Sunday 2nd September at 5:30pm
Choral Evensong at Inverness Cathedral
During the Service Bishop Mark will
commission the new Diocesan Mother’s Union President
and
Welcome the new Choral Scholars to the Cathedral.
All are welcome at the service.
Events
Rocky’s Games in Lairg
Lairg Christian’s Together
It will soon be Summer Holiday Club time again in Lairg.
6th, 7th and 8th August 2018
10am – 12:30pm
Lairg Community Centre
If you are aged 4-11 or know anyone who is
You can book by emailing Emma at: 
You can also find us on Facebook at: LCTKIDSCLUBS
Umbrella in Golspie
Umbrella is a Christian social club in Golspie, set up to deepen friendships and build bridges within the Christian Community. Umbrella is independent, not part of, or affiliated to, any denomination of the church.
At Umbrella, Christians meet for a cup of tea or coffee, enjoy the company of old friends and the chance to make new ones. It is open to anyone, whether they go to church, (any church), or not.
Venue: The Stag’s Head (Main St) each Monday 10.30 – 12 noon
Cost: Free! (“Donations box” for contributions towards expenses).
“Umbrella” Events
- July 2nd: Blythswood Presentation: Rona Matheson from Blythswood will give us a short presentation on the work of that organisation;
- July 9th: Historical Film: We hope to be showing some old film snippets, which include fascinating shots of Golspie and Sutherland dating back to the 50’s and possibly before ;
- July 23rd. Anniversary Meal: “Umbrella” will have been going for 1 year. To mark the occasion we are planning to have a meal together in The Stag, following that morning’s meeting. It would be lovely to see anyone who has been involved with Umbrella there, even if you have not been a regular attendee. If you wish to attend please let us have your name by July 9th.
Please also note “Umbrella” will not be meeting this coming Monday, 25th June.
For information contact Patrick Argyle:
Licensing of Revd Simon Scott
Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness
Invitation to the Licensing of
Revd Simon Scott
as Assistant Priest in the Congregations of
East Sutherland and Tain
at a service of Choral Evensong
on Sunday 24thJune 2018 at 6.30 pm
in St Gilbert’s Cathedral, Dornoch
A warm welcome is extended to everyone
who would like to join us for this joyous celebration.
Clergy of all denominations are welcome to robe.
Please use our Contact Details Page for RSVP.
Crask dedicated to St Trolla
At today’s service of commissioning and dedication at the Crask Inn, Bishop Mark dedicated this community of worship, welcome and spirituality to St Trolla. St Trolla (or Triduana) lived in the 7-8th centuries and is thought by some to have been one of several abbesses who accompanied St Regulus to Scotland when he brought the relics of St Andrew from Constantinople. She is also thought to have accompanied St Boniface on his mission to Pictland in AD 715. St Trolla is commemorated in two places in East Sutherland, including St Trolla’s Chapel at Loth near Brora.
It was a splendid gathering of nearly 80 people who shared worship, fellowship and a wonderful spread lovingly prepared by Douglas and his team. Bishop Mark dedicated the Crask for its twin tasks of welcome and hospitality and worship and spirituality and in so doing he sprinkled holy water at the entrance and in the principal rooms.
After which we celebrated The Eucharist:
All those involved in planning and ensuring the smooth running of a memorable occasion are to be congratulated (including fixing such glorious weather), +Mark, Denise and Douglas and their band of helpers – well done:-)
Dedication of the Crask Church: an invitation
You are invited to the service being held for the Dedication and Commissioning of the Ministry of The Crask Church at The Crask Inn, Lairg IV27 4AB.
The service will be on 21st April 2018 at Noon and will be followed by refreshment and fellowship.
If you wish to be part of the gathering could you reply directly to Douglas and Denise by the beginning of April, so they can plan the catering.
Phone: 01549 411241 or Email: thecraskinn@gmail.com
Living Waters Village
Ronny Heyboer from Living Waters Village in Borneo
will be speaking at a meeting in the
Kinvonvie Suite, Lairg Community Centre,
at 7.00 pm on Saturday 21 April.
