CLIPBOARD the Magazine of Currie Kirk M a Y 2 0 1 2

In this issue

A letter from the Manse Paws for Thought Christian Aid Our involvement with Christian Aid How is the Church of Scotland’s Money Used The Guild SKIP to Malawi The Boys’ Brigade Kidz@Currie Reflections on Trypraying and to help people in poverty some stories So you think you Know out of poverty Community Activities And Finally Family News Flower List 13—19 May 2012 Dates for the Diary Who’s Who CLIPBOARD The Magazine of Currie Kirk M a y 2 0 1 2

A Letter from The Manse Dear All,

wonder if in this last month you’ve been like me, and got caught up in all the commemorations of the 100 years I since the sinking of the Titanic? I’ve certainly watched a couple of TV programmes and I went to see the film “Titanic” in 3D which was quite an experience! I’ve also been reading a book with all the historical accounts of those who were rescued from the sinking ship, who lived to give their story. I’ve often wondered about the on-going fascination with Titanic after all this time, and why I am so interested myself, and I’ve come to the conclusion it’s the human story that grips me. It’s the ordinary stories, of ordinary and not so ordinary people, being caught up in the tragedy, and it makes me wonder about the reactions of people, the decisions and choices that were made, and the scandal that so few were rescued from the water when there were near-empty lifeboats , but only one rowed back to come to their aid. Any tragedy, historical or current, makes us ask questions of ourselves. What would I have done? How might I have reacted? Would I do things differently? In a sense, these questions confront us every day of life, as we make our choices—for ourselves and for our neighbours in the world. In many situations, we can often feel powerless to make a difference as individuals, and that can either make us turn away or stir us into collective action. Christian Aid week is a great example of so many people coming together to make a difference in the world. We can’t all do everything, but what we can do is raise the money, the awareness and the resources, so that others may act in our name, to bring aid where it is most needed. Currie Kirk has, over the years, raised the profile of Christian Aid week in the community, and collected a significant amount of money to play our part in resourcing Christian Aid’s work. It is very much a team effort, and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who gets involved to make this happen. Each day brings choices about whether we put ourselves or others first, and Christian Aid week allows us to show our care, concern and commitment to others in the name of Christ. After all, the work of Christian Aid is all about the human story—fighting for a world free of poverty and injustice. I hope we can all somehow play our part.

God Bless,

Lezley J. Stewart Paws for thought! [by Molly]

overheard Mum and Dad talking about holidays being, I have to come first. It gives you a nice, warm I the other day—they seem to think I don’t hear fuzzy feeling to know that you come first … it makes them when they speak quietly, but my ears always you feel really special! Of course, everyone likes to prick up whenever I hear my name. Apparently, they feel special, and Mum says that Her “Boss” puts hadn’t been too keen to book ahead because they everyone else first, so that we would all have a good didn’t know how I was going to be, but because I’m example to follow. Sounds like we could all go far if we turning out to be quite resilient, they are now did that then! planning holidays to suit me. I even caught Mum looking at a cottage on the computer, calling it “Molly Now … I wonder if there will be a cosy rug … by a big friendly”, so I’m quite looking forward to that! It’s in a open fire … with a welcoming bone … and a warm bed place called Farr, which isn’t far at all—but just outside … and PLEASE don’t make me have to walk too far!!! Inverness!

I’m sure if Mum and Dad had the choice, they’d quite like to go somewhere further afield and warmer than Scotland, but I heard Her say to Him, that for the time

An Expression of Love to a Watching

World

hristian Aid fundraising assistant Eleanor Ledesma reflects on HOW YOUR CASH C what the Christian Aid Week collection means to her—and to many members of church groups who will be going house to house this CAN HELP May.

