Christ Church Morningside www.christchurchmorningside.org Registered Charity SC003009

NEWSLETTER June/July 2016

Dear Friends

On pages 4, 5 & 6 of this newsle�er you will

find details of the current situa�on regarding

Phase 3 stonework and hall and hall kitchen

renova�on and pulpit repairs.

The informa�on given reflects the generosity

of members of the congrega�on in gi(ing

money towards the costs involved and also

reveals, perhaps less obviously, the extensive

work that goes on behind the scenes in

securing grants and working alongside the

architect with regard to specifica�ons and

appoin�ng contractors, to name but two

aspects of what is required.

The two key people involved in this on our

behalf, Michael Herrio�, Factor and Convenor

of the Property Commi�ee, and Kenneth

Ramage, Treasurer and Convenor of Finance &

Management, have already given a great deal

of �me and exper�se to these works, and will

con�nue to do so over the coming months.

I want to take this opportunity to thank them

and to ensure them of our support as things

progress.

I also draw your a�en�on to the Dates for

your Diary on page 3 and hope you will be

able to a�end as many of these as possible.

We plan to run a bus to Nick Bowry’s

ordina�on in Aberdeen on the 2nd of October

and there will be more informa�on about this

in the next newsle�er.

Susan Macdonald

From the Rector

Sundays, 11.30am – 12.30pm in the Church Centre

5th

June The Warm Heart of Africa – Caring for the Children of Malawi.”

A talk and discussion led by Alison Connelly, member of Christ Church

19th

June “Singing and Sisterhood – a study of the first Sco)sh women missionaries

who trained in Edinburgh and were sent to India.”

A talk and discussion led by Jane Green, member of Christ Church.

Due to the refurbishment of the Hall and the need to hold coffee �me in the Centre there

will be no Journeys in Faith programme in July, August and September.

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Hugh Goddard is going to be cycling from Land's

End to John O'Groats in August to raise money

for Sustrans (who run the Na�onal Cycle

Network) and Mercy Corps (the Edinburgh-

based Aid Group who do a lot of work in and

around Syria). Anyone who would be interested

in helping him reach his target of £2,000 can do

via uk.virginmoneygiving.com/HughGoddard and

all offers of support would be very much

appreciated - thank-you!

SECMA – Links Afternoon Tuesday 14 June 2-4pm at St James Penicuik

Christ Church has supported the work of SECMA (the ScoEsh Episcopal

Church Mission Associa�on )for many years, and the annual a(ernoon

mee�ng on 14 June is a good opportunity to hear about SECMA’s on-going

work and meet members from other congrega�ons.

At the mee�ng Hilary Blyth, Provincial Secretary, will give an overview of

SECMA’s new projects for 2016. We shall then hear from Rev Lynsay Downs, Rector of St

James Penicuik (and of St Mungos West Linton) who will talk about exis�ng links between

West Linton and the Diocese of Cape Coast in Ghana, and her plans to develop these and

other possible overseas links .

Finally Margaret Mungavin will speak about her

visit to Pales�ne last year, and the con�nuing

challenges facing people there. Margaret is a

SECMA Central Commi�ee member who

previously lived in Pales�ne and maintains strong

links with that country and the projects there

supported by SECMA .

Tea/Coffee/juice will be available in the hall from 1pm, and you are welcome to bring a picnic

lunch to eat there. The mee�ng will begin with worship at 2pm, and should end with tea at

4pm. All are welcome, and there is space to park right beside the church. If you would like

further informa�on, or help with transport, please contact Ceci Stephens on 446 0922

(cecilia.stephens67@gmail.com) or Janet Gooddy 447 6535 (Jgooddy@blueyonder.co.uk).

Judea by David Shankbone

From Land’s End to John O’Groats

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The Booksale raised a

total of £16,230.00 the

combined Bake sales

£545.00 and the House

-to-House Collec�on

£774.00 bringing it to

an overall total of £17,549.00—thank you to

all who helped achieve this tremendous result!

Hall Closure from 1st July to end of September

The Church Hall will be out of bounds for three months star�ng in July. This

will have implica�ons on our church life. Coffee a(er church will be served

in the Church Centre and groups that usually meet in the Church hall will

use the Church Centre instead. We will have less space in the Church Centre

and Coffee may not be in the usual format for the �me that we are using the Church Centre,

(weather permiEng we will also be able to use the Rectory Garden for Sunday coffee during

this period). Please be pa�ent and bear with us during the renova�on.

