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LOCHABER GUILDS TOGETHER AUTUMN RALLY
Autumn Rally will take place on Tuesday 23 October 2018 in Duncansburgh MacIntosh Church.
A Soup/Lunch will be served at 12 Noon. This will be followed by the meeting. The guest speaker will be Dr Pam Cairns who will speak on the Project “Free to Live Trust”. It will be helpful for catering numbers if those going can advise their Guild Convenor.
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On Saturday 10th November there will be a gathering for members and friends of Lochaber and Abernethy Presbyteries at Kilmonivaig Church Hall 11am (tea and coffee from 10.30am). This will be a time to get to know one another and begin to think about how we can work more closely together to our mutual benefit. There will be worship, a session focusing on Tourism Mission, time to think about other areas of potential collaboration. Participants are asked to bring a packed lunch, tea and coffee will be provided. Members and friends of all the congregations are welcome to share in this gathering.
General Assembly
Could you serve the Church on one of the National Councils or Committees?
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about_us/councils_committees_and_departments/committees/nomination_committee for more details
Acharacle
Ella Gill was set apart as a Reader on 15th August, and is now attached to the West Lochaber Area – in the congregations of North West Lochaber, Acharacle and Ardnamurchan, Strontian, Morvern and Ardgour.
Congregations
£2222 has been raised towards the £4500 target for the Mafuwa Water project. If each of our 15 congregations can raise £300 we can complete this and enable the bore hole project to proceed. Many thanks to all who have supported this. If congregations have yet to arrange an event or special offering towards this – please consider doing so…
Congregations
Presbytery agreed at its September meeting that M&M contributions for 2019 will be finalised at the October meeting and that any congregation wishing to apply for a reduction on the basis of Mission projects should contact the clerk by October 9th 2018.
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Lochaber and Abernethy Presbyteries have agreed to consider ways in which they can work more closely together. 3 representatives from each Presbytery have been appointed to draw up a “Memorandum of Understanding” to shape our collaboration.
Education
The General Assembly of 2018 urged Sessions, Presbyteries, Councils and Committees, to revisit Doug Gay’s Chalmers Lectures on reforming the Kirk within the context of radical strategic planning for the future… the videos can be viewed at: www.highlandpresbyteries.org.uk/chalmers If you would like the video files on DVD please contact the clerk.
Ardgour
Cafe Church got off to a good start in August with 30 people attending. Cafe Church happens next on Sunday 16th September… tea, coffee and bacon rolls from 9.30am, informal family friendly worship, conversation and activities 10am until about 11am…
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Saturday 3 November ‘Conversations of Faith’ – 10.30am-2pm An event open to all, run by the Presbytery Mission Group. Includes a Bible Study – Duncansburgh MacIntosh Church Fort William. Malcolm Kinnear and Morag Muirhead will be leading this. Bring your own lunch; tea and coffee will be supplied.
