Dundee Methodist Church

01 February 2004

We give the assurance of our thoughts and prayers to all who are unwell, awaiting or undergoing treatment, or anxious or grieving for the loss of loved ones.

Iran Earthquake Appeal

There will be further opportunity today to support a retiring collection for the appeal by the Methodist Relief and Development Fund towards relief and re-development work after the recent earthquake in Iran.

“Project 2004 Gathering”

As follow-up to the presentation by Alistair Chisholm on the Mary Slessor Foundation, practical ways of making this our ‘Project 2004’ will be considered from 10.15 am to 10.45 am next Sunday. All welcome but particularly to those who, in the “small groups process”, indicated their wish for a Project to help draw people closer together. Coffee will be available, as also requested by some in the “small groups process”.

Door Stewards Rota

Copies of the rota for weeks 15th February onward are now being distributed to members of existing “teams”. Warm thanks are expressed to all who participate in this very important “ministry of welcome”. Gratitude is also expressed to Bill E for coordinating the rota in recent years; he has now handed it over to the Church Stewards. Anyone wishing to become part of the “Door Stewards” teams is requested to contact a Church Steward.

Flower Rota

Anyone wishing to provide flowers for Sunday worship, and pastoral distribution thereafter, is asked to contact Elaine who coordinates the rota.

Pastoral Committee

Please collect papers today for tomorrow.

“Holy Communion”

The meeting last Tuesday was postponed because of the weather – watch / listen for a re-arranged date.

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Monday, February 2nd, 7.30 pm Marketgait Pastoral Committee
Tuesday, February 3rd, 7.30 pm Marketgait, “L” Circuit Leadership Team

Support other Organisations

Traidcraft

The New Year Sales catalogues, plus order forms, are on the Vestibule table – order items through Margaret. Next stall will be on Sunday 22nd February; contact Margaret if you wish food items before then.

NCH

February is designated as “furnishings” month in our request for surplus items for use by the Cowan Grove and Families projects. See Margaret for more details.

Scottish Bible Society

Our prayerful support is invited in February for Bible Society work in Slovenia, which gained independence from Yugoslavia 12 years ago, and where work is in progress with the Forces’ Chaplaincy to produce and distribute a special New Testament with Psalms. (See noticeboard in library area.)

Methodist Homes

A local Dundee ‘link person’ is being sought as contact between Marketgait and the MH National Offices through the Circuit Link (David Nicoll of Arbroath).

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
31st January – 28th February, Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh The Quaker Tapestry (a unique collection of embroideries portraying Quaker life through the centuries) - admission free.
Saturday, February 14th, 7 pm Salvation Army Visit of Govan Band to Dundee - donation ticket £5 - book early (tel: 826889). See poster for details.
Friday, February 20th, 5 pm The Martin Hall, New College, Edinburgh The Maidie Hart Lecture. Speaker – Dr Musimbi Kanyoro, General Secretary of World YWCA, Chair – Dr Alison Elliott Convener of ACTS Forum, Moderator-designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Wednesday, February 25th Our Lady of Good Counsel, Broughty Ferry Service of Ashes. First of a series of ecumenical evening acts of worship organised by the Broughty Ferry Churches Group.
Sunday, February 29th, 3 pm Gowan Park, Arbroath Service to mark the 60th Anniversary of Methodist Homes
Sunday, March 7th, 3 pm Barnhill St Margaret’s Church Hall Launch of the Seven Arches Trust, a new body seeking a presence in schools through a Youth Worker for the Broughty Ferry / Monifieth area, and supported by Broughty Ferry Churches Group. All interested will be most welcome at the Launch.
Saturday, March 27th, 9.30 am coffee, 10 am Programme start, c 3.45pm dispersal Nicolson Square Church, Edinburgh District “Faith Resource Day”, focussing on Prayer. A warm welcome is given to everyone to each of these Days – it is likely that the others in the series will be held in the north & west respectively. See posters / yellow leaflets on table; further details from Margaret Brown (District Administrator – 01786 820295) or Janet Murray (Synod Secretary – 01383 624065).
Wednesday, March 31st Marketgait Ecumenical evening act of worship organised by the Broughty Ferry Churches Group. Preparation and leadership will be shared between ourselves and St Aidan’s Church of Scotland. It is hoped that there will be good support for our hosting of this Service; members of the Group expressed a wish to share fellowship and worship in our premises which some of them know as members of ‘User Groups’. If you wish to help in the preparation / leading of worship, please contact David Firth, Kate G, David or Jenny E.

Prayer Points for this week

  • The President of Conference in the Newcastle District this weekend, and with the Vice-President in the North Lancashire District this week;
  • Aldersgate Trustees’ Annual General Meeting on Tuesday;
  • all involved with “formation” in Methodism, especially Helen Wareing, our District Training & Development Officer (TDO);
  • contacts with universities, colleges & schools in Tayside;
  • new Roman Catholic Seminary in Ecuador & its 47 students, training to serve their poor home areas (Feed The Minds);
  • projects and partners in Uganda, especially for all affected by violence in the north (Christian Aid);
  • The Leprosy Mission’s continuing work amidst change;
  • Bible Society work in Slovenia;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and Japan;
  • we remember fellow Methodists in the Weymouth Circuit (Southampton District), and our friends based in Scott Street, Perth (Angus, Dundee & Perthshire Circuit).