4 September 2011
Next Sunday
11 September 2011
- 11 am
- Worship led by Mrs Jenni Whittle
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.
Prayer Handbooks
The Order placed for “Run the Race”, the 2011-12 Methodist Prayer Handbook, has arrived. If you ordered a copy please collect it from Jenny; if you did not manage to place an order, there are a few spares so please ask Jenny.
International Bible Reading Association
Heather will be pleased to take orders for IBRA material, including “Light for our Path” notes. Please sign the paper on the Vestibule table or contact Heather direct.
Church Photocopier
Please note that the photocopying machine will need to be replaced and there are no copying facilities in Marketgait at present.
Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid Lunches
A warm welcome is given to everyone to the weekly “bread and soup” lunches in the YMCA, 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (next to the garage opposite M&S). For a donation of £2, there is soup (choice from 3 or more), bread and cheese, and coffee (plus occasional shortbread!). The Lunches run from the start of September to mid-December, then January to the end of May. The Episcopal - Methodist Team will be providing soup on 16th September, 25th November, and 2nd March. If you wish to help in providing / serving soup then contact Kate, David or Jenny.
Methodist Handwritten Bible
The Methodist Handwritten Bible is now on-line and part will be at Synod. David Easson carried one Book when representing the Scotland District in the Presentation Team at Conference.
“It contains 7,000 pages with verses written in English, Chinese, Welsh and Braille, plus accompanying illustrations. More than 30,000 volunteers joined in from every part of Britain and further afield - including prisons, schools, colleges, libraries, nursing homes, airports and shopping centres”
One Braille verse was contributed by Dundee - see http://methodist.org.uk/downloads/god-handwrittenbible-jeremiah-16-18.pdf - Jeremiah (chapters) 16-18, which was the part allocated to our Circuit within the Scotland District's Old Testament contribution. In the New Testament, look for the District's passages in 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon - not least for the Celtic illustrations.
Lion Handbook to the Bible
“The new Lion Handbook to the Bible has finally arrived and so will be added to the reference section of our church library. It's a great book and is very useful in making the Bible come alive. It is also beautifully illustrated with drawings and photos which help you to really have a feel for what was happening and where.
The reference books are at the further end of the library. Other new books are on the top shelf immediately as you come into the library.”
Tom PenmanMethodist Church in Fiji - further news
World-wide Methodist concern grows with news of further restrictions on the ability of Methodists in Fiji to gather in groups or to work together, following a new ban on all meetings except Sunday worship. See www.methodist.org.uk/ for details / updates.
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 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
There is now a CD, 'The Wode Collection', which has been recorded by Linn Records, featuring The Dunedin Consort, the viol consort Fretwork, and lutenist David Miller. |
| Thursday 8th September 2011, 7pm | Dundee Methodist Church, “L” | Circuit Preachers' Meeting |
| Friday 9th September 2011, 12 noon - 1 pm | YMCA 151 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry (opposite “M&S Food”) (map) | Broughty Ferry Churches Group Christian Aid lunch. Soup (choice from 3 or more) is served with bread & cheese, followed by coffee (plus occasional shortbread!) for £2, in support of this ecumenical aid, relief and development charity. A warm welcome is given to all to come and share food and fellowship regularly or from time to time. |
| Saturday 10th September 2011 | Netherton, Lanarkshire Circuit | Synod of the Methodist Church in Scotland |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in September for work in Peru.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to
- positive reception for the Interconfessional Bible in Portugal, plans for related Study Bible & audio-recording of New Testament;
- outreach in Spain to migrants entering Europe via Morocco;
- severe challenges posed by immigration in Italy, and Mafia exploitation of illegal workers; those opposing racism and seeking to show compassion;
- Bibleworld visit this week to Dundee;
- opening of exhibition to mark 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, in Mitchell Library, Glasgow, on Thursday.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 15th September 2011, 7.30pm | St Mary's Episcopal Church, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry | Recital of piano music by Joseph Fleetwood. Entry £10 / £9 concessions, at the door. |
| Saturday 19th November 2011, 9.30am to 4pm | St Mary's Centre, Kinnoull, Perth | “Volunteering in Faith: Obligation or Joy?” An invitation is extended to ecumenical partners to this Conference organised by the Scottish Episcopal Church's Church in Society Committee. The Keynote Speaker, Anne Morrissey, is a free-lance community theologian, lecturer and author, who has worked in the social responsibility field for many years. There will also be interactive and creative workshops on aspects of volunteering. To book, please send details (name, address, email) and cheque for £5 (payable to The Scottish Episcopal Church) to the Church Relations Officer, SEC, 21 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5EE, no later than 14th October. |
Prayer Points for this week
- The President & Vice-President of Conference at the Connexional Team service, Wednesday;
- preparations for Synod in Netherton, Lanarkshire;
- Church Stewards in our circuit's local societies;
- residents and staff in the Sheffield District, remembering especially the Rev Tony & Mrs Betty Pepper (Methodist Homes);
- The Leprosy Mission's regional Fields Officers;
- Mission Aviation Fellowship work in Madagascar;
- Rawdat el-Zuhur school in Jerusalem sharing activity with the Helen Keller Centre (BibleLands);
- International Literacy Day on Thursday (Christian Aid);
- Bible Society work in Peru;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia (WCC Ecumenical Calendar);
- we remember fellow Methodists in the Maidstone Circuit (South-East District) and in Pollokshaws (Glasgow Circuit).
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