28 October 2007
Next Sunday: 04 November 2007
- 10.45 am
- “early singing” led by Heather Dean
- 11 am
- Worship led by Mr Charles Richmond
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.
Chairs
John (Central Baptist Church) is now our “chair person” and will usually stack away the upstairs chairs on Mondays and set them out on Fridays. The Chair Rota is thus discontinued. Warm thanks are expressed to all who have “moved chairs” in the past, either on rota or after worship.
Fund-raising boxes
New boxes are now available - the first 42 have been constructed and a new label stuck on. As before please fill with whatever you can (we have had over £40 in a box - full of 20p pieces!) but any coins (UK!) welcome. Then hand to David E, or any Church Steward. Thanks in advance!
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 28th October, 6.30 pm | Meadowside St Paul’s (map) | “Songs of Thanksgiving” - our friends at Meadowside St Paul's extend a warm invitation to join them. |
| Monday 29th October, 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “L” | Membership Exploration. Conversation with the Rev Mary Patterson, 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. |
| Tuesday 30th October, 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “B” | Worship Group: a warm welcome is given to ALL interested in our worship life. Discussion will include consideration of worship during Advent and Christmas. Apologies, comments, material, or suggestions to 'tricia. |
| Tuesday 30th October, 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 David Cooper (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit) -“Methodism: a loyal opposition not fit to govern”. Admission is free - refreshments after. |
| Thursday 1st November, 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “B” | Pastoral Committee: members are asked to access papers sent electronically or collect hard copies from Jenny E (or from red tray in office). |
| Saturday 3rd November, 11 am | Dunblane | District Policy Committee |
Support other Organisations
NCH
A copy of “Children Today” is on the Vestibule table.
“Rotary Shoe Box Scheme - boxes here!”
Alan Suttie has now left some flat pack and assembled boxes to be filled with items for this Rotary International Scheme (see details in news-sheet P151, 7th October). There are also leaflets giving guidance on filling the boxes. If you have already signed Alan's list, please take the >box(es) you indicated; if you still wish to take part, please contact Alan - boxes still available!
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in October for work in Nigeria and in November for work in the Dominican Republic, where young people account for the majority of the population: many have fallen prey to drugs alcohol, gang warfare etc. See library area noticeboard for more details.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to:
- celebration of Bible Sunday today;
- planned distribution of 5,000 copies of Scripture material to young people in the Dominican Republic;
- distribution of Scriptures, audio-programmes and new translations in Kenya;
- new General Secretary of the Bible Society in Tanzania, expansion of audio and literacy programmes;
- effects of continuing unrest in D R Congo on work on Bible Studies in Lingala and modern Swahili, also launch of the Kanyok Bible;
- completion of the Lari New Testament in Congo (Brazzaville), also work with blind and visually-impaired people.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 5th November, 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “L” | Membership Exploration. The Rev Mary Patterson will be having the first of several 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. |
| 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, 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 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 |
Prayer Points for this week
- The President & Vice-President of Conference in the Newcastle District this week;
- recently nominated Secretaries in the Connexional Team from 2008 - John Ellis, Mark Wakelin, Chris Elliott;
- members of the Scotland District Policy Committee;
- class leaders & pastoral visitors in the Circuit's churches;
- projects in the East Anglia District, families and friends separated by long distances (Methodist Homes Prayer Diary);
- mini-library provision of books by the Episcopal Diocese of Egypt with Africa and Horn of Africa ('Feed The Minds');
- Bible Society work in Nigeria and in the Dominican Republic;
- The Leprosy Mission's work in Nigeria;
- we pray with and for the peoples of the Indian Ocean islands (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives);
- we remember fellow Methodists in the Bourne Circuit (Lincoln & Grimsby District), and in Portgordon (North of Scotland Mission Circuit).
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