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www.corstorphineoldparish.org.uk Diary Dates 5th Sept (Tues) Line Dancing Classes resume in the High Street Hall (1.30pm) 6th Sept (Wed) Kirk Session meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 7th Sept (Thurs) Easy Exercise Classes resume in the High Street Hall (2.00pm) 7th Sept (Thurs) Office Hour 7-8pm : No appointment necessary 9th Sept (Sat) Scotmid Funerals : 90th Anniversary Celebration Service in the Church at 2pm followed by refreshments in the High St Hall 9th Sept (Sat) Car Boot Sale at Corstorphine Primary School 10th Sept (Sun) Service at 10.30am (with a retiring offering on behalf of the RAF Benevolent Fund) 11th—15th Sept Church Office closed 13th Sept (Wed) Fabric Committee meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 17th Sept (Sun) Service at 10.30am 18th Sept (Mon) Last date for October church magazine material 20th Sept (Wed) Finance Committee meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 23rd Sept (Sat) Church Open for Doors Open Day (11.00am—4.00pm) 24th Sept (Sun) Rededication Service at 10.30am 25th Sept (Mon) Seedling Coffee Morning at 10.00am in the Kirk Loan Hall 29th Sept (Fri) MacMillan Coffee Morning in Church 30th Sept (Sat) The Lit & Geographic Coffee Morning in the High Street Hall 1st Oct (Sun) Sacrament of Holy Communion with services at 8.30am and 10.30am 4th Oct (Wed) Kirk Session meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 8th Oct (Sun) Service of Harvest Thanksgiving with the Sacrament of Baptism 14th Oct (Sat) Men’s Breakfast Fellowship Meeting in the High Street Hall at 8.30am with guest Speaker, Alan Cumming, who will talk about the Scottish Women’s Hospitals and Elsie Inglis 15th Oct (Sun) Service at 10.30am Corstorphine Old Parish Church, Kirk Loan, Edinburgh EH12 8HD Scottish Charity number: SC016009 Sunday Worship at 10.30am - On the first Sunday of every month there is a short service of Communion at 11.30am except March, June, October and December when there are services of Holy Communion at 8.30am and 10.30am Church Office - 2A Corstorphine High Street EH12 7ST. Office Open : Monday-Friday - 8.30am -1pm Contact details : 334 7864 [email protected] The Thursday Office Hour - In the Church Office, High Street Hall, on the first Thursday of every month 7.00-8.00pm (except July and August). No appointment necessary. Church Halls - High Street Hall, 2A Corstorphine High Street EH12 7ST and Kirk Loan Hall, 18 Kirk Loan, EH12 7HD 1 Letter from our Minister Dear Friends, If you turn to the parish records page of this magazine you will see some sad stories and some happy stories. The sad stories come from the register of deaths where we have recorded the names of people you will have been friends with for many years – people you sat next to in church, or shared coffee with after the service, people who were neighbours and friends, people you hadn’t been in touch with for a while, and people you were in contact with until the end. While each name you read will bring sadness, it might also bring back memories of jokes you shared, and good times you had, of the shared recognition of human concerns and delights, of familiarity and laughter. On the same page you will read the names of wedding couples, couples at all stages of their lives who have felt the time is right to marry, sometimes involving large numbers of friends and fami- ly gathering in their finery, others opting for simple and quiet celebrations, but all equally im- portant and sincere and blessed. You will read too of new members, and of people who have served the church in different ways over many years, with photographs showing them proudly holding their certificates, a little embarrassed perhaps that they have been publicly thanked, but quite pleased nonetheless. Elsewhere you will read of significant wedding anniversaries, friends to whom we send our love and best wishes, with the knowledge that in all those years of marriage there has never been a cross word said . at least not one that can be repeated in public. On other pages you will read of one of our 9.40 mums, Elaine, planning a trip to help travelling families in Romania, and of a Macmillan Coffee morning to raise money for cancer support. You will read too of changes to the Kirk Loan Hall and of the Doors Open day later this month. All of these announcements, celebrations, anniversaries, plans and projects speak of the church at its best – sharing the sorrow of those who mourn, and the joy of those who