church magazine april 2015

Church Magazine

April 2015

Welcome to the Magazine ......................................................................... 1

Christ Church Corner .................................................................................. 2

Cascade Conversation on Same Sex Relationships ............................................... 2

New Staff Post: Families’ Networker .................................................................... 3

Hendy Procter ....................................................................................................... 6

Book Group ........................................................................................................... 8

Church Outing ....................................................................................................... 9

100 years ago - Christ Church at war .................................................................. 10

News and Reviews ................................................................................... 11

A Walker’s Report ............................................................................................... 11

B Walkers Report ................................................................................................ 12

Bishop’s Address to Diocesan Synod on 7th March ............................................. 13

Eric Liddell Silent Auction ................................................................................... 17

Letter from the Clergy .............................................................................. 18

Journeys in Faith ...................................................................................... 20

Lectionary Readings for Holy Week and Easter ........................................ 21

Events ................................................................................................... 23

Spring Fling ......................................................................................................... 23

Holy Week and Easter Services 2015 .................................................................. 24

Virtue (and a few vices in Art) ............................................................................. 26

Christ Church Calendar ............................................................................. 28

“A” Group Programme 2015 ............................................................................... 28

“B” Walkers Programme 2015 ............................................................................ 30

Dates for 2015 .................................................................................................... 31

Heathack ............................................................................................................. 31

Every Week at Christ Church .............................................................................. 32

Sunday Services .................................................................................. 32

Sunday Evening Services (in the Church Centre) ................................ 32

Weekdays at Christ Church ................................................................. 33

Who’s Who ...................................................................................................

We lc o m e t o t h e Ma ga z in e

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Welcome to the Magazine

Another change of season is approaching, with more daylight hours to

enjoy the beauty of God’s creation. My nephew Simon is currently in the

Highlands and I have been enjoying his photographs of the beautiful

scenery on Facebook. I often pray for my nephew’s wife Clare, who is

studying photography, that she will remember God and his love for her

as she views creation through the lens of her camera.

I have many memories of being awed by the beauty of God’s creation.

One was being in the Austrian mountains seeing the immense landscape

and resisting the temptation to run and sing ‘the hills are alive with the

sound of music’! Another was in the desert in Israel, sitting on the top of

a sand dune and trying to imagine Jesus spending 40 days alone in that

vastness of that wilderness.

Easter is a time when I often remember many people who I know who

once would have been at sunrise services or at a festival Eucharist to

celebrate the risen Christ. Many have turned away from church, for

many different reasons – relationships, the busyness of modern life or

have simply got out of the habit. Perhaps it is time to invite them back?

Anne Burnett

Church Manager and Magazine Editor

The next magazine will be published Sunday 3rd May

Deadline for contributions Sunday 26th April

Ch r is t Ch u r c h Co r n e r

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Christ Church Corner

Cascade Conversation on Same Sex Relationships

On Wednesday 6th May, from 6.30pm to 9pm in Christ Church Hall, there

will be an opportunity for members of Christ Church, along with

members of some of the other Episcopal churches in south Edinburgh

and Midlothian, to take part in a Cascade Conversation.

This important process is helping to shape the Scottish Episcopal

Church’s response to the introduction from 31st December of the

Scottish Government’s Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act

2014.

Under the legislation, marriage is redefined so that two people can marry

irrespective of their gender. The Act also allows for the possibility of civil

partnerships being registered in the context of a religious ceremony.

The Scottish Episcopal Church is currently in a period of discussion

regarding its understanding of same-sex relationships and of how it will

respond to this Act within its own life. This is your opportunity to

participate in this significant process.

Places will be limited to around 60 in total, so if you wish to attend

please inform the Church Manager, Anne Burnett, [email protected]

tel 229 0090, no later than Sunday 19th April.

Susan Macdonald, Rector

mailto:[email protected]


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New Staff Post: Families’ Networker

Families’ Networker

15 hours per week

£10 per hour

We are seeking to appoint a committed and experienced person to

become our Families’ Networker. Christ Church is a lively community of

over 420 members of all ages, with around a quarter of this membership

under 30. The Families’ Networker will continue and develop an existing

and effective ministry towards this significant part of the congregation,

responding to the needs of our families.

The successful applicant will have knowledge and experience of working

with families and volunteer teams. In this position, there is a genuine

occupational requirement that the post holder is a practising

Christian.

For a role description and application form, please email the Rector’s

Warden ([email protected]) or the Treasurer ([email protected]).

