Notices - Sunday 21st May
Communion.
The Lord’s Supper will be held in the congregation on Sunday 4th 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 3rd 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 (21st May) onwards.
The Kirk Session will meet on Wednesday 31st May, after the Prayer Meeting, and on Saturday 3rd 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).
Read more about 'Notices - Sunday 21st May'...Service Details - Sunday 21st May
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)
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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.”
Read more about 'Notices - Sunday 14th May'...Service Details - Sunday 14th May
11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on Praising God the King from Psalm 47:6-7- Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Mr Murdo Martin who will preach on Cuireadh Gu Suipear-Bainnse an Uain from Taisbeanadh 19: 9 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)
6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith who will preach on Give me Wisdom from 2 Chronicles 1:7-10 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Read more about 'Service Details - Sunday 14th May'...Annual Statement of Accounts
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Next Generation Training.
Are you burdened about how to reach and teach the next generation for Christ? Are you a parent or youth leader currently ministering to 10-30 year-olds?
You are invited to the following training – ‘An introduction to the ‘NEXT’ framework for developing theologically grounded and contextually engaged models of ministry to the emerging generation.’
The training covers:
- Theology of Ministry to Emerging Generations
- Culture, Development and Discipleship of Emerging Generations
- Models and Methods of Ministry to Emerging Generations
You can attend one or all of the sessions at Carloway Free Church:-
Friday 2nd June (evening) and Saturday 3rd June (morning and afternoon).
For more information contact Gordon Macleod on 07786 387934.
Read more about 'Notices - Sunday 7th May'...Service Details - Sunday 7th May
11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith who will preach on Being Christian Witnesses from 1 Peter 2:9-12 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on Iriosal agus ri Faire from 1 Peadar 5:5-9 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)
6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on Abounding in the Work of the Lord! From 1 Corinthians 15:58 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Read more about 'Service Details - Sunday 7th May'...Notices - Sunday 30th April
Moldova Support Group
We are running a residential camp again this summer for the teenagers in Moldova. Through the pandemic, economic hardship, and the war in Ukraine, the Lord continues to bless our Gospel Ministry in Nisporeni. So our friends in the local church will run the camp themselves this year with funding from Moldova Support Group.
We are hosting a soup and pudding lunch in the M.A. Hall on Saturday 13th May to raise funds. If anyone would like to donate, soup, puddings or help on the day please get in touch with Dawn Campbell on 07384 270455.
Read more about 'Notices - Sunday 30th April'...Service Details - Sunday 30th April
11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith who will preach on Standing or Falling from Galatians 5:1-6 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on Aonachd chum Glòire Dhè from Romanach 15:5-7 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)
6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev James Maciver who will preach on Victory over Death! From 1 Corinthians 15:50-88 - Live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Read more about 'Service Details - Sunday 30th April'...Notices - Sunday 23rd April
Am Metagama: Buaidh air Beatha ‘san Eilean
Duncan Norman Macleod will be giving a talk on the Metagama sailing, and the impact it had on the island. The talk will be in Gaelic on Monday 24th April at 5.30pm in the UHI Reception area of Lews Castle College. All are welcome.
