Monthly Archives: January 2022

Good news. Starting this Sunday, Dunvegan churchgoers get to sleep in a bit longer on their day of rest. To save money, St. Columba Church in Kirk Hill and Dunvegan’s Kenyon Presbyterian Church hold joint services in the first months ... Read more »

  You may be aware of this, but I wasn’t until recently. The vast majority of cemeteries and church graveyards have one thing in common. Aside from the blindingly obvious, that is. The burial plots are all oriented in an ... Read more »

I’m told that the Yiddish word “chutzpah” originally had a strong negative connotation. It came from the Hebrew word “huspāḥ,” meaning insolence or audacity. However, these days, the term has entered common use in English and is now suggestive — ... Read more »

In recent winters, St. Columba Church in Kirk Hill and Dunvegan’s Kenyon Presbyterian Church have held joint services in the months of January and February. And this winter is no exception. As Cemetery Committee Chair Audrey MacQueen explained it to ... Read more »