EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
23 - 29 March 2025
Minister : Reverend Alex Douglas
Organist : Simon Bertram
Hymns & Readings -
Hymn numbers : 104, 65, 536, 502, 110
Readings – 1 Corinthians 10 : 1 - 13 & Luke 13 : 1 – 9
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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 KIRK OFFICE will be closed from 31 March – 10 April. The office phone and emails are being checked but if you need to speak to someone urgently, please call Reverend Julia Cato or David/Alison in the Kirk Hall (312 6911).
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Would you like to take part in the next congregation-led service at Pennywell on Sunday, 30 March? If so, please contact Elspeth Harley at eharley@churchofscotland.org.uk
THE GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE The March issue of Grapevine will be ready for collection by deliverers from the Kirk Hall on Sunday, 30 March.
LENT BIBLE STUDY Please join us for the third in our Lent Study: “Hope in Hard Places” by Embrace the Middle East. We’ll be meeting in person and online every Tuesday for 4 weeks with the next study on Tuesday, 25 March at 7 pm in the Godly Play/Projection Room, Cramond Kirk Halls. To register or for enquiries, please email Rev Julia Cato at jcato@churchofscotland.org.uk or call 07706 454148.
EASTER CARD COMPETITION With Easter just around the corner, we hope you’ll take part in our all-age Easter card competition. Simply design a card no larger than A5 when folded and pop it in the box in the Session House or the Gathering Space of the Kirk Hall by Tuesday, 8 April along with a note of your name, contact details and age (if under 18). Prizes will be awarded for the best entries and the cards will be on display in the Kirk Hall over Easter.
THE VISITING TEAM EASTER SERVICE & AFTERNOON TEA is being held in Cramond Kirk Hall on Thursday, 3 April. Doors open from 1.30 pm and the service starts at 2 pm. The service and tea are open to all so do come along and join us.
GIRLGUIDING COFFEE MORNING The Pennywell Guides are holding a coffee morning at Pennywell Kirk Hall, 42 Pennywell Gardens on Saturday, 29 March from 10 am – 12 noon and all are welcome. The £2 admission includes a hot drink and a cake.
A MOVIE AFTERNOON is being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall at 3.30 pm on Sunday, 30 March with the film “Bucket List” starring Jack Nicolson and Morgan Freeman – a film about friendship and identity and ultimately about bucket lists. All are welcome.
HELP WITH GRAPEVINE DELIVERIES Many thanks to those who volunteered to help with the 2 districts listed in last week’s announcements. We’re also in need of a deliverer for the houses and flats at Cargilfield View. If you’re able to help, please contact Louise in the Kirk Office.
THE CRAMOND SCOUTS PLANT SALE The Scouts would be glad to take your orders for plants again this year. Plants will be ready for collection at the Christian Aid Fair on Sunday, 11 May or can be delivered to your door if you live locally. Orders must be received by Sunday, 13 April and can be made online HERE.
MANY THANKS The charity Kids Love Clothes would like to thank everyone for their support. Since January 2025 the local community and congregation have donated the equivalent of clothes for 100 children through the collection box in Cramond Kirk Hall. That's 100 happy children who can play in good quality warm clothes, go to school without fear of ridicule and curl up in cosy pyjamas at night. Each child supported by KLC gets an IKEA bag full of good quality, ironed and folded clothes in lovely presentation bags and the estimate of 100 children helped is based on the volume of clothes received at the collection point measured in IKEA bags. Further information on Kids Love Clothes can be found HERE.
AND THANKS TOO from Fresh Start and Mary’s Meals for the £34.50 raised through the ink cartridge recycling and the £50 raised from the recent donations of left over and out of date currency.
CRAMOND ASSOCIATION POETRY EVENING The Cramond Association is hosting a 'nautical' poetry and music evening at Cramond Boat Club at 7.30 pm on Monday, 24 March in partnership with the Cramond Writers Group. Entry is free to Cramond Association members but all are welcome.
THE WEDNESDAY CLUB meets in the Kirk Hall at 7.30 pm on 26 March with a talk by Andy Armour on the Edinburgh Street Pastors.
FRESH START Many thanks for all your donations which 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 – 4. Further information on Fresh Start can be found HERE.
‘THE PLACE TO BE’ COFFEE MORNING is held in Pennywell Kirk Hall every Monday at 10 am. All are welcome.
CRAMOND COFFEE & CHAT is on every Monday from 10.30 am to 12 noon in the Gathering Space of Cramond Kirk Hall and all are welcome.
DEATH
18 March Margaret Jamieson
FLOWERS Ann Prest
EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
at Cramond Kirk
Sunday, 30 March
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
Sunday, 6 April
(Reverend Ian Gilmour / Congregation-led Service)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers with Communion
10.00 am : Morning Worship
at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 30 March
(Congregation-led Service)
11.00 am : Morning Worship
Sunday, 6 April
(Minister : Reverend Alex Douglas)
11.00 am : Communion Service
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.