The deadline for applications is: 13th April 2015 at 5pm. Interviews will be

in the week beginning 20th April.

See over for role description.




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Role Description for Families’ Networker

Christ Church is a lively community with over 420 members of all ages.

However, with around a quarter of this membership under 30, it is

important to ensure we are offering ministry to all within this group.

At present there are 77 children age 0-15 who, along with their families,

are members of Christ Church, making the Families’ Networker a vital

role within our church community.

Purpose of the job:

To continue and develop an existing and effective ministry and to

respond to the needs of our members aged 0-15, and their families.

Duties of the post would in the main be, but not limited to:

Develop, along with the Young Church and Godly Play teams, the annual programme for the young people.

Be the main point of contact for families, offering regular communication by telephone, email, text, or in person.

Undertake the administrative duties for Young Church and the Crèche, including governance matters and rotas.

Coordinate training and resources for Young Church, Godly Play, and Crèche leaders.

Organise Young Church services, quarterly per year, with other possible occasions.

Coordinate other events for the young people, including pancake party, mothering Sunday, Summer BBQ, and Christmas parties, as well as social and other events for the families.

Develop the Play and Praise group on a Friday morning in the Church Centre.

Organise and coordinate childcare to enable parents to attend Sunday Journeys in Faith seminars and other church related events (eg AGM)


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Work ecumenically with local churches when possible e.g. Summer Holiday Club and other appropriate events

Maintain appropriate administrative records. Experience and Qualities:

Experience of setting up and leading groups, particularly of children

Experience/knowledge of a programme and resources for Christian Education

Experience of organising and supporting teams

Knowledge of liturgy and key points in the church year (Easter, Christmas etc.)

A Christian faith which welcomes diverse congregational and theological traditions.

An understanding of, and sympathy for, the principles and traditions of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

Knowledge/experience of the PVG requirements for working with children

Interest in working with a range of young people from babies to teenagers

Is an active listener, empathetic and values people Salary: The salary will be £10 per hour, along with an agreed expenses budget. The post is for an initial period of 3 years and is subject to PVG Scotland full disclosure being granted. There is a probationary period of 6 months, after which there will be a reflective review. Hours: The Families’ Networker position is for 15 hours per week, which includes being at Christ Church for the Young Church programme on a Sunday morning and for the Play and Praise group on a Friday morning. The remaining hours will be flexible, responding to need, and will be agreed upon with the Rector. This position will liaise closely with, and report to, the Mentor and the Rector.


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Robert Hendy Procter: 22nd January 1931- 17th March 2015

Hendy Procter, friend, colleague and priest to many, died on 17th March. His funeral took place on Monday 23rd March, followed immediately afterwards by a Service of Thanksgiving at Christ Church. Hendy and Rosemary came to Christ Church in 1984 during the time Hendy worked as Secretary for the Scottish Scouts Association. Soon afterwards both he and Rosemary joined the choir.

Hendy was elected to the Vestry in 1987 as People’s Warden and served for 4 years. With the encouragement of the then Rector, Norman Wickham, he attended a 3-year, part-time Training for Ministry course run by the Diocese in the course of which he felt called to seek ordination. Two years after completing the course he was ordained Deacon at Christ Church and Priest at the Cathedral another year after that. Since 1994 he has served as a member of the Ministry Team developed by Jim Mein, Rector (1990-2004).

Hendy retired from the Scouts in 1996 and took on additional tasks at Christ Church, particularly in connection with the Church Directory, production of the Magazine and several regular Home Communions. Involvement with the Scottish Episcopal Church’s “Mission 21” initiative in 1998 led to a period of work with a number of other congregations including study days as they too took up the challenge of Mission 21. He has since been called upon by these and other congregations in the Diocese to help with various Sunday and weekday services.

Hendy was part of the ministry team that welcomed me to Christ Church as Rector in the summer of 2007, and it was joy and privilege to work alongside him.

However, due to the limitations caused by his dementia Hendy retired formally from the team at the end of November that same year but continued to serve as priest for some time after that, especially in support of Christ Church.


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Until recent months, Hendy was a regular attender with Rosemary at the Sunday 10am service and we will miss him and the lovely smile that lit up his whole face when he greeted you.

At the end of 2004 the Diocese marked the 20th anniversary of the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood, and this was celebrated at the Synod Eucharist on 7th March. It was at that service on 17th November 1994 in the Cathedral that two men were also ordained priest, one was Hendy and the other was Jolyon Mitchell, who later served at Christ Church as Hon. Assistant Priest from 1997-2001. Jolyon is the Professor of Communications, Arts and Religion and the Director of the Centre for Theological and Public Issues, and serves as Hon. Assistant Priest at St James’, Leith.

