Notices - Sunday 4th February 2018
Services next week: 11am English Service (Church): Rev James Maciver
11am Gaelic Service (Seminary): Rev Kenneth I Macleod
6.30pm English Service (Church): Rev James Maciver
Midweek Meetings: All at 7.30pm
Monday – Monthly Bilingual (Seminary)
Wednesday – English -Rev James Maciver (MA Macleod Memorial Hall).
Continuing the study in the letter of James, Session 2 will be “How Can We Possibly Rejoice in Trials?”. All welcome.
Thursday – Gaelic (Seminary) – Rev KI Macleod
Saturday – English (Seminary)
Children and youth groups Parent & Toddler meets on Tuesday (1.00–3.00pm) and Thursday (9.45-11.45am)
Campaigners: C Club (6-7pm) and Crosstrax (7-8.30pm) on Monday in the hall.
Please note there is no Kidz Zone this Thursday.
NOTICES
Tonight- Youth Fellowship will meet in the hall after the evening service for pizza and refreshment before heading to the Bridge centre to attend the Bayhead Youth Group from 8:30-9:45pm. All young people welcome.
Tues 6th Feb -A new session of Basic Christianity discussion will start on 6th Feb. The group will meet on Tuesday nights, from 7:30-9pm in the MA Hall. The group will discuss “What it means to be a Christian” in a relaxed, informal setting. All welcome to join the group as they consider life’s vital questions.
-Youth Club meets from 7:30-9:30pm in the hall for ages S2 to S6
Sat 10th Feb- There will be a Women for Mission Lunch from 12-2pm in the MA Macleod Memorial Hall. Donations of baking, jams and crafts will be gratefully received as well as any offers of help on the day. If you are able to help, then please contact Donna at the manse on 702279 or 07810386774 or contact Ann Macleod on 07928312877 or 860757.
Volunteering Opportunity- Many of our faith community, when in hospital, benefit from the Sunday morning worship services in the hospital sanctuary. The Spiritual Care Department at WI hospital are looking for volunteers who are willing to assist for an hour per month, taking patients from and to the wards to the services. We are also looking for volunteers to lead the singing. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact the Health Care Chaplain, Rev Gordon Macleod, on 01851 704704 ext. 2408 or email [email protected]
Subscriptions- Subscriptions for the 2018 Record are now due. If you prefer to pay annually please put your remittance of £18.00 in an envelope clearly marked 'Record'. The envelope should also include your name and address.
Job Vacancy- Hebrides Alpha Project, a Supported Accommodation unit with a Christian ethos, providing a housing and rehabilitation service for persons with substance misuse problems, currently has a vacancy for a Care Worker. The post is for 37.5 hours per week and is initially for one year only. Sports experience and knowledge of health and safety is preferred. Driving licence essential. Understanding of recovery from addiction is also essential. For applicants with a personal experience, a significant time of recovery is necessary. The closing date for applications is 16th February 2018. For further details and an application form please contact Shona Macleod [email protected] or David Graham or telephone 01851 820830.
ADVANCE NOTICES
Monday 12th Feb- Deacons’ Court meets at 7pm in the Session Room.
Tuesday 13th Feb- The Christian Institute is holding a meeting from 7:30pm- 9pm in the Town Hall. The theme is “Families Under Fire”.
Friday 16th Feb- The Congregational Fellowship will meet in the hall after the evening preparatory service and all are welcome. The visiting ministers will share something of their Christian experience.
Sunday 18 Feb -Youth Fellowship will meet, after the evening service, in the Constable Road manse and all young people are most welcome.
Communion: The next communion is due on Sunday 18th February, when the Lord’s Supper will be dispensed at each of the morning services. The ministers expected for the communion are Rev David Campbell, North Preston Evangelical Church, England and Rev Calum Iain Macleod, Back Free Church. Mr Campbell, from Ayrshire, was a classmate of the minister at the Free Church College. From 1987 to 2002 he was the pastor of the Geneva Road Evangelical Baptist Church, Darlington, and then, from 2002 to 2016, Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He became Pastor of North Preston Evangelical Church in December 2016. Mr Macleod, a native of Scalpay, is well-known to the congregation. He began his ministry at Back in 2010 having previously served as minister of Barvas Free Church from 2003.
