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Home » Publications » Free Presbyterian Magazine » 1959 » December 1959 » Church Notes

Church Notes

Communions.

January—Fifth Sabbath, Inverness. February—First Sabbath, Dingwall, third, Stornoway; fourth, North Uist. March—First Sabbath, Ullapool; second, Ness and Portree; third, Finsbay and Lochinver; fourth, Kinlochbervie; fifth, North Tolsta. April—First Sabbath, Breasclete, Portnalong and Fort William; third, Greenock and London; fourth, Glasgow and Wick. May—First Sabbath, Kames and Oban; second, Scourie; third, Edinburgh and Broadford. June—First Sabbath, Tarbert, Applecross, Coigach; second, Shieldaig; third, Lochcarron, Glendale, Helmsdale, Dornoch and Uig; fourth, Gairloch and Inverness. July—First Sabbath, Lairg, Raasay and Beauly; second, Staffin, Tomatin and Tain; third, Halkirk, Rogart, Balashadder and Daviot; fourth, Achmore, Bracadale, North Uist and Plockton. August—First Sabbath, Dingwall and Vancouver (Canada); second, Portree and Stratherrick; third, Bonar, Finsbay and Laide; fourth, Vatten, Thurso and Stornoway. September—First Sabbath, Ullapool and Breasclete; second, Strathy; third, Tarbert and Stoer; fourth, Applecross. October—First Sabbath, Tolsta and Lochcarron; second, Gairloch and Ness; fourth, Greenock, Lochinver; fifth, Wick. November—First Sabbath, Oban and Raasay; second, Glasgow and Halkirk; third, Edinburgh, Dornoch and Uig. December—First Sabbath, London.

SPECIAL NOTICE.—All changes in Communion dates for year 1960, should be sent AT ONCE to the Editor, that the above List may be corrected. This will save inconvenience later on.—Editor.

Acknowledgment of Donations.

Mr. J. Grant, 4 Millburn Road, Inverness, General Treasurer, acknowledges with grateful thanks the following:—

Sustentation Fund.—Ontario Friends, £5; Mr. K. McLeod, Drimnin, Oban, £5; Mr. J. M. Banks, Farnham, Surrey, £2 2/-; A Friend at Laide, £2; A Friend in memory of two sisters, 17/6; Anon., Inverness, £2; Mr. R. Cameron, Banavie, 10/-.

Home Mission Fund.—Mr. Jas. McLeod, Achness, Strathnaver, £10; Friend Laide, £1; Mr. John McLean per Mr. F. Beaton, 10/-; Mr. D. Nicolson, 7 Inverarish, Raasay, £1.

Foreign Missions.—Calgary Congregation per Mr. Allan McLeod, £18; Ontario Friends, £15; Ontario Friends for Mission Transport Fund, £5; Mr. J. M. Banks, Farnham, Surrey, £3 3/-; Friend, Laide, £1; Anon., Inverness, £2; A. Finlayson, Ardislaig o/a Mission Transport, £5; Mr. F. Macdonald, Kinlochewe, £2; Miss M. Grant, Grafton, N.S.W., £2 2/-; Miss A. M. McLachlan, Grafton, N.S.W., £2 2/-; Miss D. MacCuish, Gower St., London, £10; A Friend, U.S.A. £7 1/10; Miss Alice Whighton, London per Rev. J. P. Macqueen, £3; Anon. Friend for Mission Lorry, £1; In loving memory of the late Mrs. McLean, The Shieldaig, Aviemore from her two sisters, £3; Mr. J. H. R., Montana, U.S.A. for extension of School Buildings, £7 1/8.

Aged and Infirm Ministers and Widows and Orphans Fund.—Ontario Friends, £5; J. M. MacKinnon, Dumbarton, 18/6.

Mission to the Jews Fund.—Ontario Friends, £10; Anon., Melvich postmark, £1; Miss B. MacKay, Killearnan per Mr. D. Matheson, £1.

Home of Rest Fund.—Ontario Friends, £5; Miss B. MacKay, Killearnan per Mr. D. Matheson, £5; A Friend, Wick postmark, £1; Miss D. MacCuish, Gower St., London, £10; Anon., Harris postmark, £3.

Publication Fund.—Ness Friend o/a Books for Hospitals, £1 0/6.