celebrate, reach- ing beyond our own needs to help others, and providing a warm welcome to visitors, building partnerships with our parish and continuing the everyday work of the Old Parish in worship, fellowship, mission and care. I pray that you will find cause to celebrate achievements and give thanks for lives lived, to join in with new ventures and to come along to familiar events, to celebrate God in our midst, and give thanks for His love. With best wishes, 2 Guild News Readers in Church ‘Go in Love’ For more years than she can remember, Nor- Sunday 24th September at 10.30am ma Thomson has been carrying out one of the Rededication Service many unseen tasks in the Old Parish. She has been making sure that we have someone to Tuesday 26th September at 7.30pm read the lessons on a Sunday morning. Opening Social Now Norma has decided that the time has Old Time Music Hall theme come to stand down from this and hand over to someone else. Thursday 5th October at 7.00pm Edinburgh Presbyterial Council We cannot allow her to 'retire' without say- ing very big 'thank you' for doing this im- St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church portant job over these many years and hope Communion with the Very Rev Dr Russell Barr that she enjoys her retirement. and Rev Ian Gilmour Christine is now going to be taking over from Tuesday 10th October at 7.30pm Norma in arranging we have readers on a Sunday morning in church. Cherry Blossom to Geisha Gordon Lobban With a new organiser, perhaps we can find some new readers. If you have thought about reading in church then why not give Christine a call or drop her an e-mail? (334 7864 or [email protected]) We can always ar- range for you to have a 'trial run' in the church with no-one listening before you fi- nally decide whether or not to join the list of readers . It would be good to get a few more The Leadership Team looks forward to welcom- names on the list. ing everyone back to our new session for 2017/2018 and we would also be delighted to welcome any new members including the men in our congregation. A warm welcome is assured. Our Opening Social is on Tuesday 26th Septem- Christian Aid Week 2017 ber at 7.30pm and the theme is Old Time Music Hall. A prize will be awarded for the best deco- Christian Aid Week 2017 raised the fan- rated hat (please note this is optional!) tastic amount of £2,390.50 before Gift Aid. This was the total raised from the If you would like a syllabus or more information Quiz Night, the Hunger Lunch and dona- about the Guild please contact myself or Doris tions in the Christian Aid Envelopes. Crichton, Joint Convener, 477 0067. Thank you to everyone who came Brenda Russell along to one of these events or who Joint Convener donated via the envelopes. Tel : 629 1456 3 Letter from our Probationary Minister, Allan Morton After a few months with you, I wanted to take this opportunity to write and give you an update on my progress in the placement and say something about what lies ahead for me. Firstly, I must express my sincere gratitude for the way in which you have welcomed me in your midst and encouraged me on the journey. Your support has been marvellous, and much appreciated. I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing in worship with you over these months. It was interesting to discover on arrival that our esteemed organist (he didn’t pay me to say that!) hails from Alloa – just along the road from where I grew up in Kincardine. I have particularly enjoyed honing my skills in children’s talks at 1030, and interacting with children and young families at 0940. At 1030, even when there are no young children present, my cry of “Good morning, young people!” tells you exact- ly where we are in the service! I also greatly benefitted from my month ‘in charge’ and valued the experience of being required to put services together week-on-week, even for a short time. I pray that those of you able to be present at worship were blessed, even if, like me, you welcomed the return of our wonderful Minis- ter! (She didn’t pay me to say that, either!) During that month, I also spent a day at St. Columba’s hospice and caught up with a few of our elders, whilst also taking care of Wednesday lunchtime services and pastoral visitation. I was so blessed by the welcome I received in the homes of many of our elderly and housebound members. To those of you reading this in your homes, but unable to be with us regularly – you are in my thoughts and prayers often.

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