Dundee Methodist Church

18 April 2010

Next Sunday: 25 April 2010 - Vocations Sunday

11 am
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.

General Election Hustings

Please note the two following events in Broughty Ferry for voters in the Dundee East constituency:

See poster / further details from Rev Brian Talbot briantalbot@hotmail.co.uk / 01382 779364.

“Breakout” for the weekend and beyond 2010 : connect

This weekend event, held under the auspices of the Methodist Church, will take place in Cliff College, Derbyshire, from 9th - 11th July as an event

  • open to all young people, between 11 & 23;
  • to be an inspiration, resource and challenge to explore and express the Christian faith;
  • that values, supports and equips young people;
  • to complement, resource and enhance work in the local setting;
  • with a theme, this year, of “connect”.

Booking is through groups, not on an individual basis, but young people can be linked together through Circuits, Districts or ecumenical groups. There is consideration being given into possible arrangements for young people in churches in Scotland where there are not formal “youth groups”.

For more details see posters on downstairs noticeboard or www.breakout2010.info. Also ask Tom P about possible arrangements in Scotland.

Date & timeVenueDetails
Sunday 18th April, 2.30 pm Broughty Ferry New Kirk, East Building, St Vincent Street (map) “Question Time” for Dundee East constituency - details on poster on noticeboard. See poster / further details from Rev Brian Talbot briantalbot@hotmail.co.uk / 01382 779364.
Sunday 18th April, 4 pm Meadowside St Paul’s Concert by Dundee University Bach Consort; retiring collection for church funds.
Thursday 22nd April, 7 - 9 pm St Leonard's Church, Hepburn Gardens, St Andrews Christian Aid Roadshow with Kathy Galloway (writer, broadcaster, former Leader Iona Community). To book a free place, contact 0131 220 1254 or edinburgh@christian-aid.org .
Friday 23rd April, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. Soup - a good selection each week - is served with bread & cheese, followed by coffee for £2, in support of this ecumenical aid, relief and development charity. There is also opportunity for meeting old friends and making new ones. A warm welcome is extended to Ferry Folk, people popping out from Dundee, and other visitors.
Saturday 24th April, 10 am - 4 pm Dundee Methodist Church Circuit Preachers' “Living Worship”. Jan Sutch Pickard, former Warden of the Iona Community, contributor to Wild Goose Worship publications, former Vice-President of Conference, Methodist living on Mull (and much else!) is to lead the Circuit Preachers in an active exploration of “living worship”. Interested non-preachers also welcome - just bring yourself and a picnic lunch! More details from David Cowling or any Circuit Preacher.

Support other Organisations

Scottish Churches House Prayer Network

Prayers are invited this week for meetings and events in the House, including Countryside & Nature Conservation, The Artists Way (Tuesday); Kincardine & Deeside Presbytery (Tuesday-Wednesday); “Two Edged Sword” Bible Study (Wednesday-Thursday); ACTS Mission Network, ACTS Faith Studies Network (Thursday); Wycliffe Bible Translators (Friday-Sunday).

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in April for work in Ethiopia. See noticeboard for more information. Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

  • first Indonesian Study Bible, the Minang and Mentawai Bibles, the Mori New Testament, and Source of Life magazine projects in Indonesia;
  • new Literacy and Reader Programme in Indonesia;
  • translation of Bible Comics into languages of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, also Bible projects in Kiribati, Fiji, the Cook Islands, and Samoa.

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
Wednesday 28th April, 7.30 pm to 9 pm (doors open 7 pm) Forthill Primary School “Make Your Cross Count” for Dundee East constituency - details on poster on noticeboard. See poster / further details from Rev Brian Talbot briantalbot@hotmail.co.uk / 01382 779364.
Wednesday 28th April, 6 pm to 8 pm Mercure Point Hotel, Bread Street, Edinburgh SRBS Public Shareholders' Meeting, organised by Amnesty International, Friends of the Earth Scotland, People & Planet Platform, SEAD, and the World Development Movement, It is being arranged to coincide with the Royal Bank of Scotland's AGM. There will be speakers and a questions and answer session. See details on the downstairs noticeboard or enquire / register at www.humanrights environment.org.uk.
Saturday 1st May, 10 am to 4 pm City Chambers, Edinburgh SRT@40 : the Church of Scotland's highly respected Society Religion and Technology Project is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a conference. Registration £10, incl lunch & refreshments. See poster on noticeboard; book through Murdo Macdonald: mmacdonald@cofscotland.org.uk.
Saturday 20th November 2010 St Peter's Free Church, 4 St Peter Street, Perth Road (map) www.stpeters-dundee.org.uk/ Solas - Centre For Public Christianity Dundee. Launch conference - a day of apologetics and defending the facts of the Christian faith. Speakers will include Ravi Zacharias, Michael Ramsden, Amy Orr-Ewing and David Robertson. Places can be booked now, please speak to Tom P. for more details.

Prayer Points for this week

  • The President and Vice-President of Conference in the Nottingham and Derby District next weekend;
  • Connexional Allowances Committee meeting, Tuesday;
  • outcomes of decisions and discussion at Synod;
  • Blairgowrie Stewards' meeting, tomorrow;
  • Global Campaign for Education week of action, especially work in southern Sudan (Christian Aid);
  • Annahda Rehabilitation Centre in Ramallah (BibleLands);
  • projects in the Plymouth and Exeter District (Methodist Homes);
  • The Leprosy Mission's work in Indonesia, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea;
  • Bible Society work in Ethiopia;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of Djibouti and Somalia (WCC Prayer Calendar);
  • we remember fellow Methodists in Cardiff (South Wales) and all in Grahamston United Church Falkirk (Central Scotland Circuit).