Corstorphine Craigsbank Church
Worship centres for Corstorphine Old and New Church
7.00pm, 2 August, East Craigs
Join a discussion about our required union with the Old Parish. This is a meeting for everyone to air their views about the union and how best to achieve it. Air your concerns, hear what has been done so far and how far we have to go, learn about Church Planting, ask questions, let your voice be heard.
You will be made very welcome, whether you usually come to session meetings or not.
East Craigs Church Centre is being offered as a temporary donations collection venue in support of the residents of Craigievar House who are affected and have been displaced by yesterday’s serious fire.
The East Craigs Church Centre will be open to receive donations in support of the victims of yesterday’s fire during the following hours: today (Thursday, 15 June) and tomorrow (Friday, 16 June) from 5.00pm to 7.00pm and Saturday and Sunday from 12noon to 2.00pm. The church is collaborating with the Corstorphine Community Centre on this.
We will update what is needed once we have more detail. At the moment the following will be useful:
Toiletries, and toothpaste/ brushes, deodorants, hair brushes/ combs & sunscreen, new underwear & clothing for adults and children.
Footwear for adults and children.
Toys, teddies and games for children.
Non perishable food items.
Hold back with actually dropping off furniture and electricals until the families have confirmed what they actually are in need of.
We are not accepting cash donations, but understand there is a JustGiving campaign set up (although we are not able to vouch for its credibility yet).
What a grand way to gather together – coffee, tea. croissants, jam, more coffee, live music and good chat.
The theme for our cafe church gathering in April was ‘Crowning the King’ – appropriate for the week before King Charles’ coronation – but looking more to God as ‘King’ or ‘Father’. Conversations veered off in all directions but came back again and Alan led us in prayer while the musicians led us in praise.
Join us for our next cafe church on the last Sunday in July. More details to follow.
On Sunday 9 April, a retiring collection was held for the ongoing work of the Care Van. It raised an excellent £306 including Gift Aid. All involved offer sincere thanks to those who have so generously.
During this quarter, any donations through the after-service teas and coffees will also go to the Care Van.
The Care Van offers hot soup, hot drinks, sometimes warm clothes and blankets, and a friendly ear to those in crisis and living on the streets of our city. The Craigsbank and East Craigs team go out as part of an evening rota covering Waverley Bridge, Grassmarket and North Bridge.
The hugely popular Christian Aid sale at St Andrews and St George’s returns in the Spring (13-19 May 2023).
Items are requested in support of Christian Aid. These can range from Books, Antiques, Collectables, Pictures, Stamps and Postcards, Sheet Music, Toys, Games, Jigsaws.
Donations of suitable items can be uplifted for delivery from 8th and 9th May.
Contact Anne Currie (anneicurrie@yahoo.co.uk) for more information and/or assistance for uplift.
A new group for parents, grandparents, carers and Tots is up and running – come and join us.
We hold the group, ‘Craigsbank Toddle Tots’, in the main hall at Craigsbank church from 10.30am to 12 noon on Wednesdays. If you know of any parent, grandparent or carer that would benefit from joining a group like this please do pass the news on to them.
Ceri Ashton hosts the group. If any of our church members want to give a hand on a Wednesday morning, please contact Ceri at the church office.
Lots of toys, snacks, drinks, and tea & coffee (adults only) provided!!
Well, the work was all worth it and now the daffodils are up and providing a gorgeous show for all who visit. Take a walk to see them before it is too late. They are with us all too briefly.
Bulb Planting – The ECO Group met at 2.00pm at Craigievar Park (just off Craigs Road) on Wednesday 23 November to plant Spring bulbs with the Park Ranger and staff from CEC. We look forward to seeing the results when the soil warms up and the days get longer.
Contact Anne Currie for more info.
If you would like to consider this question then can we invite you to join any one or more of the BOOK DISCUSSIONS planned for this year?
During 2023 our minister, Alan Childs, invites anyone who would like to join in a monthly book discussion group with a PROGRESSIVE theological inclination.
If you would like to develop and refresh your understanding of God, the Bible, faith, the church and your life as a Christian, and be challenged in the process, then please consider joining the group for a monthly, in person, conversation about one book at a time.
Here are the books that form the reading list, divided into two parts for the year. The books are available through any of the online bookstores (including Bookshop.org which feeds profit back to independent bookshops), many high street bookshops, or from the authors themselves.
February to May (4pm on the last Sunday of the month at Craigsbank Church hall)
1 – What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything by Rob Bell (26 February) NOTE THIS ONE SESSION WILL START AT 5pm
2 – Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence by Diana Butler-Bass (26 March)
3 – Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans (30 April)
4 – Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People by Nadia Bolz-Weber (28 May)
August to November (4pm on the last Sunday of the month at East Craigs Community Centre)
1 – Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans (27 August)
2 – Jesus Unexpected: Ending the End Times to Become the Second Coming by Keith Giles (24 September)
3 – Faith after Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do about It by Brian D. McLaren (29 October)
4 – The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne (26 November)
Each book’s discussion will be held late on a Sunday afternoon over a glass of wine or a mug of coffee (your choice). Send us a message if you would like to notify us of your interest … but you are also welcome to simply drop in on the day.
The organisations, Everyday Plastics and City to Sea are calling for all UK supermarkets to remove plastic packaging from five top-selling fruit & veg products –– potatoes, apples, bananas, carrots and onions –– so we can fight the plastic problem, reduce food waste and save money.
It is estimated that selling these five items loose (unpackaged) would:
The organisation have joined forces to launch a petition and our Eco group are encouraging as many people as possible to sign it.
You may have seen the upsetting images from Turkey and Syria, showing the devastation caused by the earthquakes.
The Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an urgent appeal to provide vital lifesaving aid to those in need. Please donate, if you can, either through Christian Aid or direct to DEC by clicking here for the DEC appeal.
