14 November 2010

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.

Lunch next Sunday

On Sunday 21st November there will be a “Faith Lunch” after worship to give an opportunity to meet people new to the Dundee area, especially students - and to have chance for longer chat with others also!

UNICEF Jars of Grace

This year's theme is “helping children in Guyana face the challenges of climate change” :

Mary F will be pleased to receive any outstanding Jars in the next few weeks. She is grateful for those already received which have brought in over £150 for this appeal.

Rotary Shoe Boxes

Alan Suttie gives his thanks for those boxes that were returned last Sunday.

Pastoral Committee points

At the recent meeting, the Minister and Pastoral Visitors

• exchanged news and shared concerns of Members' individual circumstances and needs;
• agreed the total number of Members (ie 69) at 1st November 2010, for report on the annual Schedule;
• noted pending implementation of recent Safeguarding legislation anent “vulnerable adults”;
• gave general support to the “Biblefresh” initiative's approach to revitalising our reading of the Bible in 2011;
• noted value of further reflection on “Confidentiality” in pastoral care and use of sensitive information;
• agreed to discuss “Back to Church Sunday” further;
• agreed next meeting - 7th February 2011 at 7 pm.

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Scottish Churches House Prayer Network

Prayers are invited this week for meetings and events in the House and for the continuing governance process, remembering especially members of the Interim Board and the ACTS Trustees, also House staff and Volunteers.

Meetings and guests in the House this week include Moncrieff Parish Church (Friday - Sunday).

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited for work in November in Myanmar / Burma. See noticeboard for more information.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

• possible relocation of Bible House in Poland from central Warsaw to “somewhere outside”;
• engineers in Hull involved in the annual service of the Bibleworld Mobile trailer;
• distribution of scriptures to young men on compulsory military service in Armenia;
• work in both Georgia and Azerbaijan, bringing words of hope and blessing.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• The President and Vice-President of Conference at the Cenotaph today, and at the Youth Assembly, Swindon, Friday - Sunday;
• Work Place Chaplains' Conference, Birmingham, Monday - Wednesday, and Methodist City Centre Network Conference, Swanwick, Wednesday - Friday;
• Refuge Egypt, based in All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo, working with Sudanese refugees and training counsellors (BibleLands);
• Bible Society work in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan;
• World Toilet Day, Friday, & especially for the Matopeni slum in Kenya (Christian Aid);
• we pray with and for the peoples of Republic of Congo, Gabon and SÃo Tomé e Principe (WCC Ecumenical Calendar)
• residents and staff in Homes and Schemes in the East Anglia District (Methodist Homes);
• The Leprosy Mission's work in Bangladesh and Scandinavia;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the South West Worcestershire Circuit (Birmingham District) and in Shettleston (Glasgow Circuit).

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