TEN MILLION HOMES reached and £12.5m raised over seven amazing DONATIONS FROM a days. Christian Aid Week’s headline figures are spectacular. But what’s h o u s e - to- h o u s e also impressive is that Christian Aid Week is one of the UK’s biggest collection can go a very acts of Christian witness. This May, more than 100,000 people will long way, for example: come together to express their love for God and for humanity to a watching world. £6.50 could buy a set of Christian Aid Week collectors brave the British weather, four hand tools for a overcome their reservations about knocking on neighbours’ doors, and farmer living in the spare time out of their busy schedules. They are motivated bya town of Gbap, Sierra number of factors—some common and some personal. But they all Leone share the desire to do their part in helping to lift their brothers and sisters across the world out of poverty. They know that for every doorbell they ring, there are thousands of other collectors, up hill and £50 could pay for down dale, who are doing the same thing. advocacy training for Almost all denominations and traditions are represented, as two young people in a local churches work in partnership to cover more ground, to coordinate Kenyan slum, equipping their efforts and to share resources. In many communities Christian them with the tools they Aid brings people together to work together locally, and to make a need to pressure their difference locally. government for Like jigsaw pieces, each individual collector, organiser and essential services church fit together to produce the Christian Aid Week collection—an external display of Christian compassion and duty to support the £123 could buy a world’s poor. To the local community this is a powerful symbol. Jesus not only calls us to be hidden like salt, with its cleansing reclaimed aluminium and seasoning properties, but also to come together as light, reflecting greenhouse for a God’s glory and a heart firmly focused on the needs of the poor, the woman working on under-represented and the oppressed. By showing the face of the local market gardening church in this illuminating way, the value of the house-to-house projects in Tajikistan, collection cannot be counted simply in monetary terms. providing a vital tool for growing vegetables in a harsh climate with extremes of hot and cold CHRISTIAN AID WEEK PRAYER

People working together, children going to school, women speaking out, tools for transformation, communities thriving and not just surviving, and no more hunger—these are the fruits that will last. Jesus, who calls us friends, may we love one another and remain in your love.

3 Our Involvement with Christian Aid— A Quick 18 Years

OSH, that has been a quick 18 years for Bryce (not so long for Graeme) but there have been a few changes G in that time. How did it all start for Bryce?...... Following a Session Meeting, Bryce was asked to join the fund raising team for Christian Aid. Responsibilities were shared among a team of four for the only activity at that time ie door-to-door collection. Of course, then as now there was the army of loyal volunteers who knock on doors collecting donations during that all important Christian Aid Week in May. “Invariably, why does it always tend to be cold and/or wet that particular week?!!” However, there is always a “warm” atmosphere at the Friday Night Count which over the years has become a bit of a social occasion—a big thank you to all the providers of the goodies (teas, sandwiches and home baking) which help nourish the grey cells for an accurate count. The Joint Valley sponsored walks were re- introduced after a gap of many years, eg over the Pentlands or to Balerno via Lymphoy, involving the Parish Churches of Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green and Colinton. The walks were followed by BBQ`s at the Gibson Craig Halls as a reward for participating. Over the years we have introduced on-going fundraising activities which are not restricted to Christian Aid Week. These include Money Boxes for loose change, collection of used Inkjet Cartridges, old Mobile Phones, Foreign Currency brought back from holidays and Used Stamps. Last year at this time we introduced, very successfully, that we would collect all manner of unwanted books which we then passed on to the central Christian Aid Sale at St Andrew`s and St George`s West Church. The 2011 sale alone raised £114,000 for Christian Aid funds. There may have been changes over the years, but some things remain constant—the loyal support and generosity of Currie Kirk members, which has been overwhelming. This has been particularly evident when, in times of crisis, we have taken Retiring Collections where the congregation have always risen to the occasion so magnificently. Bryce and Graeme leave their Christian Aid roles with a great sense of achievement, particularly where annual fund raising has increased from around £2000 in the early years to an average of £6000 (including Gift Aid) in more recent years. As we go we must give A VERY BIG THANK YOU to all who have supported us over the years—WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. Best wishes to the new team for the continued development and success of Christian Aid fund raising.

