Dundee Methodist Church

21 August 2011

Next Sunday
28 August 2011

10 am
'Dig Deeper' Group, “B”
11 am
Worship led by 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.

From Rev Lily Twist: “I was delighted to be joining in worship with you at Dundee Methodist last Sunday. It was good to have time for conversation and the kind provision of lunch was greatly appreciated. Many thanks to those who set and stocked the tables and those who were able to stay. I wish you God's continuing blessings as you worship and serve in your part of His kingdom.”

Circuit Plans

Copies of the Plan, indicating Preachers appointed to lead worship for the Quarter September - November, are now available from the Vestibule table. Please take a copy and distribute to those unable to be in Marketgait in person, or as appropriate.

Church Photocopier

Please note that the photocopying machine is currently out of action and the possibility of repair is uncertain. Contact David for updates, please.

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Sunday 21st August 2011, 4pm 'The Banshee Labyrinth', Niddry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG (off the Royal Mile, just below 'the Bridges') Andy Jackson will give a reading of some of his work.
Saturday 6th August to Friday 28th October 2011 Edinburgh University Library, George Square “Singing the Reformation” Exhibition. The Exhibition will include displays of the famous 8 extant Partbooks, illustrations of the life and work of Thomas Wode (the preserver of this music), the role of psalm-singing before & after the Reformation, and its continuing influence.
Opening times are as follows
  • Aug 6th - 31st (“during the Fringe”): Monday - Saturday 10am to 5pm, closed Sundays
  • September - October : Monday - Friday 10am to 5pm, closed Saturday and Sunday.
Monday 8th August to Sunday 28th August 2011, 10am to 10pm Venue 123, Acoustic Music Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, Edinburgh, EH11 2DZ (off Dalry Road behind Haymarket station) “Reflections” Exhibition. Two groups of Pat Archibald's students (including 'tricia L), from Wasps Studios in Edinburgh and Quiltwork Studios in Cumbria, are displaying their work. For more details, see www.patarchibald.com or http://www.accousticmusiccentre.co.uk - or ask 'tricia herself!
Wednesday 24th August 2011, 8.30pm RBS Corner Theatre, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh Edinburgh Book Festival Talk by Luke Williams, who will discuss his first novel “The Echo Chamber”. Luke is the grandson of Derek and Glenna Sutcliffe.
Thursday 25th August 2011, 7.30pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” 'Dig Deeper' Group
Saturday 27th August 2011, 10am to 4pm THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Leith Acorn Centre YMCA, 1 Junction Place, Edinburgh EH6 5JA Superhero Saturday. This Day Out for young people aged 11 - 18 is being organised by the Methodist Church in Scotland.
Saturday 27th August 2011, 2pm to 5pm Riverside Methodist Church, Blairgowrie Table Top Sale, part of Blairgowrie's Gift Weekend, in aid of their Building Fund, 27th- 28th August. Table cost - £20 (to book a table please ring 01250 870528), public admission - 20 pence. Our support is warmly invited.

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in August for its own work in Scotland.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

  • the small Christian community in Brunei where imports of Christian literature are banned;
  • translation work in Malaysia on the Formal Malay Bible, the Malay Study Bible, and also the Rungus New Testament in Sabah;
  • publication of the Revised Thai Bible and its use in a country where the political situation can be volatile.

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
Tuesday 30th August 2011, 9.45am coffee & registration, to 4pm closure Stables Estate Room, Falkland, Fife 2011 Rural Conference, organized by The Scottish Churches Rural Group on the theme “Being Effective Disciples in Today's Countryside”.
The programme has an interesting mix of topics covering elements of community development, health & well being, and 'fair food'. For an outline of the programme (9.45am coffee & registration, to 4pm closure) and booking form, see Vestibule table or contact ACTS, 7 Forrester Lodge, Inglewood House, Alloa FK10 2HU; 01259 215964; www.acts-scotland.org

Prayer Points for this week

  • the President and Vice-President of Conference at the Greenbelt Festival, Cheltenham, next weekend;
  • the Connexional Team and preparations for the new Connexional Year from 1st September;
  • ACTS Members Meeting, Dunblane, Monday;
  • preparations for Synod in Lanarkshire in September;
  • Treasurers and Finance Committees in our Circuit's churches;
  • residents and staff in the Northampton District (Methodist Homes);
  • The Leprosy Mission's promotional work in the UK and Ireland;
  • Mission Aviation Fellowship work in Chad;
  • CAHL, Beirut, providing education for Armenian children with learning difficulties (BibleLands);
  • interns beginning their volunteer gap-year (Christian Aid);
  • Bible Society work in Scotland;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (WCC Ecumenical Calendar);
  • we remember fellow Methodists in the Ashford Circuit (South-East District) and all in the Livingston Ecumenical Parish (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).