A Communion service will be held at Craigsbank on Sunday 6 November 2022, 10.30am and at East Craigs on 13 November 2022 (Remembrance Sunday).
ALL ARE WELCOME
At Craigsbank we hold Communion services on four Sundays of the year in Craigsbank and four in East Craigs Church Centre. In addition Communion forms part of our service on Christmas Day and at Easter (on Maundy Thursday). You can read more here.
The Church of Scotland communion service has continually been reshaped as our culture and traditions change. As a result it is slightly different within each congregation. At Craigsbank we share an open table meaning that everyone of all ages are welcome.
The Rev Moira McDonald, minister at the Old Parish Church, was also Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. Last week, as one part of a small team, she kept vigil with the Queen’s coffin in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and again at St Giles.
On Sunday, she spoke on BBC Radio 4 about the experience.
‘The Queen weathered many storms, both public and private, but her steadfast faith always carriedher through‘
Margaret Rhodes, first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II
As we mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we give thanks for her life and her exceptional reign, her deep affection for her people, her lifelong desire to serve the common good, her humility and grace, hard work and dedication, and her Christian faith.
Our thoughts and prayers are with King Charles, III and members of the Royal Family as they mourn the loss of a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother as well as a friend and monarch.
The Corstorphine Old Parish Church is open for private prayer and reflection on Friday and Saturday from 10.00am until 4.00pm.
A reminder that our own Sunday service this week is at the East Craigs Church centre at 10.30am.
A warm welcome is extended to women of all ages to come along to Network for social events, guest speakers and friendship. Meetings are held at Craigsbank (Main Hall) on alternate Mondays at 7.30pm.
Network will be meeting on the following dates:
Monday 3 October – Talk – Museum on the Mound – Gillian Paterson
Monday 17 October – Musical Evening – Music and Words for an Autumn Evening – Robin & Mairi Leach
Monday 31 October – Talk – Massive outpouring of Love – Julie Smith
Monday 14 November – Talk – The Refillary – Olga Fatica
Monday 28 November – Christmas Crafts – Cherry Gilmour
Monday 12 December – Christmas Meal at Turnhouse
Monday 9 January – Logo Quiz
Monday 23 January – Talk – Robert Burns his life, his poetry, his songs – Roy Johnston
Monday 6 February – Talk – History of High Constables Edinburgh – David Halliday
Monday 20 February – Talk – Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance
Monday 6 March – Talk – Experiences of a Tour Guide – Pat Blair
Monday 20 March – Cheese & Wine and AGM
All meetings commence at 7.30pm at Craigsbank and are open to all. If anyone wants to attend and transport is an issue contact Susan Ross
We are always on the look out for new junior recruits for our hugely popular Junior Music Makers. This group runs during term time on Thursdays at Craigsbank between 5.30pm and 6.30pm.
This Autumn term we will be working on our Pirates Vs Mermaids musical which we hope to stage in November. Watch out for further information.
Junior Music Makers is open to all children pre-school to Primary 7.
I walked this ancient pilgrim trail, also known as the Way of St. James, in early summer this year with three nursing friends. We walked the last 76 miles of the route in six days finishing in the pilgrim city of Santiago, the final resting place of St. James.
The countryside was beautiful, undulating and green. Lots of wild flowers covered the path sides. The way passes many historical churches and buildings and lots of places to eat and stay.
The Camino walk is very well signposted with yellow arrows keeping you on the right direction and were always accompanied by a scallop shell emblem. The shells are the distinctive emblem of the Camino as they symbolise the many pilgrim routes that all lead to Santiago.
Large numbers of people from all over the world make this pilgrim journey all year round. All had their own story. Some willing to share, others travelled in silence. Often on their own. Some singing, some chanting. The many languages I heard reminded me of the Pentecost.
At the end of the journey my friends and I attended the Pilgrim mass in the Cathedral in Santiago which was very spiritually moving and we saw the crypt where the body of St. James lies. It was quite overwhelming to appreciate that he was Jesus’s cousin, his first disciple and brother of John the Baptist.
I would strongly encourage you to consider undertaking this very worthwhile pilgrim walk.
One of the reasons for doing this walk was to raise funds for Christian Aid. Total raised, including gift aid , is a wonderful £1,220. Thank you all for supporting me in this journey.
Our weekly services start at 10.30am. The locations for the four Sunday services for August are as follows:
7 August at Craigsbank
14 August at East Craigs
21 August at Craigsbank
28 August at East Craigs
There is also a pre-recorded reflection service available online. This is now being shared between Craigsbank Church and the Old Parish Church. You can link to it here on our YouTube site.
As you can see our new website is up and running (August 2022). This is still a growing site so please bear with us if you see something that isn’t quite right yet. Over the next few months we will be adding and trimming, editing and creating. Keep checking back to see what is new.
