17 April 2016

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.

Easter Offerings

Envelopes may be returned in the regular offering plate today or on coming Sundays (£105 to date).

The Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office: Election Resources

SCPO has put together a collection of topical briefings on subjects including Economy; Constitution; People and Parliament; Policing; Crime and Punishment; Education; Food Poverty, Housing and Homelessness; Land reform; Health Refugees and Migration; Europe and External Affairs, Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

YMCA Edinburgh: OPP Programme

Edinburgh YMCA is to host a One Programme Participant - a Methodist scheme for young people between 16 and 23. See the job advert; the closing date for applications is Saturday 7th May, interviews will be on Mon 23rd May.

Free Tickets for Solas Festival: The Bield, Blackruthven

The Solas Festival takes place Friday 17th - Sunday 19th June; there will be a Methodist tent. Free Tickets are available for young people accompanied by leaders, and also for volunteers. Follow the links for more details.

New book published by Malcom Rothwell

- Rev. Malcolm Rothwell

Core Skills Training for ministry with Children and Families

Training sessions, free to Methodists, will be held on Saturdays

• May 7th - Glasgow
• May 21st - Perth
• June 4th - Glasgow
• June 25th - Edinburgh

See Flyer for content of each session (they differ), and booking information.

“From deep within” - writing competition

Methodist Women in Britain has organised a writing competition inspired by the life, writing and work of the Revd Julie Hulme.

You are invited to submit a meditative or reflective piece of writing on the theme of 'From deep within' in prose or poetry, maximum 500 words. This must be an original piece of work, not previously published either in print or electronically.

The competition is open to British residents, male and female, aged 16 or over, other than relatives of the organisers or judges. You may submit up to three entries. The closing date is midnight on Sunday 15th May 2016. Full rules and guidelines for entrants.

There will be a prize of £150 for the winner and a runner-up prize of £50.

The winner and runner-up will be announced on 4th July 2016 at a fringe event of the Methodist Conference in London.

Meetings this week

Scottish Bible Society

Our support via the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in April for work in Cambodia.

Our prayerful attention this week is drawn to

• the Philippine Bible Society's May They Be One nationwide campaign;
• the Bible Society of Burundi providing free Bibles in prisons and in rural communities to those who have completed an Alpha course;
• Peterhead Methodist Church Ladies Group's visit on Wednesday by Adrian Armstrong, Head of Bible Engagement ;
• Supply of Braille, audio and large-print Bibles by the Bible Society of Uganda;
• teenagers in the East Caribbean area's experience of the Students of Heroes Gallery under the auspices of the local Bible Society.

Prayer Points for this week

• the President and Vice-President of Conference at the Connexional Leaders Forum, Monday - Tuesday;
• District Chairs' Meeting, Tuesday - Wednesday;
• Connexional Allowances Committee, Thursday;
• those attending the District Synod in our Circuit on Friday and Saturday, and those organising it;
• residents, staff and supporters in the West Yorkshire District (Methodist Homes);
• refugees from and within, and those remaining in their own homes in Syria (Christian Aid);
• Nazareth School of Nursing's continued positive role in the local community (Embrace);
• work in north-east India (The Leprosy Mission);
• work in Kenya (MAF);
• Bible Society work in Cambodia;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Djibouti and Somalia (WCC);
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Burnley Circuit (Lancashire District) and in Woodlands (Strathclyde Circuit).

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