Bryce & Graeme How is the Church of Scotland’s Money Used?

few weeks ago we received a letter from Gordon Jamieson, Head of Stewardship of the A Church of Scotland, thanking the congregation for supporting the worship, mission and service of the Church through the money we give in our offerings. From our offerings in 2012 we will be making a contribution of £87,473 to the Ministries and Mission Fund and he felt it important we know the different ways in which this money is used to enable the work of the Church. Through the Ministries and Mission Fund each congregation contributes towards the cost of all parish ministers, deacons and other parish workers. In fact 86% of congregational contributions support these costs, with the remaining 14% spent on mission and renewal work. In 2012 the cost of a parish minister at the top of the stipend scale (stipend, employer’s national insurance and pension contribution) which applies to the majority of parish ministers, including Currie Kirk, is £39,895.

The overall spend of the Church of Scotland in 2012 is expected to be almost £111 million. This is a large sum of money and it is perhaps easier to understand how it is spent if we take a £10 note and divide it among the various areas of the work of the Church.

£4.43 on the provision of ministers and other parish staff throughout Scotland and elsewhere, giving priority to the poorest and most marginalised communities.

£4.41 on the social care work undertaken by CrossReach— caring in Christ’s name for those in existing areas of need and identifying emerging areas of need.

17p on enabling and empowering people to engage in Christ’s mission through resourcing worship, witness and discipleship.

31p on developing relationships with partner Churches overseas and enabling people in Scotland to engage with the life of the world Church.

5p on engaging with national, political and social issues from a Christian perspective.

9p on contributions to ecumenical organisations, Christian Aid, Faith in Community (Scotland), the Parish Development Fund and the Central Fabric Fund.

49p on supporting the Councils of the Church and congregations with financial, legal, procedural, safeguarding and other services.

5p on the cost of the General Assembly and the Moderator.

IF ALMOST £111 MILLION is to be spent, where does the money come from? Again, it is easier to understand if we think in terms of every £10 received:

£4.39 comes from congregations through Ministries and Mission Contributions.

£4.31 from payments for CrossReach services and legacies to CrossReach (Social Care Council).

46p from legacies and other sources of external income to other Church Councils and Committees. 37p from investment income.

47p from Church Councils’ and Committees’ reserves.

You will see from this that Ministries and Mission Contributions from congregations account for less than half of the total received. You will also see from the amounts spent and received that most of the money required for the work of CrossReach comes from payments from various sources for the services they receive. Some money comes from legacies. A very small amount comes from congregations’ Ministries and Mission Contributions. This is why 86% of congregational contributions are spent on ministries and 14% on other aspects of the Church’s work.

5 The Guild

ur meeting on the 3rd April with Elaine Case as our speaker was both entertaining and informative as we learnt O about her work as an Occupational Therapist. Our final meeting of the AGM and cheese and wine took place on the 17 April. To anyone on our committee or any other Committee this poem, from the Edinburgh Presbyterial Guild Council Newsletter, may be of interest. Author unknown.

I’m on a Committee

Oh give me your pity, I’m on a committee We compose and propose, we suppose and oppose Which means that from morning to night and the points of procedure are fun We attend and amend and contend and defend But though various notions are brought up as motions Without a conclusion in sight There’s terribly little gets done

We confer and concur, we defend and demur We resolve and absolve, but we never dissolve and re-iterate all of our thoughts since it’s out of the question for us We revise the agenda with frequent addenda What a shattering pity to end our committee and consider a load of reports where else could we make such a fuss?

