21 September 2008
Next Sunday: 28 September 2008 - Harvest
- 11 am
- All-age Worship led by the Rev Mary Patterson
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.
Open Doors
See wee booklets for today's venues in Dundee.
Harvest Celebration
Next Sunday's all-age worship will use Methodist Relief & Development Fund (MRDF) material on the theme “Reclaim Harvest”, focussing on Ethiopia where deforestation and soil erosion have been exacerbated by the failure of this year's 'May rains'; one result is increased child malnutrition.
If you wish to provide an Ethiopian Apple & Honey Cake (recipes on Vestibule table or from 'tricia), please let Jenny or 'tricia know as soon as possible. There is also a recipe to prepare “Ethiopian Tea” - any volunteers??!
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 23rd September, 7.15 pm | Caird Hall (map) | Organ Concert. 'Diapasons and Flutes galore!' - Stuart Muir and Katy Welch (flute). Tickets are £3.25 per recital or £10.60 for the series of 4 concerts, from Dundee City Box Office. |
| Wednesday 24th September, 2 pm - 4 pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “L” | Circuit Plan-making Team |
| Thursday 25th September, 7.30 pm | St John's Methodist Church, 15 Ponderlaw, Arbroath (map) | Circuit Meeting |
| Friday 26th September, 12 noon - 1.30 pm | YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) | Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'. |
| Friday 26th September, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm | The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth | “Art & Spirituality Course”. See noticeboard for details of this course on Fridays from 19th September to 31st October. |
| Friday 26th September, 7.30 pm | St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Church, Queen Street Broughty Ferry (map) | The Choir of St Mary's Episcopal Church, Broughty Ferry, will give a performance of Vivaldi's “Gloria”. There will be a retiring collection in aid of the Organ Restoration Fund and refreshments served after in the Hall. See poster on noticeboard for further details of other items. Our support is warmly invited. |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Churches House: A Praying Community
Bruce & Elaine Cameron, Interim Co-Wardens, are seeking to further our prayer support for the House by initiating a “Wider Network of Prayer” whereby friends and supporters share in prayer each Wednesday from 1st October.
The invitation is to join in prayer, if possible at 9 am as House personnel gather in the Chapel or at another time that day, to specifically remember the House, its staff & guests, and its Programme, in prayer. To help make this “informed prayer”, the Co-Wardens hope to circulate a monthly list of items for thanksgiving or intercession, plus those who will be joining in the Wider Network.
If you would like to join this Network personally, contact the Wardens either in writing to “Wider Network of Prayer”, SCH, Dunblane, FK15 0AJ, or email: warden@scottishchurcheshouse.org, giving your name, address, phone & email address.
It is hoped that our weekly news-sheet Prayer Points will also make use of the SCH monthly list.
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in September for work in Niger. See library area noticeboard for more information. Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to
- the new ecumenical translation of the Old Testament in Poland;
- success of the Klick Bible on CD in Lithuania;
- positive response by churches in Latvia to launch of the New Testament in modern Latvian;
- translation projects into Northern Sami ('Lapp'), Romani and sign language (“thanks for completion of Luke in this”) in Finland;
- Bible Adventure project in Swedish schools, also work in sign language.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 2nd October, 10 am (registration) to 3 pm | National Christian Outreach Centre, Riggs Road, Perth | Conference on Domestic Abuse. Presentations, aiming to give an insight into the effects of domestic abuse on young people and their families, will be by keynote and guest presenters working in this field; there will also be time for questions and sharing of information and experiences. Lunch is to be provided courtesy of Perth & Kinross District Council and no charge has been intimated; booking by phone 0141 847 6137; email nacosoca@btinternet.com or contact The Ecumenical Group, NVPSO, Cathedral Precincts, Incle Street, Paisley PA1 1HR. |
| Thursday 2nd October | Scottish Churches House, Dunblane | Occasional Seminar on the Ecumenical Movement: Religious Society of Friends. Cost including lunch is £10; registration by post to Scottish Churches House, 1 Kirk Street, Dunblane, FK15 0AJ: tel 01786 823588; email : reservations@scottishchurcheshouse.org |
| Friday 3rd October, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm | The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth | “Art & Spirituality Course”. See noticeboard for details of this course on Fridays from 19th September to 31st October. |
| Saturday 11th October, 11 am - 3.30 pm | Crown Terrace Methodist Church, Aberdeen | The President of the Methodist Conference, the Rev Stephen Poxon will lead our exploration on “World Mission, Evangelism, Spirituality, Worship and Prayer”. Bring-and-share lunch, with drinks provided; details from Rev Andy Renshaw (01779 473671; andrew@preaching.co.uk . The President will be in this District from 9th -12th October. |
| Thursday 23rd October, 10 am (registration) to 3 pm | 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN | Action of Churches Together in Scotland Autumn Conference, jointly with CofS Committee for Ecumenical Relations, on the theme “He Restores my Soul” (also the Church of Scotland Guild theme). Further details from Church of Scotland 0131 225 5722 - Ros Milne or ACTS 01259 222361; www.acts-scotland.org. |
| Saturday 1st November | The Wynd Centre, Oakshaw Trinity Church, Paisley | “Threads” : Gathering for those interested in Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs). Bookings close on 30th September. There will be a creche facility and the day will cost £5. Contact ACTS 01259 222361; www.acts-scotland.org. |
Prayer Points for this week
- Methodist and other Church Leaders visit to the Labour Party Conference;
- Methodist Publishing House Board meeting, Tuesday;
- outcomes and implementation of discussions and decisions of Scotland Synod;
- meetings of Blairgowrie and Montrose Church Councils on Monday and Tuesday, Circuit Meeting on Thursday;
- projects and work in Scotland (Methodist Homes);
- The Leprosy Mission's work in Indonesia, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea;
- International Day of Peace today, 21st September (Christian Aid);
- J L Schneller School in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, with over 500 children (BibleLands);
- Bible Society work in Niger;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine (WCC Prayer Calendar);
- we remember fellow Methodists in Cromer and Sheringham (East Anglia District) and in Cullen (North of Scotland Mission Circuit).
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