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The young people of the Boys' Brigade and Girls' Association, who meet on a Monday evening in school term, scratched their heads about how to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. The ideas came flooding out of their heads and onto the cardboard, which they then coloured…

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Dear All Last night (20th June '23) was an historic date for TOKM Parish Church and I hope we can share this information widely. Our union with Cramond Kirk was approved at the Presbytery meeting. That also means we have permission to call a minister. Martin Scott has been appointed by Presbytery to be the Interim Moderator for our united church of Edinburgh Northwest Kirk: Cramond Kirk and The Old Kirk and Muirhouse (Church of Scotland). The next stages are complex and time consuming: * Application to OSCR - takes at least 42 days. * A service of union takes place - early indications are this will be the first…

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Yesterday's 'Summer Fair', on a beautiful morning, went amazingly well. By the close of the event there was just over £950 in the kitty. After some further sales after Worship on Sunday morning the total was about £95 higher, with…

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Faith leaders have met together under a joint initiative hosted by the Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland, to launch a campaign to unite the views of the faith communities on an urgent call to Scottish Government for fair pay to all social care workers. The campaign sits within a backdrop of a national recruitment crisis. …

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Today is the day referred to as Pentecost, 'The Birthday of the Church', so we met outdoors to praise God with others churches. We also had something current to celebrate on our journey to uniting with Cramond Kirk. Some Background given to the congregation today: "At the end of April, at the Presbytery of Edinburgh and West Lothian, the Presbytery Mission Plan, was approved, which in effect means that we are permitted to take a vote on whether to unite with the congregation of Cramond Kirk. The terms of such a union are laid out in a document called 'The Basis of Union'. If this union is agreed by Kirk Session, Congregation, and…

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Rev. Elspeth Harley has noted that there has been progress in a partial restart of the BB&GA. From MONDAY 1st May '23 [note change from Friday to MONDAY], the P1-P3 'Anchor Boys' section restarts at 6pm, with some new leaders and Mr Matthew Young continuing as a junior leader. This is great news for the boys & girls, and we are grateful for all the work done in the background to make this happen. [UPDATE…

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Saturday 13th May, 12 noon - 5:30pm is the date & time of this year's free NECF, and we're hoping for sunnier weather than last year! It will be held in West Pilton Park, with most local community groups taking a stall there, with: * live music, * arts and crafts, * sports, * food stalls, * community stalls; * workshops, * learning opportunities, * discussions, all kicked off with a fancy dress parade (with a 'Disney' theme). WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ! just pray for the weather .........

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Could you help us restart the Anchor Section of the Boys' Brigade and Girl's Association? We're looking for parents, former BB members, friends or family or church members or…

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The Edinburgh Easter Play cast and background staff look forward to welcoming you to the 2023 Edinburgh Easter Play, 'The Life of Jesus Christ' by Peter Hutley, adapted and directed by Suzanne Lofthus. The performance will feature a cast of about 30 people in period costumes, including the participation of the Antonine Guards. The show will take place on Saturday 8th April 2023 at 2 pm in Princes Street Gardens. The show is free, though donations are welcome.

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Throughout Easter week, starting Palm Sunday (Sunday 2nd April) till Easter Sunday (9th April), churches will have meetings to take time to reflect on the the events of the last week of Jesus' life before his death and resurrection. For The Old Kirk and Muirhouse church we will be sharing these events with Cramond KIrk as we get to know each other before a…

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Thy Kingdom Come (TKC) is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus. Since it began in May 2016, God has grown TKC from a dream of possibility into a movement which unites more than a million Christians in prayer, in nearly 90% of countries worldwide, across 85 different denominations and traditions- so that friends and family, neighbours and colleagues might come to faith in Jesus Christ. Every person, household and church are encouraged to pray during the 11 days in their own way. It is our hope & prayer, that those who have not…

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on 24th Feb.'23, a post on the Facebook page of the 66th Company Boys' Brigade read as follows: "We have some sad news to share. Unfortunately the…

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