01 October 2006
Next Sunday
- 11 am
- Worship led by the Rev Gerald Bostock
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 Charge
During Mary's sabbatical, from now to the New Year, please notify the Rev David Firth of any request or need for Ministerial pastoral care direct and / or via the Pastoral Secretary (Jenny Easson), Pastoral Visitors, or the Church Stewards.
Property Points to note
Carpet-cleaners will be working in the premises on Wednesday, beginning upstairs from c 11 am. Their advice is that the rooms should be ready for use on Thursday.
Volunteer painters for painting the surrounds of the new storage radiators upstairs - please see Norah if you can help with this “small job”.
NCH
The Annual UK National Service of Thanksgiving will be held in Central Hall, Tollcross, Edinburgh, on Tuesday 10th October at 7.15 pm. The President and Vice-President of Conference will take part, and also young people from NCH projects & the Tollcross Primary School Gaelic Choir. Worship will be followed by refreshments and presentations, hosted by Gordon Eglinton, Chair of NCH. Tickets are available free (not necessary for entry but to indicate possible numbers). Please sign the list on the table if you hope to go - Rev David Firth is to obtain tickets. Please also see David about “travelling together”.
Crèche Rota
Elaine or the Church Stewards will be grateful to hear from / of people willing to join the (currently small) team willing to take care of “wee ones” downstairs during part of Sunday morning worship.
Flower distribution
Jean has requested assistance with the distribution of flowers on a Sunday for the period of her recuperation from eye surgery (2 operations). Please contact her in advance or have a word with her.
mph (re-branding of Methodist Publishing House!)
The new catalogue is now available - one set of the leaflets giving details is on a Vestibule table. Among publications are- “Share this Feast”, reflecting on Holy Communion in nine themes - life in unity, thanksgiving, remembering, sacrifice, personal devotion, presence, the work of the Spirit, anticipation, mission and justice.
- “Peacemaking: A Christian Vocation”, a joint report by the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church, commended during Conference in Edinburgh.
Support other Organisations
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in October for work in Sri Lanka where people are still slowly picking up their lives after the Boxing Day Tsunami disaster with the loss of valued possessions, including Bibles, for many. See library area noticeboard for more details.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to- continued use of BibleWorld SBS Studios, undergoing its annual overhaul this week in Hull;
- coordinators, volunteers and visitors to BibleWorld exhibition in Curacao Netherlands Antilles;
- SBS young staff team helping teach Bible module in a Wishaw school on Thursday;
- translation projects into Akawaoi, Waphishana, and Creole in Guyana and French Guiana;
- continuing popularity of BibleWorld project in Suriname.
Preparations for Bible Sunday (29th October) include a National Sponsored Walk on Saturday 28th October, to raise funds to help provide “A Voice for Romania”. See letter on library noticeboard for more information.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 10th October, 7.30 pm | Tollcross Central Hall, Edinburgh (map) | UK National NCH Service of Thanksgiving. The Preacher will be the President of Conference, the Rev Graham Carter, and worship will include contribution from Tollcross Primary School Gaelic Choir. Worship will be followed by refreshments and presentations, hosted by Gordon Eglinton, Chair of NCH. Tickets are available free (not necessary for entry but to indicate possible numbers). Please sign the list on the table if you hope to go - Rev David Firth is to obtain tickets. Please also see David about “travelling together”. See poster on noticeboard. |
| Saturday 21st October, 7.30 pm | St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Church, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | A Feast of Festivals. Our support is invited for this concert to be given by St Mary's Church Choir and Friends. Admission free - collection in aid of the Organ Restoration Fund. The conductor will be Bill Sinclair and Euan Crabb the trumpet soloist. Light refreshments will be served after. |
| Saturday 25th November, 10 am and 3 pm | Scottish Churches House, Dunblane | THINKING Outside the BOX - The District Evangelism Group invites
anyone interested to join them
in “taking a fresh look at faith”. A sandwich
& fruit lunch will be provided. If you are interested and would like to know more, please contact Grahame Lockhart, Evangelism Unit Coordinator, tel 01356 624235; to book a place, contact the District Office in Dunblane, tel 01768 820295; email meth@scottishchurcheshouse.org (Please also tell Margaret Brown, Administrator, of any dietary or other requirements). |
Prayer Points for this week
- The President & Vice-President of Conference at the Conservative Party Conference, Monday - Tuesday;
- Connexional Leadership Team, Swanwick, Tuesday - Wednesday;
- visit of Rev Graham Carter to Scotland next weekend;
- Rev David Firth at the District Superintendents' Forum in Dunblane, Tuesday;
- visits to British Isles by representatives of partner organisations (Christian Aid);
- Craftshare Vocational Training Centre's post-war education programmes in Sierra Leone (Feed The Minds);
- The Leprosy Mission's international staff, recruitment;
- Bible Society work in Sri Lanka;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger;
- we remember fellow Methodists in the East Durham Circuit (Newcastle-upon-Tyne District), and in Aberdeen (North of Scotland Mission Circuit).
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