5 December 2010

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.

Flower Rota

Elaine R writes :

“I have some vacancies on the Flower Rota for this coming year. If anyone feels they would like to join the Flower Rota, please contact me so I can complete the Rota. Thank you.

The dates are January 30th; February 6th & 27th; March 6th & 20th; May 29th; June 26th; July 31st; September 18th; October 30th; November 20th.”

Sale of the Dundee Manse

“The sale of the former manse in Albany Terrace was finalised towards the end of November. We are indebted to Julia Reid, the Circuit Treasurer, for all the hard work she put into this sale and for the good price secured in the midst of a recession.”

(Keith Pearson, Senior Circuit Steward).

“Come and Sing Event”

This is being organised by Tayside Organists' Society in Meadowside St Paul's Church on Saturday March 12th, the chosen works being Faure's 'Requiem' and Vivaldi's 'Gloria'. The Event will start with rehearsals at 2pm, with a break for tea at 5pm, and public performance at 6pm. A small charge of £5 will be collected on the day.

Singers from church and other choirs are warmly invited to attend but must register by contacting Roger Clegg, Easter Derry, Kilry, Blairgowrie, PH11 8JA , email rclegg@easterderry.plus.com as soon as possible. See letter on vestibule table for more details and a registration form.

2011 - The Year of The Bible

As already intimated in recent news-sheets, consideration is being given to how all Dundee Methodists can join in responding to the invitation to the UK Churches to revitalise our reading and understanding of the Bible.

One proposal, for which the Rev Lily Twist is coordinating participation by our Methodist District, is for 'A Handwritten Bible' made and assembled from all parts of Scotland. Details are to come but please note this now as something in which our Circuit and congregations are to be actively involved.

Tom P also draws our attention to the marking of the 400th anniversary of the King James Version and the associated Biblefresh Campaign www.biblefresh.com

• “Want to know more about the Bible? Why not join the Dundee Methodist 2011 Bible Book club, who are planning to read the Bible in a year? We'll be sharing a reading plan and meeting monthly to discuss what we've read and to encourage each other.”
• “Feel you've read the Bible but want to dig deeper? The Fellowship Group will be meeting monthly to learn how we read and understand the Bible. Or why not join both groups and use 2011 as the year you get really stuck into the word of God.”
• “Got an idea for the year of the Bible? Or an area where you don't feel confident but would like to learn more? Then let us know and we'll see what we can do.”

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Scottish Churches House Prayer Network

Prayers are invited this week for meetings and events in the House and for the future of the House.

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited for work in December in Burkina Faso. See noticeboard for more information.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

• new ways to reach the people of Kazakhstan;
• UBS World Service Centre's support for the strategic work of Bible Societies worldwide;
• SBS Board members and their meeting on Friday;
• SBS Emerging Ministries use of their EXIT:VAN to engage young people;
• provision of a new van to help the New Horizons programme in Uruguay.

Prayer Points for this week

• The Vice-President of Conference at the Wesley Study Centre, Durham, Wednesday;
• outcomes of last week's meeting of Pope Benedict XVI and the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the WCC;
• Connexional Stationing Matching Group, Monday-Tuesday;
• the people of the Circuit's churches during wintry weather;
• residents and staff in the Lincoln & Grimsby District (Methodist Homes);
• The Arab Evangelical School, Hebron (BibleLands);
• The Leprosy Mission's partnerships with churches and agencies;
• UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, in its second week (Christian Aid);
• Bible Society work in Burkina Faso;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal (WCC Ecumenical Calendar);
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Coventry and Nuneaton Circuit (Birmingham District) and all in St John's Dumfries Local Ecumenical Partnership (Glasgow Circuit).

• 28 November 2010
• 12 December 2010

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