11 March 2007

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.

Lent

• City Centre Churches : Lent Study groups will meet in Meadowside St Paul's at 7.30 pm, on Mondays to 3rd April. The course will be “Can We Build a better World? Learning from William Wilberforce” - books available from Wesley Owen @ £3.50.
• The Broughty Ferry Churches Group will hold Lent Study Groups as follows, using 'Slave trade abolition' material:
  • Wednesdays from 7 pm to 8 pm in the New Kirk Kippen Hall, St Vincent Street, Broughty Ferry (map) led by the Rev Catherine Collins;
  • Thursdays from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm in St Luke's & Queen Street Church of Scotland, West Queen Street, Broughty Ferry (map), led by the Rev Graham Taylor.
• All are warmly welcome to these Groups.

Scottish Churches House, Dunblane

As part of its current promotion process, invitations are being sent to members of the Churches in Scotland to visit SCH to learn about its current and proposed work through its Programme and role as a Conference Centre.

A series of receptions is planned for evenings in March & April from 5.30 pm to 7 pm, including a buffet on arrival, tour of the House, and talk with the Wardens and Interim Management Group members. Anyone interested in attending or requesting further information is asked to see the letter & reply slip on the Vestibule table.

Charles Wesley 300th Birthday Celebrations - Perth Flower Festival

Our friends in Scott Street Methodist Church, Perth, are organising a Flower Festival from Friday 21st September to Sunday 23rd September, with floral displays illustrating Charles Wesley's life and hymns.

Invitation is given to others within the Circuit to participate by creating a windowsill display based on one of his Hymns - a list of suggestions is available on the Vestibule table 'as a starter'.

Any profits will go towards the VSO project upon which 2 Perth members are to embark. There is, however, an offer of a donation of £15 towards the cost of flowers or the opportunity to order with a 10% discount on all flowers from a local florist.

On the Friday evening there will be a lecture by the Rev Professor Frank Whaling on Charles Wesley and a Musical Concert on the Saturday evening - details to come!

Please note this in your diaries and, if you are interested in creating a display - by yourself or with others - contact Fiona Goudie.

Circuit Preaching Plans

Plans for March - May are now on the (glass) Vestibule table.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Traidcraft Catalogues

New catalogues are available on the Vestibule table. Orders may be placed with Margaret.

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in March for work in the Ivory Coast. See library area noticeboard.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

• the Guatemalan Bible Society's campaign to encourage and strengthen people coping with natural disasters and violence;
• Bible Panorama Exhibition in El Salvador;
• project to place Bibles in primary schools in Honduras;
• translation teams round the world & their access to computers software, and electrical supply.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• the President & Vice-President of Conference at the Diaconal Convocation, Swanwick, Monday - Wednesday;
• District Safeguarding Training Day in Stirling, Saturday;
• members of the Circuit Meeting;
• orphan-care projects in Zambia (Christian Aid);
• The Leprosy Mission's work in Bangladesh;
• Bulawasi Bible College near Mbale, Uganda (Feed The Minds);
• Bible Society work in Ivory Coast;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Myanmar and of Thailand;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Bramhall Circuit (Manchester and Stockport District) and in Granton, including ecumenical work at the Waterfront (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).

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