Sunday 26th June

11.45am Annual Church BBQ in the rectory garden hosted by Young Church.

All welcome. Donations for food and drink to Mercy Corps

Sunday 17th July

10.00am Maggie & Nigel Rode’s final service at Christ Church, followed by

fizz and nibbles in the Centre/Rectory Garden

Saturday 23rd July

2.30pm Summer Tea in the Church Centre/Rectory Garden

(for this year only this replaces the Annual Strawberry Lunch as the

Hall will be closed for renovation works)

Sunday 25th September

3.30pm Jane Green to be ordained deacon in St Mary’s Cathedral,

Edinburgh

Sunday 2nd October

4.30pm Nick Bowry to be ordained deacon in St Devenick’s, Aberdeen

DATES for your DIARY

The Reflec�on Group meets on the first and

third Wednesday of the month in a member’s home between 10.00

and 12.00am. Enquiries to Gill

Davidson, Joy Holmes or Church Office.

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Christ Church Morningside

Stonework restora2on - Phase 3

Summary of es2mated costs & income

£

COSTS :

1 - HLF Eligible

External Fabric Repairs, toilets, prelims, 118,079

Dayworks & con�ngencies

Fees 11,808

Vat on above 25,977

Update website, photographer, display board & leaflets 3,100

Vat on above 620

2 - Non Eligible

Toilet 12,370

Hall 63,454

Kitchen 28,295

Prelims, dayworks & con�ngency 10,508

Fees 11,463

Vat on above 25,218

3 - Pulpit

Quote from stonemason 26,000

Vat on above 5,200

342,092

INCOME :

GRANTS

Historic Scotland 40,598

Heritage Lo�ery Fund 40,598

Listed places of worship grant scheme (vat) 57,015

SECURED/COMMITTED

Renova�on appeal - received to 01.05.16 62,650

Gi( Aid - renova�on appeal (25%) 15,663

Kitchen - member pledge 25,000

Gi( Aid - kitchen dona�on 6,250

Grant - All Churches Trust received 3,000

Grant - Awards for All Scotland received 10,000

Grant - ScoEsh Churches Trust secured 2,000

Grant - Glaziers trust - to be applied for 1,000

From Church Reserves 78,318

342,092

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Renovation Appeal – Financial Report

The works being undertaken as described in the Factor’s report

have increased significantly since the ini�al applica�on was made

to Heritage Lo�ery for grant support. The refurbishment works

together with repairs to the pulpit will cost just under £350,000.

A detailed breakdown of projected costs and sources of income

to fund this significant and exci�ng project are noted below.

The costs are broken down into three categories, those which

will be supported by Heritage Lo�ery/ Historic Scotland, non-

eligible costs rela�ng to the Hall & Kitchen refurbishment and

finally the es�mated costs of repairing the pulpit. We have appointed a contractor to undertake the

external stonework repairs and internal works and the costs noted on the schedule are those

submi�ed by the contractor. The costs also include architects fees, con�ngencies, VAT and allow for

the upda�ng of our website. The la�er cost is included in the ac�vity statement which we are

required to submit as part of our funding applica�on to Heritage Lo�ery to promote the works to the

local community.

Under income we have secured funding of £81,196 from Heritage Lo�ery/Historic Scotland and

under the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme we will be able to reclaim vat of £57,015. We have

secured £15,000 of grants from other funding bodies and we are hopeful of securing further grants

from pending submissions such as the Glaziers Trust, the ScoEsh Landfill Communi�es’ Fund and a

further applica�on to Heritage Lo�ery to help fund the pulpit repairs. We have secured £62,650 from

our appeal to the congrega�on. This includes an ini�al dona�on of £10,000 to ‘kick start’ the appeal

and an anonymous dona�on from a member of the congrega�on of £13,650 to allow us to achieve

our target. We used the beau�ful rose window as an aid to promote the appeal and sold 175 panes

including 19 at £1,000, 16 at £500, 28 at £250, 38 at £100, 45 at £20 and 30 at £10. We will be able to

claim gi( aid on the majority of the appeal income which will add a further £15,000 towards our

target. The refurbishment of the kitchen is being funded by a generous dona�on from a member of

the congrega�on.

Finally to square the circle we will commit £78,000 from Church reserves to meet our es�mated

expenditure. This is more than was forecast when our ini�al submission was made, however we are

undertaking much more than originally planned. As men�oned previously we are hopeful of securing

addi�onal funding from small trust & grant bodies to reduce the Church’s contribu�on. If we sell

£70,000 of investments this will result in a reduc�on in annual income of £3,000. This is a shorTall

which will have to be met and at this stage I would ask any member of the congrega�on to consider

increasing their regular financial commitment to the Church and anyone who has not made such a

commitment to please make one now.

