Notices - Sunday 21st August
Everyone is welcome in the M.A. Hall for tea and fellowship after the morning service. Marten and Kathleen will be serving today.
Creche: 11.00am in upper hall for children up to age 2.
Volunteers today: Elaine, Christine Smith, Chris, Annmarie.
Volunteers 28th August: Maighread, Christine Ann, Donna, Emma.
Holiday Tweenies: 11.00 in the main hall for children aged 3-7.
Volunteers today: ChrissAnne, Alison, Johan, Lydia.
Volunteers 28th August: Liz, Karen, Aileen, Kirsty.
Monday 22nd August 1.00pm-3.00pm – Toddler Group resumes in M.A. Hall for all children under school age
We hope to meet every Monday afternoon during school term time.
Communion
The Lord’s Supper will be dispensed at the morning services next Sunday 28th August. The Kirk Session has approved of a reduced programme of services, details of which are given below.
Anyone who wishes to take communion for the first time will be welcome to meet with the Kirk Session at any of the Session meetings listed below. The Session will also be pleased to welcome those bringing a disjunction certificate, or letter, from another congregation, at any of these Session meetings.
The Lord’s Supper will be dispensed as at the past two communions. Individual communion cups will be used, and the bread will be distributed to each communicant by the elders serving the table. Communion tokens will again not be used on this occasion. Communicants requiring the use of the Session Room (Kenneth Street) on Sunday morning will receive communion there as on previous occasions.
Wednesday 24th 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting in the Seminary and on Zoom led by Rev Calum M. Smith. Kirk Session will meet immediately after the meeting.
Thursday 25th 7.30pm – Gaelic Prayer Meeting in the Seminary led by Rev Kenneth Ferguson. Kirk Session will meet immediately after the meeting.
Friday 26th 7.30pm – English Service at Kenneth Street Church conducted by Rev Iain Macritchie, Park - and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church). Kirk Session will meet in the M.A. Hall immediately after the service.
Friday 26th 7.30pm - Gaelic Service in the Seminary conducted by Rev Paul Murray, Kinloch - and live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway). Kirk Session will meet in the M.A. Hall immediately after the service.
Saturday 27th 8.00am – Prayer Meeting in Upper M.A. Hall.
Saturday 27th 11.00am – Gaelic Service in the Seminary conducted by Rev James Maciver – and live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway). Kirk Session will meet in the Seminary immediately after the service.
Saturday 27th 7.00pm (NOT 7.30pm)– English Service at Kenneth Street Church conducted by Rev Colin Macleod, Back – and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church). Kirk Session will meet in the Session Room immediately after the service.
Sunday 28th 8.00am – Prayer Meeting in Kenneth Street Session Room.
Sunday 28th 11.00am – English Communion Service at Kenneth Street Church conducted by Rev Colin Macleod, Back - and live on YouTube (Channel name – Stornoway Free Church).
Sunday 28th 11.00am - Gaelic Communion Service in the Seminary conducted by Rev James Maciver – and live on YouTube (Channel name – Free Church Seminary Stornoway).
Sunday 28th 6.30pm – English Service at Kenneth Street Church conducted by Rev Colin Macleod, Back – and live on YouTube (Channel name – Stornoway Free Church). There will be a fellowship in the M.A. Hall following this service to which everyone is warmly invited.
Supporting Latin Link mission work. In connection with the mission meeting on Wednesday 17th August where Mr Charles Douglas of Latin Link gave an interesting presentation, an opportunity is given to those who were not able to attend to donate to their work in Latin America and Europe. Donations should be put into an envelope clearly marked ‘Latin Link’ and placed it in the collection plate in the church or the Seminary. If donating by cheque, please make it payable to ‘Stornoway Free Church’.
Change of Congregational Treasurer. At the last meeting of the Deacons’ Court, the resignation of Mr Donald Macleod (Doonie) as our Congregational Treasurer was accepted with genuine reluctance. Doonie served the role of treasurer faithfully and we can be certain that his careful oversight and meticulous attention to detail will make the transition to his successor as seamless as possible. We wish Doonie well and we look forward to his continued enthusiastic involvement in the life and witness of the congregation.
Mr Gordon Murray, deacon, was appointed as the new Congregational Treasurer with immediate effect. Gordon is also a member of the Finance Committee and has served as Gift Aid treasurer since January 2022.
The position of Gift Aid treasurer will now be filled by Mr Ian Macrae, deacon, who is also a member of the Finance Committee.
Gordon and Ian are both ably qualified to meet the requirements of these important roles. We thank God for their willingness to serve and commend them to the prayers of the congregation as they undertake their responsibilities.
God Is Good Africa – Update on fundraising event held in M A Hall during week of the Heb Celt Festival
£2000.00 sent for food famine relief to Lighthill Christian School under the supervision of Pastor Wilson Okot.
£1000.00 sent for roofing sheets for Save the Venerable school under the supervision of Rev Upokie David in Bunia Democratic Republic Congo.
£1600.00 sent for the Ishbel Mackenzie Memorial scholarship at African Bible University under the supervision of Dr Jeremiah Pitts VC.
Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Kenny John Mackenzie (Chairman )
Prison Fellowship Scotland - Copies of Prison Fellowship Scotland’s summer newsletter are available today at the door. Please take a copy. Information is also available on their website www.pfscotland.org.