(rear entrance from carpark)
“Come and be inspired by what God is doing in the middle of the jungle in Borneo, where Ronny and his team are building facilities to provide accommodation for 1,000 neglected children and schools for 2,000 children from primary to high school level. They are also building a nursery, workers’ and teachers’ accommodation, a training centre, a praise and worship centre, a clinic, a bakery, sewing rooms, visitors’ quarters, a radio station for outreach and a Bible College.
Apart from children having their physical needs met and receiving an education, they are also fed and trained spiritually, so that they can return to their villages as well as go into other villages that are unreached, plant churches and bring the gospel to their people.”
All are very welcome.
Jonah: the Advent Study 2017
The book of Jonah is about the relationship between a rebellious prophet and a relentless God. It’s one of the most famous stories in the Old Testament perhaps because of the miraculous moment when Jonah is swallowed by a whale. The message of Jonah, however, takes us beyond the miraculous to ask deep questions of all of us about God’s calling and our response. In the belly of the whale Jonah prays and the way that he pray provides considerable food for thought. The ultimate message of Jonah may be that God’s will is not easily subverted, but our God is nothing if not both persistent and compassionate in seeking us out and bringing us home.
Come and join us as we consider all of this in a series of three Advent Study sessions on Thursdays: 30th Nov, 7th Dec and 14th Dec from 2:00-3:30pm, followed by refreshments. The sessions will take place at James and Anna’s house in Spinningdale.
Let your light shine
Lairg Christians Together held a Light Party on Friday in Lairg Community Centre, at which between 40 and 50 children (difficult to count them all in the dark:-), plus helpers and parents, enjoyed a splendid time. It really was fun for everyone!!
Light Parties have been held by churches with the help of Scripture Union teaching materials. They’re focused on offering an alternative message around the time of what many people associate as Halloween. The idea is that as a church we give out a more positive message at this time with teaching about ‘Jesus the Light of the World‘.
Our Light Party had a ‘Glow in the Dark ‘ theme with bible teaching, games, crafts and, like any good party, lots of party food. A wonderful celebration of Jesus being the light in the darkness and about us being called to follow him. A really encouraging message in place of all the ghouls and monster type stuff that’s on offer in the shops at the moment.
Kyiv Classical Accordion Duo
The Kyiv Classic Accordion Duo are making their tenth visit to St Finnbarr’s on Wednesday 26th July. Their concert will start at 7:30pm and there will be a retiring collection for the charity HIPPOKRAT.
About the Kyiv Classical Accordion Duo:
In 2006 Igor and Oleksiy finished studying in the National Music Academy of Ukraine in Kiev. However they began to perform professionally from 2002. Oleksiy plays in the Orchestra of the National Radio of Ukraine; Igor works in the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. They decided to give the name Kyiv Duo Classic to the duo. However this does not mean that Igor and Oleksiy perform only classical music; programmes of their concerts include music of Bach, Grieg, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov as well as traditional Ukrainian and Russian music. Two contemporary button accordions make it possible to produce a sound like a small squeezebox and at the same time, like big church organ, a string quartet and even an orchestra.
About their charity – HIPPOKRAT:
One of the main purposes of the Kyiv Classic Accordion Duo 2009 UK tour is to raise money for the HIPPOKRAT Society of Mothers of Disabled Children who suffered as a result of the explosion in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Energy Plant. The Chernigiv region suffered most from the radiation fall out and since 1986 a large number of children have been born with mental and physical problems. Many of these children are now young adults.
As Oleksiy explains:
“There are at least 1000 invalid children in Chernigiv which has a total population of around 320,000 and unfortunately, these children get no real support from the state. The mother of a disabled child usually needs to be with the child all the time, so she cannot earn money. That is why the Society of Mothers of Disabled Children, HIPPOKRAT, was founded more than 15 years ago”.
“The task of HIPPOKRAT is to provide families with invalid children with food, medicine and money. HIPPOKRAT also organises different events and parties with presents for children. It is not a commercial organisation. It is run by 10 women led by Valentina Frol. They do not receive any money for their job and all of them have disabled children”.
Scottish Episcopal Church - Dornoch, Lairg, Brora, Tain & Tongue 