EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
8 - 14 February 2026
Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato
Organist : Simon Bertram
Hymns & Readings -
Hymn numbers : 543, This little light of mine, 716, 132
Readings – Psalm 112 : 1 - 9 & Matthew 5 : 13 - 20
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WELCOME TO WORSHIP We are glad you have been able to join us in Cramond Kirk Hall and 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 Jessie Fubara-Manuel can be contacted on 07305 622493 or at JFubara-Manuel@churchofscotland.org.uk
LENT STUDY : CHRISTIAN AID – ACT ON POVERTY Please join us for a hybrid (online and in-person) 6 week study over Lent to empower us to act on poverty. No Bible or church experience necessary and no need to commit to all 6 weeks. We will study Scripture passages, reflect, discuss and pray together. A short PDF packet will be sent out in advance each week covering the topics: Prophetic, Broken, Generous, Located, Hopeful and Together. Come join us on Wednesday evenings (7–8 pm) starting on 25 February in Cramond Kirk Hall (Committee Room) and online on Zoom. Please email Rev Julia A Cato for more details at jcato@churchofscotland.org.uk.
POWERPOINT SLIDE CLICKERS NEEDED! Calling anyone with a thumb … we are in need of volunteers to move the slides on during the 10 am services at Cramond. It really is a very easy task, you can sit anywhere in the Kirk (or at the moment the Hall) with the wee remote and you simply press a button to move the slide on. If you’d like to join the clicker rota, please speak to Jane Robson on a Sunday morning or email Louise in the Kirk Office.
HOME BAKING One of the most popular stalls at the Jumble Sale is the home baking stall and donations of home baking, including jams and preserves, would be very much appreciated. The jumble sale is being held on Saturday, 28 February and donations can be brought to the Hall on the Friday afternoon or before 10 am on the Saturday.
VISITING TEAM COFFEE MORNING The next Visiting Team coffee morning will be held at the Bruntsfield Golf Club on Thursday, 12 February from 10.30 am to 12 noon. Cost : £5. Please let Louise in the Kirk Office know if you’d like to attend. All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there for a happy morning full of scones and chat.
A CEILIDH FOR ALL is being held in Cramond Kirk Halls on Saturday, 21 February from 6.30 pm to 9 pm. Ceilidh Caleerie will be playing – the same excellent band we had last year – and refreshments, including hot pies, will be available. Tickets cost £15 (£5 for under 18s) and will be on sale on Sunday mornings, from the Kirk Office during the week or by emailing office@cramondkirk.org.uk. Please join us for a great evening of music and dancing.
EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK FACEBOOK PAGE Did you know that Edinburgh Northwest Kirk has its own Facebook page? It's called Edinburgh Northwest Kirk and you can read up to date news about our church and the events taking place at Cramond and Pennywell or in the local community. If you use Facebook, please Like and Follow the Edinburgh Northwest Kirk page so that you can keep up to date with the latest news. This will soon be our main Facebook page and we will stop posting on the Cramond Kirk Facebook page.
THE FAIR TRADE STALL is up and running in Cramond Kirk Hall following this morning’s 10 am service so please don’t forget to stock up on your Valentine’s treats.
CRAMOND COFFEE & CHAT is on every Monday from 10.30 am to 12 noon in the Gathering Space of Cramond Kirk Hall.
‘THE PLACE TO BE’ COFFEE MORNING is held in Pennywell Kirk Hall every Monday at 10 am with a monthly outing. Further details are available from Violetta on 07305 848150. All are welcome.
A GAMES & MOVIE AFTERNOON is being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall on Sunday, 15 February. From 1 pm to 3 pm it’s games time followed at 3.30 pm by “It’s a Wonderful Life”, a film which needs no introduction. All are welcome to either or both.
THE GATHERING 2026 Christian Aid Scotland is holding its annual, online Gathering on Tuesday, 24 February at 10.30 am. For further details and to register, please click HERE.
THE CRAMOND WALKERS next walk is this afternoon with a walk from South Queensferry through the Dalmeny Estate arriving around 3.30 pm at Fiona Black’s house. Meet at the Little Bakery (6-7 High Street, South Queensferry) at 11.40 am for refreshments. Bus 43 from Barnton to South Queensferry police station at 11.20 am. Further information is available from Simon Gillam at cramond.walkers@yahoo.co.uk.
THE WEDNESDAY CLUB meets at 7.30 pm on 11 February with a members’ fashion night, fun and laughs.
OXFAM STAMP APPEAL Please keep collecting your used postage stamps because although the Church of Scotland stamp appeal is coming to an end, we are now collecting stamps for Oxfam. Donations can be left in the box on the table outside the Kirk Office.
FRESH START Many thanks for the recent donations of lamps, duvets and kitchen utensils. Fresh Start are currently in need of towels, small electrical items, dinner plates and soup bowls. 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.
DEATHS
2 February Rob Wilson
3 February Dot Connel
EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
Sunday, 15 February
(Guest Preacher : Janet Shepherd)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 22 February
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 1 March
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
There is no Morning Prayer service at 8.45 am
10.30 am : Joint Communion Service
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at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 15 February
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
11.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 22 February
(Minister : Reverend Alex Douglas)
11.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 1 March
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
There is no service at Pennywell
10.30 am : Joint Communion Service at Cramond
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.
FACEBOOK Edinburgh Northwest Kirk’s Facebook page can be found HERE so please do keep in touch to check all the latest news & happenings and if you do visit, please remember to “share” our page.