APRIL 2019 APRIL 2019 FRONT COVER: Rebecca from HopScotch children's charity accepts a cheque for £500 from Katrina Russell, 24th March. See last issue: Fundraising [photo: Linda Farrer]

CONTACT INFORMATION

INTERIM MODERATOR DR HAZEL HASTIE [email protected] Tel: 07827 314374

LOCUM MINISTER REV. ALEX DOUGLAS (note new phone number) [email protected] Tel: 01383 791080

SESSION CLERK Mrs ELIZABETH CLARK [email protected] Tel: 667 6705

CHURCH OFFICER/ ADMINISTRATOR, Mr STUART HOUSTON Tel: 667 6989 FREEWILL OFFERING SCHEME, [email protected] GIFT AID CO-ORDINATION:

ROLL KEEPER Mrs LINDA FARRER Tel: 667 5129

CHURCH OFFICE ANSWERPHONE IN OPERATION Tel: 662 1203 EMAIL [email protected]

CLERK TO THE Mrs SUSAN MACKAY Tel: 667 0910 CONGREGATIONAL BOARD [email protected]

ELDERS IN CHARGE OF ELIZABETH & GRAHAM CLARK COMMUNION ARRANGEMENTS [email protected] Tel: 667 6705

SUNDAY DUTY ROSTER SHEILA CAPEWELL

TREASURER JUDITH SMEATON Tel: 662 0149 [email protected]

MAGAZINE EDITOR Mrs LINDA FARRER Tel: 667 5129 [email protected] [Printed by Mailboxes Morningside. Graphics and design by DAVID WHITE]

ORGANIST Dr MARTYN STRACHAN Tel: 339 3217 [email protected]

HALL BOOKINGS Mrs JOYCE ROSIE [email protected] Tel: 667 2527

SAFEGUARDING COORDINATOR ANNE BLACK [email protected] Tel: 447 4149

ORDER OF SERVICE INTIMATIONS DAVID WHITE [email protected], by Wednesday morning please.

2 FROM OUR MINISTER DEAR FRIENDS, On our last few days in Sri Lanka we stayed in a beach hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean. A few yards from where we were there was a shanty town. The people there were living in shacks with corrugated iron roofs and from the look of things seemed quite poverty-stricken. When I raised the subject with our driver he told me that the government had offered to give them better accommodation in flats or houses in other parts of the town but they would not move. Perhaps they felt secure surrounded by people they knew and were quite happy and contented. In the driver's mind such people didn’t desire change. When Jill and I walked along the beach to where these people were living we met a few of them and the children seemed really happy, smiling and shouted to us, waving their hands in welcome. Many people don’t like changes of any kind. In scripture we read that John the Baptist called people to change their ways for the coming of our Lord. Certainly many people were baptised by him in the river Jordan turning from their old way of life to walking in God’s way. Yet in Jesus’s last days of earthly ministry he wept over the people of Jerusalem saying “Jerusalem, Jerusalem how often would I have gathered you as a mother hen gathers her chicks under her wings but you would not let me”. Later as Jesus was nailed to the cross only a handful of his followers stood with him. It is believed that even his disciples fled the scene afraid perhaps that they would suffer the same fate. Today whilst there are Christians spread throughout the world, the vast majority of people in our own land have not responded to Christ’s call to follow him. Perhaps they too don’t like change or they don’t see any need of Christ in their lives. They are happy as they are. It goes without saying that the number of people who attend church on a regular basis is on the decline and that many such as our own are being linked or united and others sadly closed. A well-known preacher of yesteryear, James Stewart, once said being a Christian was the happiest life anyone could live. If that is true and we ourselves know it to be true then surely countless people are missing out. Jesus came that we might have life in all its fullness. Are we as Christians witnesses of this truth? Do we have within our lives that spiritual ingredient that non-Christians don’t have that makes life much more worth living? When people look at our lives do they see something in us that they themselves would love to have? As 3 someone once said, if we were on trial for being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict us? We cannot expect people to suddenly start coming to church unless we show them the difference Christ and his church makes in our lives. Easter is a time of new life and new beginnings. Christ died but was raised to newness of life. Let us rejoice in this fact but more than this, live in the joy and love that he offers so that we as his witnesses might encourage and challenge others to follow him. Every blessing, ALEX

