16 April 2017
Next Sunday
23 April 2017
Low Sunday
- 11 am
- Worship led by Jenny Easson
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.
Additional Offerings
- Today there is a Communion Offering for the Fund for the Support of Presbyters and Deacons to which contributions are invited via the plate near the door, available before and after worship.
- Easter Offering envelopes are being handed out today with invitation to support the work of the world-wide Church, through this long-standing annual Appeal. These envelopes can be returned through the offering plate next Sunday.
- For those wishing still to contribute to All We Can, MRDF envelopes are on the vestibule table; please include a completed slip from the back of the leaflet if you wish to Gift Aid your donation. These envelopes can be returned via the ordinary offering plate or handed direct to David Easson.
Methodist ClothesBank
Mondays 10am -12 noon (i/c Liz)
Thursdays 1pm - 3pm (i/c Sue)
Volunteers please contact Sue or Liz
More clothing is still needed; please have a good spring clean of your wardrobes. Anything is welcome. We will
- keep good adult clothing for the clothesbank;
- send good clothing for children and teenagers to “Togs from Tots to Teens”;
- recycle clothes that are not suitable for either; we can raise money in this way.
Please take a collecting bag from the table at the top of the stairs or ask a helper for one.
Meeting with other churches
Rev Nick Baker writes:
As part of ongoing conversations and developing relationships with the other churches in Dundee I recently met with Revds Alan McGougan and Andria Randall. Alan is the minister of the URC church and Andria the minister of the Congregational Church in Dundee.
We discussed a wide range of things including what is happening in the life of our churches, the ways in which we serve the city, and the way forward recognising the challenges we all face in terms of ministry, people, and buildings. As such we thought it would be a good idea for a couple of representatives and the ministers from each church to meet and reflect on this together, exploring options for working together.
I am writing because I want to keep you informed of these and invite you to share any thoughts if you wish. Jenny Easson and Sue Marshall-Jennings have agreed to attend the meeting on Wednesday 26th April with myself to represent Dundee Methodist Church. No decisions are being made, but rather an opportunity for us to meet and listen to one another seeking God's guidance.
If any of you do have any thoughts about this or the future direction of the church I should be grateful if you would communicate this to Sue, Jenny or myself prior to the meeting.
The General Church meeting at the beginning of June will give us the opportunity to discuss together what was shared at the meeting on April 26th but if you have any particular questions I will do my best to answer them.
Keith Pearson's 50 years as a Local Preacher
A Circuit Service is to be held in Marketgait on Sunday 14th May at 3pm to mark the 50th anniversary of Keith's Recognition as a Methodist Local Preacher and his ministry over these years. The Service will be followed by refreshments and the Church Stewards will be grateful for offers to assist with catering. Please let Jenny Easson or any other Church Steward know if you wish to help with this or other aspects of hosting this Service. Thanks!
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 21st April, | Central Circuit | District Ministerial Synod |
| Friday 22nd April, | Falkirk | Scotland District Synod |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Bible Society
Our support via the Bible-a-Month Partnership is invited in April for work in China.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to
- provision of large print Bibles for elderly people by the Bible Society of Chile;
- Scripture-based trauma-healing programme of the Bible Society of the Democratic Republic of Congo to help over 700 children in Goma City;
- Latvian Bible Society's conference on the history of the Bible in Latvia, also production of material for teaching history in schools;
- Dominican Republic Bible Society providing Bibles in schools for 5-17 year olds.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 28th April, 12.30pm | Steeple Church (entry by west door at tower) | International Workers' Memorial Day Lecture: this year's topic is
“Poverty and Obesity - Breaking the Link”, to be given
by Dr Drew Walker (Director of Public Health, NHS Tayside). There will be a free finger buffet lunch - register by email - iwml@dundeecitycouncil.gov.uk. |
| Saturday, 29th April, 10.30am to 3.30pm | Dundee Methodist Church | “Living Word” - a day of fellowship and study.
The Circuit preachers have invited Bob Bartindale, the Connexion's Ministry Development Officer, to visit Scotland and lead them and others in exploring our engagement with the Bible for use in worship. Bob will also explain some of his responsibilities and have opportunity to learn of the challenges and opportunities for Methodists in Scotland. A warm invitation is given to all Preachers, Worship Leaders and people concerned with worship (perhaps in Local Arrangements). Please bring food for picnic lunch - soup and beverages available. More details from Keith Pearson (Preachers' Secretary) |
| Saturday, 13th May, 11am to 3pm | City of Edinburgh Methodist Church (Nicolson Square) | Methodist Women in Britain District Fellowship Day. The Speaker will now be the Rev Sally Binyin, a Methodist Minister connected with The Bread Church in Liverpool, since the Rev is then to be in the USA representing British Methodism. |
Prayer Points for this week
- the President and Vice-President of Conference in Scotland next weekend;
- preparations for sessions of Synod, next weekend;
- work in the Darlington District (Methodist Homes);
- Lebanese Society for Educational & Social Development's work with Syrian refugees in Lebanon (Embrace ME);
- Crisis Appeal for South Sudan (Christian Aid);
- work in Papua New Guinea (MAF);
- Bible Society work in China;
- work in Indonesia, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea (The Leprosy Mission);
- we pray with and for the peoples of Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine (WCC);
- we remember fellow Methodists in the East Lincolnshire Circuit (Lincolnshire District) and in East Kilbride (Strathclyde Circuit).
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