A big thank you to everyone who contributed to our successful coffee morning today. We raised £823.34 for church funds.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to our successful coffee morning today. We raised £823.34 for church funds.
After a successful couple of “Taste and See sessions” where we watched and then discussed “Is there more to life than this?”, a series of Alpha evenings is now planned for Achnamara Hall.
Starting on Tuesday 7 March at 7 pm
Soup and pudding followed by a short DVD and discussion.
This second DVD is titled “Who is Jesus?”
Come and tell us what you think……
The lectures are now available to view anytime after the broadcast date on this link:
http://stream1.churchofscotland.org.uk/chalmers-lecture
In this series of three lectures, Glasgow-based Practical Theologian and Kirk Minister, Dr Doug Gay will offer a candid, forthright and bold analysis of the state of the Church of Scotland and the choices facing it.
First lecture: St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, 1st February 2017 at 6.30pm. Entry is free, and all are welcome. It will also be webcast live to the link above.
He will explore what it means to be ‘presbyterian’ in today’s Scotland, in which even kirk members are ambivalent about their identity. Recognising the significant challenges facing the church in the coming decade, he will offer a manifesto for enacting structural reform, including key economic reforms, within the Kirk and will argue that change is essential to address deep seated problems of decline and dysfunction.
Lecture 1 — “Walls Without Church?”
The first lecture (1st February) explores ‘what just happened?’ tracing the decline of the Kirk as a national institution since the 1960s.
Lecture 2 — “Call and Response”
The second lecture (8th February) explores the relationship between the church’s understanding of its own calling and its response.
Lecture 3 — “Grand Designs”
The final lecture (15th February) makes the case for radical structural reform of the Church of Scotland over the next decade.
The Chalmers Lectures 2017 will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Doug Gay. The theme this year is the future of the Church of Scotland.
The Lectures are free to attend at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh or you can watch them on line in the comfort of your own home.
1 February 6:30 pm – Walls without Church
8 February 6:30 pm – Call and Response
15 February 6:30 pm – Grand Designs
For more details please see the flyer below:
A message from the children’s home where Rebecca worked in Malawi……. Yamikani child care institution. You can find out more on Facebook.
Come and worship, pray and encounter God together.
An ecumenical event at Lochgilphead Baptist Church on Sunday 15 January at 6 for 6:30 pm.
Tea, coffee and cake,
We believe in the power of God to save the lost, heal the sick, restore lives, revive and renew the church.
Let’s begin the year as we mean to go on, united under the direction of the Holy Spirit to see a move of God in the West Coast!!
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