SERVICES

All services will be conducted by Rev. Alex Douglas Sunday 7th April 10:30am MORNING WORSHIP Sunday 14th April 10:30am MORNING WORSHIP: Palm Sunday Thursday 18th April 7:00pm MAUNDY THURSDAY with Holy Communion Friday 19th April 7:00pm GOOD FRIDAY Sunday 21st April 10:30am EASTER SUNDAY Family Worship and Easter Egg Hunt Sunday 28th April – 10:30am MORNING WORSHIP

4 ALL IN THE MONTH OF APRIL 300 YEARS AGO, on 25th April 1719 that Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe was published. 125 YEARS AGO, on 16th April 1894 that Manchester City Football Club was founded. It was a reorganisation of a church team that was established in 1880, initially as St Mark’s (West Gorton), and, from 1887, Ardwick Association Football Club. 100 YEARS AGO, on 11th April 1919 that the International Labour Organisation was founded as part of the Treaty of Versailles that ended WW1. It later became part of the United Nations. Its first act was to establish an 8-hour working day and maximum 48-hour working week. 90 YEARS AGO, on 14th April 1929 that the first Monaco Grand Prix was held in Monte Carlo. 70 YEARS AGO, on 4th April 1949 that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was founded. 50 YEARS AGO, on 22nd April 1969 that British sailor Sir Robin Knox- Johnston became the first person to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and single-handed. 30 YEARS AGO, on 14th April 1989 that the Hillsborough Disaster took place in Sheffield. 96 Liverpool FC fans were killed in a crush during the F A Cup semi-final football match against Nottingham Forest. 25 YEARS AGO, on 27th April 1994 that post-apartheid multiracial elections were held in South Africa, with 18 million blacks eligible to vote for the first time. Nelson Mandela was elected president and took office on 10th May. 20 YEARS AGO, on 26th April 1999 that Jill Dando, TV presenter, newsreader, journalist and former Crimewatch reporter was shot dead on the doorstep of her home in London. It is still a mystery who killed her.

5 1ST APRIL: FOOLING AROUND Probably the most famous April Fool prank of all time was when in the 1960’s BBC TV broadcast a feature on the spaghetti farms of Italy. Even those of us who bought our spaghetti in the supermarket from the pasta shelves began to wonder if we’d been wrong. Italian farmers explained their work and the progress of the spaghetti plants was carefully filmed, from planting to reaping. And all in the BBC’s most serious documentary manner. It took a while to appreciate that this was Aunty playing games. Whatever next! The odd thing is that no one is quite sure of the origin of this very British tradition. Most attribute it to changes in Britain’s calendar in the 1700s, when New Year’s Day moved from March 25th to January 1st. Not surprisingly, the change caused a lot of confusion and mistakes around the start of April. Others look further back, to the ancient Roman feast of Hilaria, when the goddess Cybele was celebrated with pranks and jokes around the spring equinox, March 25th. Either way a touch of hilarity at the end of Lent does not seem amiss. Go to Greece, where the resurrection of Jesus is celebrated with fireworks and parties to see how it might work.

REID THURSDAY CLUB 4th APRIL; please note the change to the printed syllabus; Roy Johnstone will give a talk about 'The Women Pilots of World War II - Spitfire Women' in the Small Hall at 2.30pm. 18th APRIL AT 2pm; AGM in the Large Hall followed by entertainment from a group called Peerie. So why not come and join us on these dates to enjoy good talks, music, chat and always fine biscuits and tea. Looking forward to seeing you. ALISON MACLEOD

6 23rd APRIL: ST GEORGE AND HICCUP AND THE DRAGON Have you seen the film How to Train your Dragon? It’s set in a Viking village under attack from dragons, who steal livestock and burn down houses. Hiccup, the village Chief’s son, invents a machine to capture dragons. However, when he catches one of the most dangerous dragons, he cannot kill it, when he sees that the dragon is just as frightened as he is. Through this friendship, the people and dragons eventually live in harmony. This month we celebrate St. George, the patron saint of England. He is famous for slaying a dragon, a tradition which became popular in the Middle Ages. Whether he killed an actual dragon is open to question! However, we do know that the original George was a Roman soldier at the time of Emperor Diocletian. He refused to renounce his faith, as commanded by the Emperor, resulting in his death on 23rd April 303 AD. The contrast is clear: St. George slayed the evil dragon, while Hiccup refused to kill one. However, they also have something important in common. Both acted according to their conscience, defying the popular understanding of those around them and not worrying about the personal cost to themselves. St. George was martyred for standing up for his faith in Jesus before a pagan emperor, while Hiccup risked rejection by his father and village because of his compassion. Today, we are still called to stand for Christ against wrongs and injustice in daily life, whatever the personal cost. However, we also need to be ready to look our enemies in the eye and meet their hostility with love and compassion. This is why we also remember this month that Jesus died and rose again, so that we might have God’s power to do this in our lives.