Margaret Ullathorne Guild President

SKIP to Malawi...... !

uring his break from studies at Glasgow Medical School this D summer, our son Ross will be working in a Malawian orphanage as a volunteer, participating in a project run by the UK based charity SKIP (Students for Kids’ International Projects). SKIP is a completely student-run charity, the Glasgow branch of which has been working with Mphatso and Chikondi orphan care centre in Malawi since 2006. SKIP Glasgow’s main aim at the centre is health promotion with topics including HIV/AIDS and Malaria, but they have also established specific health interventions such as a hand washing programme and supervised toothbrushing. The long term aim of SKIP’s involvement with the orphan care centre is to make these interventions sustainable without outside help, and to make a lasting improvement to the health of the children in the area. You can find out more about SKIP at: http://www.skipkids.org.uk/projects/skip-glasgow-malawi To participate in this extremely worthwhile cause, Ross has to raise sufficient funds to cover his own travel, accommodation and subsistence costs. We are doing this in a variety of ways; for example, on 17 March we held a special fundraising meal in Kirk House and, judging from the raucous laughter, a fine time was had by all—including the cook and the waiting staff! Our sincere thanks for the generous support we received from all who attended. Our fundraising efforts are not stopping there, however, and we plan to hold a family quiz night at 7.00 pm on Saturday 26 May in the Gibson Craig Hall. Local quizmaster Ron Grigor has very kindly offered to present the quiz which he will aim at adults and children of all ages. We will provide nibbles, and tea/coffee (and cake!) to wind up the evening. Grown ups can bring their own bottle! It promises to be a fun evening for all the family. All proceeds will go towards Ross’ expenses, with any money raised over and above this being donated direct to SKIP. Adult tickets are £5.00, kids’ tickets are free, available from Sandra and Gordon Cranford (449 4639). Give us a ring or catch us outside the Kirk or in Kirk House after the Sunday services. Alternatively, you can reserve your tickets with Val Reid at the Kirk Office (451 5141). Please come along and support Ross. Thank you in anticipation.

Sandra and Gordon Cranford 6

65th Edinburgh (Currie) Company (Registered Charity No. SCO34640)

Display—11 May 2012

The Congregation, family and friends of the Company are invited to the Annual Display on Friday 11 May at 7 pm.

The Company has five Queen’s Men this year— Chris Beattie, Calum Brown, Scott Duffy, Scott Macleod and Craig Moffat It also has two boys gaining their President’s Badge: Cameron Macleod and Neil Wang

The Juniors enjoying a day at the Zoo to see the Pandas

National Masterteam Finalists Chris Beattie; Calum Brown; Andrew Sawkins and Neil Wang brought the “runners up” trophy home to the 65th. Being narrowly beaten by Kilmarnock into second place with the 1st Alton third—half a point behind our team! A very close and exciting final held in Luton at St Johns Methodist Church. Well done to all four boys—a good way to end 13 years service in the Company for Chris and Calum. Thanks to Scott MacLeod and David Kong for volunteering to replace Chris and Calum in next year’s National Masterteam. .

Kidz@Currie

Kidz@Currie—operate a Creche catering for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers and a Sunday Club for Primary and Secondary school age. Children are invited to join the congregation for the start of the Church service at 10am and then leave part way for Kidz@Currie. All welcome—please come along and join us.

Find the journey the caterpillar takes to become a butterfly.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

