Highland Support Refugees was started in Inverness in 2015 and has volunteers from Shetland to Moray. They collect donations of clothing, toiletries, tents and sleeping bags and once sorted, packed and sent to camps across Europe with over 200 tons of aid dispatched so far.

They also seek to engage with local communities about the refugee crisis and resettling refugees in the Highlands. Simon Evans, violinist teaches English to refugees, having taught Syrians in Dingwall and Inverness and currently teach Ukrainians on the Black Isle and Afghan teenagers in Invergordon.

Julian Davis has played piano since childhood and obtained the LRAM diploma in the 1980s. He worked until recently as Professor of Medicine at Manchester University and Manchester Royal Infirmary, while remaining active as an amateur musician. He has regularly given recitals as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles and often with Simon having played together since 1992.

Entry is by donation and you can look forward to enjoying varied music with Beethoven’s Spring Sonata a beautiful sunny piece with wonderful melodies. The Bartok is full of Hungarian Folk tunes and brims with energy. The Richard Strauss sonata is an exciting youthful piece with an extremely virtuosic piano part.

Here are links to a lovely presentation and an interesting video showing some of the work that Christian Aid do.  We shared these in worship on Sunday 14th May as Christian Aid week begins.

Links…

Presentation – The story of Esther and her pigeon peas

Video link – Welcome from Malawi

Please come along and enjoy company and home baking in the West Church Hall at our regular Coffee Mornings which run from 10.30-12.00 on Fridays.

Dates for your diary:

• • • Friday 24th March
    • Friday 28th April
  • • Friday 26th May
    • Friday 23rd June

Underlined Fridays are change of dates.

Can you spare some time to help on Fridays? Could you spare a little of your time to join or help the social committee to run or even help organise some of our social events throughout the year. It is a fun group. Please contact Una Reid on une.reid@icloud.com

Please come along and enjoy company and home baking in the West Church Hall at our regular Coffee Mornings.

Dates for your diary:

• Friday 27th January – 10.30-12.00
• Friday 24th February – 10.30-12.00
• Friday 24th March – 10.30-12.00
• Friday 21st April – 10.30-12.00
• Friday 26th May – 10.30-12.00
• Friday 16th June – 10.30-12.00

Perhaps you can spare some time to help on Fridays?

We would like to invite anyone who has some time to join our social committee to help organise a range of other social events throughout the year .

Contact Una Reid on une.reid@icloud.com

We hope that you can come along to our Coffee Morning at the West Church Hall from 10:30 to 12:30. There will be freshly baked scones and pancakes and also a Sales table. All welcome with proceeds to support our Cathedral.

Come along to a fun packed quiz night. It is a BYOB with light snacks and soft drinks provided for only £5 per head. Teams of four will be made on the night so individuals can enjoy the evening. It is not Mastermind and you will not win a million pounds but you will have great fun.

We are holding a Congregational Meeting to discuss the Sutherland Presbytery Plan Consultation Document tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 11am in the West Church Hall. A further meeting of Sutherland Presbytery will take place on Tuesday 18th October at 10.30am in Lairg Parish Church. All are welcome to attend, though only the nominated 3 people will be able to speak for each church. Should you wish to attend, please bring a packed lunch. tea and coffee will be provided.

There is a draft document in preparation here…