The following received on behalf of the Trinitarian Bible Society.—A Friend, Canada, £3 13/10; Ontario Friend—Hebrew Testaments for Jewish children, £20; Friend North Coast Applecross per Rev. D. M. McLeod, £1; Donation per Oban Congregation, £1; Anon., Inverness, £1.

Legacy Fund.—Received from the Estate of the late Miss K. M. Matheson, Staffin, Skye, a Legacy of £100 bequeathed to the Foreign Mission Fund and the Residue of her Estate in terms of her Will to the Sustentation Fund, amounting to £1,285 2/3 per Messrs. Macdonald & Fraser, Solicitors, Portree. Received from the Estate of the late Mr. George Mackay, Gruids, Larig the sum of £300 bequeathed to the South African Mission per Mr. W. M. Urquhart, Solicitor, Golspie. Received from the Estate of the late Miss Catherine Macdonald, Achtercairn, Ross-shire the sum of £25 bequeathed to the Foreign Missions Fund and £25 to the Home Mission Fund per Messrs. J. M. & J. H. Robertson, Writers, 120 Bath St., Glasgow.

Free Distribution and Magazine Fund.—Ontario Friends, £1 14/1; A. McKenzie, Muir-of-Ord, £1.

The following lists sent in for publication.

Bayhead, N. Uist Congregation.—Mr. A. Macdonald, Treasurer, acknowledges with sincere thanks the following:—Mrs. Edwards, Bonar Bridge, £5 for Church Repairs Fund per Mr. N. McIsaac and £2 in Church plate from A Friend in Skye.

Broadford Church Building Fund.—Mr. J. McLean, Treasurer, acknowledges with grateful thanks:—£5 from Interested Friends, Edinburgh; Plockton and Kyle C.C. per Mr. D. Campbell, £30 3/-.

Dingwall New Church Building Fund.—Mr. D. Matheson, Treasurer, acknowledges with sincere thanks, Mr. K. MacKenzie, Invergordon, further £1 (80 three pennies); Friend Kyle of Lochalsh per Rev. D. A. Macfarlane, £2; A Legacy donation per Rev. Wm. Grant, £200; Mrs. Newington, Laxdale further 10/- per Rev. D. A. Macfarlane.

Glendale Congregation.—Mr. A. McLean, Treasurer, acknowledges with grateful thanks £3 for Church Repairs; £3 Sustentation Fund; £1 Foreign Missions and £1 Home Mission from Friend per Mr. D. Mackay; Friends, Leckmelm per Miss C. MacAskill; £2 for Vestry; £3 10/- for Church Repairs per Mr. Wm. MacKinnon; Correction—acknowledgment in October Magazine should read Rev. J. Colquhoun not Rev. D. J. M.

Halkirk Congregation.—Rev. Wm. Grant, gratefully acknowledges Legacy by the late Miss D. Murray, Halkirk, £300; also £1 for Magazine Free Distribution per Mr. Lobban, Bonar Bridge.

Lochcarron Congregation.—Mr. R. Macrae, Treasurer, acknowledges with sincere thanks: £3 o/a Sustentation Fund from Anon., N.Z. per Rev. D. J. MacAskill; £1 from Mrs. C., Inverness for Manse Building Fund and £1 for same from L. M., Elgoll.

London Church Building Fund.—Rev. J. P. Macqueen, acknowledges with sincere thanks £2 from Mr. J. Anderson, Carnoustie; Mr. R. MacKenzie. Inverness £1 also £5 from A Ross-shire Friend for Congregational Funds and £1 for same from Anon. Friend per Mr. J. Campbell, Treasurer.

Skigersta (Ness) Church Repair Fund.—Mr. M. Finlayson, Treasurer, acknowledges with sincere thanks the following:—Miss K. A. Murray, Glasgow, £2; Friend, 10/-; C. M. £1; Friend, 15/-; Two Sisters, £2 all N. Tolsta; Friend Ness £1; Miss M. Macdonald, Stoneyfield, £1 10/-; Friend, Stornoway, £1 per Rev. W. McLean.

Stratherrick Manse Fund.—Mr. D. M. Fraser, Treasurer, acknowledges with grateful thanks £1 from Miss B. B., Inverness.

Wick Congregation.—Rev. R. R. Sinclair, acknowledges with sincere thanks £2 10/- from Mr. N. Macmillan, Doncaster, on behalf of Foreign Mission Fund.

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