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Diary Dates

4th Sept (Wed) Kirk Session meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 5th Sept (Thurs) Office Hour (7-8pm) 8th Sept (Sun) Service at 10.30am with a retiring offering on behalf of the RAF Benevolent Fund 11th Sept (Wed) Fabric Committee meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 12th Sept (Thurs) Office Hour (7-8pm) 13th—16th Sept Church Office closed for September Weekend 15th Sept (Sun) Service at 10.30am 18th Sept (Wed) Finance Committee meets at 7.30pm in the Committee Room 22nd Sept (Sun) Rededication Service at 10.30am 25th Sept (Wed) Congregational Board meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 29th Sept (Sun) Service at 10.30am 30th Sept (Mon) Seedling Coffee Morning in the Kirk Loan Hall at 10am 2nd Oct (Wed) Kirk Session meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room 6th Oct (Sun) Sacrament of Holy Communion with Services at 8.30am and 10.30am 12th Oct (Sat) Men’s Breakfast Fellowship Meeting at 8.30am in the Kirk Loan Hall 13th Oct (Sun) Service at 10.30am 20th Oct (Sun) Service at 10.30am 27th Oct (Sun) Service of Harvest Thanksgiving at 10.30am 28th Oct (Mon) Seedling Coffee Morning at 10am in the Kirk Loan Hall Our 9.40am service for families with young children takes place every Sunday morning in

the High Street Hall followed by coffee and croissants.

Our Services of Quiet Reflection take place every Wednesday in the Church at 12 noon.

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Letter from our Minister

Dear Friends,

Haven’t we enjoyed some glorious weather this summer?

Compared to last year’s seemingly constant showers, with the slugs in the Manse garden having a

ball, but people up and down the country facing flash floods and washed out festivals, this year

has been dry and sunny and at times, very very hot. And are we happy? Most people seem to be,

delighting in the warmth and making the most of it, because we can’t be sure how long it will last.

When September begins, our thoughts turn to autumn, and summer is behind us, but it was good

while it lasted!

The new ‘term’ of the church year sees some changes in our office bearers.

Tom Watson has served as Treasurer for six years, contributing hugely to the work of the

church and playing a large part in both the Phase 7 restoration project and in the implementa-

tion of the Workplace Chaplain post. Tom also plays a part in the wider work of the national

church and we thank him sincerely for his hard work and attention over the last six years.

Ken Harrower has been Clerk to the Congregational Board for just over six years, and like Tom

has given many hours to the work of the church, from dealing with the day to day demands of

hall lettings and leases, to the huge amount of time he also gave to the ‘roof project’, as well as

being on duty in the pouring rain when the BBC were filming ‘Pramface’, to name a few of his du-

ties. Many of you will know of the many other projects Ken has overseen and been involved with

and again we give him our sincere thanks for all of his work – much of it unseen.

Our joint Session Clerk, Carol Christie, is returning to college for a year, to train as a primary

school teacher. Carol has been one of our Session Clerks for seven years, and her thoughtful

manner has been much appreciated by all – Carol could be quiet yet her opinions were of great

value and depth and her contribution to the wider church has been invaluable – not least at the

9.40 service and to the Sunday Club. In her years as Session Clerk, Carol has also become a pub-

lished author, much to the pride of the church and to the enjoyment of many children. We wish

her all the best for her time in teacher training, and thank her for her years as Session Clerk.

Thankfully her craft skills will still be enjoyed at the wee service, and her patience and imagina-

tion at the Sunday Club. Many thanks, Carol!

Carol has been succeeded as joint Session Clerk by Alison Edwards, and Alistair Christie has

succeeded Tom as Treasurer, while Linda Ingle continues to serve as joint Session Clerk. Their

details and contact numbers can be found on the back page of the magazine.

Jesus once said: ‘Behold I make all things new’, as he breathed new life into existing ways. We

welcome Alistair and Alison in their new roles and give thanks as the church continues to grow

and develop in the company of each other and of Christ himself.

