EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
16 - 22 August 2026
Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato
Organist : Martyn Strachan
9.45 am - Hymns & Readings
Hymn numbers : 724, 157, 187, 622
Readings – Psalm 67 and Matthew 15 : 21 - 28
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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.
CONTACT If you need to contact the Minister, Julia’s phone number is 07706 454148 and her email address is jcato@churchofscotland.org.uk.
THE KIRK OFFICE will be closed on Friday, 21 August.
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.
WELCOME (BACK) TO CHURCH SUNDAY The joint service at Cramond on Sunday, 6 September will be a special Welcome (Back) to Church service. We hope to see you there and please let your family, friends and neighbours know they are more than welcome to join you.
ELDERS’ ENVELOPES Could district elders please pick up their elders’ envelopes from the Session House. For those who wish to use the Communion cards as well, these are also available on the desk in the Session House.
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. All are welcome. Further details are available from Violetta on 07305 848150.
THE GATHERING SPACE CAFÉ opens on Tuesday, 18 August and Heather, Kathy and the team look forward to seeing you again.
A BIBLE STUDY led by Elspeth Harley will be held on Monday, 17 August at 7.30 pm in Pennywell Session Room. The study will look at the readings for Sunday, 23 August - Psalm 138 and Isaiah 51 : 1 - 6. Please let Elspeth know if you are interested in joining her (EHarley@churchofscotland.org.uk).
CRAMINO On the afternoon of Sunday, 23 August, Reverend Ian Gilmour and members of Greenbank Parish Church will be making their way on foot from Greenbank 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 from Greenbank Parish Church is 12.30 pm. There will also be a chance to join the walk at Roseburn Path at around 2 pm and Silverknowes Golf Course car park at around 4 pm. Please let Louise in the Kirk Office know if you’d like to take part in the walk or join us for tea, coffee and cake.
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.
THE ENK NEWSLETTER The deadline for submitting items for the September newsletter (fliers, photos etc) is Thursday, 20 August. Items should be sent to ENKeditors@gmail.com.
A LADIES’ AFTERNOON OF FELLOWSHIP is being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall following the 11.30 am service on Sunday, 30 August. Please join us for a meal, fellowship and a Godly Play story.
ENK WELCOME CARDS From this Sunday yellow welcome cards will be available at the Kirk doors. The cards allow visitors and members of the congregation wishing for information, advice or assistance, to leave their contact details and we will be able to respond quickly to their enquiries. There will also be boxes at the Kirk doors for completed cards.
THE LEWIS LEAP DOG SHOW is being held in the Cammo Estate on Sunday, 30 August from 2 pm – 5 pm. Please come along and enjoy a fun day out for all the family and help support the Lewis Leap Sudden & Traumatic Bereavement Service which offers ground-breaking early bereavement support across Scotland.
THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL OF THE SACRED ARTS will be taking place from 16 – 22 August. The full programme of events is available HERE
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, 16 August Phil Todd, filmmaker & actor will be their guest and on 23 August the artist, Linda Hoskins will be their guest. All are welcome.
CRAMOND CAMPUS CONSULTATION The second of two public drop-in consultations on the plans for the former Cramond Campus site is being held in Cramond Kirk Halls on Wednesday, 26 August between 3 pm and 8 pm. All are welcome to come and see the updated proposals.
FRESH START Many thanks for the recent donations of bedding and mugs. 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.
BLISTER PACK RECYCLING Pennywell Kirk and Cramond Kirk now have collection boxes for empty pill blister packs.
FLOWERS The MacLeod family
EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
at Cramond Kirk
Sunday, 23 August
8.30 am : Morning Prayers
9.45 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 30 August
8.30 am : Morning Prayers
9.45 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 6 September
There is no Morning Prayer service at 8.30 am
10.30 am : Joint Communion Service
at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 23 August
11.30 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 30 August
11.30 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 6 September
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.
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