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No 442 November 2015 Minister: Rev John Urquhart

News & views from Craigmillar Park Church, Edinburgh A worshipping and caring community, following Jesus Christ

www.craigmillarpark.org

Dear friends

Thank you for the flowers, cards,

pictures, letters and emails that you

sent when you got news of my

stroke. They meant a great deal to

me and I have kept them all.

The doctors tell me I had an acute

lacunar infarct in the left basal

ganglia: a clot found its way to the

base of my brain. They don’t know

why despite extensive

investigations, but this is a good

thing, because it means, as far as

they can see, that I don’t have

anything significantly wrong with my

heart or vascular system. I am also

grateful to God that I didn’t have

many physical symptoms, and was

able to move freely. I was conscious

throughout, though for months

afterwards I experienced a fuzzy

version of reality. The fuzziness has

passed, but a few things are still a

struggle, largely because I am

relearning them. With time I am

expected to make a full recovery, as

the human brain is capable of

‘rewiring’ itself over time.

My language skills are affected. It

doesn’t mean my understanding is

affected: I can read and listen to

quite wordy material. It does mean,

however, that I sometimes have

difficulty finding the word I want.

This is something that will grow

easier with time, as I relearn the

skills.

My concentration is affected. You

may see that I may find it difficult to

Minister’s Letter

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concentrate on more than one thing

at a time, or when two people are

speaking to me. Again, I am

rebuilding this skill, but please be

patient. It also takes me longer to

get work done, but I am improving.

The most obvious symptom is that I

get tired easily. This is not just

ordinary tiredness: it is known as

post-stroke fatigue. My brain has to

work harder to catch up and my

energy level drops after a while. If I

withdraw from conversation, it is not

necessarily because of lack of

interest, but because of fatigue.

Sometimes, it affects me;

sometimes, it does not. So, you may

have a different estimation of my

level of health from someone else,

depending on when you saw me.

My thanks are due to Pauline and

Christopher, who have taken on

extra tasks during my illness, and to

Karen for being interim moderator. I

am very thankful to be working with

two locums (first Ian and now

David) who have been kindly,

gracious and supportive. It has

made things considerably less

stressful for my return to work. I am

still on part-time working (four days

a week) with limited duties,

restricted to worship and important

meetings. The outlook for the future

is good. My GP expects that I will be

back to normal functioning by next

Easter.

Thank you for your patience, your

understanding, your prayers and

your many kindnesses.

John

Change of address: Mrs Pam Gray, 16 Braidburn Court, 31 Liberton Road,

EH16 6AH

Congregational Register

Our only meeting in November is on

Tuesday 24 due to the shoebox

sorting in the hall. We have Dr

Kisitu coming to talk about a project

in Uganda.

Guild Week is 15-22 November and

to mark this we will be holding a

lunch on the 22nd, straight after the

morning service.

This will be to raise

funds for The Guild

Projects we are

supporting this year.

Do come along for a

good feed and support

these good causes. You don't need

a ticket, just stay after the morning

service.

Julia Yarker

The Guild

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Dear Friends

I am grateful for this opportunity to express my thanks to you all for the

friendship and support I enjoyed during my short time with you as locum

minister. I have many happy memories of my time among you. In particular I

want to thank you for the gift received on 18 October, my last Sunday sharing

in worship, and for all the good wishes that accompanied it.

As you will all know, it is a great privilege to be of help and I am delighted

that your minister is now able to resume some of the duties that fall to a

parish minister. I know how eager he is to return to the full range of activities

of ministry – but I know too that it is important for him not to rush into what

is always a demanding task.

I wish him, and you all, much joy in the continuing life of Craigmillar Park.

With all best wishes,

Ian G Scott

The Lunch Club meets every

Tuesday from 12.30pm onwards in

the Church Hall. We would warmly

welcome new members to enjoy the

good cooking and lively chat.

We are sorry to lose Anne Deane

who has retired from the cooking

team after many years of preparing

tasty meals. Hilary will join Julie’s

team which is good news.

We are also pleased to welcome

back our Minister, John, and wish

him all the best after his recent

illness.

