EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK ANNOUNCEMENTS
26 October - 1 November 2025
Congregational Team : Michael Dick, Judy Arrowsmith, Susan How, Gillian MacPherson
Organist : Simon Bertram
Hymns & Readings -
Hymn numbers : 181, 143, 465, 231, 739
Readings – Psalm 119 : 33 - 40 & Matthew 6 : 24 - 34
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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
A WOMEN’S AFTERNOON OF FELLOWSHIP is being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall straight after the 11 am service today (26 October). Please join us for fellowship, a Bible story and some food.
ALL SOULS DAY As autumn arrives, our thoughts turn to All Souls Day, the day after Halloween. This has become a focus at Pennywell to remember those who have lost a relative or friend in the last few years and all are welcome for a time of quiet reflection in Pennywell Kirk at 2 pm this afternoon (26 October). The time of reflection includes prayers and music which people have found helpful at these times. Tea and coffee will be available at the close of the reflection.
THE KIRK OFFICE is closed on 31 October.
CITATION OF CONGREGATION Members of ENK congregation are invited to attend the Presbytery meeting to be held in Gorgie Palmerston Place Church on Tuesday, 4 November at 7.45 pm at which Presbytery will be asked to approve the amendment to the Presbytery Mission Plan, allowing Pennywell’s buildings to be retained by the Kirk.
THE ELDERS’ SEMINAR is being held from 12 noon – 2.30 pm on Sunday, 2 November in Cramond Kirk Hall and both elders and members of the congregation are welcome. The theme of the seminar is “Strengthening our Eldership”. A light lunch will be provided and to help with catering, could you please let Louise in the Kirk Office know by Wednesday, 29 October if you wish to attend.
A PRAYER WALK The next monthly prayer walk around the Pennywell area is being held on Monday, 27 October from 1 pm to 2 pm with light snacks and tea to follow. All are welcome. Please meet at Pennywell Kirk garden at 1 pm.
A SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING for the life of Helen Ross will be held in Cramond Kirk at 12.30 pm on Friday, 31 October. Helen’s family would be glad if Helen’s many friends could join them for the service and reception at the Royal Burgess Golf Club afterwards.
THE MEN’S COFFEE & BACON ROLL MORNING is being held in the Bruntsfield Golf Club lounge on Thursday, 6 November from 10.30 am – 12 noon. Cost : £5. Please let Louise in the Kirk Office know if you’d like to attend.
PENNYWELL AUTUMN FAIR is being held in Pennywell Kirk Hall on Saturday, 15 November from 10 am – 12 noon. Donations of new/nearly new goods will be very welcome and can be left at the Kirk Office and if you are able to help on the stalls, please let Louise know.
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.
‘THE PLACE TO BE’ COFFEE MORNING is held in Pennywell Kirk Hall every Monday at 10 am with an outing once a month. Further details are available from Violetta on 07305 848150. All are welcome.
FRESH START Many thanks for the recent donation of bedding and towels. Donations are always welcome and can be left in the Fresh Start box in the Kirk Hall at any time or delivered to the Fresh Start warehouse at 22-24 Ferry Road Drive from Mon–Thurs, 9 am – 4 pm.
CHRISTMAS FAIR HAMPER TICKETS are now available at the Kirk doors & in the Kirk Hall. Tickets cost £2 each or 3 for £5. Please write your details on an envelope, pop in £2 & put the envelope in the “filled hamper envelope” box. And if you’d like 3 for £5, put your details on 3 envelopes, place 2 of them inside the third with your £5 and pop the filled envelope in the box.
A DEMENTIA CARERS ROADSHOW is being held at The Heart of Newhaven, 4-6 Main Street, EH6 4HY on Wednesday, 29 October from 11.30 am to 4.30 pm. If you are an unpaid carer for someone living with dementia, please drop in for a cup of tea and a biscuit and the opportunity to chat with representatives from local and national organisations who can offer advice and resources.
ST COLUMBA’S CHRISTMAS POP-UP SHOP will be open for business in the Bruntsfield Golf Club on Wednesday, 12 November between 10 am & 3 pm. You’ll find unique gifts, Christmas crafts & decorations, jewellery & scarves, toys & games and cards & calendars so please come along and stock up on gifts for all the family.
‘COME FROM AWAY’ Chris in the Kirk Choir is performing in the heartwarming musical ‘Come From Away’ at the Church Hill Theatre from 29 October – 1 November. Based on real-life testimony, a cast of 12 tell the tale of a small community in Newfoundland who welcomed 7,000 strangers diverted there when US airspace closed after the horrific events of 9/11. Tickets are available HERE.
A LAD IN CRAMOND Based loosely on the Aladdin story, the Cramond Drama Group’s panto ‘A Lad in Cramond’ will be performed in Cramond Kirk Hall on Friday, 12 and Saturday, 13 December (7 pm on both nights and a 2 pm matinee on the Saturday). Come & enjoy an evening or afternoon of fun for all the family. Tickets are available HERE.
DEATH
22 October Liz Wilkinson
FLOWERS Nan Parker
EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK SERVICES
at Cramond Kirk
Sunday, 2 November
(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, 9 November
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Remembrance Service
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Sunday, 16 November
(Minister : Reverend Alex Douglas)
8.45 am : Morning Prayers
10.00 am : Morning Worship
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at Pennywell Kirk
Sunday, 2 November
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
10.30 am : Joint Communion Service at Cramond Kirk
There is no service at Pennywell Kirk
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Sunday, 9 November
(Minister : Reverend Jessie Fubara-Manuel)
10.50 am : Remembrance Service
(please note the earlier start time for the Act of Remembrance)
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Sunday, 16 November
(Minister : Reverend Julia A Cato)
11.00 am : CrossReach 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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