Among the women ordained priest at that service was Pam Skelton, who at that time was serving at Christ Church as an Associate Minister, from 2001-4 as deacon, and 2004-7 as priest. Pam was one of the founders of the Group for the Ministry of Women, which later became the Movement for Whole Ministry. Pam died on 7th December 2014.

During the Synod celebration of this significant anniversary of the first ordinations of women to the priesthood, a remarkable and moving ten minute film was shown. The film includes footage of that service in 1994 with wonderful images of Hendy, Pam and Jolyon. If you have access to the internet please email me and I will send you a link so that you just need to click on it and that will take you directly to the film. If not, and you would like to see it please let me know and I will see if alternative arrangements can be made for you to see it. We would also hope to show it at one or more church events over the coming year.

Susan Macdonald, Rector [email protected]

Professor

Jolyon Mitchell

Canon

Pam Skelton



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Book Group

Tuesday April 7th Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant

The convent of Santa Caterina in the Italian Renaissance period has a new novice, brought against her will by her nobleman father. Her crime had been to fall in love with an unsuitable man. She has the voice of an angel, adding lustre to the convents choir which was already famous. A gripping book which details the life of the nuns in that period. It addresses the unfashionable questions about the price of religious faith. This novel is as intelligent as it is enjoyable.

Tuesday 5th May The Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen, Victoria has nowhere to go, and sleeps in a public park, where she plants a small garden of her own. When her talent is discovered by a local florist, she discovers her gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. The Language of Flowers is a heart breaking and redemptive novel about the meaning of flowers, the meaning of family, and the meaning of love.

New members welcome. For further information contact the church office.

These books are available on loan from the local library/from Morningside Book shop/cheaply from Amazon.


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Church Outing

The Church Outing, on Saturday 30th May, will be to the Tweed Valley.

We will spend the morning in Peebles and the afternoon at Innerleithin.

We will meet at Christ Church at 9.30am and return no later than 6pm.

PEEBLES

The Borders town of Peebles sits straddling the majestic River Tweed. It has something for everyone, from outdoors activities like fishing, walking, golf, cycling and horse riding to fine shopping, and outstanding accommodation to suit all budgets.

The town’s website describes Peebles as “A town for all seasons, be it

spring, summer, autumn or winter, Peebles' natural beauty and character

will take your breath away. Get to know Peebles with a stroll along the

timeless High Street, meander in and about the alleyways and medieval

closes and enjoy the stunning walkways along the River Tweed which

have barely changed over the passing centuries

INNERLEITHIN

Innerleithin has a cultural Interpretation Centre and

garden at St Ronan’s Wells. The timeless, NTS Robert.

Smails printing works, many forest & woodland walks

and private botanic gardens with pool fishing and putting

at Kailzie Gardens nearby.

Sign up sheets at the back of church. Costs:

Adults £15 Concessions £12 Family £25 Children £5 Booking closes on Thursday 14th May and all fares must be paid to the

office by that date. Thank you. Anne Burnett


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100 years ago - Christ Church at war

Report on the War Work Party, April 1915

In April 1915, the church magazine reported on the first six

month's work of the 'War Work Party’ which had 'been

unremitting in their labours since this cruel war began. In the

months since war was declared the following is a summary of

the process of their toil:-

Pairs of socks 663

Pairs hose tops 46

Pairs mitts and gloves 211

Belts 131

Mufflers 185

Helmets 30

Shirts 136

Chest protectors 24

Bed jackets 3

Garments, various 230

Also blankets, bedsocks, dressings, gloves and leather for

waistcoats, handkerchiefs, cushions, writing paper, pencils,

books, pillows, soap, pipes and tobacco, of which no exact

record has been kept of quantities.

To Belgian refugees there have been further sent quantities

of clothing.

Helen Williams

Archivist

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News and Reviews

A Walker’s Report

Our plan for the Saturday March 6 walk was originally to start in

Aberdour, having caught the train, walk back to the Dalmeny estate and

after exploring the parkland, return by train. However, come the day we

really did not fancy walking into the teeth of a gale for 6 hours, so we

reversed the order, alighted from the train at North Queensferry and

walked to Burntisland, with the wind at our back. We walked on the Fife

Coastal Path which passes through enormously varied landscapes taking

you from monastic buildings to a radioactive beach! The path winds past

various relics of WWII and the former Donibristle House, once HMS

Merlin, A Fleet Air Arm training station, whose magnificent gates now

adorn Aberdour High Street. Having stopped for lunch at St Bridget's

Church, consecrated in 1244 but now a ruin, we continued past Braefoot

Battery, a WWI remnant, through the St Colme Estate, whose parkland

planting is considered a work of art and continued on through Aberdour,

finishing at Burntisland, where we caught the train home.