A COMPLIMENT...? You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windshield that read: ‘Parking Fine’. That was so nice. 7 21st APRIL - EASTER MORNING: THE 'OTHER' MARY As the traditional Easter story is retold this month, you may notice that there is one name that frequently occurs. It is that of the ‘other’ Mary – not the mother of Jesus, but Mary of Magdalene, who stood by her at the cross and became the first human being actually to meet the risen Christ. That’s quite a record for a woman who, the Gospels tell us, had been delivered by Jesus from ‘seven devils’ – New Testament language for some dark and horrible affliction of body, mind or spirit. As a result, her devotion to Him was total and her grief at His death overwhelming. In church history Mary Magdalene became the ‘fallen woman’ a harlot who was rescued and forgiven by Jesus but there is no evidence to prove she was a ‘fallen woman’ but the contrast is sublime, Mary the virgin mother, the symbol of purity. Mary Magdalene, the scarlet woman who was saved and forgiven. The second great moment for her was as unexpected as it was momentous. She had gone with other women to the tomb of Jesus and found it empty. An angelic figure told them that Jesus was not there, He had risen – and the others drifted off. But Mary stayed, reluctant to leave it like that. She became aware of a man nearby, whom she took to be the gardener. She explained to Him that the body of ‘her Lord’ had been taken away and she didn’t know where to find Him. The man simply said her name ‘Mary’ and she instantly realised it was Jesus. She made to hug Him, but He told her not to touch Him because his resurrection was not yet complete. She was, however, to go to the male disciples and tell them she had met Him. She did – but they couldn’t believe her. Her words – ‘I have seen the Lord’ – echo down the centuries, the very beating heart of the Christian gospel. 8 DOOR DUTIES 7th APRIL 5th MAY Linda Farrer, Alison Macleod Sheila Capewell, Douglas Mathieson In charge: Ian Beckett In charge: Elizabeth Mathieson Welcome table: Lesley Beckett Welcome table: Joyce Rosie 14th APRIL 12th MAY Diane Craik, Morag Reid Anne Burgess, Geeta MacKay In charge: Graham Annan In charge: Stevie Douglas Welcome table: June Wylie Welcome table: Rose Mackenzie 21st APRIL 19th MAY Graham Clark, Hazel Melrose Gillian Brown, Jacky Harris In charge: Stephen Thomson In charge: Ian Beckett Welcome table: Alison Masson Welcome table: Lesley Beckett 28th APRIL 26th MAY Siobhan Gilliland, Susan MacKay Lindsay Wood, Suzanne Dalziel In charge: Robin Jones In charge: Alistair Dalziel Welcome table: Ann Jones Welcome table: Alison Masson

THE EASTER EGG HUNT

We seek them here, we seek them there, We seek those Creme Eggs everywhere! Within the church, within the ground Those hidden eggs which must be found! The pulpit steps? The hymn book stand? The lectern we’ve already scanned Behind that pew? I’ll need a torch! Perhaps one’s hidden in the porch! Aha! At last! I’m happy now! No more I search! No furrowed brow! I found my egg which tastes so good Within the Vicar’s vestment hood!

[Editor: Nigel Beeton writes: “One of the fun parts of Easter Sunday which is a characteristic of many churches is a hunt around the church and churchyard for those little Creme Eggs which so tickle the palates of the young (and the not-so-young)”] 9 WELCOME TO REV ALEX McASPURREN We are delighted to announce that the Rev Alexander McAspurren has accepted the call to be the new minister for Craigmillar Park linked with Reid Memorial The election result was 154 in favour and 4 against and is subject to approval by the Presbytery of Edinburgh. Members of the congregation may attend the Presbytery meeting on Tuesday 2nd April at 7pm at Greyfriars Church to hear the call for consideration in favour of Rev Alex McAspurren. After a long vacancy it is good to know the waiting is over and we are about to embark on a new and interesting chapter in the life of the Reid Memorial. Rev McAspurren was the unanimous choice of the Nominating Committee for the breadth of his experience in the church and outside it. He has worked with Bethany; he has a qualification in substance misuse management and is a member of the Church of 's Society, Religion and Technology project (among other things). We are looking forward to welcoming him to the linked charge and working with him to do new things in this part of Edinburgh for the furtherance of God's kingdom. ELIZABETH CLARK [Session Clerk]

