PILRIG St PAUL’S CHURCH MAY 2011

SUNDAY SERVICES AT 11AM

Holy Communion is celebrated on the last Sunday of January, April, June and October at the 11am Service, and informally as announced. To contact the minister, please ring 554 1842. The “OPEN DOORWAY” is open each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am - 1.00pm. Pop in or arrange to meet a friend there over a cup of coffee. Enter by the main door. Wheelchair users - Our street level entrances are in Pilrig Street.

ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE CHURCH BUILDINGS:

Sundays - Sunday Club, 10:45 am for ages P1-S4 all welcome (Mark Wexelstein 665 6881) Mondays - Rainbows5.45pm (Christine Buchanan 554 2941) Brownies 6.45pm (Christine Buchanan) Tuesdays - The Guild 2.00pm (Jeanette Sime 552 9652) Wednesdays - Lunch club 12 noon (Marjory McArthur 553 2323) vocal vibes 1 (p3-4) 3.45-4.45pm vocal vibes 2 (p5 upwards) 5-6pm Choir Rehearsal 7.30pm (All choir enquiries Martin Ritchie 07984 466 855) Thursdays - all Sections Boys’ Brigade (Mark Wexelstein 665 6881) In Pilrig Park School: Thursdays Rainbows (Ann Urquhart 554 8387) 6.15-7.15 Brownies (Ann Urquhart ) 6.15-7.30 Guides (Dorothy Walker 556 9493) 7.30 - 9.00 In Broughton Primary School: Tuesdays The 5th Leith Scouts Beavers 53/4 to 8 years (6.00 to 7.00 p.m.) Cubs 8 to 10 1/2 years (6.30 to 8.00 p.m.) Scouts 10 1/2 to 14 years (7.30 to 9.00 )

SOME OF WHAT’S ON IN MAY Pilrig Chorus are presenting a concert on Sunday 15th May at 4.00pm in Pilrig St Paul’s Church. Christian Aid Week 15th -21st May 2011 “Roll Away the Stone” Sunday May 22 1.00-6.00pm.

SEE CENTRE PAGES ABOUT ALL THE ABOVE

Flower Diary 8th May Flower Fund 15th May Flower Fund 22nd May Margaret & David Fraser 29th May Eric Fisher 5th June Flower Fund

PILRIG St PAUL’S CHURCH MAY 2011 Dear Fellow-members, Easter is here and already you will have shared in the joy that is the high point in the year for all Christians – Christ is Risen! The tomb is empty! Every attempt to silence Jesus and to nip his Good News in the bud has failed miserably. The power of God’s love has tri-umphed over Roman authority and over Jewish religious blind-ness. The Messiah is here! His kingdom is established! A kingdom not of land or possessions but a spiritual kingdom where hearts which value the gifts of the Holy Spirit are welcome and know that they belong. The Stone has been rolled away – new life is here! On 22nd May the Church of Scotland is holding a special event in Princes Street Gardens. People from all over Scotland are coming to be part of it. Coming from every parish across the land they are coming to celebrate during the General Assembly - coming to let everyone know what Christianity and the Church of Scotland is all about, coming to show that there is life in the Church! Entitled “ Roll away the Stone” the event will include many different kinds of activities for all ages. It’s on a Sunday afternoon and it starts at 1.00 pm and runs till 6.00pm. Put the date in your diary and make sure you come along with your family and friends. It’ll be a great day!

It’s down to us, you and me, to show that there is life here too in Pilrig St Paul’s! Are you up for that? Christian Aid Week is from 15-21st May. This is a great chance to get in touch with the folk living in our parish and let them see that we care for those who are starving and poor and down trodden. Please do what you can to help! We are part of Leith Churches Forum and Leith Churches Together. Working together is the only way forward for all the churches. Of course, each church has its own special things it does best, but we can each draw strength and encouragement from each other and give a dynamic vision of the love of God to our community and showing powerfully that Christ is risen! The Annual Leith Festival Service organised by Leith Churches Forum is a great opportunity to show how lively we all are! This year it’s in South Leith Church on Pentecost Sunday 12th June 2011. See you there! Rejoice in all your living! Christ is risen! The real power in the world is the power of God’s love! May you and your loved ones know God’s love in your living John LEITH GALA DAY TEA TENT SATURDAY 11TH JUNE 2011 It is Pilrig St Paul’s turn this year to head up the organisation of the Tea Tent at the Gala on Leith Links. We will be looking for volunteers to serve the tea/coffee, clear ta-bles etc. for periods of one or two hours during the overall period of 10.00am till 5.00pm. Please let me know when you would be availa-ble to help as soon as possible. In addition we will require a significant supply of home baking to sell. You may be able to help in this regard if you are not able to be there on the day. All the help you can give will be most appreciated. Marlyn Tait

