Dundee Methodist Church

21 February 2016

Next Sunday
28 February 2016
Lent 3

11 am
Worship led by Rev John Butterfield

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.

Observance of Lent

Worship in Marketgait includes a responsive Lenten Liturgy at or near the start of the Service. There will be no flowers upstairs but there will be a symbolic arrangement on the Beechwood Table in the porch. We are invited to bring fresh daffodils on Easter Sunday.

Our friends in Meadowside St Paul's have sent a warm invitation to the annual ecumenical Lent Study series in their church halls at 7.15pm on Tuesdays using material from 40ACTS 'do Lent generously'.

The Broughty Ferry Churches Group issues a warm invitation to the following:

  • Study Group on Monday mornings (22nd February yet to be confirmed) in St Mary's (Queen Street, near Post Office Bar) from 10.15am to 11.45am, using the CTBI Pilgrimage material;
  • Soup Lunch on Wednesdays (12.15pm to 1.30pm) in the YMCA, Brook Street (opposite M&S), in support of Christian Aid; soup & a filled roll, then tea or coffee will be provided, invited minimum donation of £3.
  • Reflective Act of Worship on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in St Mary's (Queen Street) based round the CTBI Pilgrimage material.

Community Bible Experience

The congregation of St James' Church Broughty Ferry are to undertake a planned reading of the Bible during 8 weeks from 17th April, under the above Scheme, and have invited others to join them.

The Scheme provides for daily reading of a specially-produced Bible (books arranged more chronologically, without internal subdivisions) and shared conversation with others in “Book Club”-style groups. To know more, contact David or Jenny Easson before Monday 21st March; register with St James' by Monday 21st March (Registration forms on table)

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Tuesday 23rd February, 7pm. Dundee Methodist Church, upstairs Circuit Leadership Team
Tuesday 23rd February 2016, 7.15pm Meadowside St Paul's Ecumenical Lent Study using material from 40ACTS 'do Lent generously'.
Wednesday 24th February, 12.15pm to 1.30pm. YMCA, Brook Street, Broughty Ferry Soup Lunch in Lent; soup & a filled roll, then tea or coffee will be provided, invited minimum donation of £3. Profits to Christian Aid.
Wednesday 24th February, 7.30pm. St Mary's (Queen Street) Reflective Act of Worship based round the CTBI Pilgrimage material.
Saturday 27th February, 2pm to 4pm St John's Methodist Church, Ponderlaw Street, Arbroath Heritage and Mission discussion and talk led by Dr Jill Barber, Vice President of Conference; it is hoped to launch a Scottish Methodist History Group. All are warmly welcome.

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support via the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in February for work in Togo. Our prayerful attention in the coming weeks is drawn to

  • translation of the Bible into Kara by the Bible Society of Chad;
  • distribution of Scriptures and related material to marginalised children in Benin;
  • forthcoming SBS fund-raising appeal to support the work of the Bible Society in Malawi.

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
Monday 29th February 2016, 10.15am to 11.45am St Mary's (Queen Street, near Post Office Bar) Ecumenical Lent Study using material from 40ACTS 'do Lent generously'.
Monday 29th February, 12.30pm to 8.30pm. Central Hall, Westminster Methodist Homes conference on the theme “One Day to Explore Why Later Life Matters”. The conference is intended as an exploration of current and future ideas to combat loneliness among older people.
The conference fee is £50 (early bird) or £90.
Tuesday 1st March 2016, 7.15pm Meadowside St Paul's Ecumenical Lent Study using material from 40ACTS 'do Lent generously'.
Wednesday 2nd March, 12.15pm to 1.30pm. YMCA, Brook Street, Broughty Ferry Soup Lunch in Lent; soup & a filled roll, then tea or coffee will be provided, invited minimum donation of £3. Profits to Christian Aid.
Wednesday 2nd March, 7.30pm. St Mary's (Queen Street) Reflective Act of Worship based round the CTBI Pilgrimage material.
Thursday 10th March, 10.30am to 3.30pm. Salvation Army, 1 Houldsworth Street, Glasgow G3 8ED ACTS: Scottish Churches' Children's Group. A conference to explore “The Sexualisation of culture: a Biblical response”. Refreshments including lunch will be provided with a suggested donation of £5 towards costs. Register online

Prayer Points for this week

  • The President of Conference at the Forces' Chaplains Conference, the Vice-President in Shetland;
  • Methodist “heritage and mission” in the Scotland District;
  • Circuit and Church Treasurers and their work;
  • work in Stockport (Methodist Homes);
  • people in Israel & Occupied Palestinian Territories (Christian Aid);
  • Beit El Nour working in Lebanon with vulnerable Syrian girls (Embrace);
  • work in D R Congo and Zambia (The Leprosy Mission);
  • work in Mareeba, Australia (MAF);
  • Bible Society work in Togo;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of Germany and France (WCC);
  • we remember fellow Methodists in the South Fylde Circuit (Lancashire District) and all in Granton United Church (Edinburgh and Forth Circuit).