Flora Paton

Lunch Club

A big thank you to those who

sponsored me for the recent Men’s

Health Survival of the Fittest run.

Unfortunately I suffered an injury

whilst training which involved my leg

making a horrible “twang”. I limped

around for a week and had to accept

that I’d be taking photos on race day

rather than running. It was

disappointing not to be able to take

part but I cheered on the 8 other

members of Team Bethany and we

raised over £1000 for Bethany

Christian Trust!

Ruth Longmuir

Survival of the Fittest Run

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Remembrance is not about the poppies, nor is it about just one

day each year: circumstances that can be missed when one sees

celebrities, and politicians in particular, who hope to show that they care

about the lives lost in past and often recent wars. There are memorials all

over Britain to the servicemen of many wars, especially in churches such as

our own, and we in later generations still have the responsibility to ensure

that we do remember. For those who fell there is a wish beforehand that

they would not be forgotten, that their lives would not be wasted. For those

close to the fallen, remembrance is never-ending: much has dimmed over the

years, especially for the families of those who served in the Great War, but

there are still many alive today who remember fathers and grandfathers who

never came home.

Pauline's mother had long spoken of a wish to visit the grave of her Uncle

Donald (McGregor) who was killed at 3rd Ypres in September 1917, and at

the beginning of May this year Pauline and I took her on that special journey.

At the same time we chose to also visit the graves of some our own

congregation who were buried nearby, in the many cemeteries in or around

Ypres and Poperinge.

GEORGE R RONALDSON died on 2 December 1917.

NORMAN HOWARD SMALL died on 23 April 1915. Age 19.

Son of Mr and Mrs David A Small, of 28 Esslemont Road.

FREDERICK CRICHTON ALLISON died on 12 October 1917. Age 32.

Son of James and Jane T Young Allison, of 5 Ventnor Terrace.

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Of many soldiers there was nothing left to bury or they just

disappeared and they are commemorated in the panels:

JAMES ALLISON died on 20 September 1917. Age 36.

Son of James Allison, of 8 Ventnor Terrace.

The information for each grave or memorial can vary greatly: sometimes

there are details of the army unit, perhaps the actual circumstances of the

engagement and consequent death; for many there is a note of the next of

kin at home. For some there is only a name. The differences can be seen on

our four memorials, to the fallen members of both congregations at Mayfield

Church (later Mayfield South) and Craigmillar Park Church, East Suffolk Road.

The Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC) has made their extensive

records available on the internet and I have started to search for more

information about those listed on our memorials. The full list of names is

reproduced over the next two pages. For those of WWII I have added the

military unit, date of death and next of kin; for those of WWI, on the brass

plaque, the service branch is already given; for those on the garden memorial

there is only a name.

I am making use of the opportunity now provided by CWGC to fill and expand

the records of those on our memorials. So far I have encountered two

extremes: of Peter Catton (WWI) on the garden memorial there is nothing,

not even a death record with CWGC; of James Huggan (WWI) on the brass

plaque there is a story, which I shall talk about in November.

Remembrance should be about the people and he is one of them: they are all

around us, lest we forget.

Norman Weibye

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Fred C. Allison - Royal - Naval Div'n. R J Mackercher - 4th Battn Cameron Hdrs.

James Allison - 8th Battn Royal Scots John R. Matthew – Canadian Exped. Force

George Anderson - 5th Battn Royal Scots J. W. Morrison - Royal - Naval Div'n.

Arch. Donaldson - 4th Battn Royal Scots David Rattray – Royal Fusiliers

W. Bruce Duncan – Australian Imp'l Force John Rennie – 15th Battn Royal Scots

Alex. R. Gibb – Royal Field Artillery Geo. Ronaldson - 4th Battn Royal Scots

Wm. Goodfellow - 9th Battn Royal Scots John Ronaldson - 3rd Battn Cameron Hdrs.

Thomas Hood - 3rd Battn Suffolk Reg't. H. Fyfe Smith - 2nd Battn R.S. Fusiliers

Jas. L. Huggan – Coldstream Guards Alex A. Thomson - 4th Battn Gordon Hdrs.

