EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
17 - 23 May 2026
Minister : Reverend Dr Jessie Fubara-Manuel
Organist : Martyn Strachan
10.00 am Hymns & Readings -
Hymn numbers : 445, 458, 578, 644
Reading – Psalm 68 : 1 – 10 & 32 – 35, Acts 1 : 6 – 14
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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.
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
A REMINDER OF THE CHANGE TO WORSHIP TIMES On Sunday, 14 June we will move to the new service times. Services at Cramond will be held at 8.30 am and 9.45 am and the Pennywell service moves to 11.30 am. Monthly joint services will continue to be held at 10.30 am and alternate between the two churches. The joint services are typically held on the first Sunday of the month.
THE 2026 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND is meeting from 15 – 18 May. Full details of the week including copies of the reports and papers as well as the livestream link to the proceedings are available HERE.
PRAYER SERVICE AT CRAMOND If you are interested in helping lead the 8.30 am Prayer Service at Cramond Kirk on a Sunday (except for the first Sunday of the month), please be in touch. All worship materials will be provided! Please email or call the Cramond Kirk office to note your interest and if you have any questions, please call or email Rev Julia Cato.
THE ENK NEWSLETTER The deadline for submitting items for the June newsletter (fliers, photos etc) is Wednesday, 20 May. Items should be sent to ENKeditors@gmail.com.
AN ECUMENICAL PENTECOST SERVICE is being held at 3 pm on Sunday, 24 May on the grass beside the Boardwalk Café down at the Silverknowes waterfront. All are welcome and if the weather is wet, it will be moving into Cramond Kirk Hall.
TABEETHA SCHOOL : SUSTAINING A COMMUNITY OF HOPE & PEACE Kate Freedman, Development Officer & former Head of Primary at Tabeetha School will be the guest speaker at Pennywell Kirk Hall on Tuesday, 16 June at 2.30 pm. Please join us for an opportunity to hear about the Church of Scotland’s school in the Holy Land and its role in sustaining a community of hope, peace, education & interfaith understanding within a complex & divided society.
A PRAYER WALK The next monthly prayer walk around the Pennywell area is being held on Monday, 18 May from 12.45 pm to 1.45 pm finishing at the NEA café for refreshments. A gentle walk and a peaceful time with no expectation to pray. All are welcome. Please meet at Pennywell Kirk garden at 12.45 pm.
THE CHRISTIAN AID BRAINTEASER QUIZ is available at the main door of the Kirk Hall. Simply pop £1 in the Christian Aid collection tin and help yourself to a copy. This year’s theme is a sport or game and the deadline for completed quizzes is Tuesday, 26 May.
JENNIFER THOMSON PAINTING We have been given an original painting by Jennifer Thomson entitled “Alive with Colour : Cramond Village”. The picture is available to view in the Gathering Space of the Kirk Hall. If you wish to bid for the painting, please send your bid, along with your contact details to the Kirk Office by phone or email. There is a minimum bid of £50 and the deadline for receipt of bids is 6 pm on Sunday, 31 May. All proceeds from the sale will go to Christian Aid.
CHRISTIAN AID FAIR & QUIZ NIGHT Many thanks to everyone who supported last week’s Christian Aid Fair and Quiz Night. The total raised at both events came to £943.14 and the breakdown is as follows :
Quiz Night £195.00 Raffle £219.00
Lunch donations £370.54 Tomato plants £102.60
Sweets in Jar £ 26.00 Tea Bags in Jar £ 11.00
Name the Highland Cow £ 19.00
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 and the next outing is on Monday, 25 May with a trip to Galashiels by train. Further details are available from Violetta on 07305 848150.
THE CRAMOND WALKERS next walk is on
Wednesday, 20 May with a walk over the Binn (191 m) visiting the ruined Kirkton Church, then along part of the Fife Coastal Path, past the site of a tidal mill as well as Rossend Castle, the docks & station (8 km). Meet: Barnton Avenue West at 9.30 am or Burntisland Links car park at 10 am. Further information is available HERE.
RECYCLED CARTRIDGES Many thanks to everyone who has recycled their used ink cartridges in the box in the Gathering Space of Cramond Kirk Halls. The most recent box full of cartridges has raised £48.65 for Fresh Start.
FRESH START Many thanks for the recent donations of towels, curtains & kitchen equipment. Donations can be left in the Fresh Start boxes in Cramond Kirk Hall or taken direct to the Fresh Start warehouse at 22-24 Ferry Road Drive which is open from Mon – Thurs, 9 am – 4 pm.
FLOWERS Eleanor Cameron
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EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
at Cramond Kirk
Sunday, 24 May
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 31 May
(Minister : Reverend Cat Rawlinson-Watkins)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 7 June
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
There are no services at Cramond Kirk
10.30 am : Joint Communion Service at Pennywell Kirk
at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 24 May
(Minister : Reverend David Coleman)
11.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 31 May
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
11.00 am : Morning Worship
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Sunday, 7 June
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
10.30 am : Joint 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 links to the services can be found HERE.
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