Crèche Rota

September

1st Eilidh Sinclair

8th Liz Allan

15th Aileen Drummond

22nd Tracey Berry

29th Keren Henderson

October

6th Norma Thomson

13th Linda Ingle

20th Eilidh Sinclair

27th Liz Allan

Liz Allan

Tel: 332 5809

Guild News

The Leadership Team hope that you have had a good summer break and look forward to welcoming you back for our new session. We would be delighted to have some new members join us and we also extend an invi-tation to the men in the congregation as The Guild is for all. We have an interesting pro-gramme planned for 2013/14 and everyone is assured of a very warm welcome. Our open-ing social is on Tuesday 24th September at 7.30pm in the High Street Hall and this will be a 40’s and 50’s night with refresh-ments. Please come along with a friend and join us for a night of fun and nostalgia. If you would like a syllabus or more infor-mation about the Guild, please contact my-self or Doreen Hood, Secretary, Tel: 334 3467.

Brenda Russell, President Tel: 629 1456

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The Seedling

Coffee Morning

The Seedling is an Interdenominational Cof-

fee Morning which takes place on the last

Monday of the month, starting at 10am in

the Kirk Loan Hall. All welcome!

Friends of

Corstorphine Hill

Fungus Foray

The last meeting of the summer will take

place on Sunday 22nd September. The Fun-

gus Foray will be lead by David Adamson on

Corstorphine Hill. Suitable for all the fami-

ly. Please meet at 2pm at the Kaimes/

Cairnmuir Road car park.

The Walled Garden is open every day and

Corstorphine Tower will be open every Sun-

day from 2-4pm til 29th September.

Conceptions

from Rhian Samuel and some surprises!

Saturday 5th October at 7.30pm

Liberton Kirk, Kirkgate

Anna Williams—Soprano, SCC

Calum N Gubby—Organ, Organist and Choirmaster,

Liberton Kirk

Ruari Wilson—Trumpet, Musical Director,

Drummond Community Big Band

Free Admission with Retiring Collection

All proceeds to Tweed Mountain Valley Rescue

Church Flowers for October

6th Carol Christie in memory of Jim and Ina

Henry from the family

13th In loving memory of Freda Davidson from

Peter and family

Norman and Anne Irons in memory of Bill

and Jenny Buckley.

In porch – Mr and Mrs Higgins

20th Mrs Pirie and family in memory of her

husband Ian and mother-in-law Janet

27th Margaret Scott and family in loving

memory of Ian

In loving memory of Stan Richardson

from Brenda and the family.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the

flower fund over the summer. If you would like

to have flowers arranged in the church or ar-

range them yourself, please contact me.

Sallie Bryson

Tel: 334 2614

sallie.bryson@btinternet.com

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Sailors’ Society

On Sunday 14th July, the Sea Service retiring collection was £108.50 for the Sailors’ Socie-ty. Thanks to all who contribut-ed. Thanks are also given to everyone who has knitted the woollen hats over the past year. The hats are very much appreciated by the Port’s Chaplain, Tim Bell. If any members of the congregation still have woollen hats to hand over please pass them to me by the middle of October. The hats help to fill up Christmas boxes given to the sailors arriving at that time of year.

Douglas Davidson

Corstorphine Youth &

Community Centre (CYCC)

Are you 65 or over? Looking for a re-

laxed place to chat, have a cuppa and

meet new friends?

Corstorphine over 65s

Coffee Club

Every Tuesday : 1-2.30pm …………………………………………………….

The CYCC also holds a

Parent & Toddler Group

Every Wednesday : 10-11.30am

For more information on either of the

above Groups, please contact Caroline on

334 1475 cyc.centre@gmail.com

Friendly Hour

I hope you have all enjoyed the

warm summer, The autumn session

of the Friendly Hour will resume in

the Kirk Loan Hall on Wednesday

18th September from 10am—11am

This is a community project and open to all. So

please come along and bring a friend. I am sure

you will enjoy a chat over a coffee and biscuits.

