EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
8 - 14 September 2024
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. The Kirk website also has lots of information and can be found at www.edinburghnorthwestkirk.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.
FIRE DRILL There will be a fire drill in Cramond Kirk at the close of this morning’s 10 am service.
THE GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE The September issue of Grapevine is ready for collection by deliverers from the Kirk Hall at 12 noon on Friday, 6 September.
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.
FAIR TRADE CELEBRATION Following this morning’s 10 am service the Fair Trade team are holding a special Fair Trade event in Cramond Kirk Hall to celebrate Fair Trade’s 30th anniversary and to mark the start of Fair Trade Fortnight. Coffee, home baking (made with ft ingredients), chocolate tasting, a stall and lots of information will be there and we hope to see you there too.
AN OLYMPIC HOLIDAY CLUB is being held in Cramond Kirk Halls on Monday, 16 September from 9 am to 3 pm. All P1 – P7 children are welcome to join us for a day of games, craft, stories and lots of fun. If you’d like further details for your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces or neighbours, please contact Louise in the Kirk Office.
MEET & GREET AT THE MANSE Julia and her family would like to invite you to a “meet & greet” afternoon at the Manse on Sunday, 22 September. To try and avoid everyone turning up at the same time, the afternoon will be divided into 3 hourly slots : 1 pm – 2 pm, 2 pm – 3 pm and 3 pm – 4 pm. Sign up sheets are available at the Kirk doors and in the Kirk Hall and we’d be grateful if you could put your name down for one of the slots. Julia and family look forward to welcoming you with tea, coffee and home baking.
A PASTORAL CARE INFORMATION DAY is being held in Cramond Kirk Hall from 10.30 am – 1.30 pm on Saturday, 21 September. Please do drop in for information, advice and help on care at home, care homes, assisted living, keeping yourself safe, funeral planning, wills and powers of attorney. Whether you want advice for yourself, an older relative, a friend or neighbour, our experts will be happy to help answer your questions. Teas and coffees will also be ‘on hand’.
VISITING TEAM HARVEST SERVICE Cramond Kirk’s Visiting Team invites everyone to join them at their Harvest service and afternoon tea on Thursday, 26 September. The doors open at 1.30 pm and the service will start at 2 pm.
DOORS OPEN DAY WEEKEND – STEWARDS NEEDED Cramond Kirk will be open on Saturday, 28 September from 10 am – 4 pm and on Sunday, 29 September from 2 pm – 5 pm. Could you spare a couple of hours on either day to welcome visitors to our historic Kirk? If so please be in touch with Lesley Cumming at ljcumming2@gmail.com
BIBLE STUDY – STIRRED BY THE STORM Edinburgh Northwest Kirk Bible Study Group meets in Cramond Kirk Hall every second Wednesday at 7 pm and the first meeting of the new session is on Wednesday, 11 September. The group will be joined by Revd Ian Gilmour who’ll be giving an overview of his book “Stirred by the Storm” and if you wish to prepare in advance, please read the first 16 pages of the book. All are welcome and if you’d like to join via zoom instead of in person, please contact Louise in the Kirk Office who can also send you copies of the 16 pages.
CREATIVE WRITING IN CRAMOND A friendly writing group for new & nearly new writers meets once a month in Cramond Kirk Hall. Their first meeting of the new session is on Thursday, 12 September between 10 am & 12 noon. All budding writers would be most welcome. Just bring along a pen and paper and a desire to write. There is a £5 charge for each session.
A KIRK LOGO As a new church under the banner of Edinburgh Northwest Kirk: Cramond and Pennywell we are in need of a logo for use on notices, the Kirk website, correspondence and more - something bold and symbolic, capturing a sense of our place and purpose. So please look out your pens and paper or encourage your artistic friends to do so and please send us your ideas. Entries can be handed in on a Sunday morning at Pennywell or Cramond, or delivered/emailed to Cramond Kirk Office. The deadline for entries is 15 September.
FRESH START Many thanks for all the bedding donated this week. 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. Further information on Fresh Start can be found HERE
IN SEARCH OF A CHIEF ELF! The Christmas Fair at Cramond Kirk will be held on Saturday, 7 December. However news from the North Pole is that Santa needs a chief elf to organise Santa’s Grotto this year. If you’d like to find out more about the role, please contact Edith at edith.butler5@outlook.com
FLOWERS Laura Milne
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FORTHCOMING SERVICES in Cramond Kirk Sunday, 15 September (Lay-led services) 8.45 : Morning Prayers 10.00 am : Morning Worship Sunday, 22 September (Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato) 8.45 : Morning Prayers 10.00 am : Morning Worship in Pennywell Kirk Sunday, 15 September (Minister : Reverend Brian Drummond) 11.00 am : Morning Worship Sunday, 22 September (Service led by Helen Fisher) 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 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.