Notices - Sunday 27th April 2025
Creche: 11.00am in the upper hall for children up to age 3.
Volunteers Today: Elaine, Chris, Annmarie and Helena.
Volunteers 4th May: Christine Ann, Maighread, Donna and Carol Ann.
Tweenies in the main hall for children aged 3 to 5.
Volunteers today: Liz, Kay and Lydia.
Volunteers 4th May: Elizabeth, Anna and Aileen.
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 cup of tea or coffee. Murdo and Chrissanne will be serving today.
Monday 28th April from 1.00pm until 3.00pm – Toddler Group meets in the M A Hall.
Monday 28th April at 7.30pm – The WfM group meets in the M A Hall. We hope to have Peggy Macleod speaking with us. All ladies are welcome.
Tuesday 29th April at 7.00pm – Holiday Club planning meeting in the M A Upper Hall. This meeting is for anyone who can help with the summer holiday club in any way, or even just come along and find out more about what is involved. The holiday club will run each morning from Monday 28th July until Friday 1st August.
Tuesday 29th April at 7.15pm – Craft Group meets in the M A Hall. All ladies are welcome.
Tuesday 29th April at 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting at Laxdale Mission Hall.
Wednesday 30th April at 7.30pm – Area Prayer Meeting in the M A Hall.
The vision of the Free Church of Scotland is for ‘A Healthy Gospel Church for Every Community in Scotland’. We must all recognise that we are completely dependent on God to help us achieve this vision.
Our focus in 2025 will be on thanksgiving and prayer. Thankfulness for all that God has done throughout our congregations us in the last 5 years and praying for His abundant blessing for the next 5 years.
Rev David Meredith, Mission Director, will lead the meeting and will be joined by Mr Andrew Giffen, Chief Executive Officer. The M A Hall will be open from 7.00pm to allow for fellowship over a cup of tea or coffee. There will also be an opportunity after the meeting for conversation.
Please join us as we express our complete dependence on God and pray that He will bless us with a ‘A Healthy Gospel Church for Every Community in Scotland.’
More information can be found on: freechurch.org/hgc-area-prayer-meetings
Thursday 1st May at 7.30pm – Gaelic Prayer Meeting in the Seminary led by Mr Murdo Martin.
Thursday 1st May – Explorers meet in the M A Hall.
6.00pm - 7.00pm: P1- P3
7.00pm - 8.15pm: P4 - P7
Friday 2nd May from 12.00pm until 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 3rd May at 11.00am – Ladies Walking Group. Meet at the Castle Museum car park.
Saturday 3rd May at 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting in the Seminary.
Services next Lord’s Day – 4th May
11.00am – Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev Callum Macleod.
11.00am – English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M Smith.
6.30pm – English Service (Church) conducted by Rev James Maciver.
55+ Fellowship
The next meeting of the 55+ Fellowship will take place in the M A Hall on Friday 9th May at 2.30pm. The speaker that day will be the Rev Duncan Macaskill, Carloway Church of Scotland. The singing will be led by Dan Macphail formerly of our own congregation.
Please remember that the church car park will be available for those attending the meeting. I hope you will be able to attend and feel free to bring a friend. If you have never attended, but wonder what the meetings are like, please come along. There is only one way to find out.
If you need transport to or from the meeting, please contact Duncan Norman on one of the numbers below:
01851 860418 or 07787 973802.
Sunday School Memory Verse
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8 verse 31. ESV.
Thank you from Providence Christian School
The sum of £2150.00 was raised at the fundraising lunch last week. Thanks to the hall staff and all who contributed and helped on the day.
