Malawi Partnership Renewed
Christians from Malawi will be visiting Aberdeen 1-15
September 2005. Hosted by the Presbytery of Aberdeen, the visitors will be
attending worship services and touring various locations in the city.
In November 2003, The Presbytery of Aberdeen was twinned with Blantyre City Presbytery of
Malawi. Since then eighteen congregations in the city have twinned with
eighteen individual congregations in Blantyre. The Church of Scotland has
had strong links with the Christian Church in Malawi for many years and the
two Church’s share many similarities.
Part of the twinning agreement between the two Presbyteries is exchange visits both
to and from Malawi and so in May of this year a group of eight from Aberdeen
set out for Blantyre. Now a return visit is being made with 17 members from
congregations in Malawi coming over to Scotland. [Draft
Programme]
The visit will include a trip to Crathie Church, a Civic Reception at the
Town House, a tour of King’s College, attendance at the Presbytery meeting
and a ceiildh at Queen’s Cross Church. Transport for the visitors is being
generously provided free of charge by First Bus. George Mair, the Managing
Director, kindly agreed to offer a bus and driver and this offer has been
much appreciated by the Presbytery.
It is hoped that the visit will remind local congregations that we are part
of a worldwide Church which, in places such as Malawi, is growing rapidly.
It will also continue to strengthen the strong links which have been built
between the Malawian Christians and those here in Scotland.
All-Presbytery Events in Support
of Malawi visit:
1 to 15 September 2005
Thursday 8 September
Concert in Holburn Central Church.
7.30pm. All
welcome
Saturday
10 September
Conference on issues of development,
culture and
faith in South Africa.
Queen's Cross 10.15am to 2.45pm
[More]
Saturday 10 September - African/Scottish Ceilidh.
Queen's Cross, 8pm
to 11pm
[poster]
Sunday
11 September
Grand Service of Celebration
High Church,
Hilton 6.30pm
Bon Accord Silver Band.