Notices - 30th March 2025
Creche: 11.00am in the upper hall for children up to age 3.
Volunteers Today: Kathleen, Chris, Annmarie, and Helena.
Volunteers 6th April: Christine Ann, Maighread, Donna and Carol Ann.
Holiday Tweenies in the main hall for children aged 3 to P2.
Volunteers today: Johan, Anna, and Marissa.
Volunteers 6h April: Elizabeth, Anna, and Aileen.
Sunday School is on holiday now for four weeks. We look forward to seeing all the children on 27th April.
Everyone is welcome to the M A Hall after the morning service for a cup of tea or coffee. Mary and Elaine will be serving today.
No Monday Toddler Group this week due to school holiday.
Tuesday 1st April at 11.00am – Prayer and Update with Muriel.
Tuesday 1st April at 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting at Laxdale Mission Hall.
Wednesday 2nd April at 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting in the Seminary and on Zoom led by Mr Marten Walker.
Thursday 3rd April at 7.30pm – Gaelic Prayer Meeting in the Seminary led by Mr Murdo Martin.
Explorers are on holiday this week.
Friday 4th April from 12.00pm to 3.00pm – Fridays at The Free.
The M.A. Hall will be open for soups, sandwiches, teas and coffees to give people an opportunity to meet with friends.
There will be a kids play area available as well as items from ‘Dove’s Corner’ Baby Bank free of charge.
Anyone needing transport please call Calum on 07717 495424.
Saturday 5th April at 11.00am – Ladies Walking Group. Meet at the Castle Museum car park.
Saturday 5th April at 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting in the Seminary.
Services next Lord’s Day – 6th April
11.00am – Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Mr Murdo Martin.
11.00am – English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Callum Macleod.
6.30pm – English Service (Church) conducted by Mr Donald Mackinnon.
Annual Leave
Rev Calum M Smith will be on leave from Monday 31st March through to Wednesday 16th April. Should any pastoral needs arise, Rev Colin Macleod will be available during the first week and Rev Kenneth I Macleod will be available the second week.
Please Note – Change to church seating arrangement
At its last meeting, the Kirk Session decided that from Lord’s Day, 30th March, there will be a change to the seating arrangements on the ground floor of the church.
By extending the seating further forward towards the pulpit, the preacher will feel more engaged with the congregation. It will also make it easier for the precentor to set the pitch and pace of the praise and for the congregation to uniformly follow his lead. This should result in an enhanced and well-blended harmony of praise which is such an important feature of our public worship.
The change will not mean having to move from the general area in which you usually sit but it may mean having to choose a pew either in front or behind the one you previously sat in.
We trust that the congregation understands and supports the reasons for the change and will quickly adjust to it.
Thank you from The Gambia Partnership
We as a charity would like to thank the congregation for their generous donations resulting in an amazing £1865.00 being raised for our Bible appeal. Every single penny will be spent on audio Bibles or written Bibles which will be used to advance the gospel in The Gambia. Thank you all so much for partnering in the work. What an encouragement!
Thank you from Women for Mission
The Stornoway WfM committee sincerely thank all who contributed to the fundraising lunch last Saturday. £1000.00 was raised. This money will be distributed between The Blythswood Trust, The Kerusso Trust in Malawi, The Reanos in Columbia, and The Tumaini Fund in Scotland.
Serving the Great Servant – Cabarfeidh Hotel, Friday 30th May at 5.00pm
Dayspring MacLeod will be our guest speaker at the Annual Women for Mission event.
The cost of the event is £38.00 and will include a 2-course dinner, speaker and praise. If you would like a form, please speak to Christine Smith or Sandra Murray.
Advance Notice – Lord’s Day 20th April
The morning service will be a family Easter service conducted by Rev Calum M Smith, and there will be an Easter praise night in the M A Hall following the evening service.
55+ Fellowship
The next meeting of the Fellowship will be on Friday 11th April at 2.30pm in the M A Hall. The speaker that day will be our elder Murdo Murray, and the singing will be led by another of our elders, Ian Murdo Macleod.
Please note that the car park will be available for parking on that day. Thank you for your patience with this issue. I think you will agree it makes a significant difference to have the car park available especially during inclement weather.
If you can, why don’t you invite a friend along to this meeting. I know some of you do this anyway, and to see more of you doing it would be very encouraging.
If you need transportation to or from the fellowship, please contact Duncan Norman on one of the numbers below:
01851 860418 or 07787 973802.
Schedule of Communion Services – 3rd – 6th April 2025
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Garrabost Free Church |
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Thursday 3rd April |
Main Road 7.30pm |
Gaelic |
Rev James Maciver |
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Friday 4th April |
School Road 7.30pm |
English |
Rev Andrew Coghill |
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There will be a fellowship in the manse following the service |
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Saturday 5th April |
Main Road 7.00pm |
English |
Rev Donald M Macleod |
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Lords Day 6th April |
Main Road 11.00am |
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School Road 6.00pm |
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There will be a fellowship in the Main Road Hall following the evening service on the Lord’s Day. |
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