2 Corinthians 5:17

7 Reflections on trypraying ……….

CURRIE KIRK PRAYER VIGIL

hen we were children, some of us used to have a competition to see who could hold our W breath the longest or who could swim the farthest under water. Some people who never pray may imagine that prayer is pointless or just about as boring as holding your breath for as long as you can. Nothing could be further from the truth! Praying is having a conversation with God. It is a two way process because we hope that He will get back to us either right away or after a while or giving us a sense of peace, or even responding to a request. It can be like speaking to a dear trusted friend with, of course, recognition that He is our Creator, Lord and Saviour and should be treated with due respect. On Saturday 24 March, Currie Kirk organised a 24 hour Prayer Vigil. This was our part in the 40 days of Lent Prayer Vigils arranged by the Trypraying Team involving some 50 Churches in the Edinburgh area. Many of you will have seen the “Trypraying” advertisements on the sides of 40 Lothian buses, and banners on Churches or Church Halls, such as we have at the Gibson Craig Halls. On our Prayer Vigil day, time was divided into 24 – 1 hour slots, of which 12, from 9 am to 9pm were in the lounge room in the Gibson Craig Halls and the remainder, from Midnight to 9am and from 9pm to midnight on Saturday, were in people’s homes. Prayer “hosts” were appointed for each of the daytime slots and an open invitation was extended for anyone to join in for as long or as little time as they wanted. While we had hoped for a greater level of interest in our Prayer Vigil, especially since Lent can be a time of renewed spiritual focus as we look forward to celebrating the glorious truth of the resurrection on Easter Day, feedback from participants indicated that overall they found the experience well worthwhile. None of the 41 involved, including the 30 hosts, had participated in such a vigil before and most felt that the prayer aids provided were excellent. Several were amazed how quickly the hour passed. Most would be prepared to be involved in further vigils. Generally the most common reaction was a real sense of inner peace both during and after the vigil. One member found it overwhelming to realise that throughout the whole of Lent, 24 hours a day someone in the Edinburgh area was praying for Revival. One very positive result was from a member who had prayed for a relation who had already lost her sight in one eye and had been told by her consultant ophthalmologist that she would be completely blind within months. On the week following the Vigil she had an appointment with the same consultant. After examining her, he told her that he was now of the opinion that she would not lose her sight in the second eye after all. As you might imagine, she was really excited about this news. The power of prayer can never be underestimated, and its part in the Christian life is well expressed in James Montgomery’s great Hymn on prayer (CH4 546), the opening verse of which is:

Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire Uttered or unexpressed The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Trypraying—some stories 2012

Stopped in tracks: A woman, very concerned about the recurrence of her ex-partner’s cancer, was stopped in her tracks when she saw a trypraying banner on a church. At pains to say she is not religious, she explained to a friend that she had goose-bumps as she saw it and felt someone was trying to tell her something. It was such an appealing and simple invitation. She said she had nothing to lose, why not give it a try. She is praying every night.

Not forgotten: I had given out trypraying booklets to two work colleagues back in November. I hadn't got any feedback from them for a while and thought they may be just read it over then forgot about it. Recently I felt prompted to ask them about what they thought of the booklet and one colleague said he keeps it on his book shelf and has picked it up several times to re-read it. He feels the stories are particularly helpful as they relate to his life. The other colleague said it was a really helpful book. Both have taken up the challenge to pray about things regularly. The adverts on the buses gave me an awareness of the trypraying initiative. Everyone sees it! 8 Work: I took some booklets into work and had them sitting on my desk in view. The cleaner made some sarcastic comment about God never answering her prayer - so I said, “Well sounds like you need this then”. So she went off with one!

Pedestrian: “I saw the advert on the Lothian buses on South Bridge and it was such a clear and simple message that both my friend and I have actually started to pray! I want to commend you all for an excellent campaign! It is the most relevant and modern campaign for God that I have ever seen. It had a big impact on me and I am sure it will on others. Thank you for doing it and reminding us all about God in this very materialistic world. Please keep going with the campaign. It is very important”.

Fathers: The whole Muamba thing has opened up some great opportunities to share the trypraying booklet. I’ve had some great conversations with dads at my son’s football games.

Connecticut: Hello. I have been visiting Edinburgh this week from New Haven, USA. While sitting in the Sheraton dining room I have watched the buses passing on Lothian Road with your adverts. I am the Chaplain at a university, and this campaign seems like a great idea to use on the campus to stir students to think about prayer and God. Would you help me develop a similar campaign where I work?

