It is Mother’s Day this coming Sunday. For mothers at every stage of life it is a day to remember and to be remembered. Motherhood transcends biological ties so take this chance to celebrate too those who have nurtured and mentored and been ‘like a mother’ to you.
Mother’s Day happens to coincide with Cafe Church this Sunday morning. Bring Mum along for tea, coffee, croissants, chat, praise and song. This popular, happy occasion brings people of all ages together. It is the perfect way to start Mothering Sunday. 10.30am, Sunday 30 March, Craigsbank Church Hall
Thank you to the Bohemians for their simply outstanding jukebox musical production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, showing at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh this weekend. What a joy. A riot of colour and dance and song and laughter and tears. Fear, acceptance, change – all played out with a lightness of touch and true professionalism on stage. One young man had a stand out performance today. Well done Finn.
And thank you too Bohemians, for bringing all of this and more to Craigsbank Church halls and sanctuary in recent weeks for rehearsals. You lit up our buildings and our community.
‘Its concave bell tower [is] like a sail on the community’s sea of 1920s bungalows’
The Pocket Guide to Edinburgh’s Best Buildings by Robin ward is now published and available in bookshops and online. And you’ll find Craigsbank sitting proudly on page 179!
Read more bout it in The Scotsman – click here and here.
Every year, Cutting Edge Theatre put on an Easter Play in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, just below New College. it is passionate, moving and each year sees a slightly different take. It is free to watch and all should be encouraged to see it. Below are some photographs from last year.
Welcoming back the alumni of the African Children’s Choir – this time as the Ubuntu Choir
12 April into your diary, 7.00pm, Craigsbank Church
The Internationally celebrated choir Ubuntu, alumni of the African Children’s Choir, are visiting us in April 2025 and will perform at Corstorphine Craigsbank Church. Thirteen bright young talented singers are performing in what will be a joyful and uplifting concert.
Tickets are by donation (suggested £10) with entrance for under 16s FREE.
Please note that we are hosting the concert, but we also need and want to host the 13 choir and five staff in our homes for one night on Saturday 12 April. The choir members will be aged 18 or older, so hosts won’t need to be PVG accredited. If you are able to host two or more members please contact Mike Brough.
Pop 12 April into your diary. 7.00pm, Craigsbank Church. This is an event not to be missed.
The Corstorphine Dementia Cafe will now take place on the first Monday of every month, 11.00am – 1.00pm, at Corstorphine Craigsbank Church halls. The aim is to provide companionship, activities and support to anyone affected by dementia.
This is a relaxed, safe and warm space for people with memory difficulties and their carers,
Tea, coffee & cake provided.
Parking available.
If you would like further information, contact Jennifer on 07792143787
We are delighted that the Bristo Community Concert Band is considering relocating their weekly practice venue to the Craigsbank Hall. Anyone interested in meeting the band is invited to come along this Monday evening, 3 March, at 7.30pm.
‘We are a non-auditioning Edinburgh concert band who enjoy playing and performing a wide range of music together. We are open to over 16s of all abilities, however, we strongly recommend that interested players are at least grade 5 standard.’
At a time when the world is increasingly faced with conflict and false truth, fear, cruelty and destruction, the readings from our service are both apt and thought provoking. Listen to the service on YouTube now.
Zechariah 8:14-17 (Good News Translation)
14 The Lord Almighty says, “When your ancestors made me angry, I planned disaster for them and did not change my mind but carried out my plans.
15 But now I am planning to bless the people of Jerusalem and Judah. So don’t be afraid.
16 These are the things you should do: Speak the truth to one another. In the courts give real justice—the kind that brings peace.
17 Do not plan ways of harming one another. Do not give false testimony under oath. I hate lying, injustice, and violence.”
4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and because he is coming to rule as King, I solemnly urge you 2 to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience.
3 The time will come when people will not listen to sound doctrine but will follow their own desires and will collect for themselves more and more teachers who will tell them what they are itching to hear.
4 They will turn away from listening to the truth and give their attention to legends.
On International Women’s Day last year we brought you news of Her Audio Bible, a project that ‘brings together women from a diversity of backgrounds to read from a place of personal faith’. This year we revisit the project and find new readings, this time Timothy 1 and 2 and read by Annika Matthews currently based in the South East of England. You can listen to her readings here:
