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EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS

20-26 October 2024

Lay-Led Team : Karen Woodcock, Adam Cumming

& LJ Forrest

Organist : Simon Bertram

Hymns & Readings for the 10 am service -

Hymn numbers : 124, This little light of mine, 374, 533, 457

Readings : Psalm 91 : 9 - 16 and Mark 10 : 35 - 45

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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.

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.

CONTACTING REVEREND JULIA CATO If you need to contact Julia, her phone number is 07706 454148 and her email address is jcato@churchofscotland.org.uk.

THE CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2024 This year Cramond Kirk’s Christmas Tree Festival will take place from 1 December 2024 to 6 January 2025. The theme is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and all we ask is that trees be made from or decorated with recycled materials. 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.

MANY THANKS to everyone who supported the recent Teenage Cancer Trust fundraising coffee morning at Pennywell. Just over £374 was raised for a very worthy cause.

PARISH GROUPING Within the 2023 Presbytery Mission Plan, we are part of a parish grouping along with Davidson’s Mains, Drylaw and St Columba’s Blackhall. Drylaw and St Columba’s recently voted to unite but Drylaw voted not to accept the sitting minister. This is not unique as other churches face similar situations. Presbytery will now consider the result of the congregational vote before making a final decision. There are implications for many churches in our part of Edinburgh over the development of the mission plan. However, we are fortunate to have our new parish and can continue with our local plans.

TIME TO REVIEW & UPDATE In the coming weeks all members of Edinburgh Northwest Kirk will be receiving a letter inviting you to let us know how you wish to be contacted. In this way we hope to be able to keep in touch in a way that works best for you and to keep you better informed of what is happening at Edinburgh Northwest Kirk.

A SAFE LISTENING PLACE Domestic abuse affects 1 in 5 women in Scotland at some point in their lives. An awareness raising morning looking at the issues and how we can respond is being held at Greenbank Parish Church on Saturday, 9 November from 9.30 am – 12.30 pm. Julia and a number of Edinburgh Northwest Kirk members are going along and if you’d like to join them, please contact Julia or Louise in the Kirk Office.

BIBLE STUDY – STIRRED BY THE STORM Cramond Kirk’s Bible Study Group meets in Cramond Kirk Hall every second Wednesday at 7 pm and the next meeting of the new session is on Wednesday, 23 October. All are welcome and if you’d like to join via zoom instead of in person, please contact Louise in the Kirk Office.

THE BIBLE STUDY GROUP AT PENNYWELL meets on zoom every Tuesday evening and looks at different books and topics. At the moment they are thinking about Heaven. For further information, please contact Violetta Fejszes at vfejszes@churchofscotland.org.uk

THE GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE The deadline for the submission of articles for the next Grapevine magazine is today. Short articles are very welcome with photos sent separately if possible. Articles and photos should be sent to editor@cramondkirk.org.uk.

THE CRAMOND WALKERS next walk is on Friday, 25 October with a walk along the Shale Trail/Uphall Station Loop (15 km). Meet : Barnton Avenue West at 9.30 am or Uphall Station at 10 am. Further information is available HERE 

THE WEDNESDAY CLUB meets at 7.30 pm on 23 October with their guest speaker, Roy Johnstone and his talk on “Life in Scotland in the Good Old Days”.

DOORS OPEN DAY QUIZ There’s just one week to go before the deadline for entries to the Doors Open Day quiz. If you haven’t yet picked up a copy, they’re available at the Kirk doors and in the Kirk Hall. All answers refer to types of buildings. Please pop a £1 in the collection box and help yourself to a quiz. All proceeds will go to Fresh Start.

FRESH START Many thanks for the recent donations. Donations 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 is available HERE.

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

CROSSREACH NEWS & CHRISTMAS CARDS The latest CrossReach newsletter as well as the CrossReach Christmas card & calendar collection for 2024 are now available. A few newsletters and catalogues can be found at the Kirk doors and the full catalogue is also available HERE. Please support the work of CrossReach as you prepare for Christmas.

FLOWERS    Nan Parker

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.