22 April 2007
Next Sunday: 29 April 2007
- 11 am
- Worship led by Mr David Cowling
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.
Solomon Islands Tsunami Appeal
The Methodist Church in Great Britain is inviting donations to support relief work following the fervent earthquake & tsunami in the Solomon Islands. An opportunity to contribute will be offered through a retiring collection next Sunday. Donations payable to “Fund for World Mission” may also be sent direct to Chris Elliot, World Church Office, Methodist Church House, 25 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JR, marked “Solomon Tsunami”.
Easter Offerings
Envelopes for contributions to this annual Appeal are available for return in the collection plate today or the next few weeks. Our support is warmly invited.
Church Council
At the meeting on Thursday, members undertook initial consideration of a proposal for joint development on the sites of our premises and those of Autorent next-door. It is intended that fuller details will be brought for discussion at the General Church Meeting on Sunday 10th June.
Methodist Church in Scotland Administrator
This post, based in Dunblane, is being advertised - for details see noticeboard, phone 017786 820295 or email meth@scottishchurcheshouse.org.
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday and Sunday 21st - 22nd April, 10 am to 5 pm | Camperdown Leisure Park | Dundee Spring Garden Show - £3.50 / £3 concessions. More information from website |
| Monday 23rd April, 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “B” | Safeguarding Meeting - NOW CANCELLED |
| Wednesday 25th April, 6 pm Junior / Intermediate, 7.30 pm Senior | Caird Hall (map) | High School of Dundee Spring Concerts. Tickets (£6, £3) from Dundee City Box office or at the door. |
| Thursday 26th April, 10 am to 4 pm | Scottish Churches House, Dunblane | Third European Ecumenical Assembly.
“The Light of Christ Shines upon All”, Sibiu, Romania,
4th - 9th September 2007.
As preparation for those going to Sibiu and for wider interest, ACTS is organizing a series of Seminars on the Ecumenical Movement, looking at major traditions in Christianity. An Introduction to the Lutheran Tradition. Details from ACTS (Inglewood House, Alloa; tel: 01259 222360) or Scottish Churches House (Kirk Street, Dunblane; tel: 01786 823588). (Jenny enjoyed the first seminar on the Orthodox tradition, and has booked the other 2 - ask her!) |
| Friday 27th April, 7 - 9 pm to Saturday 28th April, 10 am to 4 pm | Assembly Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh (map) | “Towards 2010”. Conference to mark the Centenary of the 1910 Edinburgh World
Missionary Conference, with
speakers including the Rev Samuel Kobia (Methodist), the General
Secretary of the World Council of Churches.
For registration (fee £10, £7 students, retired, low-waged - includes buffet lunch) contact Mrs Kelly Smith, Church of Scotland World Mission Council, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN. More information at www.towards2010.org.uk |
| Saturday 28th April, 11 am | Wallacestone Methodist Church (map) | Representative Synod |
| Saturday 28th April, 2 pm to 4 pm | St Stephen's & West Church, Westfield Road, Broughty Ferry (map) | Broughty Ferry Churches Group - Afternoon Cream Tea |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in April for work in China. See library area noticeboard.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to
- translation of the New Testament soon to be published in Togo & other translation projects there;
- post-election government in Benin, also fundraising and effective distribution;
- new distribution vehicle in Niger, contacts with people of other faiths;
- programmes for youth work in Nigeria;
- technical changes being made to BibleWorld Experience.
Scotland and Slavery
As part of the programme of events to mark the 200th anniversary of the 1807 Slave Trade Abolition Act, please note, and if possible support, these events in Scotland:
- Scottish Friends of Ecumenism Spring Gathering - Saturday 12th May - 10.30 am (brief AGM to 11.40 am) to 4 pm - Scottish Churches House, Dunblane - speakers, Rev Dr Iain Whyte, Professor Geoff Palmer - cost £20 - details from Scottish Churches House, tel: 01786 823588; www.scottishchurcheshouse.org or Jenny.
- Action of Churches Together in Scotland Service - David Livingston Centre, Blantyre - Saturday 16th June
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 5th May, 10 am to 4 pm | Story-Telling Centre, Netherbow, Edinburgh (map) | Ecumenical Reflection Day, run by the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Methodist Church in Scotland, facilitated by the Anglican poet & liturgist Nicola Slee on “Speaking the Body's Wisdom: Praying and Writing the Body”. See leaflet on Vestibule table or contact Helen Wareing (01968 670374) for details or to register. |
| Saturday 9th June | Viewlands Primary School, Perth (map) | “Taste and See” - District Resourcing Day.
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Prayer Points for this week
- The President and Vice-President-designate of Conference in the Liverpool District this week and next weekend;
- Connexional Leadership Team meeting, Tuesday - Wednesday;
- Ministerial Synod - Friday, Representative Synod - Saturday;
- Church Safeguarding Officers in the Circuit's churches;
- empowerment of marginalised families in Bangladesh (Christian Aid);
- The Leprosy Mission's programmes and their coordination;
- SAT-7 broadcasting across the Middle East and North Africa (Feed The Minds);
- Bible Society work in China;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Djibouti and of Somalia;
- we remember fellow Methodists in the Altrincham Circuit (Manchester and Stockport District) and all in Mosspark United Church (Glasgow Circuit).
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