All will be welcome.

Margaret Borthwick

Tel 334 9217

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Duties for October

Welcome, Uplift and Count

B Black B Russell * M Clarke I McKay

Sunday Beadles

6th 8.30am D Pearson 10.30am A Thom 13th D Salton 20th R Allan 27th D Pearson

Thursday Beadles

3rd L Ingle 10th R Ingle

Bell Ringers

6th 8.30am H Edwards 10.30am A Hay 13th A Sinclair 20th P Carnie 27th R Ingle

Sunday Coffee

6th The Guild 13th B Williamson and I Chalmers 20th J and A Thom

27th L and R Allan

Wednesday Church Opening

2nd W Williamson 9th G Stewart 16th I Chalmers 23rd A Broom (Cor Trust)

30th R Erskine

GOLDEN DAY FOR

GRACE AND HAL

Congratulations from all at Corstorphine Old

Parish Church to Mr and Mrs Grace and Hal

Swanson of North Gyle Grove, who celebrated

50 years of marriage on Saturday, June 29th.

The couple were married on that date in 1963

in the (then) Rutherford Parish Church in the

Glasgow suburb of Dennistoun, which in 1975

was joined by two other congregations to form

Dennistoun Central Parish Church, its current

name.

To celebrate their Golden Wedding, Grace and

Hal went with their son Kevin, daughter Karen

and their families for a two-night stay at the

Crieff Hydro Hotel.

Fitsteps

Fitness that’s ‘Strictly’ Fun!

Fitsteps with Nadia starts on Tuesday 17th September in the Kirk Loan Hall, Kirk Loan, from 10am—11am. Fitsteps is the latest dance fitness craze developed by Strictly Come Dancing stars Ian Waite and Na-talie Lowe. The class uses music and rhythms from ballroom and Latin American dancing. All ages and fitness levels welcome. Price is pay-as-you-go £5.00. For further details please contact Nadia :

nadiaalkoch@hotmail.com or check www.zumbaedinburgh.net.

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Easy Exercise Class

There will be a new Easy Exercise Class (aimed at the over 60’s) commencing in the Kirk Loan Hall on Wednesday 18th Septem-ber from 11.45am—12.45pm. The class will take place after the Friendly Hour Coffee Morning (10am—11am). No charge for the Exercise Class, but tea/coffee and a bis-cuit at the Friendly Hour is a bargain at £1! Why not come along and have a coffee and chat first at the Friendly Hour and stay to do some gentle keep-fit afterwards? A great way to keep fit and make new friends. All welcome!

For more information please contact Esther on : 334 3134

(e89s@o2.co.uk)

Knockando Woolmill

Knockando Woolmill in Speyside is going to be

featured on Beechgrove Garden in September.

It will be broadcast on BBC2 in Scotland on

Thursday 26th September and the repeat is

the following Sunday 29th September which

goes out nationwide at 8.30pm. Perhaps you

should check the times in case of any changes.

Don’t look for me because we

will be away on the high seas

when the filming is being done

but perhaps you could visualize

me working hard in the garden

many years ago.

Graeme Stewart

13th Edinburgh Companies,

the Boys’ Brigade (http://13edinburgh.boys-brigade.org.uk)

The 13th Edinburgh Boys’ Brigade has start back

after our summer break. We hope to get into

the Schools soon to try and recruit new mem-

bers. We meet on Monday nights in the High

Street Halls, 6.30-8.00pm, and if anyone knows

of potential new members please pass on this

information/ contact details.

We will be running our usual Webb Ivory

Christmas Catalogue – this is our major fund

raising for the session. If anyone would like a

catalogue please contact Ken Swinney (334

3461) or myself.

Kevin Aitchison, Captain

Tel: 334 7731

Golf Tuition

For all ages

From low handicap golfer

David Thomson

Adults 1/2 hour - £8

At Dalmahoy Country Club

For more details please

contact David on 623 1408

(or 07768 567 251) or

Email: oldfarmcourt@gamil.com

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Old Parish Choir

New Members Wanted!

