EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
28 December 2025 - 3 January 2026
Minister : Reverend Jessie Fubara-Manuel
Organist : Simon Bertram
Hymns & Readings -
Hymn numbers : 147, 324, 315, 519, 167
Readings – Psalm 148 & Matthew 2 : 13 - 23
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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 is closed until Monday, 5 January.
THE KIRK HALL is also closed until Monday, 5 January with the exception of Sunday mornings when the Halls will be open and Sunday morning breakfasts will be available.
THE CHRISTMAS QUIZ You have just one more week to complete the Christmas quiz. The deadline for entries is Monday, 5 January 2026 and completed forms can be popped in the Kirk Office letterbox on the wall beside the wooden Kirk Hall doors.
THE FLOWER LIST for 2026 is now available on the board in the Session House. If you’d like to provide the flowers one Sunday in the coming year, please add your name to the list or contact Louise in the Kirk Office. If you require assistance with arranging flowers or would like to have them arranged for you, please contact the Flower Convenors, Dot Kemp or Dot Pendreigh through the Kirk Office.
THE PENNYWELL CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS LUNCH CLUBS are being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall on Tuesday, 30 December and Saturday, 3 January from 10 am to 1 pm. With lots of Christmas games and crafts as well as lunch, it promises to be a great way to spend a couple of hours. Further details and registration forms are available by emailing enkholidayclub@gmail.com
THE CRAMOND JUMBLE SALE 2026 For all stall holders and anyone interested in helping with a stall at the Jumble Sale on Saturday, 28 February 2026, please come to an informal short meeting in Cramond Kirk Hall (Millennium Room) following the 10 am service on Sunday, 18 January.
THE FAIR TRADE STALL will be up and running in Cramond Kirk Hall following the 10 am service on Sunday, 11 January so please don’t forget to stock up on your new year treats.
CHRISTMAS CARD APPEAL If you have any spare, unused Christmas cards with envelopes that you just don’t know what to do with, please donate them to the Kirk. We can use them to make up variety packs for 2026! Cards with their envelopes can be put in the boxes in the Session House or in the entrance to the Kirk Hall until 31 January 2026.
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND STAMP APPEAL Sadly the Church of Scotland stamp appeal is coming to an end in February 2026 after 56 years. However if you have any used stamps you’d like to donate before then, please pop them in the collection box in the Session House.
A FESTIVE WINTER WARMER with soup, chat and games is being held at Pilton Community Health Project, 73 Boswall Parkway on Monday, 29 December between 11 am and 2 pm. All are welcome.
AND THE FESTIVE FUN CONTINUES on Tuesday, 30 December with snacks and games in Pennywell Kirk Hall from 1 pm to 3 pm.
MANY THANKS AND BEST WISHES from Kids Love Clothes for all the support they have received from Edinburgh Northwest Kirk and the Cramond community in 2025. This year Kids Love Clothes delivered a week’s wardrobe to 2,300 local children, at least 300 of which were provided for by the Cramond community. Each piece of clothing provided carried a piece of your heart leaving a significant impact on the community for which Heather, our Kids Love Clothes volunteer, wishes to thank you.
THE GATHERING SPACE CAFÉ is closed until the new year but the team look forward to seeing you back on Tuesday, 13 January.
FRESH START The Fresh Start warehouse is now closed until 6 January so please keep any goods until the start of the new year. All at Fresh Start give you their sincere thanks and wish everyone a happy, peaceful Christmas time.
EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
at Cramond Kirk
Sunday, 4 January
(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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Sunday, 11 January
(Minister : Reverend Martin Scott)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 18 January
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 4 January
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
There is no service at Pennywell
10.30 am : Joint Communion Service at Cramond
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Sunday, 11 January
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
11.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 18 January
(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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