Ardgour
On the first Sunday after All Saints’ Day we will reflect upon the fact that we are all saints! Someone once responded to the question “What is a Saint?” with the thought, inspired by a stained glass window – “a saint is someone the light shines through!” May the light of Christ shine thru’ you this All Saints’ season.
You are warmly invited to worship at Strontian Church, 10am; Ardgour Church 12 noon; Kile Church, Lochaline 4pm.
Morvern
There are 5 Sundays in September… and when that happens we have ONE SHARED Sunday Service.
On Sunday it’ll be at Kiel Church, Morvern Parish… at 11am
w3w.co/symphonic.sofa.sprayed : is the 3 Word address – click the link for the map!
Following worship there will be a buffet lunch to which all are warmly invited…
Ardgour
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
2.30pm : Peninsula Picnic at Kingairloch Church
Worship at 2.30pm followed by picnic
10.15am : Coffee and Conversation at Ardgour Hall followed by Ardgour Church Stated Annuak Meeting (11am)
8.30am : Lochaber Prayer Breakfast at Kilmallie Free Church of Scotland
Glenpane Street, Fort William, Scotland
PH33 7AU
Steve Aisthorpe will present a keynote address: Pilgrimage: the modern resurgence of an ancient tradition. Payment of £5 for breakfast can be made on the day, please contact Ella Gill to reserve a place,
11.00am : Shared Worship at Ardgour Church
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
4.00pm : Sunday Worship at Kiel Church, Morvern
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
2.00pm : Afternoon Worship at Kingairloch
4.00pm : Sunday Worship at Kiel Church, Morvern
12.00am : Flower Festival at Kiel Church
9.30am : Cafe Church at Ardgour Memorial Hall
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
4.00pm : Sunday Worship at Kiel Church, Morvern
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
2.00pm : Afternoon Worship at Kingairloch Church
4.00pm : Sunday Worship at Kiel Church, Morvern
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
4.00pm : Sunday Worship at Kiel Church, Morvern
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
2.00pm : Afternoon Worship at Kingairloch
4.00pm : Sunday Worship at Kiel Church, Morvern
9.30am : Cafe Church at Ardgour Memorial Hall
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
4.00pm : Sunday Worship at Kiel Church, Morvern
10.00am : Sunday Worship at Strontian Church
12.00pm : Sunday Worship at Ardgour Church
1.30pm : Messy Church at Lochaline Village Hall
2.00pm : Afternoon Worship at Kingairloch Church
4.00pm : Sunday Worship at Kiel Church, Morvern
7.00pm : Ardgour Kirk Session at Ardgour Church
2.00pm : Ardgour Horticultural Show
42st Ardgour Horticultural Show
SATURDAY 31h AUGUST 2019
Ardgour Hall
Entries received on Friday 7.30-9pm and Saturday 9 – 10am
Show doors open 2.45pm prizing giving 3pm
Ardgour
With friends from North West Lochaber, Acharacle and Ardnamurchan, the plan is to gather a group together for a day trip to the isle of Eigg of Monday 10th June.
Would you be interested in coming along?
Ferry from Mallaig to Eigg, departs Mallaig Ferry Terminal 10:10am Passenger check-in at the Ferry Terminal closes at 10am.
Ferry cost: £8.20 return, but free if you present your Highland ‘Bus Pass’
Minibus up to Mallaig May be arranged depending on numbers…
Early indication of interest would be appreciated… comment here… or contact Donald.
Community
Lochaline Messy Church | Messy Church – 4th Sunday of every month
— Read on www.messychurch.org.uk/church/lochaline-messy-church
Morvern
Messy Church 2019 got off to a good start on Sunday 27th January
Above are dates and themes for the months ahead – 4th Sunday of the month at 1.30pm
Ardgour
Please help me plan for a brilliant 2019… take a few minutes to answer a few questions which will help shape what we do around Strontian, Ardgour and Morvern Churches…
Thank you
Donald
PS: the link is to www.surveymonkey.com/r/738W8TK – just a few questions – it won’t take you long to complete.
Advent
‘Sanctuary First’ is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, but unlike Strontian, Ardgour and Morvern Parish churches it doesn’t have a building and it doesn’t have parish boundaries! Sanctuary First is a virtual online resource which seeks to engage with those who may not find existing forms of church helpful in their spiritual journal. There are many expressions of church… and many within the umbrella of Strontian Morvern and Ardgour Churches… the traditional Sunday worship, Cafe Church, Messy Church, various small groups and other occasions for engaging in matters of Christian faith.
This Christmas time, I hope and pray that many will be sustained in their faith; that many will develop and deepen their commitment to Christ and his ways; and that some will be awakened to the realisation that the Jesus story isn’t just history but living reality. At Christmas we celebrate that God crept into our human experience, he became as one of us to show the way of love, peace, justice, joy and hope. Within the constraints of human language and experience, stories, songs, and symbols point us toward the mystery of God’s love for everyone and for all creation. Was Mary a virgin? What did Joseph really think? Did Mary ride on a donkey? Was it a stable? Did the shepherds leave their sheep? Was the star Halley’s Comet? How many wise men were there? Questions perhaps to be pondered by Nativity play directors! I don’t know exactly what happened when Jesus of Nazareth was born, but I know the story of Christmas to be true – revealing God in Christ who shared the fragility of human life.
I hope to see old faces and new faces at the various events and services in this last week before Christmas. I hope that whatever your situation you find ways to awaken, develop or sustain awareness of God’s blessing in your life. Sanctuary First has some great resources – there’s really beautiful reflection on Mary’s response (podcast link half way down the page at Sanctuary First)
Different things are happening around the parishes of Morvern, Ardgour, & Strontian – Carols by the tree, Readings and Carols, Coffee and Conversation, Blog posts, one more podcast episode before Christmas, Carols by Candlelight (Strontian Church 7pm 24th), Watchnight services – 11.30pm at Ardgour and Kiel Churches. I hope there’s something for you…
With every good wish and blessing this Christmas time…
Donald
Morvern
Advent
Advent: for some a time of joyful anticipation, for some a time to reflect on happy times now passed, for some a time to work for peace and justice for all.
In worship on Sunday we light a candle of peace… a candle for peace… and ponder what it means to be a channel of peace in today’s world…
You are warmly invited to come along to church on Sunday and share the journey… yes you who are there Sunday by Sunday, and you who haven’t been for a while… you who are glad and you who carry hurt and pain… you who are certain… you who are curious… you who have questions, doubts and fears…
Yes, you will be welcome at your local parish church…
