26 October 2008
Next Sunday: 2 October 2008
- 10.45 am
- “early singing” - Heather Dean
- 11 am
- Worship led by Mr Charles Richmond
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.
Christmas Cards for the Armed Forces
Liz has suggested Dundee Methodists consider support of an initiative intimated by a member of Central Baptist Church, as follows
“Can you give a Christmas Card addressed to 'A Member of the Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan & Iraq'? Tell them we are thinking of them. Please take your cards to pick-up points at Asda Kirkton, Morrison's, or City Chambers 18 City Square. No stamps required as Forces deliver their own.”
The 'last posting date' for this is 25th November.
Rotary Shoe Box Scheme
Last Christmas many members supported the Rotary International scheme to fill a small box labelled with small gifts for a child, teenager, household, or older person. The boxes we collected joined over 500 from Fife driven out to the Ukraine & Belarus for distribution, from where Irina and Pasha Ozeruga wrote
“We would like to express our sincere thanks for your labour and care about the Ukrainian people. Your shoeboxes have been given to needy people: children's orphanages, poor families, prison children, children's tuberculosis dispensaries, street children, and those in hospital. May your hearts be filled with love for your good acts.”
If you would like to help again, I will supply the flat-pack box that make up to a size similar to a shoe box and provide guidance on the types of things to fill them: a visit to the 'one pound shop' would soon fill a box. There is a sheet on the Vestibule table for those interested to sign; boxes will be delivered for collection in early November.
When thinking about Christmas shopping, just think of the joy you could bring to someone who could be celebrating Christmas with no gifts at all. Many thanks for your support. Alan Suttie
Last Christmas many members supported the Rotary International scheme to fill a small box labelled with small gifts for a child, teenager, household, or older person. The boxes we collected joined over 500 from Fife driven out to the Ukraine & Belarus for distribution, from where Irina and Pasha Ozeruga wrote
“We would like to express our sincere thanks for your labour and care about the Ukrainian people. Your shoeboxes have been given to needy people: children's orphanages, poor families, prison children, children's tuberculosis dispensaries, street children, and those in hospital. May your hearts be filled with love for your good acts.”
DundeeforChrist
'Broadcast' magazines available on Vestibule table, free; please take and distribute.
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 26th October 3 pm | St John's Methodist Church, 15 Ponderlaw, Arbroath | Service of Presentation of Local Preacher Long Service Certificate, Arbroath Long-Service Certificate Presentation : the Connexional Certificate will be presented to Miss Elma Burness, to mark her 60 years as a Local Preacher, serving both in Sierra Leone and Britain. |
| Monday 27th October, 6 pm | University of Dundee Dalhousie Building (former New Teaching block, corner of Old Hawkhill & Hunter Street) - building 15 on Campus map | Public Debate on “Physician-assisted Suicide” : an open event organised by the student Christian Medical Fellowship in Dundee. For details of the Motion and invited eminent Speakers, please see poster on noticeboard or contact cmfdundee@googlemail.com. |
| Wednesday 29th October, 9.45 am to 3.45 pm | The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh | “Old Age: Wasteland or Harvest Field?” This “ecumenical exploration of the needs of older people and the gifts they bring to the churches” is being organised by ACTS in collaboration with the Church in Society Committee of the Scottish Episcopal Church and with Faith in Older People. There is no charge for the Conference: coffee, tea and lunch are included. Speakers include Fr Gerard Hughes, Margo MacDonald MSP, and Rev Dr Albert Jewell (former Director Methodist Homes). For details / booking, see leaflets on the Vestibule table or contact Tom Moyes at ACTS; email tommoyes@acts-scotland.org. |
| Wednesday 29th October, 7.30 pm | Dundee Methodist Church<, “L”/td> | Pastoral Committee |
| Thursday 30th October, 7.30 pm | Blairgowrie Methodist Church, Riverside, Blairgowrie (map) | An evening with Alastair McDonald, 'Folksinger, Entertainer, Broadcaster'. Tickets are priced £6 adults, £5 concessions, and £3 children. See poster on downstairs noticeboard |
| Friday 31st October, 12 noon - 1.30 pm | YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) | Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. The weekly lunch (£2) comprises a choice of home-made soups, bread & coffee, plus conversation with friends 'old and new'. |
| Friday 31st October, 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm | The Bield at Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Perth | “Art & Spirituality Course”. See noticeboard for details of this course on Fridays from 19th September to 31st October. |
| Saturday 1st November | The Wynd Centre, Oakshaw Trinity Church, Paisley | “Threads” : Gathering for those interested in Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs). Bookings close on 30th September. There will be a creche facility and the day will cost £5. Contact ACTS 01259 222361; www.acts-scotland.org. |
| Saturday 1st November, 1 pm | St Paul's Cathedral, 1 High Street, Dundee | Lunchtime Concert: Kenneth Murray (baritone) . Tickets £3.50/2.50 (available at the door) |
| Saturday 1st November, 7.30 pm | St Mary's Scottish Episcopal Church, Queen Street Broughty Ferry | “The Autumn Collection” presented by 'canTAYmus' - retiring collection in aid of Organ Restoration Fund. Come and hear the 'Three Minute Messiah'! |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in October for work in Nicaragua, and in November for work in the South Pacific. See library area noticeboard for more information. Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to
- observance of Bible Sunday today;
- good progress in translation projects into Kono, Krio, and Themne languages, positive response to Faith Comes by Hearing and HIV/AIDS awareness programmes in Sierra Leone;
- events in Scotland, including SBS visits and second 'Conversations' Taster in Stirling.
