Dear Friends in the Northwest
This Sunday is the first in Lent when there will be a service in Ullapool. Next Sunday, the second in Lent, there will be services in Ullapool and Achiltibuie.
Our Lent course this year, entitled Hope in Hard Places, has been produced by the Christian charity Embrace the Middle East begins on Sunday 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 diocese is also offering a short daily reflection on the theme of ‘Prayer’ throughout Lent. These can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mrc.diocese/. The series will include contributions by several people from this Charge.
The Bishop’s Lent Appeal this year is to support The Jerusalem and Middle East Churches Association appeal for the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. More information about this is available in the News and Notices section of this website. Contributions for the Lent Appeal should be put in an envelope labelled ‘Bishop’s Lent Appeal’ and passed to me, or placed in the collection plate at one of our services, before Easter.
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 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.
With love and prayers
Rev’d Clare
Please click the link below for this week’s reflection