So you think you know—Tim Shepherd

illenhall, a small town in the heart of the industrialised English Midlands or W the Black Country is famous for the manufacturing of locks and keys and, in 1959, is infamous as the town of my birth. I lived there for the next 28 years where I went to school and on Sundays went to the local Methodist church. I graduated from Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1980 with a Degree in Environmental Science. Unfortunately, at that time, the economy was in recession and I could not find employment in my preferred profession so went to work full time in a local independent DIY store. I had previously worked there as a ‘Saturday lad’ and during vacations. In the next seven years I gained a wide range of experience in both DIY techniques and products. Little did I know, at that time, that this knowledge would be put to good use later in my life. The first big change in my life came after meeting a certain Scottish Lass. Gina and I met in Willenhall through a mutual friend and after falling in love I decided to apply for the Civil Service and ask to be employed in Edinburgh so we could be together. I was successful and moved to Edinburgh in 1987 to take up a post in Registers of Scotland, the Scottish Land Register where I worked for the next 24 years. During this time Gina and I married and in 1991 our only child, Ruth (who is now studying Zoology at the University of Glasgow) was born. On my move to Edinburgh Gina and I looked for a place to worship and found a welcome at Edinburgh Methodist Mission at Central Hall, Tollcross. We retained our membership there until 2011 when Central Hall, due to a reorganisation of the Methodist churches in Edinburgh, closed. Gina and I then decided to look for a new church. Our search wasn’t too hard particularly as Ruth and Gina had been involved in the Sunday School at Currie Kirk from when Ruth was 3! This meant that we both felt at home in the Kirk and also had a number of good friends within the congregation. 2011 was also the year where another life changing event occurred. As part of the public sector cost cutting exercise I was offered early retirement which I didn’t have to think too long about. I felt that I needed to do something different with my time and I embarked on a new career that drew upon my past DIY experiences. I am now a self employed Handyman trading as TidyTim. I have a wide range of hobbies and interests. I enjoy hillwalking and am endeavouring to ‘bag’ all the Scottish Munros. I am also a member of two choirs. During the summer months I regularly play bowls and all year I like to quaff real ales and am a paid up member of CAMRA. I also still enjoy completing DIY and gardening in our home but with my recent career change this does seem like a busman’s holiday. 9 Community Activities

he Gibson Craig Hall is used by various groups during the week and, if anyone is interested in joining a group, T please telephone the contact noted below.

Contact name Tel No: Day Baby Ballet Claire Robertson 336 5982 Wednesday Balerno Bridge Club Ron Dow 538 2313 Monday Blue Sky Pilates Claire McDonald Thursday Children’s Dance Carol Campbell 339 2315 Friday Currie and District Local History Peter Cowlishaw 449-2520 Monday Evenings twice Society monthly October to March Day Care Centre Elspeth Frame 449 3603 Friday by referral

Judo Jo Imrie 01506 884633 Tuesday 4-6 pm Octagon Club Alastair Hardie 453 3556 Wednesday Iain Grant 332 3413 Parents & Toddlers Hazel Lumsdaine 449 7798 Friday

Sequence Dance Tom Masson 449 2561 Thursday Senior Citizens Jean Smith 449 5596 Monday Snack Lunches Viola MacPhail 449 4664 Tuesday Tai Chi Denise Cunningham 449 3468 Tuesday Zumba Exercise Class Tom Lowe 07980 692929 Thursday

And Finally………….. having celebrated the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible in 2011 here are some quirky KJV facts:

 The animal most frequently mentioned in the Old Testament is the sheep, followed by the lamb, lion, ox, ram, horse, bullock, ass, goat and camel.

 The most common name is David, which occurs over a thousand times. The longest name in the Bible is that of Isaiah’s son Mahershalalhashbaz.

 Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia nibbled a few pages of the Bible whenever he became ill. In December 1913 he ate the entire Book of Kings when convalescing after a stroke, and died.

 To reproduce the biblical description of Noah’s Flood, one inch of rain would have to fall every second for 40 days without any evaporation.