PILRIG CHORUS CONCERT

The newly formed Pilrig Chorus has got off to a great start with a group of around 40 singers working hard towards our concert of Mo-zart’s Coronation Mass and Vivaldi’s Gloria on Sunday 15th May at 4pm in Pilrig St Paul’s. We have members of PSP, South Leith, Leith St Andrews, North Leith, Broughton St Mary’s and St Philip’s at Joppa along with mem-bers of our local community who spotted our publicity and liked the sound of the new choir. Please come along and support our concert on Sunday 15th May and bring along friends and family to enjoy the sound of our new com-munity choir singing this joyful and beautiful music. Soloists Mairi Leach, Soo Ritchie, James Hutchinson and Richard Mein will be well worth hearing too! Admission is free, on a first come first served basis, and there will be an opportunity to make a donation towards the cost of music for our next concert – a Christmas event in December. Finally – if anyone can help with stewarding or organising interval refreshments, then please let me know. Many hands make light work! See you on the 15th – thanks for your support. Martin

“ROLL AWAY THE STONE”

PRINCES STREET GARDENS SUNDAY MAY 22 1.00-6.00PM. This event is shaping up to be a wonderful afternoon! Three stages and the main avenue running east-west in Princes Street Gardens will host an exciting variety of music, drama, recit-als, comedy, stories, puppets, interviews, participative workshops, choirs, contemporary bands, clowns, buskers - all celebrating the Christian message and exhibiting the wide range of the church’s work Entry is FREE.

Come along and bring your friends. Stones, representing the congre-gation and others church organisations – suitably and creatively la-belled - are asked for, to help build a cairn. Plastic bottles are also being looked for, to help in the building of a recycled church in the Gardens. More info available on the Roll Away the Stone website: http://www.rollawaythestone.org.uk

Christian Aid Week 15th -21st May 2011 Once again we shall be doing House to House collecting in our area during Christian Aid Week. Please offer to help even if you can only do a little. Monies collect-ed make such a tremendous difference in the lives of people in the developing world. We may be struggling ourselves, but it is nothing compared to the poverty faced by so many people in the world today. Jesus calls us to love our neighbour and Christian Aid offers us a practical way to answer that call.

Induction of New Minister to North Leith Parish Church

The Induction service for Rev Alex McAspurren as minister of North Leith Parish Church was held on Wednesday 30th March. Rev Joanne Hood of Broughton St Mary’s Church preached the sermon and the induction was led by the Moderator of Edinburgh Presbytery Rev Dr Russell Barr, Minister of Cramond Kirk. We, in the other Forum congregations, look forward to working with Alex McAspurren over the coming years. Rev John Tait welcomed Alex on behalf of all the churches in Leith Churches Together.

LEITH FESTIVAL 11th June Leith Gala on Leith Links. The Churches Forum Tea Tent will be operating again. This year Pilrig St Paul’s are heading up the team of volunteers. We need your help! Please give your name to Marlyn Tait ASAP. Tel 554 1842.

12th June Leith Forum United Festival Service 11.00am South Leith Parish Church. 14th June “Question Time” at Pilrig St Paul’s Church A specially selected panel of guests will answer questions on the theme “ How to make Leith into a paradise for children”

19th June Concert in Pilrig St Paul’s Church with “Vocal Vibes” and “Singchronicity”, the new youth choir supported by Leith Churches Forum and Leith Benevolent Association

HELP NEEDED

DO YOU make ROTTEN TEA AND SHAKE AT THE THOUGHT OF HELPING WITH A YOUTH ORGANISATION - but ENJOY SORTING OUT FIGURES and MONEY? MAYBE YOU PASS THE BANK ON THE WAY HOME FROM CHURCH? Perhaps you could help lead counting the offering and banking it! IF YOU MAKE WONDERFUL TEA and ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HELPING WITH A YOUTH ORGANISA-TION we would like to hear from you, too! SEE US AT CHURCH. Money matters and Boys’ Brigade - Mark Wexelstein Sunday Teas - Jean Ramage Open Doorway and Forum Tea tent - Marlyn Tait Youth Choirs - Martin Ritchie

