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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS How did you open your presents? Perhaps one experience we have all enjoyed in the festivities of the last few weeks is the opportunity to open a present or two. I wonder if you have a particular approach to opening presents, a present opening strategy you might say? It is fascinating to notice how different people go about opening presents. Maybe you’ve observed this over the last few weeks. One present opening strategy involves careful, even meticulous, unwrapping to ensure that the nicely decorated paper and ribbon can be used again. This person is very deliberate and cautious about how they open a gift to make sure any ripping is kept to an absolute minimum. They try to wrestle the sticky tape from the paper with as little damage as possible. To those looking on this process can be painstakingly slow in revealing the gift beneath the wrapping paper. Another present opening strategy is the “guess-what-it-is” type. For this person, before they even begin to unwrap their gift they like to take some time to try and guess what is contained within the
wrapping paper. They like to feel all around the gift, maybe squeezing it, gently shaking it or even smelling it to see if there are any clues that reveal the identity of the gift they have received. Then, after guessing, such people often like to open up the present a little at a time to see if what they guessed was correct. The other obvious present opening strategy is rather more direct and straightforward. This strategy involves diving straight in and ripping the paper off as quickly as possible to reveal the present. With this approach there is no finesse, the paper ends up in shreds and the present opening is over in minutes, if not seconds. My wife and I have an 18 month old son and this latter strategy is definitely his favoured option at the moment! Hopefully you’ve enjoyed the opportunity of receiving gifts from others recently. The Bible talks about a gift that Jesus offers us, the gift of salvation. This is a wonderful gift of forgiveness for all the wrong things we have done and an everlasting relationship with our loving God. The Bible reminds those
Ardersier with Petty Parish Church, Church of Scotland Ardersier Sundays 10.15am. Petty Sundays 12 noon. Tel: 01667 462224. Avoch Congregational Church High Street, Avoch. Sundays 11.30am. Refreshments afterwards. Website: www.avochcongregationalchurch.co.uk Black Isle Charge Episcopal Churches 1 Deans Road, Fortrose. Tel: 01381 622241. Cale House, Church of Scotland Millburn Road, Inverness. Tel: 01463 718616. Christian Group in Inverness Tel: 07724 992790. Website: www.christian-group-inverness.org CityLife Church Mercure Hotel, Church Street, Inverness. Sundays 10:30am. Tel: 01463 714839. Email: info@citylifechurch.org.uk. Website: www.citylifechurch.org.uk Culduthel Christian Centre Culduthel Avenue, IV2 6AS. Sunday family service at 11am and evening service at 6pm. Phone 01463 222795. Minister: Rev Bill Slack. All welcome. Culloden Baptist Church Culloden Academy. Sundays 10.30am. Tel: 01463 794005. Email: culloden.baptist@btconnect.com. Website: www.cullodenbaptistchurch.org.uk Barn Church of Scotland Culloden. Sundays 10.30am. First and third Sundays of the month 6.30pm service. Website: www.barnchurch.org.uk Croy & Dalcross Parish Church Church of Scotland Croy Village. Every Sunday 12noon. Dalneigh & Bona Church of Scotland St Mary’s Avenue, Inverness. Bona Church, Lochend by Inverness: 10am. Dalneigh Church, St Mary’s Avenue, Inverness: 11.30am and 6.30pm. Tel: 01463 232439. Dingwall Baptist Church Tulloch Street, Dingwall. Website: www.dbc.org.uk
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who have received this gift “for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). I believe this is the most costly and profound gift that you can ever receive. Although people can have different present opening strategies to unwrap their Christmas presents, there is only one way to receive the gift of salvation that the Bible talks about. The words in red remind us that the way to receive this gift is through faith in Jesus. I like to explain this step of faith with a simple A-B-C. Admit to God that you have done wrong and realise you cannot help yourself. Believe that Jesus died on the Cross to forgive you and to show his great love for you. Commit yourself to following Jesus and enjoy an everlasting relationship with God. What better way to start the New Year could there be than by receiving this amazing gift of salvation that Jesus offers each of us, a gift we receive through faith in him.
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Dingwall Castle Street Church of Scotland Website: www.dingwall-church.co.uk Dingwall Catholic Church, St Lawrence 21 Castle Street, Dingwall. Tel: 01349 863143. Dingwall Episcopal Church, St James The Great Castle Street, Dingwall. Tel: 01349 862204. Website: www.stjames-stannes.org.uk Dingwall Free Church High Street. Sundays 11am and 6pm. Website: www.deep-river.co.uk Ferintosh and Resolis Free Church Rev. Chris Smart. Website: www.ferintosh.org.uk Free North Church Bank Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 224332. Website: www.freenorthchurch.org Fortrose Free Church, 5 Church Street, Fortrose, IV10 8TE. Sunday: 11.30am and 6pm. Website: www.freechurch.org Grace Community Church Inshes Primary School. Sundays 10.30am. Email: thenewseed@yahoo.com Hilton, Church of Scotland Tomatin Road, Inverness. Tel: 01463 233310. Website: www.hiltonchurch.org.uk Inshes, Church of Scotland Sir Walter Scott Dr, Inverness. Tel: 01463 226727. Website: www.insheschurch.org Inverness Baptist Church 69 Castle Street. Rev. Tom Urquhart. Tel: 01463 223506. Email: tajurquhart@btinernet.com Inverness Christian Fellowship Millburn Academy, Diriebught Road. Sundays 10.30am. Website: www.icfchurch.co.uk Inverness Church of God Friars Lane. Sunday 10.30am and 6.30pm. Tel: 01463 241318. This is listed alphabetically from A to I and will regularly be rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here, please email us with details and we may print this in future issues.
