A Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers Gathering will take place via Zoom on Thursday 15 October between 11.00am and 12.30pm. It will be hosted by Ian Rutherford and David Hardman (Manchester and Stockport) and Bala Gnanapragasam (London).
Joining from Rome will be Fiona Kendall, the European and Legal Affairs Advisor with Mediterranean Hope. More information.
To join the Zoom meeting on 15 October please let Ian Rutherford know on ianr7@hotmail.co.uk and he will send you the Zoom link.
Online services available from 9 am each Sunday.
DVD and script versions available. Email editor@dundeemethodist.org.uk if know of someone who would like one.
The recent meeting of the Scottish Synod included sessions on
All these may be viewed on the District YouTube channel.
The first two were in session 2, and the last in session 3.
The Christmas cards for 2020 are now available at the Traidcraft Shop. If you wish to order cards, or anything else from Traidcraft, you can have goods at discounted prices by asking me to order them for you – I am a Fairtrader. There is a postage charge of £4.75 unless the order exceeds £50 at discounted rates. The order will be sent directly to your address.
If you wish to place an order this way, email editor@dundeemethodist.org.uk including your name, your order, your address and your phone number for any delivery queries. We will need to arrange a suitable method of payment.
You do not need to be associated with Dundee Methodist Church to take up this offer.
Conference has declared 2021 a Year of Prayer “so that our Church-wide commitments to evangelism, church growth, church at the margins, and pioneering and church planting will flow from a deep contemplative orientation to God’s grace and love.”
Provision has been made for a Weekly Online Prayer Meeting on Tuesdays at 12.45pm. These are streamed live on Facebook. If you wish to take part on Zoom, register, and you will be sent a link.
Suggestions and resources are also available through Districts, Circuits, and churches.
BFCG held the regular September meeting on Tuesday by Zoom and received reports from the Treasurer, With Refugees Broughty Ferry, and Broughty Ferry Food Bank. It was agreed that a donation of £500 be given from BFCG funds to Christian Aid as the Coffee Morning in May could not take place. It was also agreed to invite speakers to the November meeting to help exploration of the feasibility of a “Community Fridge” in the Ferry – this is a way to recycle surplus fresh food and reduce food waste.
Reports from each congregation gave a general picture of gradual resumption of worship by most, following Risk Assessment procedures and, where appropriate, booking to try to control maximum numbers. It was noted that for some regular attenders, a return to worship together physically, albeit ‘different’ & without socialising, was a welcome step, whilst for others, understandably, the need to exercise personal caution remained. The resumption of previous activities and use of premises through outside bookings had not taken place.
The Methodist financial year ends on 31st August.
If you have been keeping your collections whilst we have been meeting, it would be good to bank them before the end of the month. Please email editor@dundeemethodist.org.uk for details of how you can do this.
From Sunday 6th September, the circuit will produce its own pre-recorded Circuit Service for online viewing. We intend to produce versions for those who cannot access it online. If you would like a paper script, a DVD or CD, please contact Jenny or Sue MJ or email editor@dundeemethodist.org.uk as soon as possible.
From September 2020, there will be online worship for the circuit, led by circuit preachers.
Preachers for September are
More practical details later.
The Circuit Leadership Team met on Thursday to consider worship in the circuit.
From Sunday 6th September, there will be a weekly pre-recorded Circuit Service available from 11am on YouTube. It is intended that, especially for those not able to access or wishing to use IT, there will be a full transcript of the Service, plus an audio CD, and maybe even a DVD. (Ideally, these will be ready in advance.)
ThePreachers’ Meeting this Thursday will discuss practicalities and implications, their availability and technical possibilities.
As it is hoped that there will be a range of participants (eg for Bible readings), volunteers will be welcome – please let Nik Wooller or Sue Marshall-Jennings know if you feel able to contribute in any way:
Contact details are Nik: 01250 870899; revnik@live.co.uk; Sue: 01334 854257; smj4409@hotmail.co.uk
There will be an initial trial for a month – it is hoped to make the Service as well produced as possible but no doubt learning to make it even better. Nik Wooller has offered to compile and edit the parts of the Service.
