Dundee Methodist Church

23 December 2012

Next Sunday
30 December 2012

10.45 am
Refreshments
11 am
Christmas Café Service conducted by Mrs Heather Dean

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.

Tuesday 25th December - Christmas Day

Please note the Church Council decision that this year there would NOT be a public Act of Worship in Marketgait, but encouragement given to worship in churches in local communities, and that Dundee Methodists mark Christmas by celebrating together at the Café Service on December 30th. There will therefore be no traditional Christmas Day offering for Action for Children, but please note the other opportunities this month to support AfC.

Action for Children

Traditionally, during December our support is invited for “Methodism's child and family care arm”. Envelopes are available today for return during worship next.

Mission in Britain Fund

Support for this fund were invited on Advent Sunday, 2nd December. Donations have been received since and are still welcome, which may be gift-aided through the special envelopes (please hand to David Easson).

UNICEF Jars of Grace

The sum of £160.74 has so far been raised from Dundee Methodist Church. Any further contributions may be given to David Easson - the church cheque will be written in January. Thanks to all who supported this appeal this year.

Flower Rota

The Flower Rota for 2013 is now available from Elaine. There are currently FIVE vacancies for next year.

Methodist Prayer Handbook 2013-14

The editor, Primavera Quantrill, is inviting contributions for the next connexional Prayer Handbook and our Chair of Synod, Lily Twist, has expressed the hope that the District will again have a number of contributions included, ie of printed prayers and / or photographic illustrations.

The theme for 2013-14 is “Light and Hope”, based on lines from the hymn 'May the God of hope go with us everyday' (Singing the Faith 411).

Full details of requirements are available on the Vestibule table or from the Office or Synod members.

Contributions are to be sent by 16th January to the District Office, Scottish Churches House, Dunblane, FK15 0AJ; email: fiona@methodistchurch.plus.com.

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Saturday 29th December 2012, 10.30am Dundee Methodist Church Café-Setting up

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in December for work in China.

Our prayerful attention is drawn to

  • work among Libyans and other refugees from sub-Saharan Africa crossing into Tunisia;
  • translation of the New Testament into modern Gaelic;
  • planning of future projects in Romania;
  • youth programmes and youth-focussed Bible distribution in Hungary;
  • indigenous language translation projects and sign language project in Brazil;
  • building of Bible Centre and interactive Bible Museum in Lima, Peru;
  • on-going translation projects into CaÑar Quichua and Imbabura Quichua in Ecuador;
  • translation of the New Testament into the indigenous Wapishana language in Guyana;
  • distribution of specially printed Bibles to c20,000 orphans in over 1000 orphanages in Ukraine.

Prayer Points for this week

  • the President of Conference's MRDF visit to Nepal;
  • those for whom this season 'brings back memories';
  • work in Australia and Oceania (Mission Aviation Fellowship);
  • The Leprosy Mission's work in southern Africa, & Zimbabwe;
  • the 'My Dear Daughter' programme of Episcocare in Alexandria, Egypt (Embrace);
  • projects in the Channel Islands (Methodist Homes);
  • partners in Israel-Palestine (Christian Aid);
  • Bible Society work in China;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of CÔte d'Ivoire, Togo, and of Ghana & Nigeria (WCC Ecumenical Calendar);
  • we remember fellow Methodists in Harpenden (Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire District) and in Aberdeen (North of Scotland Mission Circuit).