24 February 2008

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.

Ecumenical Observance of Lent

• Broughty Ferry Churches Group : Wednesday at 7 pm in St Luke's & Queen Street on the theme “Jesus and business and finances”. All welcome.
• Dundee City Centre Churches : Wednesday at 7.30 pm in Meadowside St Paul's. Material from the CTBI “Pathways of Prayer”. All welcome.

Dundee Nablus Twinning Association - urgent plea for help!

Mary Henderson, Secretary of DNTA, has circulated the following request :

Some years ago two Dundee Primary schools in Dundee amalgamated, and the library of one was put into a Dundee City Council store. Many of these books constitute a complete English language programme, and visitors from Nablus have said they would love to have them - that such books are unobtainable in Palestine. We have tried to find a way of sending out the books, so far without success.

Now Dundee CC has said that the store is required for other purposes; we have a 2-week deadline for finding a new home for the books* while we continue to seek an affordable means of transport.

Can anyone help with this problem? Does anyone have a dry garage, store, loft or something? If you can help please contact Mary.

* Details of quantity from Mary, Jenny or David.

Scottish Churches House Jubilee Appeal

The Rev Lily Twist, Chair of the Synod, has written to commend the Appeal to all Methodists in the District.

The District Policy Committee has already agreed an initial donation of £2,000 and encourages us all to respond by

• fund-raising - donations may be sent through our District Office
• making use of SCH facilities and Programme events
• praying for the plans and those responsible for the work.

See Vestibule table for copies of Lily's letter and other papers.

NCH - Dundee

Derek & Glenna hope to make a trip in the near future to the Project to take our donated items. Please consult the list of suggested items on the downstairs noticeboard: donations may be left (tidily and clearly labelled “NCH”, please) in the 'coat corridor' or given to Derek or Glenna.

Charity Number Use - Important advice

Secretaries and Treasurers (and others producing documentation / papers under the name of Dundee Methodist Church) are advised that OSCR will require our Charity Number to be recorded on (virtually) all paperwork wef 31st March 2008. Our number is (NB 0 is figure zero, not alphabet letter)

World Day of Prayer: Friday 7th March

This year's material on the theme “God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding” has been prepared by Christian women of Guyana. All are invited to worship on that day as part of a world-wide community.

Services to be held in Dundee include

• St Mary's, Dundee Parish Church, 2.30 pm
• St Luke's & Queen Street, Broughty Ferry, 7.30 pm

See local press for details of other Services.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in February for work in Ghana and in March for work in India. See library area noticeboard.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

• launch of new Scripture materials in various languages in Mozambique, also expansion of outreach programmes;
• Operation Berea encouraging communities in Malawi to engage with God's Word;
• translation of the Old Testament into contemporary language in Greece.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• The President & Vice-President of Conference's visit to the Bristol District, Wednesday - Sunday;
• Faith and Order Committee, next weekend;
• Fair Trade Fortnight (25th February - 9th March);
• members of the Diaconal Order in the District, especially Mark Wynne in Inverness;
• Montrose Pastoral Committee meeting, tomorrow;
• projects in the London District (Methodist Homes);
• projects and partners in the Dominican Republic, including work with migrants from Haiti (Christian Aid);
• Bible Society work in Ghana and in India;
• The Leprosy Mission's work in Botswana, D R Congo and Zambia;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Germany and France;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Otley and Aireborough Circuit (Leeds District), and all in the Rosyth Ecumenical Partnership (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).

• 17 February 2008
• 02 March 2008

© 2002—2008 Dundee Methodist Church Scottish Charity number: SC037954.