This Sunday is the Sunday before Lent; there will be a service Ullapool in the morning when Rev’d David Coleman will be preaching for us, and a service in the afternoon in Achiltibuie. Rev’d David Coleman has also provided this week’s reflection for us. Next Sunday is the Sunday before Lent when there will be services in Ullapool and Lochinver. Please note that the service in Kinlochbervie this month is not until the following weekend, Saturday 28th February.
Wednesday this week, 18th February, is Ash Wednesday. There will be services of Holy Eucharist with imposition of ashes in St Mary’s at 11.00 am and 6.00 pm that day. If you have your palm cross from last year and would like me to burn it for this year’s ashes, please give it to me this weekend.
This year’s Lent Course, entitled Calling a Wounded Earth Home has been produced by the organisation GreenChristian. It asks ‘what kind of people might we need to be to face the challenges of climate change?’ looking at themes of Love, Truth, Wisdom, Justice and Hope, and is intended to follow on from Saturday’s study day. We will be meeting on Sundays 22nd February, 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd March at 11.30 a.m. in St Mary’s. There will be time for the usual gathering for refreshments after the morning service before we start. We will finish by 12.30 p.m. If you are unable to attend but would like to receive the materials, please let me know.
Green Screen continues on Thursday 26th February at 7.30 p.m. in the Ullapool Ferry Terminal with Twice Colonized. Entry is free. Please come and bring your friends, a cushion and refreshments. Further details may be found in the News and Notices section of this website.
Sunday 1st March is our next service of Sung Evensong at the winter time of 3.00 pm. If people would like to get together again beforehand to practise the settings for the psalm and canticles in parts, music will be available next weekend and we can meet before the service at about 2.30 pm.
The Ullapool service for World Day of Prayer will take place in St Martin’s RC Church on Friday 6th March at 10.30 am. This year’s service ‘I will give you rest: Come’ has been written by the Christian women of Nigeria.
Finally, my thanks to Rev’d David Higgon and Ven John Green for their support in providing cover during my recent holiday.
With love and prayers
Rev’d Clare
Please click the link below for this week’s readings and reflection