THANKS Jean Stark would like to thank the minister and congregation for all their good wishes, cards and flowers received on her 95th birthday. Jimmy and I wish to thank all at Pilrig St Paul’s for the lovely flow-ers we received recently. A special thanks to Marlyn and John for coming with them and giving up part of their day off. Mary and Jimmy Rennie The Leaders of the 41st Guide Unit would like to thank the Rev. John Tait for helping us celebrate out 85th Anniversary by taking part in the Service on 10th April. Our thanks also to Fiona and her team for all the extra cups of tea needed upstairs. Dorothy and Karen 41st Guide Unit A huge thank you from all at Pilrig St Paul’s to Frances Chambers as she retires from supervising the counting of the offering and prepar-ing the banking. We hope she feels better soon and look forward to seeing her back in Church.

PRAYER CORNER

Please contact Roy Eprile with any names you would like included in this section.

Bernhard Scroggie Matthew Green Mary and Jimmy Rennie Jeanette and Stuart Sime Peter Sinclair Murdo and Joy McLeod Linda Connolly Jack McArthur Mairi and Robin Leach

Jean Stark Cathie Galbraith Ian H. Scott Frances Chambers Elsie Lister

THE MAGAZINE Please may I have articles for the June Magazine by SATURDAY 21st MAY. There will then be a 2 month gap before starting up again September. Thank you. Catriona Blackwood

VOCAL VIBES AND SINGCHRONICITY CONCERT IN LEITH FESTIVAL – SUNDAY 19th JUNE

Our young choirs will be putting on a concert of lively contem-porary pop, pop classics and music theatre including items from Chicago and Les Miserables, on Sunday 19th May at 4pm at Pilrig St Paul’s. Please come along and support our young singers and enjoy their usual enthusiastic renditions of some great music. Admission is free, but donations can be made to help support music purchase for the autumn. Thanks for your support! Martin

Funerals 7/4/11 Mrs Emily Long Findlay House Continuing Care Unit (Taken as Chaplain of Findlay House) 13/4/11 Mrs Lily Shepherd 10 Springfield Par-ish 15/4/11 Mr Brian Dingsdale 2 Northfield Avenue

( Brother in law of Mrs Maisie Ritchie) 19/4/11 Mr Stan McCubbin 4 Ryehill Gardens

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MINISTER Rev John Tait B.Sc. B.D. - 78 Pilrig Street (554 1842) j.m.tait@blueyonder.co.uk SESSION CLERK John Innes - 33 Monktonhall Place, Musselburgh (665 9125) pilrig@btinternet.com CLERK TO CONGREGATIONAL BOARD Dr Stuart W. Sime -1 South Trinity Road (552 9652) stuart.w.sime@btinternet.com TREASURER Mark Wexelstein (665 6881) mark.wexelstein@googlemail.com ROLL KEEPER Mrs Jeanette E. Sime - 1 South Trinity Road (552 9652) SAFEGUARDING CO-ORDINATOR Mrs Catriona E.W. Blackwood - 4 Cambridge Gardens (554 6183) bill.blackwood@tesco.net PROPERTY CONVENER Dr Stuart W. Sime -1 South Trinity Road (552 9652) stuart.w.sime@btinternet.com HALL LET GROUP psp.halluse@gmail.com 07842047093 (Answer phone) ORGANIST and CHOIRMASTER Martin Ritchie - 18, Catherine’s Wynd, Woodhead, Culross, Fife KY12 8EU (07984 466 855) martinsritchie@aol.com SUNDAY CLUB LEADER Mark Wexelstein (665 6881) mark.wexelstein@googlemail.com CHRISTIAN GIVINGS CONVENERS Mrs Ella Gilfillan - 8 Paisley Terrace (661 2281) Mrs Irene Wexelstein - 15 Upper Hermitage (476 1385) MAGAZINE Editor - Mrs Catriona E.W. Blackwood - 4 Cambridge Gardens (554 6183) bill.blackwood@tesco.net Distribution - Mrs Margaret Cameron - 35 Lorne Street (554 2139) OUR CHURCH WEB SITE www.pilrigstpauls.org.uk LEITH CHURCHES FORUM WEB SITE www.leithchurchesforum.org.uk