28 March 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.

“Holy Communion” Open Meeting

Those meeting last Thursday to decide future patterns of celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion in Marketgait shared in a thoughtful and wide - ranging conversation, at the end of which the following were agreed :

• once every Quarter, the invitation will be given for those who so wish to come forward to receive the bread & wine
• copies of the Communion Services in the New Worship Book will be purchased – if you wish to buy your own personal copy or to contribute towards the cost of the Church’s supply, please see Sandy
• different ways of emphasising various understandings of Communion to be explored from time to time.

“Quiet Room”

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

Network News

Issue No 1 for 2004 is now available from the Vestibule table.

News-sheet

Please note that this week’s news-sheet will be the last full edition until (probably) Sunday 18th April. We hope to prepare a “slip” for Sundays 4th and 11th April, giving the Lent Litany, plus details of use of premises & rotas for the appropriate week. Any other intimation should be given to the Church Stewards for announcement. Items for later news-sheet editions can be left in the “Notices” red tray in the upstairs office.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Traidcraft

New catalogues are available from Margaret.

Scottish Bible Society

Our support is invited in April for work in The Gulf, through resources centres in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. See library area noticeboard / Jean McNab.

National Counselling Service: Dundee

This charitable organisation has served the community for seven years, offering counselling to those self-referred or referred by professionals. The Service’s finances come from clients’ donations and fund-raising events. As a programme to renew office equipment is now required, the Service is appealing for help in replacement of computers in particular. If you wish to assist, please contact the Administrator at No. Ten, 10 Constitution Road, Dundee DD1 1LL, tel: 305720. See letter on library noticeboard.

Usborne Books

’tricia Cook (Arbroath Methodist Church) has sent further details of the range of products available. For details / orders, see Vestibule table / contact Jon & tricia on 01241 853876.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• The President of Conference in the Chester and Stoke-on-Trent District this weekend, and in Shetland next weekend;
• Methodist Council meeting, London Colney, Thursday - Friday;
• World Church officers and supporters in the Scotland District;
• Property stewards and care-takers of property in the Circuit;
• publications, for work with young people, of the Christian Learning Material Centre in Nairobi, Kenya (Feed The Minds);
• local supporters and groups preparing for Christian Aid week across Britain (Christian Aid);
• The Leprosy Mission’s promotional work in Nigeria, Hong Kong, Australia, Zimbabwe, Singapore, New Zealand, and India;
• Bible Society work in Papua New Guinea, and in The Gulf;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Sudan, and Uganda;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the East Wight Circuit (Southampton District), and in Rosyth (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).

• 21 March 2004
• 04 April 2004

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