Finally a hearTelt thanks to those members of the congrega�on who have so generously donated to

the appeal to enable these works to progress.

K Ramage, Treasurer

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PHASE 3 AND PULPIT - UPDATE FROM FACTOR

As advised at the AGM in November, it had been an�cipated that

the Phase 3 works would commence in early April. However, in the

interim, owing to various addi�ons to the schedule of works rela�ng

to the Hall (i.e. access, toilets, kitchen and the main Hall itself),

there has been an expected and inevitable delay whilst the

documenta�on and funding requirements have been revised

accordingly prior to being re-presented for further considera�on

and ra�fica�on by our primary funding partners, namely The

Heritage Lo�ery Fund and Historic Scotland. I am pleased to be able

to report that these nego�a�ons are now all but complete and our Architect is expec�ng the green

light to proceed within the next month. It is thus now an�cipated that the works shall finally get

under way by the end of June and last some six months. Priority shall be afforded to the Hall in

order that as much as possible of the work required there shall be completed over the course of the

summer holiday period. It is planned that the Hall shall be returned to use by the end of September.

Mean�me, addi�onal nego�a�ons are well underway to determine a fully funded plan for the

repair of the Pulpit. It will come as no surprise when I emphasise the complexity of this project. The

work is specialist in nature and will be challenging in its execu�on. Three possible approaches are

currently being considered: one to en�rely disassemble and remove from site; a second to raise the

pulpit itself (weighing two tons) in situ; a third to cradle and temporarily re-site within the Church,

all whilst the floor base and suppor�ng pillars are repaired and strengthened. Quota�ons are

presently being obtained from suitable qualified and experienced contractors and applica�ons are

being lodged with The Heritage Lo�ery Fund and other poten�al grant funding partners. Upon

present reckoning, the earliest that any works are going to begin is September. I fully appreciate the

frustra�ons and inconvenience associated with this project but please be pa�ent for it is far from

straight-forward, is going to be expensive, and it is obviously impera�ve that we do our very best to

get it absolutely right. Michael Herrio� , Factor

NEW ASSOCIATE RECTOR FOR CHRIST CHURCH

As advised in previous newsle�ers and other communica�ons, vestry had decided that as Maggie and Nigel

Rode would be re�ring from the shared post of full �me s�pendiary Associate priest on 17th July , the

opportunity would be taken to adver�se for a full �me s�pendiary Associate Rector immediately a(er

Easter.

From the applica�ons received two candidates were invited for interview on Tuesday 31st May. A(er

prayerful considera�on and consulta�on I am delighted to say that the posi�on has been offered to the

preferred candidate and been accepted. As some of the details are s�ll subject to confirma�on I cannot, at

this point, give any more informa�on about the Associate Rector designate.

At the �me of the post being adver�sed it was communicated to the congrega�on that full informa�on

could be found on the website , and paper copies of this informa�on were also made available at the back of

church and from the church office. I do hope those of you who took �me to look at these details found

them interes�ng and encouraging.

On the facing page you will find an extract from that extensive paperwork which I hope will help us to

prayerfully prepare for the arrival of the new Associate Rector, and informa�on with regard to the person

appointed, and a date for their ins�tu�on, will be communicated as soon as possible.

Susan Macdonald, Rector

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The Associate Rector’s role is linked closely to that of the Rector. Together they will form a mutually

suppor�ve team within the larger teams of clergy, lay staff, vestry and other lay leaders, helping to

empower the congrega�on for its mission and ministry, in its worship, Chris�an development, growth, and

discipleship, and in its prophe�c presence in the local and wider community.

The Associate Rector will engage in nurturing and developing the exis�ng ecumenical and emerging

interfaith connec�ons in the local area and across Edinburgh. Within the congrega�on’s vision for mission,

the Associate Rector will be willing to explore new opportuni�es and models of ministry.

Main Du2es of the Associate Rector

Spirituality

The Associate Rector will have a mature spiritual life that feeds her/his ministry. His/her thoughTul and

prayerful commitment to the Chris�an faith will support the congrega�on to grow and mature in the

developing spirituality of today’s world. It is our hope that the Associate Rector will have an

understanding of bap�smal living with its implica�on for faith journeys, for mission, and for collabora�ve

ministry of all four orders of the church.

