5 August 2012
Next Sunday
12 August 2012
- 11 am
- All-age Worship led by the Rev Mary Patterson
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.
Signpost International Sponsorship
At the General Church Meeting, it was agreed that our support for this very worthwhile work should no longer come from the Benevolence Fund but out of the General Fund helped by any individual contributions. If you wish to assist in continuing our sponsorship of Aldrian Songgaling and his village in the Philippines, please contact David Easson as Church Treasurer.
Contributions requested
The Link Club is to take a stall at an open air-market sponsored by Dundee Rotary in the City Square on Saturday 25th August. If you have suitable goods for this stall, please hand them to Club helpers. A marked Box is available for receipt of books (and other small items?) in the Vestibule. Funds raised are likely to be allocated to the purchase of equipment and materials for Club members' activities.
Riverside Blairgowrie Methodist Church 125th Anniversary Celebrations
Saturday 25th August
| 11am | Church Open - Memorabilia display - Musical items |
| 12.30pm | Barbecue |
| 2.00pm | Welcome: Cutting of Anniversary Cake |
| Afternoon entertainments - Quizzes - Games - Competitions- Fun!!!! | |
| 4pm | Hymn singing (in church if wet!) |
“It is our Birthday Party and our guests come free”
NB: please support and make this event widely known; an idea of possible numbers for catering purposes would be useful to Blairgowrie friends.
Church Carpets
The carpets throughout the premises were cleaned on Wednesday. Although all should have dried well before today, please take care, just in case!
International Bible Reading Association material
“There is a list in the Foyer for orders for IBRA Bible Readings for next year. Payment on receipt later in the year.”
Heather Dean
Methodist Publishing Order
It is intended to send in an order for churches in the Circuit, for MP material - the more items on the one order, the cheaper in terms of posting and packaging! If you wish to have a copy of any for the following (or other MP items), please let Jenny Easson know as soon as possible. The Order for Prayer Handbooks will be the minimum number for reduced p&p costs, but it would be helpful to know of individuals who wish a copy.
- Prayer Handbook 'Crossing the Chasm' £3.15
- 'Singing the Faith'
- Words £9 (large print £15)
- Music £30
- organ, £150, by 14th August
- Methodist Diary 2013 (£7; interleaved £10)
- 'A Gift of Prayer' booklet pack - £5 for 50
- Presidency Prayer Cards - free
- JMA, Safeguarding and other material
- Reports to Conference and annual reports of Methodist organisations
- Any other items on the website
ACTS Assistant General Secretary
Action for Churches Together in Scotland is to make this (temporary) appointment for a 6-month period subject to review and possible extension. The post will be based in Alloa, for 3 days per week. Details and application packs from the HR department, 0131 240 2272; recruitment@cofscotland.org.uk; Full advertisement on the ACTS website. Closing date is Friday 10th August 2012; interviews on Tuesday 4th September 2012.
Meetings this week
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 8th August 2012, 10am to 11.30am | Blairgowrie Methodist Church | Coffee Morning. The support of Circuit friends is always much appreciated and a warm welcome given to all who come. |
Support other Organisations
Scottish Bible Society
Our support through the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in August for work here in Scotland.
Our prayerful attention is drawn this week to
- projects “Building a Culture of Peace” and “A Bible in Every Home” in Costa Rica;
- completion and funds for printing of the Kuna New Testament in Panama;
- stability, unity and peaceful conditions for work in Libya;
- SBS presence at the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh International Book Festival in coming weeks;
- newly-formed Scottish More Than Gold Committee looking to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.
Forthcoming events
| Date & time | Venue | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 27th October 2012, 10am to 3.15pm | Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL | Church of Scotland and ACTS Autumn Conference on the theme “Ecumenical Relations in an Age of Change”. See noticeboard for details; contact / book through Ros Milne, Committee on Ecumenical Relations, Church of Scotland, tel: 0131 225 5722 ext 2370; email: rmilne@cofscotland.org.uk |
| Saturday 27th October 2012 | Queen's Park Church of Scotland, 170 Queen's Drive Glasgow G42 8QZ |
“Why Believe?”, the 'How Can I Say It?' conference
Organised by the Church of Scotland, ACTS, and Solas Centre “to help people give a reason for their faith”. The Keynote speaker will be Jeremy Begbie with workshops on
The Conference fee is £15, including coffee; please bring packed lunch; regretfully no crèche can be offered. To register, please contact Sheila Reeves on 0131 225 5722 or email sreeves@cofscotland.org.uk by 19th October. |
Prayer Points for this week
- the President of Conference, Rev Dr Mark Wakelin, and the Vice-President, Michael King;
- the Chair of the Synod, Rev Lily Twist, and her husband Colin;
- planning for the 125th anniversary celebrations in Blairgowrie;
- residents and staff in the Birmingham District (Methodist Homes);
- Mission Aviation Fellowship's work in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
- volunteers at the London Olympics (Christian Aid);
- Wadi el Nil working with women in Upper Egypt (Christian Aid);
- Bible Society work in Scotland;
- Shams el Birr's advocacy for rights for disabled people in Giza, Egypt (BibleLands);
- The Leprosy Mission's work in Bhutan and Nepal;
- we pray with and for the peoples of Canada and the USA (WCC Ecumenical Calendar);
- we remember fellow Methodists in Clapham (The London District) and in Pollokshaws (Glasgow Circuit).
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