Dear Friends in the Northwest
This Sunday is the Sunday before Lent when there will be the usual service in Ullapool in the morning and a service of sung Evensong at the ‘winter’ time of 3.00 p.m. Next Sunday, the first in Lent, there will be a service in Ullapool.
Tuesday this week, 4th March, is Shrove Tuesday. St Mary’s Ullapool will be holding a Pancake Party & Angel Drive at the church at 5 pm. Do come along if you can – it’s fun!
Wednesday, 5th March is Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of Lent. There will be services of Holy Eucharist with imposition of ashes in St Mary’s at 11.00 am and 6.00 pm. 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 by this Sunday.
Our Lent course this year, entitled Hope in Hard Places, has been produced by the Christian charity Embrace the Middle East. It looks at stories of steadfast faith, hope and trust found in the Bible and reflects on what God’s transformational love means for the world today. We will be meeting on Sundays 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th March and 6th April at 11.30 a.m. in St Mary’s and will finish by 12.30 p.m. If you are unable to attend but would like to receive the materials, please let me know.
The monthly Bible Study group will meet on Monday 10th March at 5.00 pm at Joy’s house to continue the series of studies on Prayer.
The Ullapool World Day of Prayer service will take place on Friday 14th March (not 7th) at 11.30 a.m. in the Church of Scotland. This year’s service has been prepared by the women of The Cook Islands. The service will be followed by soup and other refreshments.
And, looking ahead, in case you missed it last week, we have arranged a study day on the theme of Peace with Creation for Saturday 30th August 2025 It will be led by David Coleman Scottish Eco-congregation chaplain. Please put the date in your diary. The venue will be St Mary’s Ullapool.
With love and prayers
Rev’d Clare
Please click the link below for this week’s reflection