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Record Subscriptions for July to December 2021. Those who regularly subscribe to the Record will know that due the lockdown restrictions only six issues were printed during 2020 – January to March and October to December. As subscribers had already paid for 12 copies, they received the January to June issues of 2021.
Subscriptions due. Subscriptions for the July to December 2021 issues are now due and those who wish to continue receiving the Record should put £12.00 along with your name and address in an envelope clearly marked ‘The Record’.
New Subscribers. At the most recent meeting of the Deacons’ Court, it was agreed that from now on copies of the Record will be ordered for regular subscribers only. If you would like to begin receiving regular copies, please put £12.00 along with your name and address in an envelope clearly marked ‘The Record - new Subscriber’.
If you are paying the subscription by cheque, please make it payable to ‘Stornoway Free Church’. You can also post your subscription to Murdo Macphail, Treasurer, to 12a Jamieson Drive, Stornoway HS1 2LF.
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For those who are still unable to attend services of worship an opportunity will be given to return their Freewill Offerings envelopes as per the following:
On Saturday 12th June the church hall on Kenneth Street will be open between 2.00 and 4.00pm to receive freewill offering envelopes.
If you wish to take advantage of this opportunity you should come along during these times or arrange for a family member or a friend to deliver the envelopes on your behalf.
You can also contact your district elder or deacon and arrange a time for one of them to collect the envelopes from your home.
On arrival at the hall, a one way system will be in place and you will enter by the main door and leave using the exit door at the far end of the hall.
Wearing of face coverings is mandatory and should be worn.
Hand sanitisers will be available for use at both doors and it’s important that you maintain the recommended 2 metre social distancing on your arrival and while you are inside the hall.
The next scheduled date for the return of freewill offering envelopes is Saturday 8th May between 2.00pm and 4.00pm in the church hall on Kenneth Street. As restrictions on numbers attending church services are now being eased and as our services are now returning to a more regular pattern, it may not be necessary to continue with this monthly arrangement but this will be reviewed at the next meeting of our Deacons’ Court.
Read more about 'Return of Freewill Offering Envelopes'...Annual Business Meeting: Wednesday 5th May
The Annual Business Meeting for the congregation will be held on Wednesday 5th May at 7.30pm. The meeting will be held entirely on Zoom using the regular ID and passcode. If others want to join the meeting they should request the login details from Mairianne Campbell on [email protected]
The 2020 Trustees report and Financial Statement is available to download here
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Now that restrictions on attending places of worship have been eased, the Wednesday evening prayer meeting has resumed and at least one service of worship will be held in the Seminary each Lord’s Day from 4th April. This also means that those who attend these services can deposit their freewill offering envelopes in the collection box on arrival.
For those who contribute by freewill offering envelopes, and who may not be able or ready to attend public services of worship, an opportunity will be given to deposit envelopes as per the following:
1. On Saturday 10th April between 2.00 and 4.00pm the church hall on Kenneth Street will be open to receive freewill offering envelopes.
2. If you wish to take advantage of this opportunity you should come along during these times or arrange for a family member or a friend to deliver the envelopes on your behalf.
3. You can also contact your district elder or deacon and arrange a time for one of them to collect the envelopes from your home.
4. On arrival at the hall, a one way system will be in place and you will enter by the main door and leave using the exit door at the far end of the hall.
5. Wearing of face coverings is mandatory and should be worn while you are inside the hall.
6. Office bearers will be on hand to guide you towards the area for depositing the envelopes.
7. Hand sanitisers will be available for use at both doors and it’s important that you maintain the recommended 2 metre social distancing while inside and outside the hall.
The above arrangement will be repeated on the second Saturday of each month while restrictions on numbers attending services of worship are in place.
Special Collection for Bethesda:
As the Special Collection for Bethesda intended for 30th January had to be cancelled due to the Western Isles suddenly being placed under tier 4 restrictions, another opportunity will be given to those who still wish to contribute on Saturday 10th April between 2.00 and 4.00pm.
Contributions can also be made by forwarding a cheque in an envelope clearly marked ‘Bethesda’ and made payable to ‘Stornoway Free Church’ to Murdo Macphail (Treasurer), 12a Jamieson Drive, Stornoway, HS1 2LF.
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