Dundee Methodist Church

8 February 2015

Next Sunday
15 February 2015

11 am
Worship led by Mrs Marcia Mackenzie

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.

Visit of the Rev Nick Baker

Arrangements are now in place to give opportunities for Nick and Tayside Methodists to meet, chat and begin to get to know each other. Dundee (and any other!) Methodists are invited to Marketgait on Thursday 19th February from 2 pm to c4 pm - this is an open invitation to everyone. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided. Please put this in your diary - and come!

Manse Update

The circuit is working to purchase a manse in the Dundee area for the Rev Nick Baker and his family; plans for the purchase of one particular property have fallen through, so the search for a suitable new Manse continues.

Broughty Ferry Churches Group events

  • Lent 2015:
    • The ecumenical Service of Ashes will be held in Our Lady of Good Counsel, Westfield Road on Wednesday February 18th at 7.30pm
    • Group meetings on Monday mornings (10:15 am to 11.45 am) and/or Tuesday evenings (7.30 pm to 9 pm) in St Mary's Church, during the 5 subsequent weeks, using material from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland on the theme Walking and Praying with Christians the Middle East.
    • Soup Lunches on Wednesdays (12.15 pm to 1.30 pm) during Lent in the YMCA, in support of Christian Aid. Soup and rolls will be provided by groups from agreed congregations, but individual volunteers to assist with setting and clearing are welcome.
  • Christian Aid Week: a Flower Festival will be held in the New Kirk during the week of 18th - 23rd May with participation by BFCG member churches.

The upstairs toilet facilities are temporarily unusable while alterations and repairs take place. It is hoped that the work will be completed in the next few days.

Unpacking Fresh Expressions

All Methodists interested in learning about and exploring new ways of are invited to an open event on Saturday 21st February in St George's Tron Church, 163 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G1 2JX from 10.30 am to 4 pm.

The event will be led by John and Olive Fleming Drane, well known and experienced over many years in this area of church outreach; it aims to provide an opportunity to learn about the approach behind 'Fresh Expressions', to look at a range of examples (eg Messy Church), and to stimulate a series of further discussions in circuits and local congregations.

The event is free but booking is requested, as soon as possible, via the District Office: email: (fiona@methodistchurch.plus.com, or 01738 820295.

It is hoped that there will be a good number of people from the various circuits and churches throughout the District, gathering for a challenging, stimulating and interesting day together.

District Youth Weekend

This gathering for young people in Scotland Methodism is being planned for the weekend of 4th - 6th September at Dalguise, Perthshire. 2 subsidised places are available for each Circuit (offer open until Easter) and the District Advance Fund is also contributing towards the overall cost; a contribution of £25 is requested from or on behalf of each participant.

For more details contact

Please also let the Rev Mary Patterson know if you are interested so Circuit participation can be coordinated.

Dundee Methodists and Food Banks - updates

Dundee Foodbank logo
  • Our continued support for the Dundee Foodbank has again received thank from its organisers.
  • Please place items in the large bucket on the upstairs landing - clean plastic bags are also welcome.
  • Our thanks to Liz Kay - contact her for more information.

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Wednesday 11th February 2015, 7pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” Worship Consultation - open to all

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support via the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in February for work in the South Pacific.

Our prayerful attention this week is drawn to

  • trauma healing work in Rwanda;
  • work of the Bible Society in Bulgaria;
  • new Mooré, Dagara, and Gulmancema translations in Burkina Faso, also ongoing literacy and Sunday School programmes;
  • staff of the Bible Society in Burundi.

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
Tuesday 3rd March 2015, 4.30pm to 6pm City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square “Investigating the Invisible Church”; a meeting organised by the Learning and Development Group to hear about the research conducted on behalf of the Church of Scotland into Christians in peripheral (and rural) areas of Scotland who have chosen not to be part of a church community. See the two reports - “Faith Journeys Beyond Congregations” 2013 and “Investigating the Invisible Church” 2014. Light refreshments will be available on arrival.
Email fiona@methodistchurch.plus.com if you would like to attend; mention any special requirements. The venue is fully accessible.

Prayer Points for this week

  • the President of Conference in Uganda to 20th February;
  • the Connexional Team and office staff based in Methodist Church House, London;
  • the District Church and Society group meeting in Stirling, Wednesday;
  • Arbroath Pastoral Committee, Tuesday;
  • CEPREV (the Centre for the Prevention of Violence) working with young people in situations of violence in Nicaragua (Christian Aid);
  • work in Nepal and Uzbekistan (The Leprosy Mission);
  • Bible Society work in the South Pacific;
  • work in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District (Methodist Homes);
  • contact with mountain communities in Mexico (MAF);
  • Habitat for Humanity's renovation of homes in Lebanon (Embrace);
  • we pray with and for the peoples of the Republic of Ireland and our own communities in the United Kingdom (WCC);
  • we remember fellow Methodists in Taunton Deane and South Sedgemoor (Plymouth & Exeter District) and in Tranent (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).