Diary Dates for Summer June 4th and 5th June Church Office closed for Jubilee Holiday 6th June (Wed) Kirk Session meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 7th June (Thurs) Office Hour in the Church Office (7-8pm) 9th June (Sat) Beetle Drive in the Kirk Loan Hall at 5pm 10th June (Sun) Service at 10.30am 13th June (Wed) Fabric Committee meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 17th June (Sun) Service at 10.30am 24th June (Sun) Anniversary Sunday (including the Sacrament of Baptism) and Presentation of Awards to Sunday Club at 10.30am 25th June (Mon) Seedling Coffee Morning at the Kirk Loan Hall at 10am 26th June (Tues) Tea Dance in the Kirk Loan Hall 1.30pm — 4.30pm 27th June (Wed) Congregational Board meets in the Session Room at 7.30pm 29th June (Fri) Church Office closed for the summer break July 1st July (Sun) Service at 10.30am followed by a short service of Holy Communion 8th July (Sun) Sea Sunday - Service at 10.30am with the Rev. Alistair Ridland 15th July (Sun) Service at 10.30am with the Rev. Mary Morrison 22nd July (Sun) Service at 10.30am 29th July (Sun) Service at 10.30am with the Rev. James Stewart 31st July (Tues) Tea Dance in the Kirk Loan Hall 1.30pm — 4.30pm August 5th Aug (Sun) Service at 10.30am with the Rev. James Stewart 12th Aug (Sun) Service at 10.30am including the Sacrament of Baptism 15th Aug (Wed) Church Office re-opens after the summer break 19th Aug (Sun) Service at 10.30am 20th Aug (Mon) Last date for September magazine material 26th Aug (Sun) Service at 10.30am 28th August (Tues) Tea Dance in the Kirk Loan Hall 1.30pm — 4.30pm September 2nd Sept (Sun) Service at 10.30am followed by a short service of Holy Communion 5th Sept (Wed) Kirk Session meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 9th Sept. (Sun) Service at 10.30am followed by Wedding N.B. Due to alteration work in the High Street Hall there will be no tea and coffee after the service in July or 5th and 12th August. No Office Hour during July and August Wednesday Lunchtime Services continue throughout the summer “Wee Services” as normal during the summer 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 Commun- ion 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. Open during school term time: Monday – Thursday 8.45am – 1.15pm and Friday: 8.45am – 12.45pm 334 7864 [email protected] The Thursday Office Hour - In the Church Office, High Street Hall, on the first two Thursdays of every month 7.00-8.00pm. No appointment necessary. Letter from our Minister Dear Friends, This summer is being billed as a summer of sport – football tournaments, tennis and of course the Olympics. Being held in London the Olympics are a chance to celebrate not just the prowess and tal- ent of the athletes and competitors, but also show the talents of the many people working together to bring the Olympics to fruition – the organising committee, the transport advisors, the construc- tion workers, even the immigration officers at our airports who expect many, many more visitors than normally come in the summer. Catering for the events – for both the public and the competitors, is also setting new standards, with more fairtrade goods than ever before being used as a matter of course, as well as organic and locally sourced foodstuffs. So whether you have an interest in sport or not, we can celebrate that the games and the world wide focus it will bring are also encouraging better standards in many as- pects of our public and private lives. Britain’s hopes for gold medals in many events seem high – in both the Olympic and Paralympic games. But whatever team you choose to support – if any – you cannot help but be amazed and in- spired by the dedication and talent of swimmers, rowers, runners, shot-putters, cyclists, badminton and tennis players, archers and many more, who have spent years of their young lives working to- ward this moment. Regardless of who wins, we will see sporting talent at its very best – from those who stand on the podium having come first, second or third, to those who come last in the qualifying heat – what dedication has brought them that far, to even make it to the games at all. Isaiah in his prophecy wrote: they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like ea- gles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. However you spend these summer months – watching sport, playing sport, or