19 September 2010
Next Sunday: 26 September 2010 - Harvest
- 11 am
- Worship led by Mrs Julya Walsh
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.
Dundee CAN: “Celebrate Age Network”
To obtain information pack updates, please phone Susan Gunn (01382) 305745 unless you received a pack within the last 2 months!
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 19th September 2010, 6.30 pm | St John's Methodist Church, 15 Ponderlaw, Arbroath (map) | Songs of Praise, followed by refreshments |
| Monday 20th September 2010, 7 pm | Dundee Methodist Church “L” | Circuit Preachers' Meeting |
| Wednesday 22nd September 2010, 1 pm - 1.50 pm | Caird Hall (map) | Caird Hall Organ Concerts: tickets £4 (£14 for series of 4) from Dundee City Box Office. This week, Stuart Muir, with Pure Brass. |
| Wednesday 22nd September 2010 | Dundee Methodist Church, downstairs | Church Council |
| Thursday 23rd September 2010, 7 pm | Dundee Methodist Church “L” | Bible Reading Group: a warm welcome is given to anyone interested to join “the regulars” as they work their way through the book of Amos. For more information, contact Tom Penman. |
| Friday 24th September, 12 noon - 1 pm | YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) | Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. Soup - a good selection each week - is served with bread & cheese, followed by coffee for £2, in support of this ecumenical aid, relief and development charity. The lunches last year raised over £2,000 for Christian Aid. A warm welcome is given to all to come and share food and fellowship regularly or from time to time. |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Churches House Prayer Network
Daily Prayers are said in the Chapel from 9 am to 9.15 am; Network members are particularly asked to join with many others on Wednesdays (see leaflets on noticeboard & table).
Prayers are invited this week for meetings and events in the House: United Free Church In Service Conference (Tuesday - Thursday), Quakers East of Scotland Elders (Friday - Saturday), private booking (next weekend).
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited for work in September in Panama. See noticeboard for more information.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to
- witness of the Christian minority (Western, Chinese, and tribal) in oil-rich Brunei;
- United Bible Societies' World Assembly in South Korea;
- new leadership for the Bible Society in Cambodia;
- opportunities and “open doors” for witness and work in isolated North Korea;
- completion of the Revised Thai Bible and launch of new Scripture resources in Thailand.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1st October 2010, 10 am to 3.30 pm | Queen's Hotel, 160 Nethergate | Dundee CAN: “Celebrate Age Network”. Health Matters : seminar by older people for older people to discuss health-related topics. Organised in partnership with DVA to celebrate International Day for Older People. To book phone Susan Gunn on (01382 3057454). |
| Friday 8th October 2010, 7.30 pm | Tollcross Central Hall, 2 West Tollcross, Edinburgh, EH3 9BP | Concert by Dunedin Wind Band and the Edinburgh section of NYCOS
in aid of the Samaritans and the Leith
Acorn Centre ('a Methodist outreach'.
Tickets £10 (£8 / family £25)
are available from Ann Curtis (0131 669 2246),
email
annmcurtis@yahoo.com or at the door.
This will be the final concert at Tollcross; as part of the restructuring of Methodist work in the City, the decision has been taken to sell Tollcross Central Hall. |
| Saturday 23rd October 2010 | PGL, Dalguise, Dunkeld PH8 0JX | The Methodist Big Day Out for Young People in Scotland - for young people aged 12-18 - outdoor pursuits, chill time, group discussion, worship. For more information please e-mail bigdayout@methodistchurchinscotland.org.uk and see the Centre's website. |
| Monday 25th October 2010, from 9 am | Marryat Hall, within Caird Hall complex | Dundee CAN: “Celebrate Age Network”.
See Off Scams : advice and practical information to
help deal with bogus visitors and communication.
9 am to 12 noon (for groups' reps) and 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm, including talks by Tayside Police and Victim Support at 2 pm and 2.30 pm. For more information or to book a place, contact Laura McDermott at laura.mcdermott@dundeecity.gov.uk or phone (01382) 436260. |
| Saturday 20th November 2010, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm | St Peter's Free Church, (off) Perth Road, Dundee | “ Out of the Silent Church” Conference -
Speakers and topics:
For full details and registration form, see new Solas website: www.solas-cpc.co.uk; tickets £10 - if fully booked, see Tom Penman who may have a spare ticket! |
Prayer Points for this week
- The President of Conference at the Liberal Democrats Conference in Liverpool, Monday - Tuesday;
- Faith and Order Network, Durham, Monday - Wednesday;
- Rev Dr Peter Howson at Methodist Council (District representative) (Tuesday -Wednesday);
- Blairgowrie Church Council (Monday);
- International Day for Peace, Tuesday (Christian Aid);
- J L Schneller School celebrating 150 years of ministry for disadvantaged children in Lebanon (BibleLands);
- staff and residents in homes in the Cornwall District (Methodist Homes);
- Bible Society work in Panama;
- The Leprosy Mission's work in Indonesia, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine (WCC Prayer Calendar);
- we remember fellow Methodists in the Wigan Circuit (Bolton and Rochdale District) and in Cockenzie (Edinburgh and Forth Circuit).
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