GRUP TERNARI A UNIQUE CONCERT! Grup Ternari - an organist and two dulzaina players specialising in European religious & baroque music – are coming over to Edinburgh from Spain the weekend after Easter. Their unusual combination of instruments blends the sound of the dulzaina, a popular folk instrument from Valencia, with that of the more solemn and sacred church organ. They are all professional music teachers, who are keen to bring their music, which has been described as ‘the sound of heaven and earth’, to a wider audience. The programme ranges from English Baroque to Spanish contemporary. The concert, which includes refreshments afterwards, is free, but donations will be requested for Edinburgh Direct Aid to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon. You can reserve tickets with Rosanna (07867 596071), book on Eventbrite, or just come along. 10 CHARLES WESLEY’S GREAT HYMN FOR EASTER: CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY! Jesus’s death on the cross, and His resurrection on Easter morning are both part of the redemption story. Paul links them in this way: ‘He was delivered for our offences [the Cross] and raised again [the Resurrection] for our justification’ (Romans 4:25). Charles Wesley does likewise in his glorious Easter anthem. Christ the Lord is risen today! Sons of men and angels say. Raise your songs and triumph high Sing, ye heavens, thou earth reply. Charles wrote the hymn in 1739, a year after his Pentecost Sunday evangelical conversion, and the year in which he began his open-air preaching. Like all his hymns that followed in the next four decades, this hymn is full of New Testament references and allusions. A great stone was rolled into the opening of the grave where Jesus was laid, and as Matthew records, the Jewish authorities ‘made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting a guard’ (27:66). But all to no purpose! Christ, the Lord of Life, could not be imprisoned by death! Vain the stone, the watch, the seal Christ hath burst the gates of hell. Death in vain forbids Him rise Christ hath opened Paradise! For the final verse, Wesley uses descriptive language to describe four requirements for Christians to enjoy eternal life with God. The focus for Christians: to know God, to bear witness to God, to sing their faith and to love one another King of glory, Soul of bliss, Everlasting life is this, Thee to know, Thy pow’r to prove, Thus to sing, and thus to love, Christ has conquered hell! Death has lost its sting! The grave is spoiled! What a Saviour! What a gospel! What a glorious hope! 11 WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CRAIGMILLAR PARK? Thank you to all at Reid Memorial for making us so welcome at the joint service of Holy Communion in March. It was a joy to worship with you (and we really appreciated the home baking stall afterwards too!). It was also such good news to hear that the congregations have elected Alex McAspurren to be our new minister, subject to Presbytery sustaining the call at its April meeting. Vacancies do seem to take a while but it’s good now to be able to look forward and plan. We’re also just about to interview for the new post of Mission Development Worker, a post that will be shared across our two congregations and Priestfield. Together with the new minister at Priestfield, the Rev Donald Scott, we’ll have a strong and energetic ministry team and a real opportunity to develop an imaginative mission programme for God’s work across this part of Edinburgh. In the meantime, the practical arrangements for a new ministry continue, as no doubt they do for Reid Memorial. We plan a full spring clean and tidy-up of our buildings and, of course, we have some decoration to do in the manse to make it into a real home for Alex and Louise. The garden could do with a makeover as well, if we’re honest. Our Easter services will take place as usual. We’ll be hosting the Holy Week breakfast services organised by Newington Churches Together: 7.45am each day from Monday 15 to Friday 19 April, followed by breakfast in the hall. These short contemplative services are a perfect way to focus our thoughts and

YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT Negative thoughts can actually harm you, physically. In a recent study by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford, it was found that if you listen to that critical inner voice, you will end up with an increased heart rate, consistent with feelings of being under threat and distress. On the other hand, positive thoughts have the opposite effect. Those in the study who were encouraged to be kind to themselves when things went wrong, reported more self-compassion, connection with others, and had feelings of relaxation and safety. No wonder that Paul urges us: “Brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things… And the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4: 8,9) 12 prayers during Holy Week, and the breakfast afterwards is a good way to meet people from the various NCT churches. The services usually attract between 30 and 40 people. It would be great to see friends from Reid Memorial at these services. We also have our own Good Friday service at 7.30pm and, of course, Easter Sunday at 10.30am.

