Preachers for March:

7th    Rev Iain Thomson (East Kilbride)

14th   Rev Tommy MacKinnon

21st   11am: Mr D Kirk    6.30pm at Carinish: Rev K Stewart

28th   Rev Ricky MacDonald (Badenoch)

There will be an informal social evening and sale of baking and craft goods at An Caladh on Friday 12th March at 7.30pm.  Joanne Murray will speak about her recent trip to Africa.

There will be a Congregational Quiz Night at 7.30 pm on Friday 5th March at An Caladh. Teams of 3 – 4 will take part and all are welcome. Don't worry if you've not got a team - teams can be formed on the night. Join us for fun, fellowship (and some food I'm sure!).

• Thursday 5th November, 7.30pm  Preparatory Prayer Meeting, Lochboisdale
• Friday 6th November, 7.30pm       Preparatory Service
• Saturday 7th November, 7.30pm   Preparatory Service
• Sunday 8th November, 11am          Preparatory Service, Lochboisdale
• Sunday 8th November, 5pm          Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
• Monday 9th November, 7.30pm     Thanksgiving, Manse (Lionacleit)

Please note that the Kirk Session will be open throughout the communion weekend and will be happy to meet with any wishing to profess faith in Christ for the first time.

All connected with the congregation are warmly invited to attend a Congregational Meeting to be held at An Caladh, Balivanich on Tuesday 15th September at 7.30 pm.

Services in South Uist and Benbecula over the next few weeks will be taken by:

16 August:  Rev Kenny I Macleod, Interim Moderator

23 August:  David Kirk and Mike Townsend, Elders

30 August:  Rev Alasdair Macleod

The South Uist and Benbecula congregation will be celebrating the sacrament of the Lord's Supper during the morning service at Lochboisdale Mission Church on Sunday 28 June.  Preparatory services and the thanksgiving prayer meeting are as below.  The guest preacher will be Rev Kenny Macleod from Carloway.  All meetings are at Lochboisdale Mission Church unless indicated otherwise.

• Thursday 25 June, 7.30pm   Preparatory Prayer Meeting
• Friday 26 June, 7.30pm       Preparatory Service
• Saturday 27 June, 7.30pm   Preparatory Service
• Sunday 28 June, 11am        Morning Service and Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
• Sunday 28 June, 5pm          Evangelistic Service (An Caladh, Balivanich)
• Monday 29 June, 7.30pm     Prayer Meeting (The Manse, Lionacleit)

Please note that the Kirk Session will be open throughout the communion weekend and will be happy to meet with any wishing to profess faith in Christ for the first time.

Rev Iain MacAskill will be speaking on the Gaidhlig Smuain slot on Radio nan Gaidheal this week.  His talks are based on Philippians 2: 5-11.

You are warmly invited to an informal evening hosted by WFM in association with Caladh Crafts, to be held at An Caladh on Friday 8 May 2009 at 7.30pm.  Our minister, Iain MacAskill, together with Ann and Kathryn, will be sharing their recent experiences from their trip to India.  Photos from Stewart Johnson's recent trip to Colegio San Andres, Peru will also be on display.

There will be a Craft Sale, Cake Stall and tea and coffee will be available.  All funds raised will be donated to causes in India and Peru.

At 7.30pm on Thursday 26th March at An Caladh, Rev Dr David Ford and Mrs Olwen Ford will be speaking about their work in Colombia.

Please note that this Mission meeting will replace both midweek Bible Studies (Benbecula and South Uist) this week.

Details of meetings for the forthcoming communion weekend for the North Uist, Grimsay and Berneray congregation are as follows.  We hope you will be able to join with us and that you will pray for God's blessing on our meetings together. 

Levente Horvath of the Bonus Pastor Foundation and Mr Finlay MacKenzie of Blythswood will be visiting the congregation to speak about their respective work.  The meeting will take place at An Caladh at 7.30pm on Tuesday 17 March.  We hope that you will be able to join us.

The Deacons' Court of North Uist, Grimsay and Berneray Free Church of Scotland wish to confirm that they have reached an agreement to purchase the property formerly known as the Carinish Inn. The congregation will take possession of the property from Tuesday 18 November and will use it to progress the work of the Gospel in North Uist, Grimsay and Berneray.