John Lyburn - Royal Field Artillery John Whyte - 11th Bn. King's Liverpool R't.

Robert B Allan James W. Morgan

John Black J. Bough Morrison

George Black James Ormiston

Alexander Burns John Pairman

Richard Burns Alex. Robertson

Peter Catton William Young-Scott

J.W. Kingsley Darling John W. Sheridan

A. Graham Fairley George Shields

George Fawcett Norman H. Small

James Grieve William E. A. Small

Aubrey M. Wood Hawks George W. Turner

George Keith William Walker

Eric G. Littlejohn J. Ewing Wallace

Norman B. Lothian James Vandepeear

From the stone memorial in the church garden 1914-18

From the brass memorial in the sanctuary

1914-18

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1939-45

ALDRIDGE, B H M Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 5 Mar 1943

HAIG, J S Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 24 Mar 1945 Son of David and Christine Wilkie Haig, of Edinburgh.

INGLIS, J G Corporal Federated Malay States Volunteer Force 27 Aug 1943 Son of John and Flora J. Inglis, of Edinburgh.

STRACHAN, W J Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 28 Mar 1946 Son of Francis Yates Strachan and Isabella Wilson Moncrieff Strachan, of Edinburgh.

TWEEDIE, J M Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 9 Nov 1941 Son of William and Robina Stirling Tweedie.

BENNETT, D H Captain Royal Artillery 22 Aug 1944 Son of Andrew Carmichael Bennett and Marion Bennett, of Edinburgh.

BOSTOCK, R S Lieutenant Royal Navy 13 Jun 1940 Son of Robert V. and Janet Bostock; husband of Catherine Grace Bostock (nee Watson)

BROWN, T W Serjeant Federated Malay States Volunteer Force 17 Feb 1944 Son of Thomas William and Minnie Georgina Brown; husband of Elizabeth Sutherland Brown, of Ardersier, Inverness-shire. B.Sc., Ph.D. (Edin.).

FAIRBAIRN, W Serjeant Royal Artillery 28 Apr 1944 Son of Paul and Elizabeth Fairbairn, husband of Isabella Fairbairn, of Edinburgh.

KILGOUR, H M Major Royal Army Medical Corps 30 Aug 1942 Son of Thomas Ronald Kilgour and of Mary Brown Kilgour, of Edinburgh. M.B., Ch.B.

McMINN, R J Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 12 Mar 1945 Son of Reginald and Annie McMinn, of Edinburgh.

PAUL, J B Corporal Royal Army Ordnance Corps 22 Dec 1941 Son of Gilbert B. and Jean S. Paul; husband of Ethel Dorothea Paul, of Edinburgh.

POLLARD, T Lieutenant Royal Artillery 2 Aug 1944 Son of Hugh Robert McIntyre Pollard and Isabel Wood Pollard, of Edinburgh

SEATH, R D Trooper Royal Armoured Corps 20 Feb 1940 Son of Ritchie and Helena C. Seath, of Edinburgh.

WATT, J A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 30 Aug 1940 Son of James and Elizabeth N. Watt, of Edinburgh.

WATT, S C Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 25 Mar 1942 Son of James and Emily Meikleham Watt, of Edinburgh. Sec. A. Class

WHITELAW, R Lieut-Commander (S) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 12 Feb 1944 Son of William Arthur and Clara Elizabeth Whitelaw; husband of Margaret Copeland Whitelaw, of Haddington, East Lothian.

From the brass and bronze memorials in the sanctuary

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On a recent cycle run, I found

myself free-wheeling through the

Bush Estate on the southern

outskirts of Edinburgh. Large white

buildings cut the sky…the Royal

(Dick) School of Veterinary Studies,

the Riddell-Swan Veterinary Cancer

Centre, the Roslin Institute, the

National Avian Research Facility, the

Scottish Rural College, the Moredun

Research Institute. Apparently this is

the largest concentration of animal

science research in Europe. There

wasn’t an animal to be seen, of

course, because these days it’s all

about DNA, genes not goats, cells

not cows.

