EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
26 July - 1 August 2026
Minister : Reverend Dr Jessie Fubara-Manuel
Organist : Simon Bertram
9.45 am - Hymns & Readings
Hymn numbers : 124, 470, 159, 182
Readings – Psalm 105 : 1 – 11 and Romans 8 : 26 - 39
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WELCOME TO WORSHIP We are glad you have been able to join us in person or online.
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 Dr Jessie Fubara-Manuel can be contacted on 07305 622493 or at JFubara-Manuel@churchofscotland.org.uk however ….
THE MINISTER is on holiday until 31 July. During her absence Reverend Dr Jessie Fubara-Manuel will be looking after all pastoral matters. Please contact Jessie if you require pastoral assistance.
DONATIONS TO THE KIRK If you wish to donate to the Kirk by card on a Sunday morning, a sum-up machine is now located at the Kirk’s main door.
SAVE THE DATES … Following the joint service at Pennywell on Sunday, 2 August we hope you can join us in saying farewell to Jessie Fubara-Manuel over a soup, sandwich and cake lunch. And the joint service at Cramond on Sunday, 6 September will be a special Welcome (Back) to Church service. Further details to follow …
CRAMINO On the afternoon of Sunday, 23 August, Reverend Ian Gilmour and members of Greenbank will be making their way on foot from Greenbank Parish Church to Cramond by way of a pilgrimage and in aid of charity. You are invited to join at any point during the journey or at the finish for tea, coffee and cake. The expected start time is 12.30 pm and more details will follow.
‘THE PLACE TO BE’ COFFEE MORNING is held in Pennywell Kirk Hall every Monday at 10 am with a monthly outing and this month’s outing will be on Monday, 27 July with a trip to Dunfermline, leaving from the bus stop in front of Pennywell Kirk at 10 am. Further details from Violetta on 07305 848150.
A LADIES’ AFTERNOON OF FELLOWSHIP is being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall following this morning’s 11.30 am service (26 July). Please join us for fellowship and lunch.
A LUNCHTIME RECITAL Martyn Strachan, who has played for us in Cramond on a number of occasions, will be giving a lunchtime recital at Barclay Viewforth Church on Thursday, 30 July at 1 pm. Entry is free and all are welcome. There will be a retiring collection in aid of the Church’s organ fund.
FAITH AND THE ARTS At 7 pm every Sunday evening throughout August Barclay Viewforth Church will be hosting talks with a variety of speakers from the world of the arts. The guest speaker on Sunday, 2 August will be Reverend Peter Gardner, the Church of Scotland’s pioneer minister to the visual arts communities of Glasgow. All are welcome.
THE GATHERING SPACE CAFÉ is closed for the summer holidays. Heather, Kathy and the team wish you a very happy summer and look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday, 18 August.
A TRIP TO NORTH BERWICK Please join us on an Edinburgh Northwest Kirk trip to North Berwick on Saturday, 5 September. Leaving from Cramond at 9.30 am and returning from North Berwick at 4 pm, the day will include the chance to explore the beach and town, have an ice cream or a cuppa or their famous fish and chips, visit the museum, shop on the High Street or visit the Sealife Centre. Spaces are limited to 15 with a suggested donation of £5 per person for the bus. Please let Louise in the Kirk Office or Violetta on VFejszes@churchofscotland.org.uk know if you would like to book a place.
BLISTER PACK RECYCLING Both Pennywell Kirk and Cramond Kirk now have collection boxes where you can put empty pill blister packs.
CRAMOND CAMPUS CONSULTATION A final chance to have your say. The latest plans for the proposed Cramond Campus development are now available to view HERE. You will see from the plans that the majority of the site is housing, flats, a nursing home and commercial/shop outlet. A small one storey sports pavilion with cafe is proposed along with a multi-sport pitch and padel/pickleball courts. This is your final opportunity to provide feedback before the developers AMA finalise the proposals. Local views are important and should be considered as part of the consultation before proposals are presented on 26 August. One possible option is to consider relocating the multi-sport pitch and open padel/pickleball courts further south, adjacent to the new road, with the pavilion and car park opposite them in place of the proposed flats at the entrance, next to the shop and commercial units. This could centralise sports and commercial activity, locate it further from existing and proposed homes and keep increased vehicle movement at the site entrance rather than through residential areas. Please take a few minutes to urgently review the plans and send your comments in the next few days to: mikea@amanewtown.co.uk with a copy to planning@cramond-barnton.org. Whether you support the proposals, have concerns or would like to suggest alternative ideas, now is the time to make your views known.
FRESH START With the school holidays having started, many families struggle to provide lunches for their children over the summer months so donations of dried and tinned goods would be very welcome. A list of goods needed can be found HERE. Please could only easily portable goods be left in the Fresh Start boxes in Cramond Kirk Hall and we’d be very grateful if larger, heavier items could be taken direct to the Fresh Start warehouse at 22-24 Ferry Road Drive which is open from Mon – Thurs, 9 am – 4 pm.
DEATHS
12 July Elizabeth Reid
13 July Derek Paterson
FLOWERS the Bruce family
EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
at Cramond Kirk
Sunday, 2 August
10.30 am : Joint Communion Service at Pennywell Kirk
There are no services at Cramond Kirk
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Sunday, 9 August
8.30 am : Morning Prayers
9.45 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 16 August
8.30 am : Morning Prayers
9.45 am : Morning Worship
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at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 2 August
10.30 am : Joint Communion Service
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Sunday, 9 August
11.30 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 16 August
11.30 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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