Notices - Sunday 14th August
Everyone is welcome in the M.A. Hall for tea and fellowship after the morning service.
Murdo and Kathetta will be serving today.
Creche: 11.00am in upper hall for children up to age 2.
Volunteers today: Annette, Kathleen, Anne Mackenzie, Tina.
Volunteers 21st August: Elaine, Christine Smith, Chris, Annmarie.
Holiday Tweenies: 11.00 in the main hall for children aged 3-7.
Volunteers today: Elizabeth, Donna, Lily, Christina.
Volunteers 21st August: ChrissAnne, Karen, Kate.
Monday 15th August 7.00pm
Kirk Session meets in upper hall.
Wednesday 17th August 7.30pm in the Seminary and on Zoom.
This will be mission meeting and will be addressed by Mr Charles Douglas of Latin Link with the support of a PowerPoint presentation. Anyone who wishes to contribute to the work of Latin Link can do so at the meeting. A good attendance would be much appreciated.
Thursday 18th August 7.30pm
Gaelic Prayer Meeting in the Seminary led by Rev James Maciver.
Saturday 20th August 7.30pm
English Prayer Meeting in the Seminary.
Services next Lord’s Day – 21st August
11.00am English Service (Church): Rev James Maciver
11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary): Mr Murdo Martin
6.30pm English Service (Church): Rev Calum Murdo Smith
Death: We were very sorry to hear that George F. M. Smith, Kenneth Street, had passed away, aged 92. We extend our sincere condolences to his widow Nan, sons Don, George and Iain, with their wives Sue, Brenda and Margaret. We remember the grandchildren, Tom, Iona, Eilidh, Kathleen, Ewan and Finlay, along with George’s siblings, D. L, John Alex and Sheena, the extended family circle and George’s many friends. We pray that they may all know the Lord’s comfort and strength in this time of sorrow.
Scottish Reformation Society 1572 Conference
The Scottish Reformation Society will be hosting an online conference on Saturday 20th August from 3-5pm in order to mark 450 years since the death of John Knox and the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in France.
Talks on these two subjects will be delivered by Rev Douglas Somerset and Rev James Macinnes respectively.
Zoom Meeting ID: 875 9372 6929 (no passcode required)
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87593726929
The dial-in link for the UK is: 0131 460 1196.
Thank you from Holiday Club 2022
The Holiday Club team would like to extend their sincere thanks to the congregation for all the practical and prayerful support given.
A fun filled week was thoroughly enjoyed by all, from the youngest to the oldest pirate. We learned some of the lessons from Paul in Philippians as we journeyed through our treasure map to find the greatest treasure of all, Jesus Christ.
We had great fun making treasure chests from egg boxes, telescopes from kitchen roll tubes, and lighthouses from paper cups. We learned Christian songs and played all sorts of games and were supplied with delicious rations from the galley every day.
It truly was a blessed week for all involved and we continue to pray for God’s blessing upon the children who attended and their families. To God be all the glory.
We prayerfully seek God’s guidance as we plan further opportunities for Holiday Club events, hoping to share the Gospel with the community around us.
Eilean Siar Foodbank
The Eilean Siar Foodbank are requesting donations of pasta, curry sauces, fruit, puddings, rice, juices, long life milk, cereals, biscuits, coffee and toiletries.
Anyone in the congregation who can donate any of these items is asked to drop them off on Mondays between 11.00am and 1.30pm at the Eilean Siar Foodbank in the Golf Club or at Charlie Nicolson’s garage at 20 James Street.
The Eilean Siar Foodbank thanks all those in the congregation who support the foodbank, and also for the financial support given by Stornoway Free Church to help families and individuals in our community.
Suicide Prevention Consultation
The Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) would like to hear views to help finalise Scotland’s new Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan which will be published in September 2022.
Suicide prevention is everyone’s business, and our ambition is a Scotland where everyone works together to prevent suicide.
This consultation will run for six weeks, until midnight on Tuesday 23 August and, asks for views and comments on a draft of the Strategy and a draft of the Action Plan.
The consultation will be hosted via Citizen Space, the Scottish Government’s online consultation platform. You can access the consultation using this link: https://consult.gov.scot/mental-health-unit/suicide-prevention-strategy-for-scotland
You may also wish to read the consultation document which contains the same questions as the online version but provides you with the option to respond ‘offline’. That document can be accessed using this link:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781804357040
If you have any questions, you can contact the Strategy development team directly by emailing: [email protected]
