Notices - Sunday 30th December
New Year’s Day
Services will be held on board MV Loch Seaforth (involving the minister) and at the Iolaire Memorial at 12 noon on January 1st 2019 as a major part of marking the 100th anniversary of the loss of the Iolaire. Both these services are to be open to the public and have been advertised. The Session decided that it would not be desirable to hold a New Year’s Day service at the same time in the congregation and also that it would not be practicable to have a service that evening. Instead a service will be held in the congregation on Wednesday 2nd January 2019 at 12 noon, in the church, and in consequence there will be no prayer meeting that evening.
Wednesday 2nd January
There will be a New Year Service in the church at 12 noon and all are welcome. A Special Collection will be taken at this service to assist with the highly valued work of Campaigners within the congregation.
Service Details: New Year Service (Wednesday 2nd Jan)
Rev James Maciver
Psalms
Psalm 122: whole (Scottish Psalter, page 416)
Salm 119:63-64 (Gaelic)
Psalm 102:12-19 (Sing Psalms, page 133)
Psalm 124: whole (Sing Psalms, page 170)
Reading: 1 Samuel chapter 7
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 7:12
Sermon Title: A Monument to God’s Help
Free Church Youth Camps 2019 Brochure
Camps Brochures for FCYC Summer Camps are now available at the church door, please take a copy for any young people you may know.
New Book: Biography of the late Rev Murdo Macaulay
Mr Donnie Macaulay (Carloway) has written a biography of his late father, Rev Murdo Macaulay, who was minister at Back Free Church from 1956 to 1975. This is a substantial book of over 400 pages, including fascinating details from Rev Macaulay’s diaries about his time as a prisoner of war from 1940 to 1945, during which he learnt to speak fluent German, studied Hebrew and other biblical subjects, applied for and was accepted as a student for the ministry in the Free Church! The book also includes numerous sermon notes, articles and archive material. The book is now available at £14 if ordered in bulk by congregations. If you would like to purchase a copy please sign the form available today at the three exits from the church, so that we will know how many to order. Once you have received your copy you can pay in cash or by cheque in an envelope marked “Macaulay book”, put in the collection plate in the usual way. Cheques should be payable to Carloway Free Church.
Church Office
Please note that the Church Office will be closed from Monday 24th December to Monday 7th January 2019
Midweek Meetings
No Wednesday or Thursday evening meetings this week
Saturday – English prayer meeting at 7.30pm in the Seminary
ADVANCE NOTICES
Sunday 6th January
The local branch of DayOne/LDOS will be holding an interdenominational prayer meeting on Sunday 6th January 2019 at 9pm at the APC Church, Keith St, Stornoway. All most welcome.
