Dundee Methodist Church

23 May 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.

“Quiet Room”

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

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Thursday, 27th May, 7.30 pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” Finance Committee
Thursday, 27th May, 7 pm Castlehill House, beside St Paul’s (Episcopal) Cathedral Choir rehearsal for festive Eucharist for Pentecost. Music provided. Singers warmly invited. More details from Stuart Muir – tel: 224486 or email@stpaulscathedraldundee.org
Sunday, 30th May, 3.30 pm St Paul’s (Episcopal) Cathedral Choir rehearsal for festive Eucharist for Pentecost. Music provided. Singers warmly invited. Bring robes if you have them. Refreshments provided between rehearsal & Service. More details from Stuart Muir – tel: 224486 or email@stpaulscathedraldundee.org
Sunday, 30th May, 6 pm St Paul’s (Episcopal) Cathedral Festive Eucharist for Pentecost: an invitation has been given by the congregation to join in their Pentecost celebrations. The Festive Eucharist will be followed by a barbecue (tickets £3 and £1.50 payable on the night). More details from Stuart Muir – tel: 224486 or email@stpaulscathedraldundee.org

Support other Organisations

Christian Aid

Envelopes are available from the table at the top of the stairs for those who have not had one delivered to their home. Filled envelopes (these or ones that have not been collected at home) may be handed in via the collection plate. All monies will be sent to Christian Aid.

Scottish Bible Society

Our attention is particularly drawn this week to

  • Resumption of translation projects after war and economic crisis in the Ivory Coast;
  • Performance of ‘The Prodigal Son’ by New Scottish Singers and Ensemble in Aberdeen this week;
  • Cooperation between churches in Guinea, where unity and religious tolerance are growing as peace continues;
  • Completion of revision of the Good News New Testament in Portugal;
  • Official government recognition of the Bible Society in Gambia, where a new committee and chairman seek innovative ways to share God’s Word.
  • The President and Vice-President of Conference in the Liverpool District this weekend, and at the Wesley Day Celebrations, St Paul’s Cathedral, London, tomorrow;
  • Women’s Network Connexional Committee meeting, Saturday;
  • Cliff College Centenary Festival next weekend;
  • outreach and vision in our Circuit congregations;
  • HIV / AIDS counselling in Herbertpur Hospital, north India (Christian Aid);
  • paid staff and volunteer supporters in the UK and Ireland (Feed The Minds);
  • The Leprosy Mission’s work in Chad, and Niger;
  • Bible Society work in Colombia;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of Hungary, and Romania;
  • we remember fellow Methodists in the Gosport and Fareham Circuit (Southampton District), and all in the Livingston Ecumenical Parish (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
Friday 4 June, 7 pm; The Queen’s Hotel, Nethergate Dinner organised by Aglow International – “an interdenominational Christian organisation for women” and “a network of caring women ministering to women in the love and power of Jesus Christ”. Guest Speaker – Sharon Gurr (Assemblies of God Church, Dundee). Dinner (£7.25 - one course plus coffee/tea) must be booked - for details of Aglow and the Dinner, see letter in library area & poster on noticeboard, also website www.aglow.org.uk
Wednesday 9th June, 4 pm to 9 pm (probably) Stirling Network District Day. “Go in Faith and Share God’s Healing Grace”, speaker Mrs Rosemary Wells. See leaflet on vestibule table.
Wednesday 16th – Sunday 20th June, 10.15 am – 3.45 pm (Wed-Sat), 2 pm – 7 pm (Sun). Intervals – 1 hour break Wed-Sat; 1/2 hr break Sun Dundas Estate (South Queensferry) “The Life of Jesus Christ”, open-air performances presented by the Dundas Foundation, taking the form of an open-air promenade, with a walk between scenes.
Tickets on sale now, family tickets available, from the Hub Office - 0131 473 2070 or on-line at www.jesus-at-dundas.com. More information from 0131 331 5912 (Caroline Cockburn) or email jscoffice@dundascastle.co.uk .
A copy of the STV Eikon programme video about the production is also available. See letter in library area, leaflet on noticeboard.
Saturday 19th June Dundee Methodist Church Project 2004 : “Sponsored Jigsaw Event” for Slessor Foundation – details coming soon.
Friday 9th – Sunday 11th July Winter Gardens, Blackpool “Xposed”, a Christian Youth Festival - “an event to inspire, resource and challenge young people to explore and express their Christian faith”. Sarah Russell (Edinburgh) invites 13-25 year olds from Scotland to join in travelling together for “the best weekend you’ve had for ages”. Cost - £43 plus £6 for accommodation (travel to be arranged). Programme/ events include a Cyber Café, giant games, refreshments, circus entertainers, samba band, music, worship, show, workshops, exhibition……
Contact Sarah Russell ASAP – tel: 01501 732049 or 07753 744023; email: Sarah.Russell@scottishpower.com
Monday 12th to Friday 16th July Scottish Churches House, Dunblane Holidays with Meaning - a holiday break of several days with the potential of making a significant impact on participants in terms of meaning and awareness of life: a kind of active retreat!
Word Workshop with Stephen Raw - an “exploration of the language and words around international and personal justice, making language visible using paint and scale” with “an artist in letters and ‘Memory language’”. See letter & leaflet(s) in library area / on noticeboard, or contact Scottish Churches House – tel 01786 823588; email reservations@scottishchurcheshouse.org
Monday 13th to Friday 17th September Scottish Churches House, Dunblane Holidays with Meaning - a holiday break of several days with the potential of making a significant impact on participants in terms of meaning and awareness of life: a kind of active retreat!
Walking Days with Helen Steven – ‘Evenings on Place Names, Poetry of the Land, tradition and Spirituality’. See letter & leaflet(s) in library area / on noticeboard, or contact Scottish Churches House – tel 01786 823588; email reservations@scottishchurcheshouse.org

Prayer Points for this week

  • The President and Vice-President of Conference in the Liverpool District this weekend, and at the Wesley Day Celebrations, St Paul’s Cathedral, London, tomorrow;
  • Women’s Network Connexional Committee meeting, Saturday;
  • Cliff College Centenary Festival next weekend;
  • outreach and vision in our Circuit congregations;
  • HIV / AIDS counselling in Herbertpur Hospital, north India (Christian Aid);
  • paid staff and volunteer supporters in the UK and Ireland (Feed The Minds);
  • The Leprosy Mission’s work in Chad, and Niger;
  • Bible Society work in Colombia;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of Hungary, and Romania;
  • we remember fellow Methodists in the Gosport and Fareham Circuit (Southampton District), and all in the Livingston Ecumenical Parish (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).