This coming week sees the beginning of this year's Communion Weekend in Benbecula.  The details for the meetings over the weekend are as follows:

Thursday 6^th November

Preparatory Prayer Meeting, Lochboisdale Mission Church, 7.30 pm

Friday 7^th November

Preparatory Service, An Caladh, Balivanich, 7.30 pm

Saturday 8^th November

Preparatory Service, An Caladh, Balivanich, 7.30 pm

Sunday 9^th November

Preparatory Service, Lochboisdale Mission Church, 11.00 am

Communion Service, An Caladh, Balivanich, 5.00 pm

...followed by a short time of informal fellowship

Monday 10^th November

Thanksgiving Prayer Meeting, Free Church Manse, Lionacleit, 7.30 pm

The services on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be conducted by the Rev Kenneth I Macleod (Assistant Minister, Stornoway Free Church). The Prayer Meetings on Thursday and Monday will be led by the Rev Iain MacAskill and the elders.

We hope that you'll be able to join us.  If you require help with transport, please use the Contact Form on the site or contact the minister or one of the elders/deacons directly.

As from this Sunday, 14 September, the service times and locations will be as follows:

12.00pm  Midday Service,  Talla Chairinis (Carinish Community Hall)

6.30pm  Evening Service,  Grimsay Free Church

Please note especially the service at Carinish Hall.  Services will no longer be held at the old Sollas Free Church, following its sale as part of the restructuring of the congregational accommodation. 

For directions to Carinish Community Hall, please see the Where We Meet page.

We can now confirm the details for the ordination of Rev Ewen Matheson and his induction to the ministry in the North Uist, Grimsay and Berneray congregation.  God willing, the ordination and induction will take place on the evening of Tuesday 30th September at 7.00 pm. The service will be held at Clachan Church of Scotland, the use of which has been kindly granted for the occasion. 

The Dark Island Hotel, Benbecula, is offering a reduced B&B rate of £30 for Induction guests. Please quote Induction Rate when booking. Telephone Number: 01870 603 030.

As part of the restructuring of the North Uist congregation in order to provide accomodation suitable for its ongoing mission and life, Sollas Free Church will cease to be used as a place of public worship.

The final service to be held at Sollas Free Church will be the Communion Thanksgiving service on Monday 8 September at 7.30pm.  Please join us to give thanks for our communion weekend and also for the building at Sollas.

This week there will be no Wednesday night Bible Study at the Manse.  Instead there will be a joint meeting for Benbecula and South Uist held at the Lochboisdale Mission Church on Thursday at 7.30pm.

The autumn North Uist communions will be held over the weekend of Thursday 4th to Monday 8th September.

This Sunday, 25 May, the Radio nan Gaidheal service to be broadcast at 3pm and 9pm will be conducted by our own Minister, Rev Iain MacAskill.  Follow the link below for a BBC Alba feature...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/radio/programmes/deanamaid

There will be a Caladh Crafts Coffee and Cake Evening for WfM at 7.30pm on Friday 9th May, to be held at An Caladh.  This informal evening will include a mission presentation.

Two missionary meetings will take place during April and May, both to be held at An Caladh (see Where We Meet for directions), as follows:

Saturday 25th April, 7.30pm - WEC

Saturday 31st May, 7.30pm - Latin Link

As of last Sunday, two services resume for the North Uist congregation each Lord's Day.  The times will be as follows:

1.00pm   Grimsay Free Church

6.30pm   Sollas Free Church

The midweek Bible Study this week will be held at 7.30pm at An Caladh.

Apologies for the lack of notices on My Church this week - normal service will be resumed from....now.

The above service will be held at 1pm at Grimsay Free Church and will be conducted by Rev Iain MacAskill.

The Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer will be held this week at An Caladh, Balivanich at 7pm.

This coming Saturday between 11am and 1pm, there will be a fundraising event for the Caladh Trust, held at An Caladh, Balivanich.

If you have any new or secondhand Books, CDs, DVDs, Console Games or unused Gift Items, please leave these at the An Caladh reception for Mrs Mairi Parker.

The above service will be conducted by Mr Stan Gowdy and will be held at 1pm at Sollas Free Church.

The Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer will be held this week at Grimsay Mission House at 7.30pm.

The above service will be held at Grimsay Free Church at 1pm.  The service will be taken by Rev Iain MacAskill.

This week's Wednesday meeting will be held at An Caladh, Balivanich at 7.30pm.

The above service will be held at Sollas Free Church at 1pm and will be conducted by Mike Townsend.

The above service will be held in Grimsay Free Church at 12 noon and will be conducted by Rev Iain MacAskill.

The mid-week meeting this week will be held at An Caladh at 7.30pm.

The above service will be held in Sollas Free Church at 1pm and will be conducted by Rev Iain MacAskill.

To mark the end of our 10th Annniversary Year, you and your family are invited to a free screening of the 2006 cinema hit, The Nativity Story.  The movie was produced by New Line Cinema (producers of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and stars Ciaran Hinds and Keisha Castle-Hughes.  The movie will be screened at Lochboisdale Mission Church at 7.30pm on Thursday 20th December.  The film carries a PG certificate, the running time is 100 minutes, it will be shown on a projection screen and refreshments will be available afterwards.  There will be no charge either for admission or refreshments and everyone is welcome.