The Translation Challenge
- 6,900 languages in the world
- 438 languages with a translation of the whole Bible
- 2,454 languages with at least part of the Bible
- 4,500 languages still wait for even one book of the Bible.
Scottish Churches House Prayer Network
Our prayerful support is invited this week, particularly at 9 am or anytime on Wednesday, for the House, its work, staff and supporters.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 6th November, at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm | Whitehall Theatre, Bellfield Street (map) | 'Rolling Back the Years' : Timeless Theatre Productions Ltd advise us of this 'brilliant new show'. Tickets (£11, £10 concessions) - phone (01382) 434940. The show is described as “a breathtaking and beautifully costumed musical journey from the good old days of 'Music Hall', through the 1940's, 1950's, 1960's and eventually into some of the beautiful harmonies of the 1970's.” See poster on noticeboard; website www.timelesstheatre.co.uk. |
| Saturday 8th November, 7.30 for 8pm | Mark Henderson Centre, Ann Street, Dundee (map) | The Reel Fling Ceilidh - for details see DundeeforChrist. Tickets are available now from Wesley Owen Bookshop, CKLC Bookshop. |
| Sunday 9th November, 6.30 pm | Broughty Baptist Church, 86 St Vincent Street | Bishop Elias Taban, the leading Presbyterian Minster in Sudan, will take part in a Service, including a short video-presentation and an interview with Bishop Taban. This is an open meeting, hosted by Broughty Baptists, and all friends are warmly invited. |
| Saturday 15th November, 1 pm | St Paul's Cathedral, 1 High Street, Dundee | Lunchtime Concert: Frevo Quartet: Aisling Agnew - flute, Feargus Hetherington - violin, Matthew Mcallister - guitar, Douglas Whates - bass. Tickets £3.50/2.50 (available at the door) |
| Saturday 29th November, 1 pm | St Paul's Cathedral, 1 High Street, Dundee | Lunchtime Concert: Piano Concert, Bella Boyd, Johnny Boyd, Lucy McGrory, Aisha Schofield, Scott Smith. Tickets £3.50/2.50 (available at the door) |
Prayer Points for this week
- The Vice-President of Conference in Somerset next weekend;
- Carol Stobie, new Director of Scottish Churches House;
- interviews for Scotland's Regional and Learning Development Officers in Dunblane on Wednesday;
- the 'Senior' Local Preachers in this Circuit;
- work in the Birmingham District (Methodist Homes);
- post-hurricane disaster relief & redevelopment work, especially in Central America & the Caribbean (Christian Aid);
- The Leprosy Mission's work in Nigeria;
- Bible Society work in Nicaragua and the South Pacific;
- Harpur Memorial Hospital, Menouf, caring for those in the Nile Delta & for leprosy patients across Egypt (BibleLands);
- we pray with and for the peoples of the Indian Ocean Islands (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives) (WCC Prayer Calendar);
- we remember fellow Methodists in Ely and Newmarket (East Anglia District) and our Circuit colleagues in Scott Street, Perth (Angus, Dundee, & Perthshire Circuit).
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