Communions.
January—Fifth Sabbath, Inverness. February—First Sabbath, Dingwall; third, Stornoway; fourth, North Uist. March—First Sabbath, Ullapool; second, Ness and Portree; third, Finsbay; fourth, Kinlochbervie and North Tolsta. April—First Sabbath, Bracadale, Portnalong, and Stoer; second, Fort William and London; third, Greenock; fourth, Glasgow; and fifth, Wick. May—First Sabbath, Kames and Oban; second, Scourie and Broadford; third, Edinburgh. June—First Sabbath, Tarbert, Applecross, Coigach; second, Shieldaig; third, Lochcarron, Glendale, Helmsdale, Dornoch and Uig; fourth, Inverness and Gairloch. July—First Sabbath, Lairg, Raasay and Beauly; second, Staffin, Tomatin and Tain; third, Halkirk, Rogart, Balmacara and Daviot; fourth, Bracadale, North Uist and Plockton; fifth, Achmore and Thurso. August—First Sabbath, Dingwall; second, Portree and Stratherrick; third, Bonar, Finsbay and Laide; fourth, Vatten and Stornoway. September—First Sabbath, Ullapool and Bracadale; second, Strathy; third, Tarbert and Stoer. October—First Sabbath, North Tolsta and Lochcarron; second, Gairloch and Ness; third, Applecross; fourth, Greenock, Lochinver and Wick. November—First Sabbath, Oban and Raasay; second, Glasgow and Halkirk; third, Edinburgh, Dornoch and Uig. December—First Sabbath, London.
Special Notice.
We have published above all the Communion dates for the year 1956. Will ministers kindly check the list and forward a note of omissions or corrections to the Editor.
Miss and Mrs. Nicolson Leaving for Africa.
We understand that Miss Jean Nicolson, M.A., and her mother, Mrs. Nicolson, return to their work in the Church’s Ingwenya Mission, Southern Rhodesia, Africa. They leave (the Lord willing) on the “Athlone Castle” on 15th December, 1955. We wish them a safe and comfortable journey and renewed strength from the Lord for further labours in the mission.
Induction of Rev. D. J. MacAskill, M.A., at Lochcarron.
On 16th August the Western Presbytery met in Lochcarron Church in order to induct Rev. D. J. MacAskill, M.A., late of North Uist, to this pastoral charge. The Moderator, Rev. M. MacSween, M.A., preached from John xx. 21, last clause, “As my Father hath sent me, so send I you.” After answering the Questions and signing the Formula,
Mr. MacAskill was inducted to the Lochcarron pastoral charge. Thereafter the newly-inducted minister was addressed by Rev. A. Beaton, Gairloch, and the congregation by Rev. J. A. MacDonald, Raasay. The proceedings were brought to a close by singing the last three verses of Psalm cxxii. and the Benediction, after which the congregation had an opportunity of shaking hands with their new minister as they were retiring. The Church, which is a large one, was practically full, people having come from far and near, which, incidentally, manifested the general interest throughout the Church in the settlement.
This is the first time that our congregation in Lochcarron has had a minister to themselves, having formerly been joined to Shieldaig. Our prayer is that the ministry now begun in the parish made famous by the labours of the Rev. Lachlan Mackenzie may be richly owned by God and that the new pastor may be given many souls for his hire.
The Presbytery Clerk regrets this belated notice but it was owing to circumstances over which he had no control.—J. COLQUHOUN, Clerk to Western Presbytery.
Broadford Congregation—Appeal.
Our congregation in Broadford has never had a Church of its own. At the present time the services are held in the local school, which, however, is not always available in the summer months. It has been felt for some time that a Church should be built which would be a more satisfactory arrangement from every point of view.
Recently a congregational meeting was held at which it was agreed to take the necessary steps to achieve this aim, and a committee was appointed to take the matter in hand. The committee were encouraged by the offer of a most suitable site on his croft by an adherent of the congregation and a feu is at present being taken out in the congregation’s name.
In order to accommodate the congregation at a Communion season a larger Church will have to be built than would normally be required. The estimated cost is £2,000. As the Broadford congregation is small in numbers, they feel constrained to appeal to friends of the Cause of Christ to assist them in their endeavours. All contributions should be sent to the Congregational Treasurer, Mr. John MacLean, 5 Upper Breakish, by Kyle, who will acknowledge these in the Magazine.
“For the earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof” (I Cor. x. 26).
DONALD MACLEAN, Interim Moderator.
The above Appeal has the cordial support of the Western Presbytery.
JOHN COLQUHOUN, Clerk.