs 8 @ 2.00pm & Sat 10 @ 2.30pm | Dundee Rep | Milton's “Paradise Lost” - see literature on the Vestibule table / noticeboard. http://www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk/w_paradise.htm |
| Thursday, 8th June 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church | “Fresh Expressions” : following the District Day and Circuit Meeting in March, it was agreed to hold an open evening for everyone in the Circuit's 5 congregations to view the “Fresh Expressions” DVD and continue conversations about “ways of being church”. Please think carefully and prayerfully about coming - then do! |
| Saturday 10th June, 10 am | Dundee Methodist Church | Coffee Morning for the Link Club The Link Club is in the process of replacing their Minibus and some of us felt that the congregation would like an opportunity to show their support by helping with the fund-raising. So, a Coffee Morning has been arranged. Please come along and support this event and enjoy a coffee (or tea) and a chat. Items (wrapped) for a Cake / Candy stall would be appreciated. Tickets on sale NOW. If anyone would like to make a cash donation to this project, please see Lorna, Jenny or Paddy. |
| Saturday 17th June, 10 am - 5 pm | Bell's Sport Centre, Perth (map) | “Seeds of Hope”. Action of Churches Together in Scotland invites everyone to this Scottish Ecumenical
Gathering. Tickets are available (£5 individual, £10 family) from the ACTS Office
in Alloa - see leaflets on Vestibule table, contact Joan Pennycook on 01259 724336,
email:ecumenical@acts-scotland.org.
The Programme (10 am - 5 pm) comprises
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Prayer Points for this week
- Pray Without Ceasing focus: Sheffield District;
- President of Conference in North Wales and Cymru Districts next weekend;
- forthcoming United Free Church Assembly in Perth and Scottish Episcopal Church General Synod in Edinburgh;
- administration within the Scotland District;
- peace-keeping throughout the world - Monday is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers (Christian Aid);
- Centre de Recherche en Amenagement et Developpment (CRAD) in Democratic Republic of Congo (Feed The Minds);
- The Leprosy Mission's work in Myanmar and Thailand;
- Bible Society work in Thailand and Burkina Faso;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Hungary and Romania;
- we remember fellow Methodists in the Lytham St Annes Circuit (North Lancashire District), and in Milton (Glasgow Circuit).
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