Notices - Sunday 25th March
Election of Office Bearers
Voting forms are still available. Communicant members are asked to take one envelope which contains a voting form. The form has details of how to complete it. Please return envelopes by placing them in the plate or giving them to those on the door no later than tonight. Elders are encouraged to take envelopes to any communicant members who are housebound or unable to get to the services. Thank you.
Monday 26th March
The Kirk Session meets at 7pm in the Upper Hall, Kenneth St.
Tuesday 27th March
The Craft Group meets in the hall at 7:30pm.
Basic Christianity discussion group will meet from 7:30-9pm in the MA Hall. If you want to learn more about the Christian Faith, please join us in a relaxed and informal setting where we can consider some of life’s important questions. If you have not previously attended, why not come along and try it out? There is no weekly commitment expected, and you can just sit and listen to the discussion if that is your preference.
Saturday 31st March
There will be a Fundraising Lunch from 12-2pm in the hall in aid of Western Isles Pregnancy Crisis Support. All welcome.
ADVANCE NOTICES
Saturday 14th April
There will be a Fundraising Lunch from 12-2pm in the hall in aid of Crossroads. All welcome.
Tuesday 17th April
SafeTALK (NHS Eileanan Siar) are running a short, free course on Suicide Alertness for Everyone from 5-7.30pm in the Lecture Room, Education Unit, Western Isles Hospital. Participants will learn four basic steps to help recognise people with thoughts of suicide within the community. Through this course, participants will be more willing and able to help connect people with thoughts of suicide to others who can help them. Places on the workshop are limited, so early booking is advised. For more information or to book a place on this course, please contact Elaine MacKay on 708035 or email [email protected]
Wednesday 18th-Thursday 19th April
NHS Eileanan Siar are running a two-day course at St Columba’sChurch Hall on Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). The course will run from 9am-4pm both days. This ASIST course will give you the necessary skills and confidence to reach out to someone who needs help. The course will cover learning how to recognise invitations for help; how to reach out and offer support; review the risk of suicide; apply a suicide intervention model; link people with community resources. The training is certificated, provided free of charge and open to everyone. To obtain the certificate, both days must be attended. For more information or to book, please contact Elaine on 708035 or email [email protected]
Friday 20th April-Sunday 22nd April
This year’s Island Study Conference is due to take place over the weekend in Tarbert on the Isle of Harris.The Islands Study Conference is an interdenominational Bible study conference that has been held annually in the Harris Hotel since 1983. The two speakers for this year are Rev. Dr Malcolm Maclean of Greyfriars Free Church, Inverness and Rev. Calum Iain Macleod of Back Free Church, Isle of Lewis. Malcolm's talk will centre on 'The Trinity in the Christian Life' and Calum will speak on 'Living the Christian Life in a 21st Century World'.For more on booking and other conference details please visit the Islands Study Conference website www.isc.scot
