Dundee Methodist Church

30 March 2014

Next Sunday
6 April 2014

10.45 am
'early singing' - Liz Kay
11 am
Worship led by the Rev Jean Murrie

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.

Observance of Lent

The season of Lent will be marked during worship in Marketgait by the inclusion in Sunday worship of a Lenten Liturgy.

This year, it has been agreed that, as a change from the last two years' absence of a floral arrangement during Lent (as is customary in some of our partner churches), there will be a small vase of flowers on or near the Communion Table each week.

The Broughty Ferry Churches Group extends an invitation to the following Lenten Group meetings this week

The study material will be “Parables and Possessions” prepared by the Church of Scotland for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland; this week's topic is 'ridicule' based on the Parable of The Rich Fool (St Luke's Gospel).

Traidcraft

The new catalogue is out and available on the vestibule table. Margaret is happy to receive orders.

Dundee Methodists and Food Banks

We support the Dundee Foodbank by bringing in any of the suggested items from the Shopping List (on the table on the upstairs landing) and placing them in the large blue Bucket provided nearby. An explanatory slip is also available. There is also need for plastic carrier bags of suitable size; please place any spares by the Bucket. Monetary donations are also welcome. Contact Liz Kay for further information.

End Hunger Fast is encouraging people to fast on Friday 4th April, in support of those who cannot afford to eat.

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Monday 31st March 2014, 10.15am St Mary's Episcopal Church, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry Lenten Study Group using “Parables and Possessions”; this week's topic is 'ridicule' based on the Parable of The Rich Fool (St Luke's Gospel).
Monday 31st March 2014, 1.30pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” Meeting re development
Tuesday 1st April 2014, 7.30pm Our Lady of Good Counsel, Westfield Road, Broughty Ferry Lenten Study Group using “Parables and Possessions”; this week's topic is 'ridicule' based on the Parable of The Rich Fool (St Luke's Gospel).
Tuesday 1st April 2014, 7.30pm Meadowside St Paul's Church Lenten Study Group - “The Beatitudes”. A warm invitation is extended to all.
Wednesday 2nd April 2014, 10am to 11.30am Blairgowrie Methodist Church Coffee Morning
Thursday 3rd April 2014, 7pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” Pastoral Committee
Friday 4th April 2014, 11am to 3pm Dunblane Cathedral “Going for Growth” - A Day with Paul Wilson, the Development Worker for Methodist Evangelicals Together; he has “exercised a ministry of healing and wholeness throughout his circuit ministry and at conferences such as Easter People.”
The Day in Dunblane which forms part of a 3-day visit to Scotland is free and a sandwich lunch will be provided; please advise Fiona Inglis in the District Office if you wish to attend: email: fiona@methodistchurch.plus.com phone: 01786 820295.
Friday 4th April 2014, 12 noon to 1pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid Soup Lunch. A choice of soups is offered, with bread and cheese, followed by tea or coffee, for which a minimum donation of £2 is requested. A warm welcome is extended to all to partake of the Soup Lunch and join in the warm table fellowship throughout the autumn and spring. (This week has Methodist involvement in preparing and serving so come along and support us!)

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support via the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in March for work based in Galilee, and in April for work in Vietnam.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

  • the first translation and production of the Bible into Muong for the community living in a mountainous area of Vietnam;
  • opportunities for publishing and distribution in Croatia;
  • support for and participation in Bike for Bibles in Australia, including the 30th Anniversary Ride from Sydney to Melbourne in April.

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
Monday 7th April 2014, 10.15am St Mary's Episcopal Church, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry Lenten Study Group using “Parables and Possessions”.
Tuesday 8th April 2014, 7.30pm Our Lady of Good Counsel, Westfield Road, Broughty Ferry Lenten Study Group using “Parables and Possessions”.
Saturday 12th April 2014,3pm St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, High Street, Dundee Chamber Music Recital with The Savane Trio: works by Haydn, Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Piazzolla. Admission free - refreshments served in the interval.
Monday & Tuesday 16 - 17th June 2014 St John's College, Durham “Formation for the Future” Conference and Celebration run by the Methodist Study Centre in Durham. The keynote speakers at the conference are to be Prof James Dunn (Lightfoot Professor of Divinity Emeritus, Durham University), Rev Prof David Wilkinson (Principal, St John's College), and Prof Mike Higton (Chair of Common Awards in Theology, Ministry and Mission).
Booking forms and information is on the vestibule table, or contact www.dur.ac.uk/wsc.online.
Immediately following the conference there will be a Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Wesley Study Centre, at 3pm in Elvet Methodist Church. The Preacher at the Thanksgiving Service will be the President of Conference, the Rev Ruth Gee.
The Centre was affected by the outcome of the “Fruitful Field” training review and Conference decisions. There will be a reception after the service to launch the new Wesley Study Centre - all welcome to join us in the Church Hall to hear more.

Prayer Points for this week

  • the President of Conference in the Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury District this weekend;
  • Connexional Stationing Committee, Thursday;
  • Methodist Council next weekend;
  • pastoral care of our circuit's congregations;
  • refugees in the Middle East (Embrace);
  • ministering in Arnhem Land, northern Australia (MAF);
  • projects in the Chester and Stoke District (Methodist Homes);
  • Asuda, supporting women in northern Iraq (Christian Aid);
  • Bible Society work in Vietnam;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore;
  • we remember Methodists in Weymouth (Southampton District) and all in Granton Ecumenical Partnership (Edinburgh and Forth Circuit).