Communion – February 2024 - Orders of Service
Friday 16th
Reading: John 19:1-16a
Sermon: Behold the Man, behold the King!
Saturday 17th
Reading: John 19:16b-27
Sermon: Behold the Son, Behold the Shame!
Sunday 18th – Morning - Communion Order of Service
Reading: John 19:28-37
Sermon: Behold the One They Have Pierced!
Directions as to who should take communion
Pre-communion address
Communion
Post-communion address
Sunday 18th – Evening
Reading: John 19:38-42, John 20:1,11-15.
Sermon: Behold the Gardener and his Tomb!
Notices - Sunday 11th February
Keswick Convention 2024 - A Travel to Keswick Opportunity
A bus from Ullapool all the way to Keswick peppered with some lunch and comfort breaks en route. The plan is to leave Ullapool on the morning of the 13th July after having travelled over on the first ferry. Attend first week of the conference where Rev David Gibson of Trinity Church Aberdeen is the main speaker that week, and then return on the morning of the 20th, reverse of outward trip, coming home on the evening Ferry.
We last did the coach trip back in 2017, and it was a blessed experience.
It's open to every church. The bus still has room and it’s unlikely to be filled. Whether you've been before or always wanted to go to Keswick this is a fantastic opportunity - no driving, relax, enjoy the scenery, read, chat, or just chill out.
The journey just disappears, and if all goes to plan, we should be in Keswick in time for the week's opening evening event.
For more information contact David Morrison at [email protected].
Read more about 'Notices - Sunday 11th February'...Service Details - Sunday 11th February
11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Sermon Text: 1 Thessalonians 4: 1-8
Sermon Title: What Is Your Chief End?
11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev James Maciver and live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)
Searmon: 1 Peadar 1: 17-21
Tiotal: Luach-saoraidh ar Teàrnadh
6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Sermon Text: Colossians 4: 12-18
Sermon Title: Past, Present and Future
Respond to the Scottish Govt’s ‘conversion practices’ consultation
Respond to the Scottish Govt’s ‘conversion practices’ consultation
Guide on how to respond
As you know, on 9 January the Scottish Government published its extreme proposals for a new law to ban so-called conversion practices. Groups like Stonewall and the Humanist Society are encouraging their supporters to respond to the public consultation on the proposals. They want a ‘conversion practices’ law that would force Christians to endorse LGBT ideology. So it’s absolutely crucial that the Scottish Government hears from Christians.
Please respond to the consultation today. To help you respond, The Christian Institute has produced an overview of the proposals and a guide for using the online response form. The guide identifies the key consultation questions and gives ideas for how to respond.
Notices - Sunday 4th February
Communion
The Lord’s Supper is due to be observed at the morning services on Sunday 18th February 2024. The visiting ministers expected are Rev Calum Macdonald, Callanish, for the Gaelic services, and Rev Angus Macrae, Inverness Free North, for the English services.
The Kirk Session will be opened on Wednesday 14th in the Seminary after the service that evening. Thereafter the Session will meet in the Kenneth Street Session Room after each of the services on Friday and Saturday, apart from Saturday morning when it will meet in the Seminary Session room. As always, any who wish to take communion for the first time are invited to meet with the Session at any of the occasions above. The ministers and elders are also most willing to speak at any point over the next couple of weeks with anyone who has thoughts of taking communion for the first time.
Communion tokens will not be used.
The 8.00 morning prayer meetings will be led by elders.
Please pray that God’s blessing will be evident throughout these services and that as a congregation we will be encouraged and uplifted. Pray also for the ministers expected.
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Friday 16th February |
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8.00am |
Kenneth St Session room |
Prayer Meeting |
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7.30pm - English |
Kenneth Street Church |
Rev Angus Macrae |
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7.30pm - Gaelic |
Francis Street Seminary |
Rev Calum Macdonald |
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Saturday 17th February |
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8.00am |
Kenneth St Session room |
Prayer Meeting |
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11.00am - Gaelic |
Francis Street Seminary |
Rev Calum Macdonald |
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7.00pm - English |
Kenneth Street Church |
Rev Angus Macrae |
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Lord’s Day 18th February |
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8.00am |
Kenneth St Session room |
Prayer Meeting |
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11.00am - Gaelic |
Francis Street Seminary |
Rev Calum Macdonald |
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11.00am - English |
Kenneth Street Church |
Rev Angus Macrae |
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6.30pm - English |
Kenneth Street Church |
Rev Angus Macrae |
The services will be livestreamed, God willing, as follows:-
English Services - YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Gaelic Services - YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway).
There will be a fellowship in the M.A. Hall following the Lord’s Day evening service, at which the two visiting ministers will be interviewed.
Read more about 'Notices - Sunday 4th February'...Service Details - Sunday 4th February
11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev James Maciver and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Sermon Text: Psalm 44: 23-26
Sermon Title: An Appeal To God (who is seemingly asleep)
11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Mr Murdo Martin and live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)
Searmon: Leabhar nan Salm 27: 1
Tiotal: Dia Dhaibhidh
6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Sermon Text: Nehemiah 8: 9-12
Sermon Title: The Joy of the Lord Gives Strength
Church Services on as usual - Sunday 28th January
Our morning services, Gaelic and English, are going ahead as planned. There is a weather warning in place from 11am to 4pm so please take care and use your own discretion about attending in person.
Livestreams of the services are also available on the sermons page or on YouTube:
Stornoway Free Church for English service
Free Church Seminary Stornoway for Gaelic service
Read more about 'Church Services on as usual - Sunday 28th January'...Notices - Sunday 28th January
Visit of David Meredith, Free Church Mission Director
David Meredith will be speaking at an open meeting in the M. A. Hall on Tuesday 30th January at 7.30pm.
The focus of the evening will be ‘The Next Ten Years: Building a Vision For Our Church’, and will include a talk along with opportunities for questions and discussions.
The meeting is open to all and everyone is warmly invited to attend.
Read more about 'Notices - Sunday 28th January'...Service Details - Sunday 28th January
11.00am English Service (Church) conducted by Rev Calum M. Smith and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Sermon Text: Mark 8: 22-29
Sermon Title: Do you See Who He Is?
11.00am Gaelic Service (Seminary) conducted by Rev James Maciver and live on YouTube (Channel name - Free Church Seminary Stornoway)
Searmon: Soisgeul Lucas 15: 11-32
Tiotal: Tilleadh Dhachaidh
6.30pm English Service (Church) conducted by Rev James Maciver and live on YouTube (Channel name - Stornoway Free Church)
Sermon Text: John12: 24-25
Sermon Title: The Necessity of Dying in Order to Live
EVENING SERVICE CANCELLED - 21st JANUARY
Due to the adverse weather forecast the scheduled 6.30pm service in Kenneth Street has been cancelled.
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