Dundee Methodist Church

14 August 2011

Next Sunday
21 August 2011

10 am
Bible Reading Group, “B”
11 am
Worship led by Mrs Heather Dean

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.

Faith Lunch

There will be a Faith Lunch after today's worship to give opportunity for a time of conversation with the Rev Lily Twist and each other. It is hoped that as many people as possible will stay for “table fellowship” together: there is usually sufficient food for all!

However, please note that parking charges apply in Council car parks from 1pm so make sure you have paid by then …….!

East Africa Famine Appeal

The total amount sent this week to Methodist Relief and Development Fund from the retiring collections was £137, of which £75 was gift-aided.

Meetings this week

Date & timeVenueDetails
Saturday 6th August to Friday 28th October 2011 Edinburgh University Library, George Square “Singing the Reformation” Exhibition. The Exhibition will include displays of the famous 8 extant Partbooks, illustrations of the life and work of Thomas Wode (the preserver of this music), the role of psalm-singing before & after the Reformation, and its continuing influence.
Opening times are as follows
  • Aug 6th - 31st (“during the Fringe”): Monday - Saturday 10am to 5pm, closed Sundays
  • September - October : Monday - Friday 10am to 5pm, closed Saturday and Sunday.
Monday 8th August to Sunday 28th August 2011, 10am to 10pm Venue 123, Acoustic Music Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, Edinburgh, EH11 2DZ (off Dalry Road behind Haymarket station) “Reflections” Exhibition. Two groups of Pat Archibald's students (including 'tricia L), from Wasps Studios in Edinburgh and Quiltwork Studios in Cumbria, are displaying their work. For more details, see www.patarchibald.com or http://www.accousticmusiccentre.co.uk - or ask 'tricia herself!
Tuesday 16th August 2011, 5.10pm 'The Banshee Labyrinth', Niddry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG (off the Royal Mile, just below 'the Bridges') Andy Jackson will give a reading of some of his work.
Wednesday 17th August 2011, 7pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” Circuit Meeting
Thursday 18th August 2011, 7.30pm Dundee Methodist Church, “L” Bible Reading Group
Sunday 21st August 2011, 4pm 'The Banshee Labyrinth', Niddry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG (off the Royal Mile, just below 'the Bridges') Andy Jackson will give a reading of some of his work.

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in August for its own work in Scotland.

Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to

  • celebrations in South Africa of the Year of the English Bible, also translation projects into Afrikaans, Zulu, and Southern Ndebele;
  • increasing distribution work among children in Lesotho, including free slot on national radio and plans for further initiatives for youth work;
  • New Bible House in Singapore also aiming to recruit young people onto the executive committee.

Forthcoming events

Date & timeVenueDetails
Wednesday 24th August 2011, 8.30pm RBS Corner Theatre, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh Edinburgh Book Festival Talk by Luke Williams, who will discuss his first novel “The Echo Chamber”. Luke is the grandson of Derek and Glenna Sutcliffe.
Saturday 27th August 2011, 10am to 4pm Leith Acorn Centre YMCA, 1 Junction Place, Edinburgh EH6 5JA Superhero Saturday. This Day Out for young people aged 11 - 18 is being organised by the Methodist Church in Scotland.
For details see poster / booking forms on noticeboard, and / or speak to Tom Penman. Other contacts : Emma - 07599 551 772 / Allan - 07599 520 507. Closing date for registration was stated to be yesterday (13th August)! (but still try if interested!)
Saturday 27th August 2011, 2pm to 5pm Riverside Methodist Church, Blairgowrie Table Top Sale, part of Blairgowrie's Gift Weekend, in aid of their Building Fund, 27th- 28th August. Table cost - £20 (to book a table please ring 01250 870528), public admission - 20 pence. Our support is warmly invited.
Tuesday 30th August 2011, 9.45am coffee & registration, to 4pm closure Stables Estate Room, Falkland, Fife 2011 Rural Conference, organized by The Scottish Churches Rural Group on the theme “Being Effective Disciples in Today's Countryside”.
The programme has an interesting mix of topics covering elements of community development, health & well being, and 'fair food'. For an outline of the programme (9.45am coffee & registration, to 4pm closure) and booking form, see Vestibule table or contact ACTS, 7 Forrester Lodge, Inglewood House, Alloa FK10 2HU; 01259 215964; www.acts-scotland.org

Prayer Points for this week

  • the Vice-President of Conference visiting MRDF projects and personnel in Kenya;
  • the Trustees, Secretariat, and Member Churches of ACTS as they consider the future use of Dunblane premises and the ACTS “revisioning process”;
  • our Circuit Leadership Team and Circuit Meeting members;
  • residents and staff in the Nottingham and Derby District (Methodist Homes);
  • The Leprosy Mission's work in central India;
  • Salaam Centre in Cairo providing services to the predominantly Christian 'garbage picking' community (BibleLands);
  • AHDAA's work to provide potable water in rural Afghanistan (Christian Aid);
  • Bible Society work in Scotland;
  • we pray with and for the peoples of The Pacific Islands (WCC Ecumenical Calendar);
  • we remember fellow Methodists in the Folkestone Circuit (South-East District) and all in the Rosyth Local Ecumenical Partnership (Edinburgh & Forth Circuit).