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Our annual SUMMER FAIR is on Saturday 15th June '24, from 10am till 12noon. It costs 30p for each adult, accompanied children are free. There will be the usual stalls of Tombola, Grand Draw, Bric-a-Brac, 'New Gifts', Nearly-New Clothes, books/cds/dvds, all washed down with tea & coffee - what's not to like. Hope you can join us.

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On Sunday past, the local Christian communities from North West Edinburgh gathered on a lovely afternoon of praise and prayer at Silverknowes Prom. It was meteorologically less windy than last year, but we…

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Last year we had a joint Pentecost service with a large number of local christian churches, to celebrate 'the birth of the church', at Pentecost. Last year we met on the grassy slope next to the 'Beach Boardwalk Cafe' on Silverknowes beach - we…

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We are having a stall at the North Edinburgh Community Festival in West Pilton Park on Sat 11th May. Several of us ran a stall last year and found it was a great…

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As Spring comes we struggle for photos for nice pictures once the snowdrops, daffies & crocuses have finished leaving bare earth. So rather than a photo of bare earth, have a pic of some over-wintered leeks harvested today (Sat. 20th) to…

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Welcome to the Edinburgh Northwest Kirk's schedule for services over Easter 2024, to which you are warmly invited. Maundy Thursday, 28 March, 7pm, at The Old Kirk & Muirhouse (what we are currently calling the Pennywell buildings) hall on Pennywell Medway. There will be a Light Meal, informal Communion, music & Hand Washing, lead by Rev Elspeth Harley. Good Friday, 29 March, 7pm, at Blackhall St Columba's Church on Queensferry Road, for a more Reflective Service…

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Yesterday, 7th Feb.'24, we handed in the latest batch of stamps to the Church of Scotland Stamp Appeal - see the photo. This was possible because of generous people taking the time to carefully cut stamps from their mail leaving an inch margin all the way round (or just giving us the whole envelope) so that the Appeal volunteers can resell them to stamp collectors. Each year they make between £2,000 & £4,000 for…

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Dear all, We have hosted a Christmas party between Christmas and New Year for many years now, to brighten up that gap between the 2 festivals. However, the Storm Gerrit means that we do not feel it is safe for…

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over week before Christmas, we had 8 or 9 fully lit & baubled trees in the church (still there to view on Sundays till 12th Night), donated by local Youth & Community to our 'Festival of Light'. They arrived from Youth groups which meet in the church halls, such as Rainbows, Brownies, Guides & Boys' Brigade (& Girls Association to give them their full name), Muirhouse Housing Association, Sassy Women' (at Muirhouse Community Centre), Craigroyston Primary School, NEA 'Create' group, plus a mystery one just left for us to put up. There were open sessions during the week for families to see them on…

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We would like to invite you to attend one, or more, of our Christmas services during December. We have listed them on the attached poster and hope you can join us. There will be a charity collection at the Christmas Eve service for a good cause, whether local or international. Whether or not you can join us, we do hope you have a wonderful time this Christmas and feel blessed as you spend time with family & friends.

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Every year there is a city-centre Christmas Carol singing event, usually associated with the large Nativity scene or the lights being switched on. This year the event will be at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens, Sunday 3rd Dec., 2pm-4pm. Lots of favourite carols, with the singing helped along with some church choirs and the always wonderful Salvation Army band. The event is free & doesn't need booking- just turn up and…

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It is time for the posters to go out round the community to let people know that SATURDAY 18th Nov. is the date of the the pre-Christmas Sale we call "The Autumn Fair". There will be the usual stalls (except hot rolls, sorry): * Nearly New goods - clothes, bags, shoes, etc; * Bric-a-brac; * new Christmas presents; * books / dvds / cds; * that old favourite, 'Tombola'; + the start of sales of tickets for "The Grand Raffle", and the Christmas Hampers, [with the draw after the service which marks…

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