Shaun Libby

11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

Sermon Text: 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8
Sermon Title: What’s Your Motivation?

11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev James Maciver   and live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)

Searmon: Dàn Sholamh 4: 12 – 5: 1
Tiotal: Gàradh Glaiste Dhè

6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Mr Scott Macleod and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

Sermon Text: Psalm 133
Sermon Title: A Special Meeting

Posted 17 months ago by Shaun Libby

G.I.G.A. God Is Good Africa Update.
It is so sad to be starting this update informing of the terrible events of last Friday evening 16^th June, when rebels entered Mpondwe Secondary school in the Kassee district of Uganda near the Congo Border and murdered 17 boys and 20 girls. I am lost for words with man’s inhumanity to man.

The work of GIGA has continued over the past year, where we support students at African Bible University through the Ishbel Mackenzie Memorial Scholarship fund.  Also, the ongoing work Supporting Rev Upokie in Bunia Eastern Congo at Trinity Primary school.

At Lighthill Christian Primary school we are building a Primary 7 classroom, library, and computer room. We have taken the building to wall plate level and are now fundraising for roofing and iron sheets.

This year saw us opening Ishbel Amari Clinic in Phadibe Northern Uganda near the South Sudan border. The clinic is in its early stage but is proving in the providence of God to be a wonderful ministry to the sick in this troubled area where medical provision is very hard to reach.

God willing, we will be doing G.I.G.A. Heb Celt Lunches at the M.A. Macleod Hall on the 13^th and 14^th July 12.00 till 2.00pm. (Volunteers Required).

It’s now 20 years since Ishbel and I were called to Mission in Uganda, and the needs of mission are still so needful in a world riddled with sin. 

But we come thanking God for the only plan of salvation through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amazing Grace.

Kenny John Mackenzie. Chairman.

Psalm 126. Blessings and Thanksgiving.

Posted in Bulletin; Posted 17 months ago by Shaun Libby

11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Mr Scott Macleod who will preach on A Word of Difference from Luke 6:46-49 - live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on Lili am measg Droighean from Dàn Sholamh 2: 2 - live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)

6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on God, Holy and Redeeming from Exodus 3:1-10 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

Posted 17 months ago by Shaun Libby

Volunteers Needed to Greet Cruise Visitors.
The Session has given permission again for the Church to be open this summer to visitors on a number of selected days when Stornoway will have many extra visitors due to cruise liners visiting and the HebCelt Festival.

If you would like to volunteer to be on duty for a few hours on an open day, on a rota basis, to meet and greet visitors to the Church building, then please contact Marten Walker on 704586. This opportunity is open to anyone associated with the congregation. The only qualification you need is the ability to give visitors a warm welcome!

Posted in Bulletin; Posted 18 months ago by Shaun Libby

11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on A Promising Sight ends in a Disappointing Discovery from Mark 11:12-26 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Mr Murdo Martin who will preach on Teampall an Spiorad Naomh from 1 Corintianach 3:16 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)

6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith who will preach on Cursed or Redeemed from Galatians 4:10-14 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

Posted 18 months ago by Shaun Libby

Sunday 4^th June – Big YF in North Harris Free Church.
Robbie Sweet from Next Ministries will speak. We hope to attend the evening service in North Harris at 6.00pm. Consent forms are required – if you have not been sent one, please request link from [email protected].

Posted in Bulletin; Posted 18 months ago by Shaun Libby

11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith who will preach on Alive in Christ from Ephesians 2:1-10 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on Cùram Dhè dha Threud from Isaiah 40:11 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)

6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith who will preach on Are you Committed? From Joshua 24:15 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

Posted 18 months ago by Shaun Libby

Communion.
The Lord’s Supper will be held in the congregation on Sunday 4^th June 2023, at the morning service in the church, God willing. There will be no Gaelic service that day.

A preparatory service will be held on Saturday 3^rd June, at 7.00pm, in the church. A congregational fellowship will be held in the M.A. Hall after the Sunday evening service. All three services will be conducted by Rev James Maciver.

The Kirk Session has decided that we will resume the use of communion tokens, which will be given out to all intending communicants on the Saturday evening after the service. The use of the tokens makes it easier for those on door duty to identify communicants and also gives an indication of how many communicants to expect.

 Anyone desiring to take communion for the first time is encouraged to make this known to either of the ministers, or their district elder, any time from today (21^st May) onwards.

The Kirk Session will meet on Wednesday 31^st May, after the Prayer Meeting, and on Saturday 3^rd June, immediately after the service, and will be delighted to meet with those who wish to take communion for the first time. This is not an ordeal! Our concern is to help and encourage people in their understanding of what taking communion is about.

“As a presumptuous rudeness is a provocation to the master of the feast, so a distrustful shyness is displeasing to him; which looks as if we questioned either the sincerity of the invitation, or the sufficiency of the provision” (Matthew Henry).

Posted in Bulletin; Posted 18 months ago by Shaun Libby

11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith who will preach on Living as Servants of God from 1 Peter 2:13-17 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev D.A. Macdonald who will preach on Miann Dhaibhidh from Dara Leabhar Shamuel 23: 15 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)

6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Mr Scott Macleod who will preach on Who’s Seeking Who? From Luke 19:10 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)

Posted 18 months ago by Shaun Libby

Sunday School Snippet
As it was a holiday weekend on the mainland, it was lovely to welcome several visitors to Sunday School today who were “home” on holiday.

Today at Sunday School all the classes were learning about different kings and queens in the Bible.  Here is what David, Jacob, James, Holly and Lydia from Pr. 6 were doing:

“We made arrows because we were learning about David and Jonathan and how Saul was trying to kill David.  God used Jonathan to protect David.  You can read this story in first Samuel 20:37.”

Posted in Bulletin; Posted 19 months ago by Shaun Libby