Family News

Obituary: Jesus said: “I am the Resurrection and the Life” (John 11:25) Sandy Andrews, 55 Belmont Road, Juniper Green James Innes, 73 Dolphin Gardens West Mrs Helen Mason of 40 Currievale Park Thomas McCaig, 67 Dolphin Gardens West Tom Stewart, 35 Dolphin Road

Baptisms Jesus said “Let the children come to me” (Luke 18:16)

8th April—Isla Sophia Hartman-Leys—daughter of Kelly Hartman and Robert Leys, Augsburg, Germany 8th April—Robert William David Leys, Augsburg, Germany 22nd April—Lily Skye Reynolds—daughter of Ewan and Jaimee Reynolds, Broxburn

Marriages 7th April Janie Althen and Scott Kennedy, 15 Pentland Place

May Flower List

6 May 20 May Wedding—Jennifer Harper and Christopher Brown Mrs A Smith, 1 Pentland Place Mrs J Bannister, 94 Lanark Road West Mrs B Temperley, 67 Riccarton Mains Road Mrs M Harrison, 10 Stewart Avenue Mrs I Greig, 109 Dolphin Road 27 May The Wight Family, Fallin, Stirlingshire Mrs V McPhail, 17 Riccarton Crescent

13 May Mrs M Douglas, 4 Cherry Tree View Mrs S Ramsay, 47 Corslet Road

onations for flowers may be sent to Mrs Erica Porteous, 2 Pentland View, Currie, or left at the Church Office D or in the Elder’s Box of Bill Porteous in the Link Building, and any cheques made payable to Currie Kirk Flower Fund. Erica can be contacted on 449 6894 for any further information regarding donations.

Dates for the Diary…

11 May BB Display– Gibson Craig—7 pm—ALL WELCOME 19 May Guild Outing 26 May Quiz Night—Gibson Craig—7 pm—Malawi Appeal (see p6) 30th May Prayer Group—Gibson Craig Lounge—7.30-8.30 pm

11 WHO’S WHO

Name Contact Meeting Day Telephone No Minister Rev Lezley J Stewart, The Manse 449 4719 43 Lanark Road West [email protected] Pastoral Associate Margaret Gordon 449 2554 Currie Kirk Church Office Gibson Craig Hall, Lanark Road West, Monday 12 Noon—2.30 pm (Scottish Charity No. SC001554) Currie, EH14 5NY Thursday 9.00—11.30 am 451 5141 Secretary: Val Reid Saturday 9.00—11.15 am e-mail [email protected]

Session Clerk Grant Gordon 449 2554 email: [email protected] Treasurer Neil Beattie 38 Newmills Crescent 449 2792 e-mail [email protected] Gift Aid Treasurer Ron Dow 48 Thomson Drive 538 2313 [email protected] Weddings/Funeral Officer Sandy Harper 16 Pentland View 449 4258 Organist Contact Church Office 451 5141 Gibson Craig Hall Caretakers & May and Bill Sutherland 449 7747 Bookings 56 Thomson Crescent Hospital Transport Coordinator Elizabeth Wood 538 0363 Kirk House Bookings Catherine Crawford 449 4312 Life and Work Alastair Hardie 453 3556 Magazine Distributor Jean Dick 449 6374 Boys’ Brigade Captain Jim Webber : Anchors Thursday 6.00-7.00 pm 451 5112 Juniors Thursday 7.00-8.30 pm Company/Seniors Friday 7.00-9.15/10.00 pm Mini Bus Sunday lift organiser Jean Pringle 449 7716 Mini Bus Bookings Isobel Webber 451 5112 Banner Group Janet Robertson Thursday 441 1499 Care Van Fiona Pigott Once a month 466 1459 Pastoral Visitors Sandra Cranford 449 4639 Currie Kirk Singers Tom Masson Various 449 2561 Festival Choir Margaret Douglas As Arranged 449 2092 Guild Mary Thomson Tuesday 449 5919 Kidz@Currie Norma Beattie Sunday 449 2792 Messy Church Contact Church Office Last Friday of each month Gibson 451 5141 Craig Hall from 2.00 pm—3.30 pm except July, August and December Walking Group Rena Milligan Third Sunday of each month 449 2017 Clipboard lipboard can now be found on the Currie Kirk Website with one click to http://www.curriekirk.org/clipboard/ - C why not mark it as a favourite. Articles for the June issue with the theme summer holidays using a Word attachment, should be sent by email to [email protected] by Friday 18 May 2012.

Currie Kirk is a registered Charity (Scottish Charity No. SC001554)