Dundee Methodist Church

Forthcoming Events

Date & TimeVenueDetails
Wednesday 1st October, 7.30 pm Woodlands Methodist Church, 229 Woodlands Road, Glasgow (underground Kelvingrove) Woodlands Lectures : please see poster on noticeboard or http://website.lineone.net/~matthenderson/Woodlands%20Lecture%20Series%202008.htm, regarding this year's series of October lectures on Wednesday evenings. The first is by the Rev Chris van Staden, Minister in the Glasgow Circuit.
Thursday 2nd October, 10 am (registration) to 3 pm National Christian Outreach Centre, Riggs Road, Perth Conference on Domestic Abuse. Presentations, aiming to give an insight into the effects of domestic abuse on young people and their families, will be by keynote and guest presenters working in this field; there will also be time for questions and sharing of information and experiences. Lunch is to be provided courtesy of Perth & Kinross District Council and no charge has been intimated; booking by phone 0141 847 6137; email nacosoca@btinternet.com or contact The Ecumenical Group, NVPSO, Cathedral Precincts, Incle Street, Paisley PA1 1HR.
Thursday 2nd October, 7.30 pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” Church Council
Thursday 2nd October Scottish Churches House, Dunblane Occasional Seminar on the Ecumenical Movement: Religious Society of Friends. Cost including lunch is £10; registration by post to Scottish Churches House, 1 Kirk Street, Dunblane, FK15 0AJ: tel 01786 823588; email : reservations@scottishchurcheshouse.org
Friday 3rd October, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'.
Saturday 4th October, 10 - 11.30 am Perth Methodist Church, Scott Street Harvest Coffee Morning for 'Habitat for Humanity'.
Wednesday 8th October, 9.30 am to 4.15 pm Scottish Story-Telling Centre (the former Netherbow) 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh Migration Conference - “Scottish Churches and Contemporary Migration”
Organised by ACTS, with the support of the Scottish Government. The aim is to explore many of the issues around 'recent new migration, especially from Eastern Europe' and to identify key themes and challenges to which the Churches in Scotland can make a positive contribution. Six workshops will be offered - for details of these and booking, see form on Vestibule table or contact ACTS, 7 Forrester Lodge, Inglewood House, Alloa, FK10 2HU.
Wednesday 8th October, 7.30 pm Woodlands Methodist Church, 229 Woodlands Road, Glasgow (underground Kelvingrove) Woodlands Lectures: Revd Dr Peter McEnhill, Minister, Kilmacolm Old Kirk; formerly Barbour Chair Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster College, Cambridge University “Secularisation and the death of Christian Britain”. Please see poster on noticeboard or http://website.lineone.net/~matthenderson/Woodlands%20Lecture%20Series%202008.htm, regarding this year's series of October lectures on Wednesday evenings.
Friday 10th October, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'.
Friday 10th October, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth “Art & Spirituality Course”. See noticeboard for details of this course on Fridays from 19th September to 31st October.
Saturday 11th October, 11 am - 3.30 pm Crown Terrace Methodist Church, Aberdeen The President of the Methodist Conference, the Rev Stephen Poxon will lead our exploration on “World Mission, Evangelism, Spirituality, Worship and Prayer”. Bring-and-share lunch, with drinks provided; details from Rev Andy Renshaw (01779 473671; andrew@preaching.co.uk . The President will be in this District from 9th -12th October.
Wednesday 15th October Scottish Churches House, Dunblane 'Wednesday Theology'. Details and booking from SCH: tel 01786 823588; email : reservations@scottishchurcheshouse.org
Wednesday 15th October, 7.30 pm Woodlands Methodist Church, 229 Woodlands Road, Glasgow (underground Kelvingrove) Woodlands Lectures: Revd Joseph Kavanagh, Minister, Mearns Parish Kirk - “Has the Church forgotten the Galilean Jesus?”. Please see poster on noticeboard or http://website.lineone.net/~matthenderson/Woodlands%20Lecture%20Series%202008.htm, regarding this year's series of October lectures on Wednesday evenings.
