3 May 2015

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.

Christian Aid Week Flower Festival

Broughty Ferry Churches Group are to hold a Flower Festival in the New Kirk, Queen Street, from Thursday 14th May to Saturday 16th May, on the theme “Count your Blessings”.

• New Kirk (Queen Street, Broughty Ferry) will be open between 10am and 4pm each day, with an entry fee of £3 including tea / coffee.
• On Friday 15th May there will be a Concert by the Monifieth Singers at 7.30pm in New Kirk (tickets £5).
• On Sunday 17th May, there will be a Songs of Praise in New Kirk, at 3pm.

Dundee Methodists and Food Banks - updates

• 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.

UK General Election: Thursday

The Joint Public Issues Team slogan is “Love your neighbour: think, pray, vote”

See also the Andrew Pratt hymn written (this year) for an election time.

Signpost International

Following notice of the ending of our sponsorship of Aldrian Songgaling of North Baluarte in the Philippines, whose final letter to us is on the porch noticeboard, we have news of Christian Paul Calero whom we are now invited to sponsor.

By sponsoring him, we are contributing to Signpost International's support of the whole community of West Habog Habog, which has some 1180 families, with an average household income of £12 per month. The majority of residents in the area are economic migrants from the rural north, living in houses made from non-permanent materials (bamboo poles + plastic sheeting) which provide scant protection from regular tropical storms.

Under SI's sponsorship scheme, the money is invested in the sponsored child's community through projects to provide

• clean water
• education for children and adults
• livelihood training and income-generating opportunities
• safe, secure shelter
• health education, care, and life-saving medical treatment
• recreational activities
• medical and accident cover.

David Easson (Church Treasurer) acts as our link with Signpost International, and a monthly Standing Order sends the sponsorship from our funds. If you would like to know more or make a personal contribution towards this sponsorship, please see David.

More information on Signpost International website. Contacts: phone (01382) 504033; The Signpost Centre, Lothian Crescent, Dundee DD4 0HU.

Support other Organisations

Bible Society

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

• projects in Gabon, including the Faith comes by Hearing and translation work;
• celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of the Bible Society of Ghana;
• commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Swedish Bible Society;
• annual Day of Prayer of the United Bible Societies on Saturday - UBS works in over 200 countries and territories across the world.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• the Vice-President of Conference in Cornwall, next weekend;
• Methodist Diaconal Convocation, Tuesday - Thursday;
• the District's Circuit Stewards' meeting, Saturday;
• our Episcopal and United Reformed Church partners, the EMU Group meeting on Tuesday;
• Montrose & Blairgowrie Methodists at a time of change;
• all involved in the UK General Election (Christian Aid);
• research work and workers (The Leprosy Mission);
• residents and staff in Cumbria (Methodist Homes);
• Bible Society work in Scotland;
• work in Madagascar (MAF);
• Hope Secondary School near Bethlehem (Embrace);
• we pray with and for the peoples of Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda (WCC);
• we remember fellow Methodists in Milton Keynes (Northampton District) and in Milton, Glasgow (Strathclyde Circuit).

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