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KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS

5 - 11 May 2024

WELCOME TO WORSHIP at Edinburgh Northwest Kirk in church and on-line. We are glad you have been able to join us and hope you enjoy worshipping with us.

FURTHER INFORMATION on many of the following announcements is available from Louise in the Cramond Kirk Office or from Alan Fisher at Pennywell Kirk (fishatthewell@hotmail.com). The Cramond Kirk office is open from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Louise can also be contacted on 336 2036 or by e-mail at office@cramondkirk.org.uk. 

RETIRING COLLECTION There will be a retiring collection for Christian Aid at the close of next Sunday’s services.

EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SESSION will be meeting in Pennywell Kirk Hall at 7 pm on Monday, 6 May. Although only members of the Kirk Session and those invited to participate may speak at the meeting, all are welcome to attend.

HELP WITH WORSHIP Rev Dr Martin Scott is helping our new minister, Rev Julia Cato, by drawing up plans for worship for the next 6 months. As Julia cannot conduct morning worship in both Cramond and Pennywell on the same morning, she will alternate, with cover being arranged for the other kirk each week. The Worship Team is seeking Kirk members to help take some of the services during this time.  If you are interested in taking part in leading worship, please contact Louise in the Kirk Office or Rev Elspeth Harley at eharley@churchofscotland.org.uk.

‘THE PLACE TO BE’ COFFEE MORNING is held in Pennywell Kirk Hall every Monday at 10 am. All are welcome.

CRAMOND COFFEE & CHAT is taking a break on Monday, 6 May but the team looks forward to seeing you again on Monday, 13 May. The coffee & chat takes place every Monday from 10.30 am to 12 noon in the Gathering Space of Cramond Kirk Hall and all are welcome.

THE MEN’S COFFEE & BACON ROLL MORNING is being held in the Bruntsfield Golf Club lounge on Thursday, 9 May from 10.30 am – 12 noon. Cost : £5. Please let Louise in the Kirk Office know if you’d like to attend.

AND THE VISITING TEAM COFFEE MORNING is being held in the Bruntsfield Golf Club lounge on Thursday, 23 May from 10.30 am – 12 noon. Cost : £5. All are welcome and again, please let Louise know if you’d like to attend.

NORTH EDINBURGH COMMUNITY FESTIVAL Edinburgh Northwest Kirk has a stall at the North Edinburgh Community Festival which is being held in West Pilton Park on Saturday, 11 May from 12 noon to 5.30 pm and we would be very grateful for some help. TOK&M ran a stall last year and found it was a great opportunity to reach out to the literally thousands of people who attend.  If you can help either setting up at 11 am or joining Elspeth on the stall during the afternoon, you’d be very welcome even if just for an hour. Becky Oglogo will be braiding hair and Elspeth Harley will arrange publicity, activities for children, written material etc. If you can help, please contact Elspeth at eharley@churchofscotland.org.uk.

CHRISTIAN AID 2024 The Christian Aid flier with all the details of the events coming up in May is available HERE. And this is an extra plea for donations for the ever-popular home baking stall. Also the Scouts would like to thank everyone who pre-ordered plants from them and to let you know these will be delivered to your door throughout the day on Sunday, 12 May.

REVEREND JULIA CATO At the Presbytery meeting on 30 April we were pleased to receive full approval for Reverend Julia Cato to become the first minister of Edinburgh Northwest Kirk. Rev Cato and her family will come to live in the manse at 35 Silverknowes Road later in the summer and we look forward to making her feel welcome even earlier when she takes up her call at her service of induction to be held in Pennywell Kirk on Thursday, 30 May at 7 pm to which all are welcome.

EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK BIBLE STUDY GROUP meets in Cramond Kirk Hall every second Wednesday at 7 pm and the next meeting is on Wednesday, 15 May. The group are continuing to look at the book of Exodus with the help of Bible Society notes. All are welcome and if you’d like to join via zoom instead of in person, please contact Louise in the Kirk Office.

A PLEA FOR HELP WITH MIDWEEK DEVOTIONS We are looking for a few more people to join our midweek devotions team, recording a short devotion once every 6 – 8 weeks which is broadcast online. Full training will be given. If you can help, please contact the Kirk Office or email Graham Madeley at graham.madeley@gmail.com.

FRESH START Many thanks for all your donations. They are always welcome and can be left on the Fresh Start table in the Kirk Hall at any time or delivered to the Fresh Start warehouse at 22-24 Ferry Road Drive from Mon – Thurs, 9 am – 4 pm. Further information on Fresh Start can be found HERE.

GOD WELCOMES ALL The Church of Scotland is launching a new hymnary supplement, “God Welcomes All”, during this year’s General Assembly. The launch event is being held in St Cuthbert’s Church on Sunday, 19 May from 7 pm – 9 pm. This is the first addition to CH4 and includes over 200 hymns and songs, the majority of which have been written in the past 20 years and focus on hospitality and welcome. Tickets are free but please sign up HERE for a seat in advance and enjoy an evening singing new songs.

THE CRAMOND WALKERS next walk is on Friday, 10 May with a walk through the back streets of old Lanark to the 3 valleys of the Mouse Water, the Auchenglen Burn and the River Clyde before returning to Castlebank Park (13 km). Meet : Barnton Avenue West at 9.30 am or Castlebank Park in Lanark at 10.30 am. Further information is available HERE. 

THE PLANETS Scottish Sinfonia will be performing Holst’s  Planets suite in St Cuthbert’s Church at 7.30 pm this evening. Tickets cost £16 (conc. £14) and are available at the door on the night.

LIFE & WORK In 2024 Life & Work magazine is featuring a monthly Presbytery Focus and the May issue will feature Edinburgh & West Lothian. If you would like to purchase single copies in print or digital format via the magazine's website please contact www.lifeandwork.org/subscribe. A digital copy is only £2.99 and print is £3.50. 

DEATH

27 April          Jeanette Smith

FLOWERS      The Pendreigh family

LIVE STREAMING Please note that the 10 am service at Cramond Kirk and the 11 am service at Pennywell Kirk are live streamed to the Kirk website every Sunday morning. The cameras will focus on the front of the Kirks – the pulpit, lectern and Communion Table. However some of those sitting at the front may also be in camera shot. For those of you watching from home, the link to Cramond Kirk's live stream can be found HERE and Pennywell Kirk's service is available HERE. The live services will also be available to watch later on Facebook and on the website.

TWITTER/X & FACEBOOK Cramond Kirk’s X feed is available at @cramondkirk1 and a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cramondkirk2 so please do keep in touch on either to check all the latest news & happenings. Both are also accessible from the Kirk website & if you do visit either site, please remember to “share” and “like” our page.

WEEKLY DEVOTIONS Once a week you’ll find a “Daily Devotion” from one our Daily Devotions team. The videos are available HERE.