Inchcolm, as viewed from the Fife Coastal path near Aberdour.


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B Walkers Report

The B walkers met at Hillend on a grey Saturday and promptly set off in

two different directions. One party opted for a 6.5 mile exploration of

the surprisingly diverse Braid Hills and grounds of Mortonhall estate.

Having hugged the trig point on the hilltop and taken tea and scones at

the garden centre, we continued to explore the woodland and historic

buildings such as the Dower House before heading home or back to

Hillend.

The other party set off through the pretty mixed woodland parallel to the

road at Hillend Country Park to join the track from Boghall. After

tramping cross country for a short distance, we circumnavigated

Castlelawhill, crossed over our earlier path and having climbed up

Allemuir, dodged the highland cattle grazing sluggishly above the T Wood

and finished our figure of eight walk with refreshments at The Steading.

Although quite different, both walks reminded us of how easy it is to

enjoy a good walk without actually going very far to do it.

There are regular walks on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

See the magazine (pages 28-30) and Sunday notices for details.'


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Bishop’s Address to Diocesan Synod on 7th March

In the letter to the Philippians, St Paul advises us: ‘Whatever is true,

whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is

pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there

is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.’ (Phil 4.8)

St Paul isn’t in denial here. He’s well aware from his own personal

experience that the world is often a dark and grotesque place. Recent

stories from Bristol and Oxford and Rochdale, documentaries from India,

online videos from Syria make this all too plain. These stories crowd our

living rooms and invade our social media. Paul isn’t telling us to avoid

reality – but he is telling us something important about how we’re

formed as human beings. Fill our minds with the things of God and

there’s a chance we’ll grow to be more like God. Conversely, concentrate

only on what is dishonourable and impure and we’re likely to become

infected by it.

Today’s synod won’t be in denial either. We can’t receive a report on

safeguarding the vulnerable, or reflect on what makes a good society

without being well aware of the many threats to human well-being. One

of the causes I’m asking you to support in my Lent Appeal only exists

because of injustice. On the other hand, I hope the emphasis in our

agenda, as in our support for IJM is about making right not bemoaning

wrong.


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After all, the second cause I’m asking you to support this Lent is quite

clearly about offering a positive and thankful response to those

increasing numbers of women and men offering themselves for

authorised ministry in God’s service and in service of God’s church. 20

years on from the ordination of the first women priests in this diocese we

have much to celebrate about the wholeness of our ministry in Christ –

something which for me, and I’m sure for most of you too, is pleasing,

commendable and excellent – to put it mildly.

We might add to this the reports from our committees telling of a year in

which many people have worked on our behalf to manage things well

financially and to develop and support God’s mission in the diocese and

beyond. Indeed, there is very little on our agenda today that doesn’t

reveal or provide opportunities to reflect on the good, the pure and the

honourable. Watch out for them!

Not that we shall all agree about everything. Why should we? But the key

is in how we disagree. You may remember me mentioning before, Martin

Luther’s interpretation of the commandment not to bear false witness.

He doesn’t confine it to telling the truth in a law court, or to guarding our

tongues from false rumours and malicious gossip, it also has to do, he

says, with how we think of people inwardly. Do we assume the best of

people, do we give their actions the best possible interpretations? Or do

we, perhaps because we’re anxious or envious or because we’re stuck in

a rut of cynicism assume the worst – creating in our minds a web of

intrigue and conspiracy? Do we make allowances for others’ very human

fallibility; do we give them as much leeway as we would want to claim for

ourselves? I hope this will guide our synod today.


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But not just our synod. You may have noticed that a General Election is

on the way. Plenty of opportunity therefore to bear false witness.

You may have picked up too that the Church of England bishops have

sent a letter to their parishes offering thoughts about some of the vital

issues that could be addressed in the election. Interestingly, their letter

begins with exactly the same quotation from St Paul I began with, for

they’re calling for a vision for the future based on a shared sense of what

we consider to be good, excellent, honourable and true. They criticise

party politics for being too often ‘consumerist’ – shaping policies around

sectional interests rather than focusing on a commitment to the common

good. For Christians, they say, ‘every human being is created in the image

of God. But we are not made in isolation. We belong together in a

creation which should be cherished and not simply used and consumed.’

