Intimations

Welcome.  Our worship today will be conducted by our Interim Moderator and locum, Rev Ann Inglis.

There is an Easter Sunday retiring collection today for the Myanmar Earthquake appeal via the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and for the Scottish Children's Hospice Fund.  If you wish to donate online you may do so here: www.dec.org.uk/appeal/myanmar-earthquake-appeal and www.chas.org.uk

Please join us in the hall for refreshments after the service today and, if you are visiting us, there is a visitors book which we’d be delighted if you would sign – it’s usually in the porch, but let us know if you can’t find it.

Worship next week will be conducted by Rev Sue Newby.

Thursday 24th April:  Prayer and Bible Study at 4.30pm in the church hall.

Wednesday 30th April:  Uist and Barra Stated Annual Meeting at 7.30pm in the church hall (Clachan).  Also online: a link will be circulated in due course.

Monday 5th May:  Kirk Session meeting at 11am at Cothrom.

May Services:  4th & 18th @ Clachan; 11th & 25th @ Benbecula (Griminish) all at 12noon.  A letter in this regard from our Interim Moderator, Rev Ann Inglis, is available in the porch.

CONGREGATION OF UIST AND BARRA

PREPARATION OF ELECTORAL REGISTER

Intimation is hereby given that in view of the current vacancy the Kirk Session is about to make up an Electoral Register of this congregation of Uist and Barra. Any communicant member whose name is not already on the Electoral Register should hand into the Session Clerk a Certificate of Transference, and anyone wishing his or her name to be added to the Register as an Adherent should obtain from the Session Clerk, and complete and return to him, a Form of Adherent’s claim. All such papers should be in the hands of the Session Clerk not later than Sunday 4th May. The Kirk Session will meet on Monday 5th May at 11.00 at Cothrom to make up the Electoral Register when anyone wishing to support his or her claim in person should attend.

Ann Inglis, Interim Moderator

Stamp Appeal:  The 2025 appeal is now open and is to support the work of the Al Ahli Hospital in Northern Gaza (see posters on the notice boards).  A box for the stamps is in the porch.  Thanks to all who contributed to the previous appeal.  A considerable number of stamps were sent.

A box is available at the back of the hall for Food Bank contributions. A list of preferred items is posted on the hall noticeboard and can be accessed here.

We commend to your prayers the family of Ian Thomson whose funeral will be at 11am at Clachan on Tuesday 22nd April followed by interment at Kilmuir Cemetery. 

Intimations and other church information can be viewed on our website. New information to be displayed may be sent to Alastair Banks.

Also, check out cei.presbytery.org.uk for Presbytery information and news.

Could all intimations required for a Sunday please be phoned to or emailed to Alastair by mid-week or, at the latest, Friday – Tel. or text 07901 950856, or Tel 01876 580617, or email banks@madasafish.com

If there are any bereavement or pastoral issues, community or hospital visiting required, please contact Rev Ishie Macdonald, Tel. or text 07831 600579, or email Ishie.Macdonald@churchofscotland.org.uk