It’s changed times indeed from when

William Dick used his father’s horse-

shoeing yard in Edinburgh to teach

four students the elements of

veterinary medicine in 1823. The

Dick School would go on to be world

famous. But, even in an age which

did not accept that humans were

descended from apes, William

Dick saw the close connection

between how animals work and

humans work. He sent his

students to attend lectures at

the medical faculty at

Edinburgh University and, since

1992, the two subjects have become

part of the same department.

Scientists now tell us that humans

and animals all share the same

ancestor from 80 million years ago.

We still share 60 per cent of our

DNA with the fruit fly and 98 per

cent with chimpanzees. It’s a

curious irony that the more

advanced we are becoming as

humans – with our genetic

engineering and our growing

understanding of how the 10,000

trillion cells in our bodies work – the

more we realise how close we are to

“our earth born companions and

fellow mortals,” as Burns described

them.

Burns did not know he shared 85 per

cent of his DNA with his mouse but

he felt a there was “social union”

between humans and animals which

I think is becoming stronger the

more we are discovering. Hence the

growth of the wildlife and

conservation movement. The

Edinburgh based animal rights

organisation even calls itself

“OneKind”.

I don’t want to be too “Wind in

the Willows,” but I do believe

animals have a spiritual element to

their lives, even a soul. And just

because we are slightly cleverer, and

the planet’s top predator, doesn’t

mean we can abuse our animals in

fields, barns, cages or laboratories,

or neglect the wildlife in our

countryside. We are all in Noah’s

Ark together.

John Knox

All Creatures Great and Small

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Secretary Needed!

After eight years

service, the current

secretary for

Cameron Toll

Chaplaincy is

stepping down at the AGM on 19

November and so a new secretary

is being sought. The role has

recently become less complex and

now includes the following tasks:

Organising,

contributing to, and

minute-taking of four

meetings a year of

the Steering Group;

liaising with SEECAT and NCT

churches; and organising the AGM in

November. For more information on

the role contact Janet Sidaway -

jsidaway@btconnect.com.

Recently the church has

been moved onto the new

system of rubbish collection,

which many of you will

already have started using at

your own homes. This means

that the large green wheelie

bins are used for all types of

recycling (except glass, for

which the blue boxes will

continue) and one smaller grey

wheelie bin is used for landfill

rubbish.

So we have to put as much rubbish

as possible in the recycling bin; to

help with this we now have two

orange bins designated for recycling

of all kinds of paper, cardboard,

cans, and clean plastic bottles &

trays, located beside the existing

bins in the hall and the kitchen.

Please use these new bins when you

can in order to minimise what goes

in the usual bins, since it does not

take much to fill the small

wheelie bin for landfill, and

it is only collected once a

fortnight.

Existing arrangements for

recycling will continue for

food waste & glass (in the

kitchen) and green bottle

tops, printer cartridges etc (in

boxes at the back of the

church). And the usual bins will

be available in the bathrooms,

session room, and church; these will

be emptied by the church cleaners.

We cannot be allocated a bigger or

additional grey landfill wheelie bin

by the council without being

designated as a commercial user.

I hope that makes sense; do let

Lorne, Christopher, or one of the

church cleaners know of any

thoughts or queries.

Ann Thanisch

Recycling at Craigmillar Park Church

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Earlier in the year we lost two familiar faces in Craigmillar Park Church,

Walter Darling and Molly Longmuir—two much loved and hard working

individuals.

I first met Walter in 1976, long after

many of you met him, however I will

try to outline his story here for you

now.

Walter Darling was born in Rosewell

in 1930. His father was a miner at

the Moat Pit in Roslin and his mother

worked in the carpet factory in

Bonnyrigg. The Darlings soon

moved to Roslin where Walter and

his older sister, Rena, attended

school. Walter admitted to being a

reluctant scholar, far preferring out-

of-school activities.

In due course Walter was glad to

leave school and went to work on

local farms. His father wanted him to

become an electrician but working in

the middle of winter in the roof of

the Roslin brickworks dissuaded

Walter from that career. Instead he

joined the Royal Air Force in 1947

and became a driver, serving in

Singapore and Malaya where he

became driver to the Commander in

Chief.

