EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
9 - 15 November 2025
Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato
Organist : Ian Macpherson
Piper : Andrew Robertson
Hymns & Readings -
Hymn numbers : 715, 275, 710, 622
Readings – Micah 4 : 1 - 8 & John 15 : 9 - 17
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WELCOME TO WORSHIP at Cramond Kirk in church and on-line. We are glad you have been able to join us at our 8.45 am or 10 am service.
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.
CONTACTS If you need to contact the Minister, Julia’s phone number is 07706 454148 and her email address is jcato@churchofscotland.org.uk and our Pastoral Assistant, Reverend Jessie Fubara-Manuel can be contacted on 07305 622493 or at JFubara-Manuel@churchofscotland.org.uk
THE KIRK OFFICE will be closed from Friday, 14 November to Friday, 21 November inc.
DAVIDSON’S MAINS SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE The annual Service of Remembrance at Davidson’s Mains War Memorial will take place at 1 pm today (9 November) and the service will be led by Reverend Julia Cato. The procession along the Main Street will set off from East Barnton Avenue to the War Memorial at 12.50 pm.
A SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING for the late Willa Stewart is being held in Cramond Kirk on Thursday, 20 November at 11/11.15 am (time to be confirmed) followed by a reception in the Kirk Hall.
PENNYWELL AUTUMN FAIR is being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall on Saturday, 15 November from 10 am – 12 noon. Donations of new/nearly new goods will be very welcome and can be left at the Kirk Office and if you are able to help on the stalls, please let Louise know.
FAIR TRADE STALL The more eagle-eyed may have noticed there is no Fair Trade stall at the close of this morning’s 10 am service. Instead the stall will be open on Sunday, 30 November when Cramond’s guest preacher will be Reverend David Coleman, Eco-Congregation Scotland Chaplain, and it will be the perfect opportunity to stock up on all your Advent and Christmas goodies.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2025 This year Cramond Kirk’s Christmas Tree Festival will take place from 30 November 2025 to 4 January 2026 and Pennywell’s Festival will be open to the public from 14 – 21 December. This year’s theme is “Our Enchanted Christmas”. If you’re a member of a club, group, organisation, choir, band etc and would like to take part, please contact the Kirk Office or email the Christmas Tree Festival team at christmastreefestival@cramondkirk.org.uk. It’s a great way to publicise your group and good fun too.
THE CHRISTMAS FAIR – DONATIONS OF JEWELLERY are always welcome. To help the team sort items in advance of the Fair, we would be grateful if jewellery could be handed in to the Kirk Office before 6 December (the date of the Fair).
CHRISTMAS FAIR HAMPER TICKETS are now available at the Kirk doors & in the Kirk Hall. Tickets cost £2 each or 3 for £5. Please write your details on an envelope, pop in £2 & put the envelope in the “filled hamper envelope” box. And if you’d like 3 for £5, put your details on 3 envelopes, place 2 of them inside the third with your £5 and pop the filled envelope in the box.
ST COLUMBA’S CHRISTMAS POP-UP SHOP will be open for business in the Bruntsfield Golf Club on Wednesday, 12 November between 10 am & 3 pm. You’ll find unique gifts, Christmas crafts & decorations, jewellery & scarves, toys & games and cards & calendars so please come along and stock up on gifts for all the family.
SCOTLAND’S CHURCHES TRUST The Trust’s October newsletter is available HERE and includes Adam Cumming’s article on the Scottish Pilgrim Routes Forum.
CRAMOND COFFEE & CHAT is on every Monday from 10.30 am to 12 noon, until Monday, 24 November, in the Gathering Space of Cramond Kirk Hall and all are welcome. On the 24th there will be a special festive lunch from 12 noon to 1.30 pm instead of the morning coffee and thereafter the team will be taking a break until Monday, 12 January 2026.
‘THE PLACE TO BE’ COFFEE MORNING is held in Pennywell Kirk Hall every Monday at 10 am. However, on Monday, 10 November coffee will be at North Edinburgh Arts, 12C Macmillan Crescent. The monthly prayer walk will follow at 12.30 pm that day arriving back at North Edinburgh Arts at 1.30 pm. Further details are available from Violetta on 07305 848150. All are welcome.
THE WEDNESDAY CLUB meets at 7.30 pm on 12 November with their guest speaker, Roy Johnstone and his talk on “The Real Anne Boleyn”.
A LAD IN CRAMOND Based loosely on the Aladdin story, the Cramond Drama Group’s panto ‘A Lad in Cramond’ will be performed in Cramond Kirk Hall on Friday, 12 and Saturday, 13 December (7 pm on both nights and a 2 pm matinee on the Saturday). Come & enjoy an evening or afternoon of fun for all the family. Tickets are available HERE.
EDINBURGH AIRPORT AIRSPACE CHANGE PROPOSALS Edinburgh Airport is hosting a drop-in event at Cramond Kirk Halls on Friday 14 November as part of a consultation on proposed changes to arrival and departure flight paths which will affect noise impacts on Cramond, Barnton and Cammo residents. The proposals will be exhibited in the Hall and discussed.
FRESH START – FESTIVE GOODIES As well as its Cookers for Christmas Appeal, Fresh Start is in need of festive goodies to make up Christmas food parcels. Items such as Christmas biscuits, mince pies, cake, tea, coffee, chocolates etc would be very welcome. Many thanks for the recent donations of pots, pans, bed linen and towels. Donations can be left in the Fresh Start box 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.
FLOWERS The Malone family
EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
at Cramond Kirk
Sunday, 16 November
(Minister : Reverend Alex Douglas)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 23 November
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 30 November – Advent 1
(Minister : Reverend David Coleman)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 16 November
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
11.00 am : CrossReach Service
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Sunday, 23 November
(Minister : Reverend Dr Martin Scott)
11.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 30 November – Advent 1
(Congregation-led service)
11.00 am : Morning Worship
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 links to the services can be found HERE.
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