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.
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Heart for Asia
Heart for Asia is an informative event for anyone interested in encouraging young children to develop a passion for mission in East Asia.
The event will take place online on Saturday 27th January 2024 from 10.00am until 12.00pm.
For registration and more information contact Vatha Theodald: [email protected].
More information can be found on omf.org/uk/event/heart-for-asia-24/
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Providence Christian School Prayer Meeting
All are warmly invited to a prayer meeting at Providence Christian School (Cearns Resource Centre) on Monday 15th January at 7.30pm. There will be a time of fellowship afterwards over a cup of tea.
For those unable to join in person, a Teams option is available through [email protected]
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The Gate of the Year
I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year,
'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.'
And he replied,
'Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way!'
So I went forth and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night.
And he led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.
Minnie Louise Harkins 1875-1957
Our prayer as we look towards 2024 is that we will:
…grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18
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Islands Study Conference
The conference relaunches on the weekend of 2nd to 4th February 2024.
The lectures will be held in the North Harris Free Church to which all are welcome to attend. The speakers will be Rev John Macleod, Allander Evangelical Church and Rev David Court, Christ Church Edinburgh.
No pre-booking is required for the lectures. There is a residential accommodation option available in the Harris Hotel for the duration of the conference.
For further information or to book accommodation or meals please contact:- [email protected].
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Let Us Pray Campaign
The Scottish Government has promised to publish a consultation before the end of the year on ‘ending conversion practices’.
A letter has been written by the Let Us Pray Campaign to the Equalities Minister, Emma Roddick, expressing serious concerns that the Government’s plans for a ‘conversion therapy’ Bill threaten to criminalise aspects of the ordinary work of churches. Stephen Allison, Public Engagement Coordinator for the Free Church, is one of the lead signatories.
Church leaders, pastoral workers and anyone else in Scotland is encouraged to sign the letter. Your name and information will not be made public.
If you would like to sign, go to: https://letuspray.uk/take-action/scotland and feel free to share this with your friends.
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Gaelic ‘Share a story Bible’
The Scottish Bible Society has published & printed 1500 copies of a Gaelic translation of its ‘Share a story’ Bible. Thanks go to the Church of Scotland Gaelic committee for funding these copies, to be distributed FREE OF CHARGE to all who request them.
These were primarily produced to encourage families to read to their children at home but they can also be used in churches, Sunday clubs & schools. An audiobook has also been produced to help non-Gaelic speaking families to sit & read-along with their child - a QR code inside the book will lead you to the page on our website where you can stream or download the tracks.
To claim a copy, just contact the Gaelic Hub based at Uig Parish Church on the Isle of Lewis by emailing [email protected]. We are also hoping to have a few copies available at the Stornoway Christian Bookshop soon.
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55+ Fellowship
The next meeting of the 55+ Fellowship will be held in the M.A. Hall on Friday 15th December from 12.00pm to 2.00pm. This will be a Soup and Pudding Lunch. Please note the earlier time. That day we hope to have Robert France from the High Free Church as our guest speaker and the singing will be led by Joe Macphee.
We have had three very successful meetings over recent months and you are all warmly invited to the final meeting of 2023. It was good to see new faces at these meetings, so if you have not managed along yet this will be the perfect opportunity for you. You will be made most welcome, and also you can rest assured that I will not be making any of the soups!!
Duncan Norman (On behalf of the 55+ Fellowship Committee).
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Tuesday 28th November 7.30pm - Christianity Explored in Upper M.A. Hall.
This is a relaxed and informal setting suitable for everyone. No prior knowledge of the Christian faith is required. If you know someone who could benefit from these discussions, please bring them along.
All will be most welcome. Please come along if you haven’t been before or missed any of the previous weeks.
Parking is available at the hall or church car park. Don’t be put off if you see a lot of cars. It is open for use by others.
You can contact Roddy (07900 807375) or Cala (07818 076163) if you have any questions meantime.
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Tuesday 21st November at 7.30pmin the M.A. Hall – Stornoway WfM will be hosting a meeting. The guest speaker will be Andrew Maciver from North Tolsta who will be telling us about his work in Myanmar. This meeting is open to every one, including men.
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