Worship

In collabora�on with the Rector, the Associate Rector will assist in leading Sunday, Fes�val and weekday

worship, including the support and resourcing of lay led worship. She/he will also meet regularly with the

Rector and Director of Music to review and plan liturgy and music at Christ Church.

Pastoral care

The Associate Rector will engage in the pastoral work of the church through visi�ng and suppor�ng

individuals and groups as well as being involved with the exis�ng extensive Visitors’ scheme. She/he will be

responsible for devising and providing support and training for all those involved in offering Pastoral Care,

both ordained and lay.

Educa2on and Forma2on

The Rector and Associate Rector together will work with others in furthering the development of the

spiritual and faith development aspects of church life for all ages and learning styles which comes under the

umbrella of our extensive Journeys in Faith programme, which plays a significant part in the life of Christ

Church.

Looking outwards

The Associate Rector will consolidate and develop a social jus�ce network from the already established

connec�ons and ac�vi�es within the congrega�on and wider community. She/he will also consolidate and

develop exis�ng ecumenical and inter faith connec�ons.

Management

The Associate Rector will a�end and par�cipate in vestry mee�ngs. In addi�on, the Associate Rector may

be requested to a�end some Vestry sub-commi�ee mee�ngs.

Person Specifica2on

The Associate Rector needs to be able to balance the calm s�llness of prayer with the crea�ve energy to

inspire the congrega�on. He/she will be a person willing to collaborate with and support the vision of the

Rector, while offering her/his own insights and skills. Ul�mately, we are looking for somebody who has a

love of God and of God’s people in all their diversity, and who has a palpable passion for God’s mission as it

unfolds among us.

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The deadline for the next edi�on of the Newsle�er is Sunday, 24th

July 2016.

Please email submissions to magazine@6a.org.uk

or leave material in Church Centre le�er box marked ‘Newsle�er.’

WALKERS’ PROGRAMME

“A” Walkers (awalkers@6a.org.uk)

Saturday, 4th

June—Ben Vorlich and Stuc a’Chroin.

Star�ng on the south shore of Loch Earn, a 4-

kilometre walk up Glenvorlich and then up the

north shoulder of Ben Vorlich. OS sheet 51 and 57

Contact: Church office

Saturday 2nd July—Pentland Ridge

The walk starts from Dunsyre by ascending Black

Law and then leads over many Pentland hills before

descending to Hillend. Distance 32 km. OS Sheets 66,

72. Contact: Church office

“B” Walkers (bwalkers@6a.org.uk)

Saturday, 18th June 2016

Kirk Newton to W. Linton (12 miles)

Contact: Church office

Saturday, 16th July 2016

Glen Estate (10 miles) Contact: Church office

***Please contact the organiser by the preceding

Thursday so that transport can be arranged.***

STAFF

Rector: Very Revd. Susan Macdonald

Associate Priests:

Revd Maggie Rode

Revd Nigel Rode

Assistant priest: Rev Imre Katay-Fodor

Director of Music: Dr. Michael Green

Assistant Organist: Kat Whigham

Families’ Networker: Alex Barrett

Church Manager: Dorothea Nelson

Office Assistant: Christine Johnson

Factor: Michael Herriott

VESTRY

Chair: The Rector

Rector’s Warden: Lindsay Graham

People’s Warden: Robin Morris

Treasurer: Kenneth Ramage

Secretary: Alison Amin

Lay Representative: Howard Moody

Elected Vestry members:

Mike McNamee, Alan Shotter, Mary Snow,

Stuart Valentine and Helen Wosu.

All staff and vestry members can be contacted by telephone or email through the Church

Office: 0131 229 0090 or admin@6a.org.uk | Office open: Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm

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CONTACTS

Tuesday 7th June

& 5th July in the

Church Centre

7 June: Essen�al Poems from

The Staying Alive Trilogy edited by Neil

Astley

Each anthology in the Staying Alive trilogy

has 500 poems to touch the heart, s�r the

mind and fire the spirit. The poems – by

writers from many parts of the world – have

emo�onal power, intellectual edge and

playful wit.

5 July: The Valley—Richard Benson

The close-knit villages of the Dearne Valley

were home to four genera�ons of the

Hollingworth family. The Valley lets us into

genera�ons of carousing and banter as the

family’s a�empts to build a be�er and fairer

world for themselves meet some�mes with

triumph, some�mes with bi�er defeat.

Book Group contact: Church Office

Book Group