All female vocal ranges most welcome but in order to sustain the current church anthem book reper-

toire we urgently require men’s voices.

All that is needed is enthusiasm for singing! Rehearsals every Thursday evening.

Please speak to Archie Ewing after any Sunday Service or contact him on 552 3799 or email :

archieewing@blueyonder.co.uk for more information

Many Congratulations

to

David and Filitsa Cameron, Dovecot Road

who celebrated their

Ruby Wedding Anniversary

on 28th July 2013

From everyone at the Old Parish

The Food Station Opens its Doors

(A new initiative by FreshStart)

FreshStart is delighted to announce a new and exciting arm to the charity’s services which opens with a new office and its own warehouse. The Food Station, based at the Phoenix club, Harrison Place, near Slateford Road, will deliver a whole range of new or upgraded services to help clients cook hot meals and improve their diets. There will be a new Electrical Work-

shop to test donated cookers There will be a new Food Pack service,

brought to life through teams of ded-icated volunteers. They will pack es-sential items to be donated to tenants ensuring that they have food to eat when they move into their new home.

Cooking Classes will be run to help

people develop the skills needed to prepare meals on a low income.

For more information please visit:

www.freshstartweb.org.uk

Hall for Hire

Kirk Loan Hall, Kirk Loan, Corstorphine

Available for parties and long term lets,

Fully serviced, Hot Food Kitchen,

Capacity 10 – 100 persons

For details please contact:

Corstorphine Old Parish Church

Church Office

2A Corstorphine High Street

Edinburgh EH12 7ST

corold@aol.com

Tel: 0131 334 7864

Church Opening

We are almost at the end of another season of opening the church on Wednesday mornings. If you

feel that you now have some time an your hands on a Wednesday morning from 10.30 to noon you

may wish to consider helping out with this pleasurable duty. The next rota is due to start from

February 2014.

If you feel that you could help please let me know and we could give you an

opportunity to find out what we do before the season comes to a close. The

church is not open during the months of December and January.

Donald Baird, Tel: 334 7591

(email: donald.r.baird@blueyonder.co.uk)

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Men’s Breakfast

Fellowship Meetings

The next two meetings will be held as follows at

8.30am in the Kirk Loan Hall, with coffee and a

bacon roll.

Saturday 12th October

Tom McInally

‘Borders, Bugs and Bribes’ Travels on Motorbike

Saturday 9th November

Mike Crockart MP, Edinburgh West

All men, sons, fathers, uncles, nephews

and friends welcome!

Ken Wilson

An obituary

Ken Wilson was an elder of the Old Parish since his ordination in 1960. Ken was a Yorkshireman by

birth but spent much of his childhood in Musselburgh, and then his adult years in Corstorphine. As

a teenager Ken joined the Merchant Navy and was torpedoed twice, once close to Halifax Nova

Scotia, and again at Murmansk. These two events must have had a profound effect on such a young

man, and yet Ken rarely spoke of his war experiences, preferring instead to live life to the full as a

husband, father and grandfather. Ken and Nan met through Millerhill Church in Musselburgh and

moved to Corstorphine when they got married, where they settled for life, made many good

friends, became fully involved in the life of the Old Parish and brought up their own family, Valerie,

Carole and Philip.

Ken was a civil servant and many of us remember his meticulous and careful work and his eye for

detail all of which he brought to his roles as roll keeper, Treasurer, superintendent of the Sunday

School, and of course as an elder. In recent years Ken suffered from dementia, and yet despite

him being unable to recognise individual visitors, he always treated them with his trademark gen-

tlemanly politeness and interest in their stories.

His family asked that 1 Corinthians 13 be read at his funeral service, a reading that concludes:

faith, hope, love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love – an entirely appropriate

reading for a long and faithful life, and for a much loved man.