Driving had become his trade and

when he came out of the Air Force in

1952 he drove for several local firms

and then in 1956 started with Allans

of Newtonloantoll at a rate of 2/6 an

hour reducing to 2/3 for overtime.

That post he would hold for 17

years, presumably with a better rate

although he did not admit to that.

In 1959 on a trip to Wembley he

met Grace Reid and two years later

they were married.

Walter never forgot that before they

were married Grace's mother

warned him, “Son, you don't know

what you are taking on.” These

words must have echoed in Walters

ears when, in 1964, Graces father

died, followed in 1965 by her mother

at which time Grace’s two brothers

and sister came to stay. The

generosity of the couple was now

evident. The family was further

swelled in 1966 when Walter and

Grace were blessed with the birth of

their daughter, Elaine.

Holidays were spent caravanning.

Over the years this was a great

interest of Walter's; the last caravan

only departed last year.

In 1973 Walter left Allans and went

to drive for McGregors Glass and

China. It is notable that Walter

remained a close friend of his old

employer, George Allan, up until

George died a few years ago.

In 1976 Walter took up the position

of Church Officer with Craigmillar

Park Church and the family moved

next to the church. This suited Grace

as she was now not far from her

Walter Darling

1930 - 2015

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I have been asked to write some

words of appreciation of Molly’s

contribution to the life of Craigmillar

Park Church.

The Longmuir Family came to live in

our parish in the early 1960s. At

the time I was away from home for

my first job. Molly and her brother,

Bill, did not waste time in engaging

themselves in what was available.

It was the Youth Fellowship that

benefitted most from their arrival.

The Rev Dr and Mrs Longmuir, their

parents, kept a lower profile in view

Molly Longmuir

1938 – 2015

roots in the Southside. Walter

became a familiar sight around the

church. To some a blessing, to

others a force to be reckoned with.

Whatever your view it was

universally recognised that it was

best to keep on the right side of

him. Walter made many friends at

the church.

As time went on, Walter suffered

from ill health and was forced to

retire from McGregors in 1989.

Then in 1990 came the dreadful

news that Elaine had breast cancer.

To cut a long and sad story short

Elaine's illness lasted for five years

before she finally succumbed. An

illness which she bore courageously

whilst living life to the fullest

possible. This all took a huge toll on

Walter and Grace. Life would never

be the same again.

Walter decided to retire from

Craigmillar Park and they moved to

Bonnyrigg where Walter and Grace

devoted themselves to The Elaine

Darling Breast Cancer Trust which

they had set up to provide items not

available on the NHS to support

breast cancer patients. This was

immensely time-consuming,

involving arranging sales, silent

auctions, charity shops and

marathons.

Their spare time was taken up with

caravanning, bowling, swimming and

family; nephews, nieces and their

families. Walter and Grace remained

members of Craigmillar Park Church

and continued to be familiar figures

in the church and at Lunch Club and

Retired Men.

Unfortunately Walter's health

deteriorated latterly but he remained

good company and always glad to

welcome visitors. It is a testament

to the esteem in which he was held

that family and friends were so

supportive in his last days, and also

that so many people attended his

funeral to bid farewell to Walter.

Walter Darling; a gentleman and a

great friend.

Lorne MacDougall

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of his status in the running of the

Church of Scotland nationally,

although Mrs Longmuir did become

very involved in the Guild.

Several aspects of the

congregation’s life gained from

Molly’s involvement from the

beginning of the 1970s including the

Sunday School which by then saw

Molly teaching the 8-12 year olds

(as I was also). Some time later

she was involved in the setting up

and running of a lending library,

helping with the running of the

annual summer fair, secretary of the

Badminton Club and playing a part

in money raising firstly for the

Refurbishment Fund in 1986 and

then for Water Aid in 2008. She

was in the team which ran the

Holiday Club for children for a week

in 2007. Meanwhile Molly had been

Guild treasurer and she also took an

active part from time to time in the

content of the presentation of Guild

meetings. She was one of the team

which prepared (over many years)

the lunches for the Lunch Club and

retired from this as late as 2015.