In Scotland we have already done a lot of work on this in our preparation

for the referendum – what kind of nation do we want to live in? What are

its foundational values? But I would commend the bishops’ letter to you

(it’s online) as a further contribution to this debate. It’s quite long and

you probably won’t agree with all of it. Some parts you may find too

simplistic or too brief, but it is a helpful contribution to a debate that

Westminster politicians tend to shy away from. Indeed, it was very

interesting to watch the reaction of some politicians when the letter was

published. Rather than taking the opportunity to explain why their

policies do spring from a strong commitment to the common good, from

a concern to support the weakest, from a desire to nurture a community

of communities rather than a ‘society of strangers’, there was an

immediate reaction from some to ridicule the church or to claim that it is

left-wing or that it should not be ‘meddling’ with politics.


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I must say, that ever since the 1980s, whenever a national politician tells

the church to keep out of politics I assume that the church is getting

something right not wrong.

Besides, this kind of kneejerk reaction from some politicians (and only

some it has to be emphasized) indicates the very malaise that the

Bishops highlighted, that whenever you are criticized your critic must by

definition always be in the wrong. A kind of institutionalized ‘false

witness’. There’s plenty of recent evidence to remind us that politicians

too have feet of clay, but that should not stop us from expecting more,

demanding more from them.

However, as William Temple once said, it’s not what bishops say but

what the people do that matters. And this synod focuses our attention

on some of the things people are doing, in churches large and small, in

city and in country. We’ll see this under the Mission and Ministry

Committee report, whether through St Hilda’s funding or in other

examples of social engagement. I hope this will help you to recognize,

perhaps for the first time, the many things you do in your community,

either individually or through your church, which you do because you are

seeking to be faithful to Christ and to build a good society.

We need to be vocal about this, not because we alone have sorted what

this good society is supposed to look like, nor because we always get it

right. The CofE bishops were caught out on the issue of the Living Wage. I

suspect we may be caught out on this too. I recently asked all our

charges to tell me whether they were paying the living wage. I got 6

responses!


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The reality is that poverty is a huge problem in our society. There is a

huge gap between rich and poor. And the awful truth is that it costs more

to live if you are poor – it’s called the poverty premium. Even gas to heat

your home can be twice as expensive if you rely on a pay as you go

meter. And as things stand, as more and more measures are introduced

to counteract global warming and deal with the consequences of climate

change it will be the poor, in this country and beyond, who will have

most to lose.

These things trouble us, or they ought to trouble us. This is why Paul tells

us to set our minds on all that is praiseworthy, excellent, commendable,

pure and just. For it is in thinking about these things that we begin to

understand how far we and the world we share falls short of these

qualities, falls short of the Kingdom as Jesus taught it. And in

understanding this we are enabled to respond to God’s call to show what

love for neighbour really means.

Bishop John

Eric Liddell Silent Auction

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Letter from the Clergy

Dear Friends,

Easter is a wonderful time of year as we celebrate the joy of God's love for us - it seems that nature itself joins with us in praise as all the beauty of spring bursts forth into wonderful new life. The link between the new life of Easter and spring is one that is often made by Churches. It's a helpful reminder each year of how Jesus' death on the cross (winter) is miraculously transformed into new life (spring).

Yet when I put Easter into “Google Images” of the three hundred odd images that come up only a dozen or so had any overtly Christian image. My computer screen was full of rabbits (real and cuddly), fluffy yellow chicks (again real and cuddly) beautiful spring flowers and lots and lots of chocolate eggs. Is Easter becoming to the vast majority of the country a Bank Holiday where the Easter Bunny brings lots of chocolate?

As Christians, however, we must put forward a different view. But to have that view we must have faith. Faith is a strange thing, if you have it, you can't imagine living without it; if you don't it seems like nonsense. In Hebrews 11.1 we are told 'faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.'

Reason goes a long way in the discovery of faith but sometimes we have

to just step out and trust. We are told that

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever”

(Hebrews 13:8)

Jesus’ teaching continues to be lucid and relevant crossing both time and

culture, and in our various Lent study groups we have certainly seen this.

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My hope and prayer is that we won’t stop applying what we’ve learnt

and that we all hold to the relevance of the gospel, that is, the Good

News of the Kingdom of God for today’s generation.

