08 October 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 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.

Church Council résumé

• deferment of the appointment of a new Dundee representative to Circuit Meeting until next Council;
• process for deciding take-up of “Growing from the Inside Out” course after Sunday 5th November;
• property matters including replacement & maintenance work, statutory risk assessments, recycling & other ecological considerations;
• a 'healthy' financial report including Statements for 2005-6 & Budget for 2006-7, and formal acceptance of the required Reserves Policy;
• pastoral report including
  • appointment of 'tricia as a Pastoral Visitor (in Fife);
  • need to strengthen crèche rota;
• worship items including
  • 'Pray Without Ceasing' feedback and thoughts for continued strengthening of our prayer life together;
  • agreement to Service on Christmas Day;
• Service & Mission Committee's arrangements for
  • “Fresh Expressions” Coffee Morning on Saturday 21st October from 10 am to 12 noon;
  • Edinburgh “Inter-Faith Group” visit on Sunday 19th November to share in worship and faith lunch;
• reports from Circuit Meeting and Synod, noting that 'tricia, Sandy & David E are to go to Conference;
• matters relating to children and young people;
• Link Club news, including pressures on its (small) team of 'lead helpers', especially the Secretary;
• 'publicity and outreach', including formation of a small “publicity group” to design and produce a leaflet (if interested, contact Avril or David Firth)

Next Council - 22nd February 2007 at 7.30 pm.

Please ask Council members for more details.

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.
It is hoped that there will be good support from Scotland Methodists, particularly from neighbouring Circuits including ours. Tickets are available free on the Vestibule table - please collect; contact David Firth about coordinating transport.

Property points

Sought - Volunteer painters for painting the surrounds of the new storage radiators upstairs - please see Norah if you can help with this “small job”

A vacuum cleaner is now available for use downstairs and is being kept in the cupboard in the back room.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Traidcraft

Catalogues are still available on the Vestibule table: borrow, peruse, use … Margaret will take orders.

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in October for work in Sri Lanka. See library area noticeboard.

• support for translation work in Finland;
• preparation of a 'study edition' of the new revised New Testament in the two main languages of Norway;
• Sweden's request for blessing on its “mission to make the Bible known and read in our country”;
• translation work in Maori and Tokelauan in New Zealand.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• The President of Conference in Scotland this weekend;
• Regional & Connexional Stationing Committees meetings on Friday and Saturday;
• NCH work throughout Scotland;
• Rev Mary Patterson and family during her sabbatical;
• partners in Burma, working under many kinds of pressure (Christian Aid);
• resourcing of theological and vocational training by the Africa College of Theology in Uganda (Feed The Minds);
• The Leprosy Mission's work in India - Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh;
• Bible Society work in Sri Lanka;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Cameroon and the Central African Republic;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Sunderland Circuit; (Newcastle-upon-Tyne District), and in Peterhead (North of Scotland Mission Circuit).

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