Friday 17th October, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'.
Friday 17th October, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth “Art & Spirituality Course”. See noticeboard for details of this course on Fridays from 19th September to 31st October.
Wednesday 15th to Saturday 18th October Mitchell Theatre, 3 Granville Street, Glasgow G3 7EE “Mother of all Peoples”, a Tmusical based on the life of Mary Slessor. Further details on both the above from Carolyn Johnston carolynjohnston@aol.co.uk or composer's website www.hamepages.com/theatre_works_mother_of_all_the_peoples.html.
Wednesday 22nd October 7.30 pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” Worship Group. Items discussed will include the November “fifth Sunday”, Advent & Christmas-tide worship. and 'after-worship fellowship lunches'; all interested are invited.
Wednesday 22nd October, 7.30 pm Woodlands Methodist Church, 229 Woodlands Road, Glasgow (underground Kelvingrove) Woodlands Lectures: Dermot McGonigle - “The work of the international charity Practical Action” . Please see poster on noticeboard or http://website.lineone.net/~matthenderson/Woodlands%20Lecture%20Series%202008.htm, regarding this year's series of October lectures on Wednesday evenings.
Thursday 23rd October, 10 am (registration) to 3 pm 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN Action of Churches Together in Scotland Autumn Conference, jointly with CofS Committee for Ecumenical Relations, on the theme “He Restores my Soul” (also the Church of Scotland Guild theme). Further details from Church of Scotland 0131 225 5722 - Ros Milne or ACTS 01259 222361; www.acts-scotland.org.
Thursday 23rd October Scottish Churches House, Dunblane Music for an Autumn Evening (dinner & concert). Details and booking from SCH: tel 01786 823588; email : reservations@scottishchurcheshouse.org
Friday 24th October, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'.
Friday 24th October, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth “Art & Spirituality Course”. See noticeboard for details of this course on Fridays from 19th September to 31st October.
Sunday 26th October 3 pm St John's Methodist Church, 15 Ponderlaw, Arbroath Service of Presentation of Local Preacher Long Service Certificate, Arbroath Long-Service Certificate Presentation : the Connexional Certificate will be presented to Miss Elma Burness, to mark her 60 years as a Local Preacher, serving both in Sierra Leone and Britain.
Monday 27th October, 6 pm University of Dundee Dalhousie Building (former New Teaching block, corner of Old Hawkhill & Hunter Street) - building 15 on Campus map Public Debate on “Physician-assisted Suicide” : an open event organised by the student Christian Medical Fellowship in Dundee. For details of the Motion and invited eminent Speakers, please see poster on noticeboard or contact cmfdundee@googlemail.com.
Wednesday 29th October, 9.45 am to 3.45 pm The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh “Old Age: Wasteland or Harvest Field?” This “ecumenical exploration of the needs of older people and the gifts they bring to the churches” is being organised by ACTS in collaboration with the Church in Society Committee of the Scottish Episcopal Church and with Faith in Older People. There is no charge for the Conference: coffee, tea and lunch are included. Speakers include Fr Gerard Hughes, Margo MacDonald MSP, and Rev Dr Albert Jewell (former Director Methodist Homes). For details / booking, see leaflets on the Vestibule table or contact Tom Moyes at ACTS; email tommoyes@acts-scotland.org.
Wednesday 29th October, 7.30 pm Dundee Methodist Church<, “L”/td> Pastoral Committee
Thursday 30th October, 7.30 pm Blairgowrie Methodist Church, Riverside, Blairgowrie (map) An evening with Alastair McDonald, 'Folksinger, Entertainer, Broadcaster'. Tickets are priced £6 adults, £5 concessions, and £3 children. See poster on downstairs noticeboard
Friday 31st October, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'.
Friday 31st October, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth “Art & Spirituality Course”. See noticeboard for details of this course on Fridays from 19th September to 31st October.
