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There will be Hymns and Songs that are familiar and new ones too.
Calling all Singers!
GOLSPIE GALA WEEK – SONGS OF PRAISE
Sunday 28th July – 7pm
in the Gala Week Marquee
James and Simon are involved in leading Songs of Praise tomorrow evening. It would be great if you could come and support Golspie Gala week by raising your beautiful voices in song! We are singing good old favourites like ‘How Great Thou Art’ and ‘Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer’ – all the tunes will be familiar to you! How fantastic it would be to let Golspie hear that the message of the gospel is very much alive in our area!
This evening we will join our friends from the community across East Sutherland to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Come and join us for some of the events below!!
At 6:30pm tomorrow evening, bells will be rung in St Finnbarr’s Dornoch, St Andrew’s Tain and St Columba’s Brora to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings during WWII. This timing it to coincide with ringing of bells in many other places both in the Highlands, the rest of Scotland and beyond.
All are welcome at any of these churches to witness to this marking of the courage all all those who were involved in this massive operation by Air, Sea and Land; just turn up.
The bells will be rung for 5-10 minutes at each location.
At 2:30pm on Friday afternoon this week (7th June) Canon James and one or two others will climb the St Andrew’s scaffolding to conduct a service of blessing of the tower, belfry and bell before the scaffolding is removed in the coming week or two and access will once again be impossible.
If anyone wishes to be present on the ground during the service, you are most welcome to join us.
The service will last about 15 minutes.
Almighty God,
we offer to you all the work that has been undertaken to restore this tower and belfry.
Bless, sanctify and hallow all that has been done in this tower,
all those who have used their skills to restore it and
all those who of their generosity contributed to making this work possible.
Bless all who look upon it and all who ring or hear its bell
and grant that the message of the bell may lift the hearts of all in our community.
Amen
For more information contact Pat on 01862 894020
The walk will consist of Eight stops, with a variable amount of walking between them. There is room for at least a few cars at each stops and so it will be possible for those who cannot or do not wish to walk the whole route to participate by adjusting the amount of walking required to suit their needs.
The walk will start in the car park adjacent to Kincardine Church in Ardgay and will end at Creich Church in Bonar Bridge, where there will be Hot Cross buns and tea/coffee available. The walk itself will commence at 10:15am and we should arrive at Creich Church by about 11:50am.
At each stop, there will be a Reading from Scripture, a short Reflection and a Prayer As we leave heading towards the next stop, we’ll sing a hymn. We will carry a large rough wooden cross throughout the walk.
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Death, bereavement and the making of a good funeral for Christians – a four part series for Lent.
‘Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return. Turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ’.
In Lent, more than any other season we are reminded of our own mortality. It is an appropriate time to refresh our thinking on death. We will look at Christian hope at death.
We will reflect on the significance of the funeral ritual. Sometimes dreaded as an ordeal by mourners, we will consider how, if sensitively planned and conducted, the funeral can become an important transition to life beyond death for mourners and the person who died. We will engage with findings from recent research on what makes a good Christian funeral.
Understanding current thinking on bereavement and how that mirrors Christian theological thinking on death can equip us to find hopeful ways through grief. We will explore aspects of grief theories that may help us navigate our way through this painful experience.
These subjects touch on tender parts of our lives. Please do look after yourself. If the talks bring emotions to the surface which you need help with please do seek support from a trusted person you know or a source of support such as the free confidential Breathing Space helpline 0800 83 85 87.
The talks will be available on Youtube with links in advance via this page.
Presenter: Rev Dr Jane Edwards, a BACP Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist with 20 years experience, curate at St Baldred’s, North Berwick and St Adrian’s, Gullane and has recently completed a PhD on ‘What makes a good funeral’ with Durham University.
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