Many of these activities were

regularly reported on by Molly in the

church magazine so all were fully

informed on what was going on—

there were eleven contributions in

the four months preceding her death

alone. Over the years these reports

included bottle tops, afternoon teas,

the church garden, used stamps,

Guild and church outings and

meetings, Girl Guides and Brownie

involvement, St Margaret’s Care

Home and purchases for the kitchen

from donations.

Through all these varied activities

Molly, over many years, inspired

others to help in practical or other

ways. When Molly took on a task

she could be relied upon to do it

properly and well. Her standards

were high and she expected others

to adhere to the same standards. At

preparatory meetings before an

event it was Molly who took detailed

and accurate notes of what had

been raised and discussed.

There was a break of several years

in Molly’s active participation in the

church when her mother, who by

this time lived alone in the Borders,

became less able to fend for herself.

Molly spent five days a week with

her, attending to her needs. This

prevented Molly from being as active

in this church as she had been (and

would be again after Mrs Longmuir

moved into a care home) although

she did get fully involved in her local

congregation in the Borders.

Another period of lesser participation

in church activities was when Molly

had mobility difficulties and went on

to have two knee joint

replacements. Molly made up for

her temporary inability to serve us

so fully in these periods by being

more active than ever in later years.

We have found we are fortunate

indeed to have a third generation

Longmuir in our midst.

Molly was ordained an elder on 30

May 2004 (her brother’s birthday).

This added to her influence in the

life of the congregation and extra

duties over and above those detailed

here.

Alex D Shepherd

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Down

1 Tasty snack found in Kent? (8)

2 Oh to be in England, now that

_ _ _ _ _'_ here (Browning) (5)

4 A pesky type of

communication! (1,5)

5 English lochans (5)

6 Sir Laurence, gifted English

actor (7)

7 Poldark's christian name (4)

8 Stored away in this county? (6)

13 Stows rye in this Shropshire town (8)

15 English descendants of Ron Mans? (7)

17 Famous Club in Liverpool (6)

18 He has a column but not in a newspaper (6)

20 Can a louse change into this bird? (5)

22 It divides the English and Scots! (5)

23 'Ware dangerous river (4)

Across

1 Fell by the wayside on old A6? (4)

3 Jail and ponies found here (8)

9 Plenty broads around here! (7)

10 These took place around 22

Down (5)

11 Water-holes found in cathedral

city (5)

12 Famous Cornish snack (6)

14 He tried to rule the waves! (6)

16 From which oaks grow (6)

19 This Rupert is a poet, not a

bear (6)

21 "V" of C.V. (5)

24 "Why didn't they ask _ _ _ _ _ ?

(Christie) (5)

25 Sir Malcolm, famous conductor (7)

26 A lot of this went on around 22

Down (8)

27 Stone lighthouse? (4)

Answers on page 16

Crossword

with an

English theme

by Roger Paton

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Dates For Your Diary

November

Sun 1 at 10.30am – Morning Worship with Holy Communion after in the chapel

Sun 1 at 3.15pm – Christian Worship at St Margaret’s Care Home

Wed 4 at 7.30pm – Newington Churches Praying Together Methodist Church, Nicolson Square

Sat 7 at 2pm – Parents and Toddlers Group in Church Hall

Sun 8 at 10.30am – Morning Worship for Remembrance

Mon 9-Fri 20 – Blythswood Care Shoebox Appeal sorting in Church Hall

Wed 11 at 7.30pm – Kirk Session

Sun 15 at 10.30am – Morning Worship

Sun 15-Sun 22 – Guild Week

Thu 19 – Cameron Toll Chaplaincy AGM

Sun 22 at 10.30am – Morning Worship

Sun 22 – Guild lunch after the service in aid of guild projects

Tue 24 at 2.15pm – Guild: Dr Kisitu, project in Uganda in Church Hall

Sun 29 at 10.30am – Morning Worship First Sunday in Advent

December

Wed 2 at 7.30pm – Newington Churches Praying Together Methodist Church, Nicolson Square

Sun 6 at 10.30am – Holy Communion Second Sunday in Advent

Sun 6 at 3.15pm – Holy Communion for Advent at St Margaret’s Care Home

Sun 13 at 10.30am – Morning Worship

Next year’s World Day of Prayer service will be held in

Craigmillar Park Church on 4 March at 2.30pm. The theme is

“Receive children, receive me” and it has been put together by

the women of Cuba. There will be two Bible studies held in 121

George Street on Fridays 12 and 26 February at 10.30am.