MEET A MEMBER RUTH LONGMUIR I thought it might be good to introduce some of our people more personally. So, meet Ruth! She’s an elder and editor of Prism, our newsletter. She is also on the roster for reading the Bible in church and on the rota for after-church coffee. She does manage to find time for a day job on top of all of this, as the manager of Bethany Christian Trust’s Care Van and Care Shelter. She’s passionate about her work and about the need for Christian people to work to eliminate poverty and homelessness. You may have read her articles about her work in recent issues of Prism. In her spare time, Ruth plays the fiddle in the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra and is a keen walker and skier. You can follow her on Twitter at @ Ruth_BCT. PAULINE WEIBYE [Session Clerk]

PUT YOUR USED STAMPS TO GOOD USE! The Reid’s World Church Committee continues to support the ’s Stamp Appeal. Please, if you have any used stamps, put them in the post box at the back of the church to help raise valuable funds for this cause. This year, we are supporting the Chigodi Women Centre which delivers a broad range of skills training to address the challenges faced by women in Malawi. See poster page 18 >

13 THE MOST POPULAR BOOKS USED IN PREACHING Which books in the Bible are the most popular with preachers? A website called CrossPreach (www.crosspreach.com) has taken some 127,000 sermons (available on mp3s) from over 600 churches. It then counted how many times the basic text was taken from which book of the Bible. The sermons were preached by a total of 9,500 different preachers, with an average of 13 sermons per preacher. One feature was immediately apparent: 43 per cent of them had no specific text at all, so were presumably talks on particular topics. That left 72,000 sermons preached on specific Bible texts. Of these 72,000 sermons based on Bible texts, 50,000 were based on a NT passage (69 per cent) and the other 22,000 on an OT one (31per cent). Given that the NT is one-third the length of the OT, this means that two-thirds of sermons were based on only a quarter of the Bible. Which books were preached the most? In the NT, that honour goes to Luke, at 13 per cent. Overall, half of NT sermons came from the Gospels/Acts, a third from Paul and a sixth from the rest put together. In the Old Testament, the top book was the Psalms, at 19 per cent. Psalms, Genesis Isaiah and Exodus together accounted for half of all OT sermons. Overall, the OT sermons came almost equally from the four major sections: Beginnings (the Pentateuch), History, Poetry and the Prophets.

WHY WE ARE TURNING TO SOAP BARS It’s official: we are buying more soap bars these days. And that is a good thing. It is all a part of the major consumer backlash against unnecessary plastic waste. More and more of us want eco-friendly versions of our everyday needs. Thus, we have ‘bags for life’, loose fruit and veg, and now – bars of soap. Liquid soaps took off in the 1990s and was marketed as more hygienic than barred soap. But since then, numerous scientific studies have found this to be myth. And in the meantime, hundreds of millions of plastic bottles full of soap have been used once – and thrown into the environment. Whereas with a bar of soap, once it is gone, it is really gone. The data on soap sales was researched by Kantar Worldpanel.

14 Once upon a time a bride could expect to receive from her chief bridesmaid a china tea set. That tea set would perhaps be used at weekends for entertaining visitors or on special occasions. Shops such as Patrick Thomson, and Goldbergs served y. afternoon tea using their china tea sets and it was a treat to be taken there with grann Potteries in England produced many lovely tea sets and some still do. Fashions change however and the lovely tea sets are now to be found in the back of cupboards, on eBay or in the charity shops unloved and unused. Until now!!

Operation Teacup is about getting the tea sets into action again. Imagine the tea sets once again accompanied by cake stands, teapots etc and of course proper napkins and tablecloths.

The has kindly allowed us (myself and a team of willing helpers) to use their large hall and two afternoon teas have already been held. One was for the royal wedding in May 2018 and the other in October 2018 on National Hug a Sheep Day! Both were a success and money was raised for Marie Curie and Alzheimer Scotland. Some people brought a friend or relative some came along on their own. The chat was good and so was the food - but then I would say that!

