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DMMC News: September 2024

Welcome to the new-look DMMC newsletter!

For all in Authorised Ministry

Our Learning Lunches start again in September and will be online for the rest of 2024.

* Thu 5 Sep: Remembrance Sunday, with John Vincent (ex Army Chaplain)
* Thu 3 Oct: GDPR, with Gavin McEwan (charity lawyer)
* Thu 21 Nov: Weddings

Join via Zoom using this link.

The Joint Liturgical Group of Great Britain is hold a day conference on Accessibility in Worship and Liturgy on Wednesday 18th September in Glasgow. More details and registration via Eventbrite.

SEI will begin to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with ‘From Gospel to Creed’, a lecture by Fr John Behr, Regius Chair of Humanity, University of Aberdeen, on Friday 27th September at 8pm. This is an onsite event, open to all in authorised ministry, at St Mary’s Monastery, Kinnoull.

RSVP [email protected]

Our next CMD Day will take place on Tuesday 1st October at St David's, Pilton. We will be exploring the Hebrew Scriptures with Peter Atkins (New College) and Jo Love (Wild Goose Resource Group). Register for the day, which includes lunch, via this link.

For Clergy

Registration for the 2024 Clergy Conference closes on Monday 9th September. Please ensure you sign up before this date, via this link. Any problems, questions, concerns, etc, should be directed to Joanna in the first instance.

For Vestries (including Clergy!)

Any member of a Vestry who has yet to attend our training session on
the roles and responsibilities of charity trustees in the SEC, is strongly encouraged to join us at the next Trustee Training event.

When: Saturday 21st September

Where: St Columba's, Bathgate.

Start: 9am, with breakfast

Finish: by 1pm.

Register: via this link

This autumn, we are hosting Sunday Afternoon Teas for key members of a congregation.

▶ 22nd September: Lay Reps

▶ 6th October: Vestry Secretaries

▶ 20th October: Wardens

▶ 17th November: Those who work with children & young people

All afternoons will start at 3:30pm and finish around 5pm. Register via links highlighted in red above.

For Children, Young People, and Leaders

The next youth event taking place in the Diocese is the Provincial Youth Sleepover, over the weekend of 26-27th October, at St Columba's-by-the-Castle. This is for all young people of secondary-school age, and graduates of Yeek24.

Follow this link to get a copy of the poster and to register for the event.

To support those offering ministry to children each Sunday, we have started to compile Lectionary-based resources via Google Drive. It is hoped that these will prompt planning or provide sheets just to print and have available. We are using the Revised Common Lectionary readings to enable continuity with what adults are engaging, thereby engendering discussion between generations and within families.

If you, and/or members of your congregation, would like to have access to this Google Drive folder, please email Fee with name(s), email(s), and congregation.

We are hosting an Afternoon Tea for all who work with children & young people on Sunday 17th November at St Ninian's Church, Comely Bank. We will gather at 3:30pm and finish around 5pm. Register via this link.

Resources & Ideas

This newly-published book has developed from courses being run by churches over many years. It is available to borrow from the Diocesan Office.

There will be a Diocesan Lent Course for 2025, inspired by the words "Christ has no body but yours". It will be available late-2024 / early-2025.

For access to Lectionary-based resources for children via Google Drive, please email Fee with name, email, and congregation.

Links to various

Creationtide resources, for worship and small groups, are on the Diocese website.

Net Zero discussion cards can be borrowed from the Diocese Office (contact Joanna). Other resources, events, and ideas are at:

netzerochurch.scot

Resources are available for Fairtrade Fortnight (9th-22nd September) via the Fairtrade website.

Awareness Dates

September
S eason of Creation - see also Eco-Congregation Scotland
World Alzheimer's Month
5 - International Day of Charity
8 - International Literacy Day
9-22 - Fairtrade Fortnight
10 - World Suicide Prevention Day - see also Samaritans

15 - International Day of Democracy

22 - Disability Awareness Sunday

23-29 - Scotland's Climate Week

26 - International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

29 - International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction

October

Black History Month

1 - International Day of Older Persons - see also FiOP

2 - International Day of Non-Violence

7-13 - Challenge Poverty Week

9-15 - Baby Loss Awareness Week

10 - World Mental Health Day

Adventures in Faith

Adventures in Faith is back! Some of you will remember this programme of work from the mid-00s until 2017, which sought to share learning and discipleship events and resources across the whole Diocese. We are growing this work once again, and Adventures in Faith seemed as good a title as any to use. Read more about what is happening and how to access/share information by clicking on this link.

In previous DMMC News emails, there was a section towards the end entitled 'Training and Events for All'. This information is now entitled Adventures in Faith Digest: it is available on our website and can be access by anyone by clicking on the image or this link.

We also have a new-look Adventures in Faith newsletter, and we are keen to spread the word and get as many members of the Diocese of Edinburgh signed-up as possible. Please do share this with your congregation, who can sign-up using the button below, or share the QR code via church magazines, noticeboards, pew-sheets, etc.

Sign up for Adventures in Faith!

Future Dates

4 Sep - Institution of Revd Oliver Brewer-Lennon at St Michael's & All Saints.

5 Sep - Learning Lunch (Remembrance Sunday).

15 Sep - Installation of Godfrey Robson as a Lay Canon at St Mary's Cathedral.

17 Sep - Clergy Meetup (lunchtime) (RSVP Synod Clerk by 6th Sept).

18 Sep - JLG day, Inclusion and Worship, St Andrew's West, Glasgow.

18 Sep - Licensing of Lay Reader at Christ Church, Falkirk.

21 Sep - Trustee Training.

22 Sep - Afternoon Tea for Lay Representatives (and Alternatives).

23 Sep - Lay Readers' Day Conference.

27 Sep - From Gospel to Creed, SEI-sponsored lecture, St Mary's, Kinnoull.

29 Sep - Ordinations at St Mary's Cathedral.

1 Oct - CMD Day at St David's, Pilton.

3 Oct - Learning Lunch (GDPR).

6 Oct - Afternoon Tea for Vestry Secretaries.

20 Oct - Afternoon Tea for Wardens.

24 Oct - Diocesan Synod (evening).

26-27 Oct - Provincial Youth Sleepover (Edinburgh).

4-7 Nov - Clergy Conference.

7-9 Nov - New College Festival of Books and Belief

17 Nov - Afternoon Tea for Children and Youth workers/volunteers.

21 Nov - Learning Lunch (Weddings).

25 Dec-2 Jan - Diocese Office closed.

Keep up-to-date with Diocesan news & events

The Communicant

Events Calendar

Adventures in Faith

Youth & Children's

Rev Fiona (Fee) Reynolds, Advisor for Christian Life
0131 346 9089, [email protected]

Joanna Appleby, Administrative Assistant (M&M)
0131 346 9085, [email protected]

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