29 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.

World Day of Prayer

Everyone is invited to join with women, men and children around the world to mark the World Day of Prayer on Friday. This year’s material, prepared by Christian women of Panama on the theme “In faith, women shape the future”, helps us to share and reflect on the experience and contribution of our sisters in Panama in particular. The Service for City Centre Churches will be held at 3 pm in St Andrew’s Parish Church (near the bottom of the Wellgate) – see press notices and local posters for details of services in other communities. Jean McN is our representative on the Dundee Local Committee.

Circuit News

The Circuit Meeting on 17th March will take important decisions about the basis of our Circuit life together from September. Following the Circuit Forum in January the Circuit Leadership Team prepared a paper “A Way Forward”, as the basis of the Circuit Meeting’s discussion and decision. Please look at the leaflet (on the Vestibule table) and pass any comments to Clare or ’tricia (elected reps), Keith (Steward) or other members of the Meeting – David Firth, Sandy , David E, Jenny E.

For more information, contact David Firth, Sandy, or Jenny E (members of the Leadership Team).

Quiet Room

The downstairs back room is being prepared as a place for quiet reflection & personal prayer before worship on Sundays

Sunday worship in Lent and Easter

• Use of symbols with liturgy each week – ’tricia will approach people to lead this (material supplied!)
• All-age Worship on Easter Sunday, otherwise our “normal pattern”
• Easter Sunday worship to include the “dressing of the Cross with flowers”, and Holy Communion
• Palm Sunday (4th April) - invitation from Meadowside St Paul’s to Lunch at 1 pm and “Songs of Praise” in City Square at 2 pm.

Midweek Worship / Study Groups

• City Centre Churches – Tuesdays at 7.30 pm in Meadowside St Paul’s, (map) using “A journey of the heart, a pilgrim’s guide to prayer” by Kate Hayes (£3.50 from Wesley Owen)
• Broughty Ferry Churches Group – worship at 7.30 pm; this week at East Church, St Vincent St, (map) led with St Mary’s (Episcopal) on the theme “The Environment”.
• Holy Week & Easter Services in St Luke’s & Queen Street (map) at 7.30 pm (8 pm on Easter Sunday), theme –“Seven Aspects of The Cross”.
• A warm invitation is given to all to join in any / all of the above.

Our Project 2004 (supporting the Mary Slessor Appeal)

Following the Sunday morning gathering on 8th February before service it was agreed to hold another similar gathering at the same time, 10.15 am, on Sunday 14th March.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

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.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• The President and Vice-President of Conference in Scotland this weekend and in the Channel Islands next weekend;
• Cliff College Centenary celebration on Wednesday;
• World Day of Prayer Executive, national and local committees;
• members of the District Policy Committee;
• the Circuit’s Presbyters and Local Preachers;
• Craftshare Vocational Training Centre in Sierra Leone (Feed The Minds);
• Fair-trade Fortnight – events and supporters (Christian Aid);
• The Leprosy Mission’s work in South-east India – Andhra Pradesh;
• Bible Society work in Slovenia and in Papua New Guinea;
• we pray with and for the peoples of the Republic of Ireland and all living in the United Kingdom;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Wimborne Circuit (Southampton District), and those centred on Inverness (Inverness Circuit).

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