Notices - Sunday 17th March
Creche: 11.00am in the upper hall for children up to age 3.
Volunteers Today: Fiona, Catherine, Ruby and Alison.
Volunteers 24th March: Annette, Kathleen, Anne Mackenzie and Tina.
Tweenies: 11.00 in the main hall for children aged 3 - 5.
Volunteers today: Elizabeth, Evelyn and Lydia.
Volunteers 24th March: Johan, Kay and Eilidh.
Sunday School and Bible Class arrive in church at 11.00 with family, then leave through the side door nearest the hall after children’s address.
Everyone is welcome to the M. A. Hall after the morning service for a time of fellowship.
Tea and Coffee will be served by Christine and Anne.
Monday 18th March from 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Toddler Group meets in the M.A. Hall.
Tuesday 19th March at 7.00pm – Kirk Session meets in Kenneth Street Session room – not Monday as previously intimated.
Tuesday 19th March at 7.30pm – WfM Meeting in the M.A. Hall.
All ladies are invited. Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday 20th March at 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting in the Seminary led by Rev James Maciver.
Thursday 21st March at 7.30pm – Gaelic Prayer Meeting in the Seminary led by Mr Joe Macphee.
Thursday 21st March - Explorers meet in the M.A. Hall.
6.00pm - 7.00pm: P1- P3 and 7.00pm - 8.15pm: P4 - P7
Friday 22nd March from 12.00pm to 3.00pm – Fridays at the Free
The M.A. Hall will be open for soups, 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 23rd March at 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting in the Seminary.
Services next Lord’s Day – 24th March
11.00am – Gaelic Service (Seminary) – Mr Murdo Martin
11.00am – English Service (Church) – Rev James Maciver
6.30pm – English Service (Church) – Rev Calum M. Smith
SGA Request
We warmly invite all young people in their teens and twenties to join us for a Get Together on Zoom on Sunday 17th March at 3.00pm.
We look forward to hearing from our guests, David & Pavel (Kazakhstan), who attended SGA’s Residential Conference and autumn meetings last year.
They will share with us from God’s Word, and about their work in Central Asia during recent months.
Go to our website to sign up as an individual or as a youth group (https://sga.org.uk/youth-at-sga/), or contact our Youth Coordinator Annina Lee if you have any questions ([email protected]).
It would be great to see many young people there, to be encouraged in their walk with the Lord and challenged to serve Him with their lives.
Friday 29th March in the M.A. Hall - Curry Evening to raise funds for Free Church Youth Campers and Leaders.
Doors open at 6.30pm and food served at 7.00pm. To book a table please contact Ali on 07810 691033. Hannah Mackenzie will speak about the camps.
Easter Family Service - Sunday 31st March
The English morning service on will be a family service. It will follow the same format as previous ones where it will be slightly shorter and broken into sections. Children attending will be given a worksheet based on the sermon. Rather than all the children sitting together at the front, families are asked to sit together in the congregation. Holiday Tweenies will still run as usual. Invitations will be given out at the Explorers club this week and will also be available for the congregation to take some to invite friends and neighbours along.
Scottish Government proposal to ban conversion practices - Reminder from The Christian Institute
As you know, on 9 January the Scottish Government published its extreme proposals for a new law to ban so-called conversion practices.
Groups like Stonewall and the Humanist Society are encouraging their supporters to respond to the public consultation on the proposals. They want a ‘conversion practices’ law that would force Christians to endorse LGBT ideology. It is absolutely crucial that the Scottish Government hears the views of Christians.
The consultation closes at midnight on 2nd April. To help you respond, the Christian Institute has produced an overview of the proposals and a guide for using the online response form. The guide identifies the key consultation questions and gives ideas for how to respond.
We would like you to do three things:
- Pray that the proposals would be widely recognised as unworkable.
- Pray that the Scottish Government would be forced to abandon its plans altogether.
- Please respond to the consultation.
Take time to explain to your church and Christian friends why it is so important that they respond to the consultation.
Schedules of Communion Services: 21st to 24th March 2024
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Back Free Church |
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Thursday 21st March |
7.00 pm |
Gaelic |
Rev K. Ferguson |
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Friday 22nd March |
7.30 pm |
English |
Rev Hugh Ferrier |
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There will be a Fellowship in the Manse after the Evening Service |
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Saturday 23rd March |
7.30 pm |
English |
Rev John Johnstone Kirkcaldy |
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Lord’s Day 24th March |
11.00 am |
English |
Rev John Johnstone |
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6.00 pm |
English |
Rev John Johnstone |
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There will be a Fellowship in the Hall after the Evening Service. |
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Lochs Free Church |
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Thursday 21st March |
7.00 pm |
Gaelic |
Rev D. A. Macdonald |
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Friday 22nd March |
7.00 pm |
English |
Rev Donald M. Macleod North Tolsta |
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Saturday 23rd March |
7.00 pm |
English |
Rev Donald M. Macleod |
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Lord’s Day 24th March |
11.00 am |
English |
Rev Donald M. Macleod |
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6.00 pm |
English |
Rev Donald M. Macleod |
