Dundee Methodist Church

30 December 2012

Next Sunday
6 January 2013

10.45 am
“early singing” - Jenny Easson
11 am
Worship led by Mrs Julya Walsh

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.

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).

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.

Scottish Bible Society

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

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;
  • work in Australia and Oceania (Mission Aviation Fellowship);
  • The Leprosy Mission's work in north central India;
  • medical work in the 'My Dear Daughter' programme of Episcocare in Alexandria, Egypt (Embrace);
  • projects in the Channel Islands (Methodist Homes);
  • partners in South Sudan (Christian Aid);
  • Bible Society work in Ukraine;
  • we pray with and for the peoples 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).