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“Parliament Blog” Speaking to people out and about the Highlands this winter, many have resolutions for the coming year which focus on those around them: spend more time with their families and friends, lose weight and cut down on excesses. And while I applaud - and share - those aims, for me, tackling the issues which face hard working families will remain top of my agenda in the coming 12 months. As a Liberal Democrat in government, I will continue trying to make people’s lives easier through measures like the tax discount for those on low and average incomes, the fuel duty discount, and new legislation ensuring people get the best deal from their energy provider. So, as we usher in 2013, I am sure that you will join me in the hope that it is a year filled with the success and achievements you hope for yourselves.
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It is never too late to make a New Year’s resolution. May I suggest one which would open up many pleasurable days, for yourself and your family. This year, 2013, is the year of Natural Scotland. We have chosen to brand this year thus - to highlight for visitors and local alike, the enormous and varied attractions Scotland has to offer us all. Our lochs, bens, glens, castles, gardens, our indigenous birds and wild animals all offer a terrific experience to enjoy. In addition to that, we have many attractions such as museums, art galleries, fine buildings, events and festivals that all celebrate our natural attractions. So, that resolution: why not make this year the year when we no longer take all of what we have for granted? I know that, perhaps through inertia or the lame excuse of being "too busy", the armchair can beckon when it would be perfectly easy to venture out to see the local Grantown museum, to have a trip on the local Strathspey railway, to visit Landmark, or to visit the Highland Wildlife Park. And there are so many opportunities in this part of the world, in Inverness city and county and in Nairn and shire as well as Badenoch and Strathspey; we are blessed with some of the finest country in the world. Many folk do take full advantage. But perhaps it is true that many more of us do not. Why not put that right in the course of the year? Why not make a resolution to visit some of the local attractions and perhaps take a trip or a short break to another part of Scotland? Why not make this year the year when we discover, or rediscover, our own country? There are a whole series of events planned for ‘Year of Natural’ - and they are outlined on the VisitScotland website: www.visitscotland.com. In addition to that, there are a whole series of local community events that are planned across the country. All of them can be a great experience for yourself and your family. Fergus Ewing MSP
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on a national forest estateâ€? 7:30pm. culloden library. 01463 221661/01808 511740. ÂŁ3. ÂŁ4 for non members. the pink castle philosophy club: “what is the meaning of life?â€? 7:30pm. glen mhor hotel, inverness. fun & friendly ‘thinking lgbt club'. www.pinkcastle.eu
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15 tuesday east inverness allotments 7pm. smithton-culloden free church. meeting to establish the organisation and consider suitable sites.
16 wednesday raw food 7:30pm. spectrum centre, inverness. talk by inspirational californian author who will address your food/health issues.www.rawsomerecipes.com
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Specially for you! I may never meet you personally, but there is something I want to tell you. It is of such importance that I would be unkind if I didn’t let you know: yet it is so simple that you can read it in a few minutes. It is so vital that it may change your entire future: yet it is available to you at no cost whatever. It is a message that you may not like: yet you will never be able to forget it. And whether you believe it or not, it will affect you in life and in death. First of all let me emphasise that this message is absolutely true, because it is God who said it. When God makes a statement you can afford to accept it, because He cannot lie. When God makes a promise, you can rest upon it, because His promises can never fail. God will not make you believe this message – that is your choice – but He will hold you responsible for having heard it. Then let me tell you that this is a personal message to you. You cannot escape it. It brings you to the place of decision. You must either accept it or reject it. You must either say “I will” or “I will not”. You cannot be neutral. Here, then, is the message. It is an exact quotation from God’s Word, the Holy Bible:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John3:16) Now, did you ever hear such wonderful words as these before? Are they not amazing? Just think for a moment what they say! They reveal three marvellous and thrilling facts.
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First, “GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD!” since you are in the world, it means that He loved you. If that does not startle you, remember that when God loved you, He loved a sinner, because that is what you are. The bible says that you are a sinner (Romans 3:23), and if you are honest you will agree. Now, although God loves you. He hates your sin. Sins will keep you out of Heaven, because God is holy and He must punish sin. Thus a holy God must find a holy way of saving sinners. Otherwise the sinner must pay for his sins, and that would mean spending eternity in Hell. The second great fact is this: “HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON”. The first statement tells you that God loved you. This statement tells you how much He loved you. He loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son! Do you know what that means? It means that the Lord Jesus Christ suffered on the cross of Calvary so that you might be saved. He shed His blood so that your sins might be put away. He died for you so that you might live in Heaven forever. You see – someone must pay the penalty for sin, either you or a sinless substitute. God gave His Son so that He could be your sinless substitute. And now for the third tremendous fact: “WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE”. What could be more wonderful? Think of it! God gives eternal life to those who believe in Christ. The Saviour has finished the work. He has died, has risen from the grave and gone back into Heaven. Now your part is to believe in Him. This simply means that you should confess that you are a sinner, realise that Christ is willing and able to meet your need, and then receive Him as your Lord and Saviour. This is the message which I had to tell you. Now you must make a decision. Will you accept Him or reject Him? Will you believe on Him or will you refuse Him? Will you bow humbly before Him or will you turn away in pride? I may never meet you upon earth, but I hope I will meet you in Heaven. If you too will accept the sinner’s Saviour, then you will be surely saved. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:35,36)
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