Saturday 1st November The Wynd Centre, Oakshaw Trinity Church, Paisley “Threads” : Gathering for those interested in Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs). Bookings close on 30th September.  There will be a creche facility and the day will cost £5. Contact ACTS 01259 222361; www.acts-scotland.org.
Saturday 1st November, 7.30 pm St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Church, Queen Street Broughty Ferry “The Autumn Collection” presented by 'canTAYmus' - retiring collection in aid of Organ Restoration Fund. Come and hear the 'Three Minute Messiah'!
Sunday 2nd November 7.30 pm St Mary's Dundee Parish Church, Nethergate (map) Concert by Dundee University Choir & Orchestra. Tickets £8/£5 at the door. Programme includes Vivaldi's Gloria, Mozart's Ave Verum, works by J C Bach - details from Hilary & Matthew.
Thursday 6th November, at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm Whitehall Theatre, Bellfield Street (map) 'Rolling Back the Years' : Timeless Theatre Productions Ltd advise us of this 'brilliant new show'. Tickets (£11, £10 concessions) - phone (01382) 434940. The show is described as “a breathtaking and beautifully costumed musical journey from the good old days of 'Music Hall', through the 1940's, 1950's, 1960's and eventually into some of the beautiful harmonies of the 1970's.” See poster on noticeboard; website www.timelesstheatre.co.uk.
Friday 7th November, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'.
Saturday 8th November, 11 am Dunblane District Policy Committee
Saturday 8th November, 7.30 for 8pm Mark Henderson Centre, Ann Street, Dundee (map) The Reel Fling Ceilidh - for details see DundeeforChrist. Tickets are available now from Wesley Owen Bookshop, CKLC Bookshop.
Sunday 9th November, 6.30 pm Broughty Baptist Church, 86 St Vincent Street Bishop Elias Taban, the leading Presbyterian Minster in Sudan, will take part in a Service, including a short video-presentation and an interview with Bishop Taban. This is an open meeting, hosted by Broughty Baptists, and all friends are warmly invited.
See posters on downstairs noticeboard for details of Bishop Elias, leader of the indigenous Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Sudan and President of the Sudan Evangelical Alliance, and of his visit. Information also on www.medic-assist.org or phone 0776 255221.
Monday 12th November, 7.30 pm St Paul's Cathedral, 1 High Street, Dundee Evening of Piano & Poetry' by Joseph Fleetwood and Dawn Wood; entry £8 / £6.
Friday 14th November, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'.
Saturday 15th November, 1 pm St Paul's Cathedral, 1 High Street, Dundee Lunchtime Concert: Frevo Quartet: Aisling Agnew - flute, Feargus Hetherington - violin, Matthew Mcallister - guitar, Douglas Whates - bass. Tickets £3.50/2.50 (available at the door)
Wednesday 19th November Scottish Churches House, Dunblane 'Wednesday Theology'. Details and booking from SCH: tel 01786 823588; email : reservations@scottishchurcheshouse.org
Friday 21st November, 12 noon - 1.30 pm YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'.
Friday 21st November, 7.30 pm Barnhill St Margaret’s Church, Invermark Terrace, Broughty Ferry (map) Broughty Ferry Churches Group
Saturday 22nd November, 10.30 am Broughty Ferry New Kirk, St Aidan's Halls, Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (map) Christmas Fayre
Tuesday 25th November, 7.30 pm Dundee Methodist Church Children's Work Group
Saturday 29th November, 1 pm St Paul's Cathedral, 1 High Street, Dundee Lunchtime Concert: Piano Concert, Bella Boyd, Johnny Boyd, Lucy McGrory, Aisha Schofield, Scott Smith. Tickets £3.50/2.50 (available at the door)
Saturday 29th November, 7.30 for 8pm The Gate Church International, 158 Perth Road, Dundee (map) Worship Concert - for details see DundeeforChrist. Tickets are available now from Wesley Owen Bookshop, CKLC Bookshop.