See the trailer for the Nativity Story below...

The Annual Community Carol Service at Balivanich School will take place on Sunday 16 December at 6pm.

The above service will be held at Grimsay Free Church at 1pm and will be conducted by the Moderator, Rev Iain MacAskill.

The Midweek Bible Study for North Uist and Benbecula will be held at An Caladh this week at 7.30pm.

The above service will take place at Sollas Free Church at 1pm and will be conducted by Mr Mike Townsend.

The above meeting will take place at An Caladh, Balivanich, Benbecula at 7.30pm.  The meeting will be taken by the Minister.

The above service will take place at 1pm at Grimsay Free Church and will be led by Rev Iain MacAskill.

The midweek meeting this week will be a Harvest Thanksgiving service.  This will take place at Grimsay Free Church on Wednesday 28 November at 7.30pm and will be led by Rev Iain MacAskill.

The above service will be held at Sollas Free Church at 1pm.  The Moderator, Rev Iain MacAskill will be taking the service.

The Midweek Bible Study this week will be held at Grimsay Mission House at 7.30pm, adjacent to the Free Church.

The above service will be held at Grimsay Free Church at 1pm.

Christianity Explored is a simple series of videos and informal small-group discussions aimed at those who want to learn more about the Christian faith, from wherever they're coming from.

We are currently running two Christianity Explored programmes in Benbecula and are about to start a programme in Lochboisdale on Thursday evenings.  If you are interested in attending, of have any questions, please contact the minister, or one of the elders or deacons - or use the Contact Form page to send us a message.

The Wednesday prayer meeting this week will be held at An Caladh, Balivanich at 7.30pm.

The 2007 Benbecula Communion Season will close with a Thanksgiving Prayer Meeting at 7.30pm in the Manse, Lionacleit, tomorrow, Monday 12 November 2007.

Next weekend is Communion Weekend.  Rev Alex J MacDonald of Buccleuch Free Church, Edinburgh will be the visiting minister.  The service dates and times are as follows:

7.30pm, Thursday 8th November, An Caladh:  Prayer Meeting

7.30pm, Friday 9th November, An Caladh: Preparatory Service

7.30pm, Saturday 10th November, An Caladh:  Preparatory Service

11am, Sunday 11th November, Lochboisdale Mission Church, Morning Service

5pm, Sunday 11th November, An Caladh:  Communion Service (Lord's Supper)

The prayer meeting this Wednesday, 7th November, will be held at Grimsay Free Church and will be in Gaidhlig. 

Please note that as of next Sunday, 4th November 2007, there will be new arrangements for the Lord's Day service, as follows:

1pm, Grimsay/Sollas, alternate weeks beginning in Grimsay on 4th November 2007.

The Wednesday Bible Study this week will be held at An Caladh at 7.30pm.

The services this coming Sunday, 4th November will be taken by:

11am, Lochboisdale:  David Kirk

1pm, Grimsay:  Mike Townsend

5pm, Balivanich:  David Kirk

As you may know, the Welsey Owen Bookstall is at An Caladh at the following times...

Tuesdays, 12pm - 2pm

Fridays, 12pm - 2pm

There's a range of books, including Bibles and Bibler Notes, CDs and other merchandise on display.  Orders can be taken for anything that isn't held in stock - as long as it's part of Wesley Owen's range.

This Thursday marks 5 years to the day since the Lochboisdale Mission Church was re-opened by the Free Church.  So, to mark the occassion we'll be holding a special event to which all are invited:

7.30pm THURSDAY 11th OCTOBER at Lochboisdale Mission Church

'The Story of Lochboisdale Mission Church' with Iain MacAskill and guests Chris and Anna MacRae (Kilmallie)

We will be joined by friends from the church and wider community.  Invitation cards are available - please contact the Minister or one of the elders or deacons if you need to get hold of some.

There will be no Wednesday Bible Study in the Manse this Wednesday (10/10).  We are all gathering together on Thursday (11/10) in Lochboisdale Mission Church to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of its re-opening.

If you need a lift, please speak to the Minister or one of the elders or deacons.

This coming Sunday (7 October), Iain MacAskill is taking communion services in the Free Church at Back, Lewis.  Our own services will be taken by:

• 11am, Lochboisdale:  David Kirk
• 12pm, Sollas:  Mike Townsend
• 5pm, Balivanich:  Mike Townsend
• 6.30pm, Grimsay:  David Kirk

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