The next one is to be on 27 April 2019 at the Reid Memorial Church between 2.30 and 5pm. There is no charge BUT if you enjoy the tea we ask if you could put a donation in one of the charity buckets. Part of the sum raised goes towards the cost of the tea and the remainder is given to charity which this time is to be Marie Curie. It would be lovely if you have the afternoon free if you could come along. (Please note that it is not suitable for young children for health and safety reasons).

Please telephone me (Ann) on 07778 388012 if you can attend.

Please help our tea sets dazzle again and help us raise money for Marie Curie!

Thank you Ann Ogg

GREAT EXPECTATIONS At a baptism the young minister was full of enthusiasm. He held the baby in his arms and speculated aloud as to the child’s possible future. “He may become a captain of industry, a great scientist, or a gifted teacher – someone on whom hundreds of young boys may model themselves.” Then turning to the parents in a rather grand manner, he asked, “And so what name do you give to this child?” Timidly, the reply came: “Amanda Jane.” 15 NOTES FROM THE ORGAN BENCH MARTYN STRACHAN, Organist and Choirmaster

7th APRIL [Passion Sunday] Chorale Prelude O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sunde gross BWV 622 - J S Bach Fantasia in G minor BWV 542 I - J S Bach 14th APRIL [Palm Sunday] Choral Prelude on Rockingham - C H H Parry Chorale Prelude Valet ich will der geben - Flor Peeters 21st APRIL [Easter Sunday] Offertoire pour Le Jour de Pâque sur O filii et filiae - Jean-François Dandrieu Marche Triomphale - Theodore Dubois 28th APRIL Sonata in C minor - Giovanni Pescetti Chorale Prelude Gelobt sei Gott - Healey Willan J S Bach (1685—1750) was sensitive to the import of the texts to which various chorales were sung. In this case the title is translated as, ‘O Man, bewail thy grievous sin’ which invokes the composer’s more intimate manner in his treatment of the tune, which is associated with Passiontide and specifically Holy Week. Bach’s use of chromatic harmony is particularly expressive. The Fantasia in G minor is a complete contrast; extrovert and dramatic, it shows Bach’s debt to his predecessors like Dietrich Buxtehude, whom to hear, Bach once undertook an arduous journey on foot. C H H Parry (1848—1918) was a free thinker, but was clearly moved by the Christian story. His treatment of Rockingham, sung to the words ‘When I survey the wondrous cross’ is gentle and intimate. The tune is presented in the tenor register and Parry resists the temptation to be over-elaborate. Flor Peeters (1903—1986) was born in Mechelen, Belgium and was

16 associated with the cathedral there almost his entire professional life. He wrote a vast amount of music, including a quantity of organ music based on hymns and liturgical themes. The tune treated here is known in this country as ‘St Theodulph’ and is sung to the words ‘All glory, laud and honour’. Jean-Francois Dandrieu (c.1681—1738) was organist of St Merry in Paris for 34 years and at the Chapel Royal. He wrote six suites on different church tones and it is from one of these that this Offertoire is taken. The Latin text is translated as, ‘O Sons and Daughters…’ Théodore Dubois (1837—1924) was appointed organist of La Madeleine in Paris is succession to Camille Saint-Saëns and became Director of the Paris Conservatoire. His compositions include works for the stage, oratorios, motets and a total of 88 organ pieces. This March is taken from one of the sets of pieces he issued throughout his life and although the quality of invention can be a little mixed, this is an example of the sonorous Grand Choeur much appreciated by Parisian church-goers. Giovanni Pescetti (1704—1766) was mainly an opera composer, but published a set of sonatas for organ or harpsichord. This particular example is not from this set, but it was edited by Peter Hurford and published by the Oxford University Press. It is for manuals only and uses some echo effects. Healey Willan (1880—1968) was British, but immigrated to Canada before the First World War. He wrote in many forms and contributed to the mainstream repertoire with orchestral music including at least one Piano Concerto. As organist of St Mary Magdalene in Toronto he natural composed a lot of music for his own instrument. The chorale melody treated here is sung in this country to the words. ‘The strife is o’er’.

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SUNDAY 28th APRIL 7pm CRAIGMILLAR PARK CHURCH [< SEE PAGE 10 FOR DETAILS] 19 FLOWERS IN CHURCH DATE DISTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS 7th APRIL Mr & Mrs Beckett Lorna Husband 14th APRIL Miss A MacLeod Susan Shepherd 21st APRIL Mrs M Houston Easter Flowers 28th APRIL Mrs J Rosie Henry Philip

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