The Great Tapestry of Scotland

Following the success of the Prestonpans Tapestry 3 years ago, The Great Tapestry of Scotland was conceived and has been completed by designers and 1,000 stitch-ers. There are embroidered 163 panels relating the history of Scotland. The pan-els will be on display to the public from 3rd to 21st September in the Scottish Parlia-ment Building and anyone interested in em-broidery and/or history should go along to see it. It will be on display in other venues when such places can be found!

Sallie Bryson (a stitcher)

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. Open during school term time: Mon-day – Thursday 8.45am – 1.15pm and Friday: 8.45am – 12.45pm 334 7864 corold@aol.com The Thursday Office Hour - In the Church Office, High Street Hall, on the first two Thurs-days of every month 7.00-8.00pm. No appointment necessary. Church Halls - High Street Hall, 2A Corstorphine High Street EH12 7ST and Kirk Loan Hall, 18 Kirk Loan, EH12 7HD

Sunday Tea and Coffee

It is almost ten years since we began having tea

and coffee after our Sunday morning service.

Since then many of our members and visitors

have enjoyed the chance to have a cuppa and a

blether before going home for their Sunday

lunch.

If you have not been able to join us in the High

Street Hall or it is some time since you did, why

not ‘give it a try’. We can promise a warm wel-

come when you join us.

If you would like to volunteer to serve the tea

from time to time, please contact Linda Ingle or

give your name to the duty officebearer on a

Sunday morning.

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Common Senses

I saw God in a flower today,

I saw God in the trees;

I saw Him in the butterflies,

The busy, humming bees.

I felt God in a loving hand,

I felt God in the sun;

I felt Him in my cosy home,

In warmth, in love, in fun.

I heard God in the whispering wind,

I heard God in the singing birds

I heard God in the way you spoke

In loving, kindly words.

God’s perfume filled the air today,

In fresh mown grass and sea;

In damp, moist earth after the rain,

In shrubs and lilac tree.

I tasted water from a spring,

Fresh honey from the bee;

With my five senses I thank God,

For giving them to me.

By Chrissy Greenslade (handed in by a member of the Congregation)

Parish Records

Baptisms

28th July Violet May and Rose Isabelle, daughters of Bruce and Ashleigh Innes, 22 Wester

Broom Terrace

25th August Minnie Anne and Leo Hugh, son and daughter of Mark and Mary Porter,

35 Manse Road.

Weddings

15th June Alison Kenny and Walter Lawson McGregor, 20 Albany Street Lane, Edinburgh

3rd August Lesley Brown and Alan Lamb, Flat 8, 1 Ashwood Gait, Edinburgh

10th August Angie Martin and Richard Christensen, 9 North Bughtlinfield, Edinburgh

Deaths

April Helen Ferguson, 20 Beechmount Park (ED27)

18th June Brenda Massie, 43 Broompark Road (ED14)

21st July Charles Stewart, 39 Stevenson Road

22nd July Alan Taylor, 82 Broomhall Drive

1st August Ken Wilson, Middleton Hall Nursing Home, 69 Middleton Avenue, Uphall (Postal)

11th August Margaret Webber, c/o 15 Wester Broom Avenue

New Members

We welcome to our congregation :

Christine Maxwell, 63 Meadowhouse Road, EH12 7HR (ED31) (Certificate of Transference) and

also

Norma Ronald, 2B Saughton Road North, EH12 7HG (ED13) (Certificate of Transference)

Change of Address

Helen Hockaday was at 3 Broomhall Terrace (ED32) and is now at 126/1 Gylemuir Road, EH12 7US

(ED19)

Officebearers, Elders and Magazine Distributors are asked to note these announcements and to adjust their records accordingly.

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Please Give Blood

The Scottish Mobile Blood Donor Unit will be at

Rannoch Community Centre, Rannoch Terrace on

Thursday 19th September : 2.30pm—4.15pm and 5.30pm—7.30pm

AND

Carrickvale Community Centre, Saughton Mains Street

Wednesday 25th September : 2.30pm—4pm and 5.30pm—7.30pm