Notices - 28 May
Sunday 28th May
Youth Fellowship meets tonight in the hall after the evening service and all young people are warmly invited.
Tuesday 30th May
The Caberfaith group meets on Tuesday at 7:30pm in the Caberfeidh Hotel. Please join us for a time of informal discussion exploring what it means to be a Christian.
All Girls Allowed Craft group meet in the hall at 7:30pm.
Saturday 3 June
There will be a Soup and Pudding Lunch in the M.A. Macleod Memorial Hall this Saturday (3rd June) from 12-2pm to raise funds for the Moldova Youth Camps.
Two of our young people, Eoghain MacPhee and Dawn Campbell will be heading out to Moldova on 22nd June to help run a residential youth camp.
It costs around £50 for a Moldova young person to attend camp. If you would like to contribute towards sponsoring a camper please speak to Eoghain (07876406059) or Dawn.
There will be a Communion Preparatory Service on Saturday 3rd June at 7.30pm in Seminary taken by Rev Kenneth I Macleod. The Kirk Session will open on Saturday night at 7pm and will meet after the service for those wishing to take communion for the first time and any wishing to join by certificate.
Midweek Meetings: All at 7.30pm
Wednesday – English in the hall: Neil and Rachel Rae will share about their work with OMF in the Philippines. Collection on the night will go towards their work as well as that of Muriel Macleod.
Thursday – Gaelic in the Seminary
Saturday – English Preparatory in the Seminary
Children and youth groups
Parent & Toddler meets on Tuesday (1.00–3.00pm) and Thursday (9.45-11.45am)
Campaigners: C Club (6-7pm) and Crosstrax (7-8.30pm) on Monday in the hall
Kidz Zone meets on Thursday at 6.15-7.30pm (Final meeting of term)
Thanks: Providence Christian school wish to thank all who contributed to, and supported, the lunch last Saturday 20th May. £1600 was raised altogether between donations, the baking stall and craft stall.
Advance Notices
Sunday 4th June: Congregational Fellowship in the hall after the evening service.
Wednesday 7th June: Congregational AGM in the hall at 7.30pm
The Record: The Monthly Record magazine for June is now available at the doors.
Solas Magazine: A small number of Solas magazines are available to buy and can be collected at the front entrance of the church. Solas is a news, current affairs and culture magazine written from a Christian
world view and is produced quarterly by the Dundee based Solas Centre for Public Christianity. The current edition includes articles on The Church in a Syrian refugee camp, Spotlight on Malta, Why the Reformation is culturally relevant and why Donald Trump's foreign policy promises to be a wild and exciting ride! The magazines are available for a discounted price of £2.50 (usually £3.75) and anyone who wants one should put £2.50 in an envelope marked 'Solas' and leave it in the collection plate.
Blythswood Charity Shop Stornoway
The Blythswood Shop are looking for volunteers to help 8 hours a month serving, stocking and ironing, in their Charity Shop in Stornoway. Volunteers over 18 who would like to help are asked to contact Lesley, the manager of the Blythswood shop on Church Street on 705712 or call into the shop. Alternatively you can contact Christopher Martin on 706143 or Charlie Nicolson on 703325. Blythswood do mission work in India, Africa and Eastern Europe. We are also looking for donations of Christian books to sell in the shop. They can be dropped off at the shop. Thank you. John 3:16
Save the Date
The Congregational Outing is scheduled to take place on Saturday 24th June. We plan to have a BBQ and bouncy castle at Coll Beach from 1-4pm. Donations of baking would be greatly appreciated. Everyone most welcome.
Major repairs to Seminary roof:
From Monday 29th May until the middle of August, contractors will be undertaking major repairs to the Seminary roof. This will mean some disruption for us a congregation though we do hope to have use of the building for services on the Lord’s Day and the weekly prayer meetings. Funeral services which have to be held between Monday and Friday over this period will be conducted at the Kenneth Street church.
As the contractor will require a secure space within the car park for safe storage of building materials and staff welfare cabins, there will obviously be some reduction to the space available for parking.
The work will also require having to erect scaffolding on several sections of the building. While the contractor will take all necessary steps to minimise the risks of damage and injury, we should be mindful of the need to drive carefully and to walk a safe distance from any protruding hazards.