Isabel Smith

World Day of Prayer 2016

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1 November – Convener: Isobel Smith (667 6336) Peter Thanisch, Christine Thomson, Miriam Weibye, Norman Weibye, Pauline

Weibye, Seonaid Wilson

8 & 15 November – Convener: Sheena Stenhouse (667 4520) Julia Yarker, Colin Aitken, Ian Breadon, Renate Breadon, David Cargill,

Kathleen Cockerell

22 & 29 November – Convener: Gordon Braidwood (667 1773) John Kelly, Betty Laing, Harry Laing, Sandra Lamb, Julie Read, Katy Ruggeri

6 December is Communion

13 & 20 December – Convener: Christopher McLeod (667 1475) Ann Thanisch, Peter Thanisch, Christine Thomson, Miriam Weibye, Norman

Weibye, Pauline Weibye

Duties

Coming up at Stewart House Men’s Club…

November

6th—The Usher Hall, Celebrating 100yrs of History, Ruth Boreham

13th—Journey Latin America, Derek Wilkinson (at Craigmillar Park

Bowling Club)

20th—The Edinburgh of John Kay, Famous 18th Century Caricaturist, Eric

Melvin (at Craigmillar Park Bowling Club)

27th—Ceilidh Caleerie, Music for St Andrews Day, David Tweedie

Fridays at 10.15am in the Church Hall unless otherwise stated.

Coffee £1.50. Visitors welcome.

Reader Sound Church Officer

Nov 2015

1st Sandra Lamb Christopher McLeod Julia Yarker

8th Norman Weibye John Kelly Roger Paton

15th Elizabeth McLeod David Topping Norman Weibye

22nd Astrid Gracie Danny McQueen Ian Breadon

29th Roger Paton Norman Weibye Julia Yarker

Dec 2015

6th Colin Aitken Christopher McLeod Norman Weibye

13th Ruth Longmuir John Kelly Ian Breadon

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Locum Minister Very Rev David Arnott 01721 725 979

adka53@btinternet.com

Session Clerk Pauline Weibye 0131 668 3545

session@craigmillarpark.org

Treasurer & Depute

Session Clerk Christopher McLeod

0131 667 1475

treasurer@craigmillarpark.org

Roll Keeper Roger Paton 0131 664 2877

rollkeeper@craigmillarpark.org

Chairman

Congregational Board John Kelly

0131 663 2428

board@craigmillarpark.org

Organist Edward Cuthbert organist@craigmillarpark.org

Prism Editor Ruth Longmuir 07754 952 297

prism@craigmillarpark.org

Hall Letting Norman Weibye 0131 668 3545

lettings@craigmillarpark.org

Church Website www.craigmillarpark.org webmaster@craigmillarpark.org

Who’s Who at Craigmillar Park Church

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The deadline for items for the next edition of Prism is

Sunday 22 November. Please send items to Ruth by email—

prism@craigmillarpark.org or speak to her on 07754 952 297

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

Clues Across: [1] Shap, [3] Dartmoor, [9] Norfolk, [10] Raids,

[11] Wells, [12] Pastie, [14] Canute, [16] Acorns, [19] Brooke,

[21] Vitae, [24] Evans, [25] Sargent, [26] Rustling, [27] Eddy

Clues Down: [1] Sandwich, [2] April’s, [4] A skype, [5] Tarns,

[6] Olivier, [7] Ross, [8] Dorset, [13] Oswestry, [15] Normans,

[17] Cavern, [18] Nelson, [20] Ousel, [22] Tweed, [23] Wear