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Brechin Bulletin Diocese of Brechin Scottish Episcopal Church February 2015 No Brechin Bulletin Diocese of Brechin Scottish Episcopal Church February 2015 No. 96 www.brechin.anglican.org Monifieth Celebrates Ministry Matters College of Bishops Lent Appeal This year’s Lent Appeal is for training for ministry, ordained and lay, in the Scottish Episcopal Church. The Bishops wish to encourage vocations and the growing work of the new Scottish Episcopal Institute. We need to be a confident, called and creative Church with dedicated and imaginative ministers focused on mission in the communities we serve. You can help build the Church of the future by investing in the ordinands of today. Further details can be found on the Diocesan website Please click here for further information. My hope is that you will support this appeal. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 18 February—this year I am doing some visits to meet people on the edges of Church and faith, including Saints & Sinners—Meet the Bishop in the Downfield Hotel, Dundee in March. Bishop Nigel Licenced Reverend Kenneth Gibson as Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity, Monifieth on Sunday, 21 December 2014. From the Bishop’s February Diary Thank You 1 Arbroath & Auchmithie Thank you all for your prayers, visits, love and support during my battle with 2 Candlemas at St Salvador’s Dundee lymphoma over the last 3 years. I had a 3 Clergy Study Day and Vacancy Meeting at MRI scan in November and the Muchalls & Stonehaven results were all clear. 4 Vacancy Meeting at Arbroath & Auchmithie Praise God. 8 Arbroath, Muchalls, Cathedral Evensong 9 Mission to Seafarers Fay Lamont 10 Abertay University Chaplaincy 11/12 College of Bishops Edinburgh Mission Spot 15 Arbroath & Auchmithie In what way can I learn 17 Jericho House Dundee more about 18 Ash Wednesday at Stonehaven and Arbroath God, 22 Arbroath & Auchmithie myself and 24 St Margaret’s Home Trustees my world? 26 Information & Communications Board Edinburgh Diocesan Synod Saturday, 7 March 2015 Chalmers Ardler Church 9.30am—3.30pm Synod papers are being sent out 6 February 2015 St Ninian’s Candlemas Kingsway East, Dundee Monday, 2 February 2015 at 7pm St. Salvador’s Church, Dundee Taize Service Sunday, 22 February at 6pm Guest Preacher, The Reverend Kerry Dixon and featuring Come and join us for this short, quiet Tayside’s leading Renaissance choral group meditative time of reflection. Cantiones Sacrae All welcome Quiz Night Friday, 27 February 2015 at 7.30pm Teams of 4 Cost £3.00 per person Stovies and a drink included. Tayside Organist Society Thursday, 19 February 2015 at 7.30pm All Welcome Dundee West Church Perth Road, Dundee St Martin’s, Dundee Prize Bingo The February meeting is a concert given by the Airlie Consort Wednesday, 25 February 2015 at 1.30pm (8 players of recorders from Descant to Contrabass) Admission 50p in a programme of music from the 15th century onwards entitled Before Byrd to Way Beyond Warlock. Includes refreshments and free raffle Organist Wanted Scottish Episcopal Church Mission Association St Mary's Broughty Ferry LINKS LUNCH St Mary’s, Broughty Ferry seeks an organist from Easter 2015 onwards. Wednesday, 25 February 2015 To play for sung worship at the 11.00am St Mary Magdalene's Church, Dundee Sunday service and other festivals and to work 12pm for 12.30pm closely with the clergy on choice of music for worship. St Mary's has a small singing group which Pat Millar and Fiona McDade will speak about their visit to currently contributes to services every few weeks. Swaziland in December 2014 after lunch. A new console has just been added to the organ. Bring & Buy stall and donations for the lunch in aid of SECMA funds. Please contact either Rev Dr Francis Bridger or Rev Helen Bridger in the first instance Please contact Rosemary Eddy (667119), on 01382 739035 Judy Robinson (645305) or your church rep of your intention to attend. .
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