15 February 2009

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.

United Service

Please note that there will be a United Service at 6.30 pm next Sunday in Meadowside St Paul's Church, when the Preacher will be the Rev Andria Benzie of Dundee Congregational Church. All are warmly welcome.

Worship Group

Please note the re-arranged date, Wednesday 25th February, to discuss March's “café-style” worship.

Lenten Observance 2009

• To assist our marking of the Season of Lent, which opens on Ash Wednesday, 25th February, it is suggested that those leading worship in Marketgait be requested to include an agreed short liturgical act each week. There may also be Christian Aid's Lenten material in the form of a news-sheet insert or item.
• Broughty Ferry Churches Group will hold a weekly meeting each Wednesday, using the “Sense making Faith” material from CTBI (Churches Together in Britain & Ireland), to be linked to BBC radio broadcasts.
• Details of Dundee City Centre Churches study groups will be intimated in the news-sheet when known.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in February for work in Ukraine. See library area noticeboard for more information. Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

• support for the Project in Brazil to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Bible Society in Scotland;
• peace, resources, and a new General Secretary for increasing Bible Society work in Zimbabwe amidst “dire economic conditions and political troubles”;
• Church support for projects in Zambia;
• development of the SBS youth programme, and the new Exist resource;
• celebration of the Southern Ndebele Bible in South Africa, also new Afrikaans translation and a Bible for the Deaf.

Methodist Homes

MHA is a charity providing care homes, housing, and support services for older people throughout Britain.

Established 65 years ago, MHA now delivers a range of services to over 12,500 individuals, serving approximately

• 3,000 older people in residential, nursing and special dementia care homes
• 1,500 older people in sheltered housing and housing with care
• 8,000 older people in community projects.

Services are delivered by 5,000 dedicated staff and 5,000 committed volunteers.

In Scotland MH schemes are located at

• St Andrew's Court, East Kilbride
• Wesley Court, Granton, Edinburgh
• Taransay Court, Milton, Glasgow
• Gowan Park, Arbroath.

MHA has also recently entered into a partnership with the Auchlochan Trust whose Residential Village is near Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire.

For details of all MHA work, see www.mha.org.uk.

The Scotland District MH representative is David Nicoll and our Circuit link person is Iris Baldry (both Arbroath).

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• the President & Vice-President of Conference visiting the Chester and Stoke District next weekend;
• Methodist Council meeting, High Leigh, Monday - Tuesday;
• Scotland District Circuit Stewards' and Circuit Treasurers' meeting, Dunblane, Saturday;
• Fiona Ross's Trial Service next Sunday in Blairgowrie;
• work in the Nottingham & Derby District (Methodist Homes);
• Bible Society work in Ukraine;
• Coprodedpiy's work for tax justice in Honduras, launch of campaigns for tax justice round the world (Christian Aid);
• The Leprosy Mission's promotional work in the British Isles, Southern Africa, and Canada;
• Nazareth School of Nursing training women & men, Muslims, Christians, and Jews (BibleLands);
• we pray with and for the peoples of Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Malta (WCC Prayer Calendar);
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Launceston Area (Cornwall District) and in Pollokshaws (Glasgow Circuit).

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