Notices - Sunday 20th August
2024 Keswick Convention Trip
The High Free Church congregation hopes to arrange a coach trip to the 2024 Keswick Convention for the week of 13th – 20th July.
Booking early is necessary for accommodation. There is an information sheet at the front door with contact details for all who are interested.
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Lord’s Supper
God willing, the Lord’s Supper will be served in the congregation on Sunday 27th August. We expect to have Rev Euan Dodds, Kilmallie Free Church and Rev Donald A. Macdonald, retired, with us. Please pray that the Lord will bless this time of communion and add to the number of His professing people.
The Kirk Session will open after the prayer meeting on Wednesday 23rd, and will be delighted to meet with anyone wishing to join us for the first time at the Lord’s Table. More details of Kirk Session meetings will be available next week.
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Holiday Club
The Epic Explorers holiday club had 80 children attending throughout the week. We explored the life of Jesus from the Gospel of Mark, learning that He is the Son of God who died for our sins.
Activities included crafts, games, songs, and even a tour of our church building.
The team would like to extend a massive thanks for your prayerful support and to all who contributed in any way.
Everyone is welcome to join us in the hall after the service this morning for some jungle songs and snacks.
Please remember Harris and Uist Free Churches this week as they host their holiday clubs.
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Tuesday 1st August 11.00am – Prayer and Update with Muriel on Zoom.
Wednesday 2nd August 7.30pm – English Prayer Meeting in the Seminary and on Zoom, led by Rev Calum M. Smith.
Thursday 3rd August 7.30pm – Gaelic Prayer Meeting in the Seminary led by Rev James Maciver.
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Free Breakfast @ the Free Church
This year’s Free Breakfast @ The Free Church was another well attended and enjoyable event. Our guests were fed delicious bacon or egg rolls or both! Those with a sweet tooth enjoyed freshly made waffles with fruit and maple syrup. Copious quantities of coffee and tea were consumed and there were muesli bars or cereal for those who preferred a lighter start to their day.
With every breakfast served, food for the soul was also offered in the form of a copy of John’s gospel. Some were gratefully received, others were politely declined. Several of our guests joined with us for church after breakfast and commented positively on the service, included the Gaelic psalm singing, despite rarely attended church.
Some deeply searching conversations were had over breakfast as well as much lighter small talk. As usual, the FREE element of the breakfast is always a conversation starter as it gives us the opportunity to explain why it is free. The fact that it is free, is a fundamental aspect of our Sunday breakfast. It was also lovely to share in fellowship and learn from Christians visiting from other parts of the country.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed towards our successful breakfast. Thanks to those who shopped, distributed flyers, set up the hall, prayed, contributed financially, cooked, served, chatted, walked the streets in the rain and especially those undertook extra duties at short notice.
May God richly bless all that is done in his name.
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Friday 21st July 12.00pm-3.00pm – Fridays at the Free.
The M.A. Hall will be open for soups, teas and coffees to give people an opportunity to meet with friends, read, play board games and chat.
There will be a kids play area available as well as items from ‘Dove’s Corner’ Baby Bank free of charge. Anyone needing transport please call Calum on 07717 495424.
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Sunday 16th July 8.30am-10.30am - Free Breakfast @ The Free Church
Next Sunday we will be offering a free breakfast to everyone.
If you would like to help serving, chatting or greeting folk, please get in touch with Peigi Maclennan or email [email protected].
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Holiday Club – Epic Explorers (31st July-4th August)
This year we hope to have 80 children join us as we Explore the life of Jesus in the gospel of Mark using the 'Epic Explorers' resource from the Christianity Explored series.
If anyone would like to make a financial donation towards the cost of running Holiday Club you are welcome to put this in an envelope marked 'Holiday Club' and place it in the collection plate at either the church or the Seminary.
We would also welcome donations of baking during the week of Holiday Club. If you are able to provide baking, please contact Fiona Macleod. Above all and most importantly we ask that you please continue to PRAY for Holiday Club and for the team as we plan and prepare. To God to be all the glory!
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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 16th 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 13th and 14th 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.
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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!
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