29 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.

“GROWING FROM THE INSIDE OUT”

Next Sunday's worship will include an introduction to this course offered by the District Evangelism Group (inserts on Vestibule table). After worship there will be an opportunity to continue conversation during the serving of coffee. This is intended to help to lead to a decision about the uptake of the offer of the course.

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.

Methodist Homes

Next Sunday is being observed in Methodism as an opportunity for

• celebration of the work of MHA and the value of older people
• awareness of future needs and ways to respond
• fund-raising to make a difference to the quality of life for older people
• volunteers working together
• recognition of 'The Church in Action' for older people.

There are vacancies for both a Circuit and a local Dundee MH 'link person'. If either of these is something you feel you might be able to do, please contact the Rev David Firth or Mary F (Service & Mission Secretary)

Envelopes in support of the work of Methodist Homes are available for return in the offering next Sunday 5th November.

IBRA

Jean will welcome orders for next year's Bible Reading Notes - see library noticeboard for details or ask her.

Pastoral Committee

Will ALL members including Ministers, Pastoral Visitors and all Church Stewards please collect their papers from Jenny (today) or the 'pastoral' red tray in the upstairs office before the meeting on Thursday 9th November.

Book recommendation

'Peacemaking: A Christian Vocation' (Methodist / URC) which Jenny commended last week - from MPH, £3.99; ISBN : 1-85852-323-0.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in October for work in Sri Lanka and in November for work in Russia where the Bible Society launched a translation project to provide the Bible for 550,000 people in the Buryat Republic near Lake Baikal, one of the poorest regions in the Russian Federation. See library area noticeboard.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

• Bible Sunday today - theme 'A Voice for Romania';
• increasing HIV / AIDS problem in China;
• successful re-registration (mandatory) of the Bible Society in Belarus;
• re-editing of the Tamil Bible in India.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• The President of Conference's visit to Bridlington;
• Methodist Council meeting, High Leigh, Tuesday - Wednesday;
• Scotland District Stationing representatives;
• Rev David Firth during Mary Patterson's sabbatical;
• partners in Central America (Christian Aid);
• The Leprosy Mission's work in West India;
• Theological Book Trust's Africa / India Project workshops in Lagos and Nairobi (Feed The Minds);
• Bible Society work in Sri Lanka;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Germany;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the (new) Lindisfarne Circuit (Newcastle-upon-Tyne District), and in Cullen (North of Scotland Mission Circuit).

• 22 October 2006
• 05 November 2006

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