EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
18 - 24 October 2026
Congregation-led Service
Organist : Simon Bertram
9.45 am - Hymns & Readings
Hymn numbers : 173, 641, 124
Readings – Psalm 96 & Matthew 22 : 15 - 22
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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.
A SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING for Robert Bruce will be held in Cramond Kirk on Thursday, 29 October at 1 pm. The family would be glad if you can join them to celebrate his life.
AN ALL-SOULS SERVICE is being held in Pennywell Kirk on Sunday, 1 November at 2 pm. All are welcome.
REMEMBRANCE SERVICES Please note the change of date for the joint service in November. This will now be held in Cramond Kirk on Sunday, 8 November at 10.30 am when we will be joined by the uniformed organisations for a Joint Service of Remembrance. At 10.50 am on Wednesday, 11 November an Act of Remembrance & Two Minute Silence will be held at Pennywell.
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.
A GAMES & FILM AFTERNOON is being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall on Sunday, 18 October. From 1 pm the Uno cards will be out and from 3.30 pm the afternoon film will be the 1975 tv film “The Evacuees”. All are welcome to either or both.
A FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS is being held in Blackhall St Columba’s Church from 30 October to 1 November – 10 am to 6 pm on the Friday & Saturday and 2 pm to 5 pm on the Sunday – and including live music, craft displays & refreshments. Entry is free with donations welcome in support of the Tour de 4 Cycle event set up by Sir Chris Hoy.
BREAKING THE SILENCE ON DOMESTIC ABUSE Please join members of Greenbank Parish Church at 9.30 am on Saturday, 7 November as they explore how domestic abuse can be addressed in our communities. The morning will include talks from Edinburgh Women’s Aid and domestic abuse survivors. For more information and to register for the event, please click HERE.
JACK AND THE CRAMOND BEANSTALK Cramond Drama Group are excited to announce that tickets for this year’s panto “Jack and the Cramond Beanstalk” are on sale and it promises to be a fun-filled evening for all the family on 11 & 12 December. Further details and tickets are available HERE.
SAVE THE DATE Do you like quizzes? If you do, please join us for an intergenerational quiz at our Christmas holiday club – the theme : Christmas past and present - on Wednesday, 23 December from 12 noon to 1 pm. We need people born in every decade from the 1930’s onwards.
THE ENK NEWSLETTER The deadline for submitting items for the November newsletter (fliers, photos etc) is Monday, 19 October. Items should be sent to ENKeditors@gmail.com.
THE MURRAYFIELD CRAMOND PROBUS CLUB will be holding its next meeting at 10.30 am on Wednesday, 21 October at the Royal Burgess Golf Club with their guest speaker, Ian Macrae and his question - “What happened to the British Car Industry?”. If you’d like further information on the Club, please contact Gavin Duncan at gavinduncan4915@hotmail.com
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.
ENK WELCOME CARDS Yellow welcome cards are 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 are boxes at the Kirk doors for completed cards.
CROSSREACH NEWS & CHRISTMAS CARDS The autumn CrossReach newsletter as well as the CrossReach Christmas card & calendar collection for 2026 are now available. A few newsletters and catalogues can be found at the Cramond Kirk doors and the full catalogue is also available HERE. Please support the work of CrossReach as you prepare for Christmas.
FRESH START Many thanks for the recent donations of lamps & kitchen utensils. 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.
FLOWERS June Kemp
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EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
at Cramond Kirk
Sunday, 25 October
8.30 am : Morning Prayers
9.45 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 1 November
8.30 am : Morning Prayers
9.45 am : Communion Service
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Sunday, 8 November
There is no Morning Prayer service at 8.30 am
10.30 am : Joint Remembrance Service
at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 25 October
11.30 am : Morning Worship
2 pm : All-Souls Service
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Sunday, 1 November
11.30 am : Communion Service
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Sunday, 8 November
There is no service at Pennywell
10.30 am : Joint Remembrance Service at Cramond
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Wednesday, 11 November
10.50 am : Act of Remembrance & 2 minute silence
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.