Because in the words of the 16th century mystic St Theresa of Avila

“Christ has no body but yours, no hands, no feet on earth but

yours. Yours are the eyes with which he looks with compassion

on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do

good. Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world”

What then does Easter mean to you? Can you share with me today the joy of those words with which we greet each other on Easter morning?

Alleluia. Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Maggie

Maggie Rode

J o u r n e y s in F a i t h

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Journeys in Faith

April and May

SUNDAYS 11.30am to 12.30pm in the Church Centre unless otherwise stated

19th April ‘Faith and Life Series’ A talk and discussion led by Markus Dunk, member of Christ Church and Creative Contents Manager in the Communications Department of Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

3rd May 'The Situation of the Christian Communities in Palestine-Israel Today' A talk and discussion led by Anne Clayton (Friends of Sabeel UK). The Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre is one of the charities currently supported by Christ Church.

17th May ‘Studying and worshipping with the First Nation People of Canada’ A talk and discussion led by Jean Williams, member of Christ Church

31st May ‘Celebrating Volunteering’ The Bishop will be with us for the 10am Sung Eucharist during which we will celebrate all we give as individuals as we volunteer in different ways in the wider community. At coffee time in the hall we will be celebrating the many different ways we volunteer within the life of Christ Church.

WEEKDAYS

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE CHURCH CENTRE The Wednesday Reflection Group starting with coffee at 10.15 am in the Church Centre. Contact the church office.

For further information about any of the above events, or to make suggestions for future events, please contact the Journeys in Faith Planning Group

Hugh Goddard, Susan Macdonald and Alan Shotter

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Lectionary Readings for Holy Week and Easter

29th March Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50.4-9a Psalm 31.9-16 Philippians 2.5-11 Mark 14.1-15.47 or Mark 15.1-39(40-47)

30th March Monday of Holy Week

Isaiah 42.1-9 Psalm 36.5-11 Hebrews 9.11-15 John 12.1-11

31st March Tuesday of Holy Week

Isaiah 49.1-7 Psalm 71.1-14 1 Corinthians 1.18-31 John 12.20-36

1st April Wednesday of Holy Week

Isaiah 50.4-9a Psalm 70 Hebrews 12.1-3 John 13.21-32

2nd April Maundy Thursday

Exodus 12.1-4(5-10)11-14 Psalm 116.1,10-17 1 Corinthians 11.23-26 John 13.1-17,31b-35

3rd April Good Friday

Isaiah 52.13-53.12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10.16-25 or Hebrews 4.14-16;5.7-9 John 18.1-19.42

4th April Holy Saturday

Job 14.1-14 or Lamentations 3.1-9,19-24 Psalm 31.1-4,15-16 1 Peter 4.1-8 Matthew 27.57-66 or John 19.38-42

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5th April: Easter Sunday

Acts 10.34-43 or Isaiah 25.6-9 Psalm 118.1-2,14-24 1 Corinthians 15.1-11 or Acts 10.34-43 John 20.1-18 or Mark 16.1-8

12th April Second Sunday of Easter

Acts 4.32-35 Psalm 133 1 John 1.1-2.2 John 20.19-31

19th April Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 3.12-19 Psalm 4 1 John 3.1-7 Luke 24.36b-48

26th April Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 4.5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3.16-24 John 10.11-18

3rd May Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 8.26-40 Psalm 22.24-30 1 John 4.7-21 John 15.1-8

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Events

Spring Fling

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Holy Week and Easter Services 2015

29th March to 5th April

all at Christ Church unless otherwise stated

Palm Sunday

8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Sung Eucharist with the Liturgy of the Palms and dramatic reading of the Passion Narrative in the Gospel according to Mark

6.00pm Choral Evensong

Monday

8.00am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion

6.00pm Evening Prayer

7.30pm “In the Footsteps of Christ” (1) ending with Night Prayer

led by Maggie Rode

Tuesday




led by Jenny Wright

Wednesday





led by Nigel Rode

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Maundy Thursday


10.00am Morningside United Church – Meet to leave for Stations of the Cross at Nunrow Abbey at 11am (Let MUC office know if you need transport 447 3152.)