trying to avoid either watching or playing sport, I hope you feel the inspiring, rejuvenating power of God, renewing your strength, and refreshing your soul. With best wishes, Line Dance News Friends of Corstorphine Hill We have had a very successful year at the Corstorphine Tower will be open every Line Dance Class with lots of new members Sunday from 2pm—4pm until Sunday (particularly to the beginners class) and eve- 30th September. ryone seems to really enjoy themselves at the classes! Summer Events Over this last session we have been supporting Sunday 10th June the Fishermen’s Mission and all the dancers Wild Plants Walk and their friends have been busy knitting ‘Natives, naturalized and Nasties’ with woollen hats for the fishermen. Thank you to Brian Moffat everyone who has handed in a hat! Meet at 2pm in the Walled Garden We plan to finish off the session with a spe- Sunday 22nd July cial Jubilee Line Dance Party on Tuesday 2pm in the Walled Garden 5th June which will be held partly outside if it Storytelling for Children stays fine! The classes themselves will then Local children’s author Alette Willis will lead a recommence on Tuesday 11th September. storytelling session for children aged 4-8 on themes related to the Hill. Children must be Finally a big thank you to Esther for all her accompanied by a parent or carer. enthusiasm and encouragement! Sunday 12th August Butterflies, Bees and other Beasties Summer Tea Dances Gordon Swann and David Adamson will lead a As in previous years, we are planning to hold hunt, with nets etc for the smaller inhabitants three Tea Dances in the Kirk Loan Hall of the Hill. Nets and Bug Bottles provided. (1.30pm—4.30pm) on the following dates: Meet at the Walled Garden at 2pm The Walled Garden is open every day Tuesday 26th June during the summer to visitors. Tuesday 31st July Tuesday 28th August At the Tea Dances there will be a bit of eve- Service of Quiet Reflection rything, some line dancing, sequence, ceilidh Every Wednesday and rock and roll! No experience necessary— during the Summer just enthusiasm for dancing - so come along and and join in! The cost is £5 which includes tea/ Church Open to Visitors coffee and a cake. Every Wednesday For more information contact Esther on 334 during the Summer 3134 (email) [email protected]. COPC Walking Group Our second walk on 19th May was enjoyed by all and we were pleased to welcome another two re- cruits. Details for the next three walks which all commence at 10am are : 23rd June - Almondell country park and on to the canal to Ratho. Those wishing to join us should meet at the bus stop at Drum Brae (Glasgow Road) heading East, i.e. opposite Abida Restaurant. 21st July - Coastal walk – part of the John Muir Way. Please meet at Drum Brae bus stop heading East as above. 18th August - Canal walk – Broxburn to Linlithgow. Please meet at Drum Brae bus stop heading West. Please ring Marion and Bert Clarke 334 0805 or Marion and Terry Watt 334 8541 for further details. The Graveyard Records of the Old Parish are now on-line! By 2011 it had become very apparent that the 1995 edition of the graveyard listing was becoming out of date. There was a variety of reasons for this - The City of Edinburgh Council carried out a survey of the graveyard and laid down all stones which had become unsafe or unstable – ‘vandal damage’ – additional inscriptions to the existing headstones – additional weather erosion and damage etc. There was even a new headstone(s) which had not been recorded as yet. Additionally the current record of the graveyard (The Little Red Book) appeared to be the only copy available to Corstorphine Old Parish Church and as such it was felt to be vulnerable to loss or dam- age. Currently this book has been copied to a computer hard drive to ensure that the content of the Little Red Book will not be lost. (On the contents index page there is a reference made to colours, this is found in the hard copy versions only). In due course all the headstones will be checked for correct details of the inscriptions and the text content. All changes and corrections found will be updated, and as this update proceeds the records will be reprinted, regularly, to keep it accurate and up to date. We wish to continue the interest in the Corstorphine Old Parish Church Graveyard and bring up to date the locally held records, and eventually make them searchable online.