Dundee Methodist Church

9 August 2015

Next Sunday
16 August 2015

11 am
Worship led by Mr David Cowling

We give the assurance of our thoughts and prayers to all who are unwell, awaiting or undergoing treatment, anxious, or grieving for the loss of loved ones.

Circuit Ministerial and Other Cover

Until Tuesday 1st September, the Rev John Butterfield will act as Superintendent of the Circuit and any matters requiring ministerial attention or administrative action / advice should be referred to him.

Visit of the President of Conference

The Rev Steve Wild will join in leading worship with our Chair of Synod in Scott Street, Perth, at 11 am on Sunday August 16th. In the afternoon there is to be a 'Picnic with the President' at Wallacestone Methodist Church, commencing at 3.30pm (arrival and meeting-time), with an Open Air Service at 4.30 pm followed by a picnic at 5.15pm (bring your food / food to share). Events will take place indoors if it is wet.
There will be public worship in Marketgait as published on the Plan, but those who wish to do so are warmly invited to attend the Service in Perth, the Picnic in Wallacestone, or both!

During his Visit to the District, the President is also to be in the Central Circuit (Monday), Glasgow (Tuesday) and Edinburgh & Forth (Wednesday). Details are on the vestibule table.

Dewhurst Cotton Reels wanted!!

Beryl Cowling is making a request on behalf of Barbara Glasson to Methodist Women in Britain (MwiB) and all of us.
Barbara Glasson is a Methodist minister, now in Bradford, a city with a mix of ethnicities and religions where the interfaith Touchstone Project is expanding into premises once occupied by the Dewhurst family, famous for making thread and cotton reels.
As part of the fund-raising, Barbara and colleagues wish to amass as many old Dewhurst reels as they can (with thread or not) for (aiming for a whole set of D numbers if possible!). Please rummage through sewing baskets and other (un)likely places to see if you have any Dewhurst reels to donate. Please put them in the box on the vestibule table. Beryl will ensure they reach the project. Fuller details on leaflets on vestibule table or contact Beryl.

Dundee Open Doors Weekend

Copies of the brochure are now available, giving details of premises open during the weekend of September 19th and 20th - Marketgait is included therein. Our premises are to be open to the public between 10am & 2pm on the Saturday and between 12 noon (ie after worship) & 2pm on the Sunday, with displays by ourselves about “who we are what we do” and (hopefully) by our User Groups, with the serving of light refreshments.

Prayer Handbook 2015-16

The ordered copies have now arrived and can be collected from Jenny Easson - price £3.35. Large print copies are still in Perth having been delivered there later. If you did not order a copy but wish one please also see Jenny Easson.

Scottish Bible Society

Our support via the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in August for work in Uruguay. Our prayerful attention this week is drawn to

  • resources to enable expansion of distribution in Malta;
  • Christians and work in Morocco;
  • making connections and contacts with young people in Mauritius;
  • volunteers assisting the SBS in office tasks, Bibleworld visits, running exhibitions at events, and in local churches.

Dundee Food Bank

Dundee Foodbank logo Please continue to place items in the large bucket on the upstairs landing; clean plastic bags are also welcome. Liz Kay is our link person for this.

Hot Chocolate

Please also remember the request for donations of Hot Chocolate Tubs for the Project in The Steeple Church.

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 6pm Dundee Methodist Church Circuit Welcome service for the Rev Nick Baker and his family; this will be led by Rev Dr David Easton, the Chair of the Scotland Synod.
This time has been arranged after due consideration of work commitments (for some), travelling times (for some), and the needs of younger people; apologies are offered to any who find the timing tricky. Refreshments will be available before and after to try to assist with this.
Saturday 31st October 2015, 10am (registration & coffee) to 3.15pm (departure). City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, Nicolson Square “Ecumenical Opportunities for Mission”; arranged by the Church of Scotland Ecumenical Relations Committee and ACTS.
Speakers include
  • Mr Mervyn McCullagh, Executive Officer, Irish Council of Churches, - ecumenism in Ireland;
  • Dr Marcus Pound, Assistant Director, Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University, describing a Durham case study on receptive ecumenism - a project about local churches.
The programme will also include time for reflection on local contexts and sharing of stories; a light buffet lunch will be provided.
To book or for further details, contact Ros Milne, tel: 0131 225 5722 ext: 2370.
Friday and Saturday 22 and 23 April 2016 Dundee Methodist Church and Central Baptist Church District Spring Synod. Volunteer stewards will be needed on both days.

Prayer Points for this week

  • the Vice-President of Conference's visit to Peru;
  • residents, staff and projects in the Nottingham and Derby District (Methodist Homes);
  • UK Government's decision-making (Christian Aid);
  • work in Arnhem Land, Australia (MAF);
  • a proposed new Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Harper Memorial Hospital, Menouf, Egypt (Embrace);
  • work in central India (The Leprosy Mission);
  • Bible Society work in Uruguay;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand and of Australia (WCC);
  • we remember fellow Methodists in the Leicester (Trinity) Circuit (Northampton District) and in New Stevenston (Strathclyde Circuit).