11.30am Chrism Eucharist at The Cathedral


7.30pm Sung Eucharist with washing of feet and stripping of the altar. The Church will remain open until 10pm for those who wish to keep The Watch (Silent Vigil)

Good Friday

8.00am Morning Prayer

10.00am “A Way of the Cross” a service for all ages

12 noon The Three Hours ending with the Good Friday Liturgy

6.30pm Morningside United Church – Tenebrae Service

Holy Saturday

9.00am Morning Prayer

9.30am Decoration of the church for Easter

8.30pm Easter Vigil

Easter Day

6.30am Sunrise Service with communion on Blackford Hill


10.00am Festival Eucharist

No evening service

Ev e n t s

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Virtue (and a few vices in Art)

Booking form overleaf

Ev e n t s

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Booking Form

Virtue (and a few vices ) in art May-June 2015

The cost of the course —four lectures plus refreshments— is £25. There

is no deduction for part-attendance. The venue is the Royal Over-Seas

League, 100 Princess Street, Edinburgh: www.rosl-edinburgh.org

Name…………………………………………………………………………………..

Address………………………………………………………………………………...

………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………Post Code …………………….

Email:…………………………………………………………………………………..

Tel. No…………………………………………………………………………………

Please register and pay in advance by12 May. You can register by post

using this form, personally at the Diocesan Office (address below), or by

email.

Cheques payable to ‘Edinburgh Diocesan Synod’.

Adventures in Faith, Diocese of

Edinburgh, 21a Grosvenor

Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5EL.

Email: [email protected] Tel:

0131 346 9089

Web: www.dioceseofedinburgh.org

http://www.rosl-edinburgh.org/


http://www.dioceseofedinburgh.org/

Ch r is t Ch u r c h Ca le n d a r

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Christ Church Calendar

“A” Group Programme 2015

11th April – Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas. With a flying start from a car park at 410 metres, this walk will take in two Munros for a minimal expenditure of effort, while at the same time affording great views over Loch Tay and beyond. Distance 10.5 kilometres; Ascent 968 metres. OS Sheet 51

2nd May – Ben Chonzie. With a start from a car park in Glen Lednock at 210 metres, a fairly easy climb will gain the top of this Munro from where fine views can be had over Loch Turret. Distance 12.5 kilometres; Ascent 712 metres. OS Sheet 52

6th June – Ben Vorlich and Stuc a'Chroin. Starting on the south shore of Loch Earn, a 4-kilometre walk up Glenvorlich and then more steeply up the north shoulder of Ben Vorlich will add a further Munro to your list. Splendid views over Loch Earn and across to the mountains to the North can be had. The route onwards to Stuc a'Chroin is rockier, but will add yet another Munro to your list and reward you with further vistas to the South. Distance13.5 kilometres; Ascent 1145 metres. OS Sheet 51

4th July – Laraig Ghru. Probably the best known hill pass in Scotland; rising to an altitude of 835 metres and connecting Speyside and Deeside. The long walk is rewarded by magnificent views through the pass to the distant mountains and the sense of oppression of the massive surrounding mountains crowding the pass. Rothiemurchus Forest and the Forest of Mar are additional treats. Distance 30.5 kilometres; Ascent 810 metres. OS Sheet 36, 43


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1st August – The Lowther Hills. This walk takes in Green Lowther, Lowther Hill and East Mount Lowther. Setting off from Wanlockhead at an altitude of 467 metres much of the climbing is already done. The gradients are shallow and some of the walk is on a private tarmac road. There are panoramic views from the summits which are the highest in the area. Distance 11.5 kilometres; Ascent 541 metres. OS Sheet 78

Here is an opportunity over the next three months to make a start on the Southern Upland Way which traverses 340 kilometres of the country from the North Sea to the Irish Sea:

5th September – Cockburnspath to Abbey St. Bathans. The eastern end of the Way is a varied walk on clifftop, farmland and forestry. Pease Bridge and Cove Harbour are notable sights on the route. Distance 18 kilometres. Ascent 230 metres. OS Sheet 67

3rd October – Abbey St. Bathans to Longformacus. This section of the Way runs beside the Whiteadder River then diverting through woods to eventually run alongside the Dye Water to Longformacus. Distance 12 kilometres; Ascent 210 metres. OS Sheet 67

7th November – Longformacus to Lauder. This longer section of the Way takes us past the Watch Water Reservoir to Twin Law with its distinctive cylindrical cairns with open views to the South. The path continues across open moorland to Braidshawrig and Lauder. Distance 25 kilometres; Ascent 560 metres. OS Sheets 67,

5th December – Pentlands walk; starting from Fairmilehead a walk with panoramic views over the Forth Estuary and east across the Lammermuir Hills to the North Sea. Distance 10 kilometres; Ascent 500 metres. OS Sheet 66


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“B” Walkers Programme 2015

April 18th Three Brethren 8 miles Chris. Rees

May 16th Lamington 12 Miles

June 20th Upper Tweed Valley 8 miles

July 18th Morebattle to Kirk Yetholm 8 miles

August 15th Traquair 7 miles

September 19th Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies 8 miles

October 17th Earlston circular 8

November 21st Coastal walk 7.5 miles

December 12th Roslin Glen 6+ miles

We share petrol costs. New walkers are always welcome. For more

information, please contact the church office.


