22 June 2014

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.

Ministerial pastoral cover

The Rev Mary Patterson is to be unavailable from 1st - 3rd July inclusive; if necessary, contact the Rev John Butterfield or David Cowling (Senior Circuit Steward).

Gift Appeal

Following discussion by the Church Council anent our financial situation, it was agreed that a Letter of Appeal for donations be prepared and distributed in advance of the General Church Meeting on Sunday June 22nd. The letter and Gift Aid envelopes are being distributed by Pastoral Visitors. Money received hitherto, over £2500, for which we are very grateful, will be dedicated by the Rev Mary Patterson today. Copies of the Appeal Letter and Gift Aid envelopes are also available in Marketgait. The Church Council prayerfully commends the Appeal to all Members and friends.

Dundee Methodists and Food Banks

We support the Dundee Foodbank by bringing in any of the suggested items from the Shopping List (on the table on the upstairs landing) and placing them in the large blue Bucket provided nearby. An explanatory slip is also available. There is also need for plastic carrier bags of suitable size; please place any spares by the Bucket. Monetary donations are also welcome. Contact Liz Kay for further information.

Faith in Foodbanks has been published this week by the Methodist Church, Baptist Union, the URC, and Church Action on Poverty as a 3-part resource about the growing food poverty crisis. There is also a Methodist-produced podcast.

District Youth Event

Information is available about this gathering at Dalguise Perthshire from September 5th - 7th; two places will be reserved until June 6th for young people (P7 to S4) for each Circuit.

If you are interested please advise the Rev Mary Patterson and also contact Hayley Dunn Hayley@ymcaedinburgh.com or Terry Wright wesleyhorse@googlemail.com .

Meetings this week

Support other Organisations

Scottish Bible Society

Our support via the Bible-a-Month Club is invited in June for work in Argentina.

Our prayerful attention in the coming weeks is drawn to

• meeting in The Netherlands to discuss Bible Societies' project funding;
• Action Group volunteers in New Zealand and in Scotland;
• Bike for Bibles in Canada, aiming to raise $150,000 for the Good Samaritan project in Ethiopia, Tanzania and South Sudan addressing the HIV / AIDS pandemic;
• marking of the 200th anniversary of the Netherlands Bible Society;
• projects to reach 125 million young people across the USA.

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• Methodist Conference in Birmingham, Thursday 26th June to Thursday 3rd July;
• 40th anniversary of Methodist women as ordained Ministers, & 20 years of women ordained as Church of England priests;
• the Senior Circuit Steward and his colleagues on the Circuit Leadership Team / Circuit Invitation Committee;
• work of the InterChurch Network for Development and Relief in Lebanon amid increasing violence (Embrace);
• work in Papua New Guinea (MAF);
• residents, staff and supporters in the Nottingham and Derby District (Methodist Homes);
• partner SSSS working in India with the Adivasi community (Christian Aid);
• work in Mozambique (The Leprosy Mission);
• Bible Society work in Argentina;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay; (WCC);
• we remember fellow Methodists in Meon Valley (Southampton District) and in Shettleston (Glasgow Circuit).

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