04 November 2007
Next Sunday: 11 November 2007 - Remembrance Sunday
- 10.50 am
- Worship led by Mrs Marcia Mackenzie
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.
Cleaning
From tomorrow, Liz Thom will be employed as our cleaner; she will be on the premises each week for about 4 hours on Monday afternoons. Please note this for possible bookings then.
Rotary Shoe Box Scheme - collection time!
Alan Suttie requests that filled boxes are brought to Marketgait and left under the Vestibule table for collection by himself next Sunday.
Young people / children Meeting
A meeting will be held at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 13th November in Marketgait. The purpose is to continue discussions, started at a previous meeting on 13th August, about how best to meet the needs of all the youngsters in our church. EVERYONE who has an interest in this, or has some ideas to contribute, is very welcome to attend. If you can't be there, contact Rev Mary Patterson, Lorna or Margaret.
Worship Group & Pastoral Committee
News next week!
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 5th November, 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, small room | Membership Exploration : the next in the series of conversations. Anyone interested will be welcome. |
| Tuesday 6th November, 7.30 pm | Woodlands Methodist Church, 229 Woodlands Road, Glasgow (underground Kelvingrove) or see www.woodlandsmethodistchurch.org.uk | The Woodlands Lecture Series - A series of public lectures. Rev Daniel French (Methodist Church in Ghana) - “The challenge of mission in 21st century Christianity: a survey of early Wesleyan missionary activity of Ghana Methodism”. Admission is free - refreshments after. |
| Wednesday 7th November, 7 pm to 9 pm | Meadowside St Paul’s Church Hall(map) | A “Christian - Muslim Conversation”. Organised by Churches Agency for Interfaith Relations in Scotland (CAIRS) in association with meem consultancy. All are welcome. This is part of a series of meetings throughout Scotland, especially for Christians who have had little or no experience of meeting with Muslims. The programme will include a basic public dialogue between a Christian (Andrew Sarle - the Interfaith Education Officer for ACTS) and a Muslim (Na'eem Raza). Light refreshments will be available, with opportunity for continued fellowship and informal conversation. See noticeboard for further details. |
| Saturday 10th November, 11 am to 2 pm | Meadowside St Paul’s Church Hall (map) | “Santa's Workshops” to aid in 'getting ready for Christmas with the help of experts'; entry £2, including refreshments. See poster on noticeboard for details. |
| Saturday 10th November, 10 am (viewing from 9 am) | St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Church Hall, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | Auction in aid of Organ Restoration Fund. Items will be received on Friday from 2.30 pm to 7 pm. Admission £2. See poster / ring (01382) 477477 |
| Saturday 10th November, 7 pm | Castlehill Methodist Church, Netherton Road, Wishaw | A Celebration of the 300th anniversary of Charles Wesley's birth with the Band of Motherwell Salvation Army, organised by the Lanarkshire Circuit. |
| Saturday 10th November | “Reel Fling Ceilidh” See www.dundeeforchrist.com or contact Ian Black, The Steeple, Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4DG; tel (01382) 204700 / 07704773382; email ian@dundeeforchrist.com |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in November for work in the Dominican Republic. See library area noticeboard for more details.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to:
- completion of the Kinyarwanda Children's Bible in Rwanda, funding of printing; also production of study Bible to help rural pastors;
- relationships between Bible Society and the churches as peace returns to Burundi;
- annual conference of SBS speakers and Area Organisers next weekend in Carberry, Musselburgh.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 13th November, 7.30 pm | Woodlands Methodist Church, 229 Woodlands Road, Glasgow (underground Kelvingrove) or see www.woodlandsmethodistchurch.org.uk | The Woodlands Lecture Series - A series of public lectures. Rev Lily Twist (Chair of the Scotland Synod) - “Hankering for holistic worship”. Admission is free - refreshments after. |
| Wednesday 14th November, 6.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “L” | Membership Exploration conversations in Marketgait, as a preliminary to Confirmation / Admission to Full Membership of the Methodist Church. Anyone else interested in exploring membership, or what “belonging to the church” involves, will be very welcome. |
| Saturday 17th November, 10 am to 4 pm | New Stevenston Methodist Church, Jerviston Street, New Stevenston | “Explore” - Social Responsibility and Evangelism” - with David Rogerson (District Coordinator, Evangelism & Mission), organised by the Lanarkshire Circuit. Light lunch provided; to book contact Sandra Paterson, tel: 01698 254509; sandrapaterson1@yahoo.co.uk |
| Saturday 17th November | 'Sing Like the Saved'. See www.dundeeforchrist.com or contact Ian Black, The Steeple, Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4DG; tel (01382) 204700 / 07704773382; email ian@dundeeforchrist.com | |
| Saturday 24th November, 10 am to 3 pm | St Luke's & Queen Street Church of Scotland, West Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | Advent Quiet Day: a time of meditation, stillness, relaxation, peace, - with worship, listening, eating, craft, bookstall - and fun! All welcome. |
| Monday 3rd December, 10 am to 8 pm | St Luke's & Queen Street Church of Scotland, West Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | “Tree For Life Festival”: decoration of trees by church groups. Proceeds to cancer research. |
| Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 8th December, 10 am to 3 pm | St Luke's & Queen Street Church of Scotland, West Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | “Tree For Life Festival”: public viewing of decorated trees, refreshments served. If anyone, especially “Ferry Methodists”, can help by providing home baking and / or serving refreshments, contact Jenny or David Easson, or Anne Anderson (01382 738620). Proceeds to cancer research. |
| Friday 7th December, 7.30 pm | St Luke's & Queen Street Church of Scotland, West Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | “Tree For Life Festival”: 'Tread the Boards' Concert, followed by mulled wine & mince pies, auction of decorated trees. If anyone, especially “Ferry Methodists”, can help by providing home baking and / or serving refreshments, contact Jenny or David Easson, or Anne Anderson (01382 738620). Proceeds to cancer research. |
| Saturday 8th December | St Luke's & Queen Street Church of Scotland, West Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map) | “Tree For Life Festival”: Special Visit by Santa (collection of auctioned trees after 3 pm). Proceeds to cancer research. |
Prayer Points for this week
- The President of Conference at the Scottish Mission Partners Conference, Edinburgh, next weekend;
- Stationing Matching Group meeting, Monday - Tuesday;
- planning for Ecumenical Review Group visit to Scotland;
- outcomes of District Policy Committee decisions;
- new projects or developments in Hitchin, Bolton, Bedford, and Sutton Coldfield (Methodist Homes Prayer Diary);
- Together Ghana's provision of mother and child health services in the Volta Region ('Feed The Minds');
- Bible Society work in the Dominican Republic;
- The Leprosy Mission's work in West India - Karnataka, Maharashtra;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda;
- we remember fellow Methodists in the South Holland Circuit (Lincoln & Grimsby District), and in Banff (North of Scotland Mission Circuit).
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