22 July 2007

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.

Bookings

Please note that Liz has now taken over from Norah as Bookings Secretary. She should be contacted about all use of our premises.

Rota Time again!

• Door Stewards and Coffee makers - please let Paddy know of any dates you do not wish to be on duty during the period September 07 to February 08. Thanks to everyone who helps in this way and a special 'Thank You' to those people who are retiring after having been faithful Door Stewards for many years. If anyone would like to join the team of Door Stewards or help with providing coffee after Sunday worship, please speak to Paddy or Mary F. Church Stewards and Counters will receive individual forms.
• Chairs Rota - additional names are also invited - there are 4 teams at present - contact Paddy or Mary.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in July for work in Bolivia, including distribution to students and teachers in schools in La Paz and Cochabamba. See library area noticeboard.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to :

• first inter-confessional translation of the Bible in Albanian;
• progress with the bilingual Maori-English translation and on-going work on the Maori Old Testament, in New Zealand;
• printing of the revised Bible in Macedonia;
• recuperation, especially rebuilding of homes after the tsunami in the Solomon Islands;
• distribution of the Children's Bible in Greece.

Scottish Churches Housing Action

• The latest issue of 'Our Homeless Neighbour' (no 46 for July 2007) is on the Vestibule table : borrow - read - return.
• SCHA will be taking part in the 'Nexus Scotland 2007' event in the SECC, Glasgow on Thursday - Saturday 23rd - 25th August, when the Christian Resources Exhibition and the Big Saturday join to host “their largest ever Scottish show”. The SCHA stall is in the 'Reach Out' section and on Thursday 23rd will host a seminar, 'Homelessness and poverty action 2008'.
• Planning is in progress to link Homelessness Sunday 2008 - 28th January- through the week to Poverty Action Sunday - 3rd February - with materials on the theme 'Opening Doors, Opening Hearts'. Further details from www.homelessness-sunday.org.uk and www.churches-housing.org.

Feed The Minds

Feed The Minds is now established as the only ecumenical Christian Non-Governmental Organisation in the UK, committed solely to supporting education and communication projects worldwide. In addition to its programme of grant-aid for literacy projects worldwide, it is developing a pioneering project 'Peacemakers', which “demonstrates the connection between what happens at home and globally on our partners' doorsteps.”

For more details, see www.feedtheminds.org or contact FTM, 36 Causton Street, London SW1P 4AU (tel 08451 21 21 02).

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• process to appoint the new General Secretary of the Methodist Church & Secretary of Conference;
• planning for the Charles Wesley Flower Festival, Perth;
• The Leprosy Mission's work in China, Korea, & Laos;
• partners and projects in Egypt (Christian Aid);
• Centre for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Conflict Prevention, Bulgaria (FTM);
• Bible Society work in Bolivia;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the St Helens and Prescot Circuit (Liverpool District) (including Rev Lily Twist (Superintendent, new Chair of the Scotland Synod) and her husband Colin), and in Greenock (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire Circuit).

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