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Dates for 2015

Saturday 30th May Church Outing to Tweed Valley - see page 9

Sunday 24th May Pentecost

Sunday 31st May Bishop at Christ Church: Celebrating Volunteering

Sunday 28th June Annual BBQ with Young Church

Wednesday 8th July Strawberry Lunch

Sunday 4th October Harvest

Sunday 1st November Annual Meeting and Lunch for Area Visitors Area Visitor Supporters and Pastoral Visitors

Sunday 15th November Focus on UK Charities supported by Christ Church

Sunday 29th November Annual General Meeting

Heathack

HeatHack needs volunteers on Sunday 19 April to demonstrate at the Science Festival Mini-Maker Faire. It's fun, and we'll explain everything - it's mostly simple! Please contact the church office. The organizers are giving us a big presence and we'll do our best to deliver. Balloons at high level, a lamp that reacts to temperature, and we're having people light (LED) votive candles for buildings they care about - but judging from what I've seen in the past, we could be talking to 50 people an hour plus. I think it's worth offering the congregation a chance to participate.


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Every Week at Christ Church

Sunday Services

8.00am Holy Communion (1929)

10.00am Sung Eucharist (1982)

With Crèche and Young Church

Followed by coffee & the One World Shop in the hall

11.30am

11.40am

1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday – Journeys in Faith

Theological or Topical Discussion or Workshop in the

Church Centre

2nd Sunday Silent Prayer in the side chapel

6pm Evening Service (see below)

Sunday Evening Services (in the Church Centre)

Normal pattern, exceptions as announced

First Sunday Creative Space

A service of readings, music and silence

Second Sunday Prayer in the style of Taize

Third Sunday Open Table – an informal communion service

Fourth Sunday Sung Compline – gently chanted night prayer

Fifth Sunday Choral Evensong (in the church)

or Service in the Centre as advertised


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Weekdays at Christ Church

Monday

8am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion 1pm 1st and 3rd Mondays: Knitting Group 6pm Evening Prayer, preceded by quiet time from 5.45pm Tuesday

8am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion

10.15am 3rd week in the Centre – Holy Corner Carers Group

2pm Quilting Group

2pm 4th Week: Mothers’ Union at a member’s home

6pm Evening prayer, preceded by quiet time from 5.45pm

7.30pm 1st week: Book Group

2nd Week: Mothers’ Union in the Centre

Wednesday


10am Gardening Group weather permitting

10.15am Reflection Group, Quiet Room, the Centre (not 2nd week)

11am Holy Communion

2.30pm 2nd Week: Afternoon Communion followed by tea (Cameo)

6pm Evening Prayer, preceded by quiet time from 5.45pm

Thursday


6pm Evening Prayer, preceded by quiet time from 5.45pm 7.30pm Choir Practice in the Church

Friday


9.45-11am Play & Praise :

For birth to school age and their carers in the Centre

6pm Evening Prayer, preceded by quiet time from 5.45pm

Wh o ’s Wh o

Who’s Who

Staff

Rector Very Revd. Susan Macdonald

Associate Priests: Revd Maggie Rode and Revd Nigel Rode

Assistant Priest: Revd Imre Katay-Fodor

Director of Music: Dr Michael Green

Church Manager: Anne Burnett: Monday to Friday

Office Assistant: Christine Johnson: Monday, Thursday, Friday morning

The Church Office is normally open Monday to Thursday 9am-3pm and Friday 9am to 1pm. Booking Enquiries: [email protected]

Office Bearers and Vestry Members

Rector’s Warden: Ex Officio Vestry Lindsay Graham People’s Warden: Ex Officio Vestry Robin Morris

Treasurer: Ex Officio Vestry Kenneth Ramage Vestry Secretary: Ex Officio Vestry Linda Brown Factor Michael Herriott Lay Representative Ex Officio Vestry Howard Moody

Elected Vestry Members: Hugh Goddard, Mike McNamee, Alan Shotter,

Mary Snow and Stuart Valentine

No charge is made for this magazine or for ‘Inspires’ but contributions to the Treasurer are

always acceptable. An envelope marked Magazine may be placed on the offering plates.

For more information about articles or events contact the church office:

[email protected]

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