St Peter’s, Lutton Place

DEC 2016 / JAN 2017

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Rector’s Letter Dear Friends, The writer Wendy Wright speaks for many of us I suspect as she tells of having a certain ambivalence about Christmas each year. On one hand there are the simple festivities and childhood memories which communicate to her that this is a time of unadulterated joy. On the other hand, her adult experience and the stress of our consumer society fill her with dread as December 25th approaches. I know I have memories full of excitement at seeing the first of the lit Christmas trees in the windows of neighbours’ homes; of going carol singing; of visiting department stores filled with colour and light; and of helping to decorate the first three feet of the tree, as I couldn’t reach any higher! Thinking back, remembering nowdeparted family and friends of Christmas past, I relive the joy I once knew. Somehow the bland muzak of the shopping malls and the season’s call to “spend, spend!” pales into insignificance at least compared to the brightness of my memories.

News & Views Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 St Peter’s Lutton Place Edinburgh SC017358 The Scottish Episcopal Church The Rt Revd John Armes Bishop, Diocese of Edinburgh

Church Office 14 Lutton Place Edinburgh EH8 9PE +44 (0)131 662 9171 [email protected] 0900 – 1300 • Mon – Fri

Thankfully, this season brings with it a spirituality which is an earthed and powerful antidote to our modern consumerism. Let’s embrace it, starting with the keeping of a good Advent. The ancient desert dwellers of our early Christian communities tell us that the surest way to the heart of God is to be still. In being still we learn to be attentive to the vast and hidden stillness that permeates all things. So this Advent I invite you to be attentive to that stillness as well. Seek it first in your own home—in the darkness don’t give way to the temptation to turn on the television or kettle. Let the peace of your home speak to you. St Peter’s, Lutton Place • 3

Then listen for the stillness as you venture out of doors. Hear it in the rustle of fallen leaves and in the gentle crunch of snow under your feet as you walk. Then turn finally to your own heart. That same stillness is there as well. At the core, buried beneath the turbulent emotions of life, there in primordial stillness beats the heart of God. Hear afresh the words God gives us for this season: hope; promise; fullness—all to be found in the gift of his Son. Elsewhere in this magazine you will find a list of our Christmas services—please come along as you are able and please bring a friend or two as well. Let the stillness and joy of this season touch them too. Wishing you a joyful Christmas, —Fred

New Look Magazine St Peter’s is looking at how we might improve communication within the congregation. First of all, there will be some changes to News & Views to make it more attractive and an interesting read. Articles and photos for consideration should be sent in emails or Word documents and be emailed to [email protected] with a copy to the editor, Fred, at [email protected]. Non-typed material should be sent to the office.

NEWS & VIEWS Articles and offers to deliver a few copies welcome. DEADLINE for February issue is THURS. 19TH JAN.

We are in the process of arranging new delivery routes and hope that many more people will have their magazine delivered by a member of the congregation. If you would be willing to deliver a few magazines near home or on your way home, please let Janet know. In the light of this, information about postage for those who will still require a posted copy will be published in the February issue. 4 • News & Views Dec 2016 / Jan 2017

Posada by Anne Tomlinson During Advent it is intended to share once again a practice introduced last year at St Peter’s amongst families with young children. This is called ‘Posada’. Posada is an old Mexican tradition where young people dressed as Mary and Joseph travelled from house to house asking for a room for the night and telling people about the imminent arrival of Jesus in the weeks leading up to Christmas. On Christmas Eve they would visit the local church to re-enact the nativity and place figures of Mary and Joseph in a crib. Modern day Posada uses nativity figures of Mary, Joseph and the donkey who travel from place to place. This gives each ‘host’ the chance to create their own celebration in their home. So from Advent Sunday a nativity set of Mary, Joseph and the donkey—kindly knitted by Janet McKinnell—will travel on a roster basis visiting a different family every three or four days. On that Sunday we will make an ‘offering’ of the Posada figures. The first family is invited to come up to the altar and kneel or stand whilst everybody in the congregation joins in with the prayer. Today we bring before you these figures of Mary and Joseph As we welcome them into our homes this Christmas, May we welcome the Lord Jesus into our hearts and lives. The time that you have Mary and Joseph ‘to stay’ provides a great opportunity to pray together as a family or to invite guests around to share the true meaning of Christmas, perhaps by singing some carols, for example. A sheet will circulate with the figures offering some prayers which the host families might like to use. There will be a rota published shortly and you are invited to sign up indicating when you would like to have the figures staying with you. You are then responsible for getting the figures to the next family listed by St Peter’s, Lutton Place • 5

the date detailed. When handing over the figures from family to family and place to place, the following simple script may be used, printed onto a card to be held by those passing on the figures. Givers Will you take these figures of Mary and Joseph and the donkey into your home? Receivers We/I will. (The figures are handed over) Givers May they be a symbol to you of taking the Lord Jesus into your hearts. All Amen. The last family brings the figures to the Crib Service on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Services Sunday, 11 Dec

10.45am • All-Age Nativity Service

Sunday, 18 Dec

6.30pm • Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

Christmas Eve

4.00pm • Crib Service 11.30pm • Midnight Christmas Communion Service

Christmas Day

8.30am • Holy Communion 10.45am • All-Age Communion Service

Carol Service by Sheila Chisholm The annual Carol Service by Candlelight is at 18.30 on Sunday 18 December. This is a beautiful service, and a wonderful opportunity to hear the traditional Christmas Readings, and sing lots of favourite Christmas Carols.

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Christmas Collections This year we will be supporting two charities:

The Yard At the tree lighting and the Carol Service the collection will be donated to The Yard. This donation will benefit from match funding via a Bank of Scotland scheme. The Yard is an Edinburgh charity which enriches the lives of thousands of disabled children and their families with adventure play. Their approach is designed to develop confidence and life skills, as well as providing a valuable support network for families and the community as a whole. The Yard is grateful for the kindness and generosity of all those who support their work. It is the only indoor and outdoor play centre in the east of Scotland and is also open to the public every Sunday (10am-5pm - £5 per child) to get messy, have fun and play! For more information: theyardscotland.org.uk

Save the Children Fund The offerings received at the Crib Service, Midnight Mass and on Christmas Day will be going to the Save the Children Fund. It is an international charity based in the UK and its work is well-known. The horrific scenes coming from Aleppo show the violence and airstrikes are getting worse–this signals even darker days for Syria's children. Hundreds of thousands of children are struggling to survive without food, medicine and clean water, and their needs are urgent. With this in mind, it is hoped that our money will be used in Syria. For more information: savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/emergencies/syria-appeal Please give to these charities as generously as possible.

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Pastoral Visits If you or one of your family are sick or has gone into hospital, please let the clergy know as soon as possible. And, if you want them for any reason, please do not hesitate to telephone. Please consult the Rector before making any funeral arrangements.

Sunday Readings Many people find it helpful to have read the lessons before they come to church and hear them. The readings for the next two months are: December 4

Isaiah 11.1-10 • Romans 15 4-13 • Matt. 3.1-12

December 11 Isaiah 35.1-10 • James 5.7-10 • Matt. 11.2-11 December 18 Isaiah 7.10-16 • Romans 1.1-7 • Matt 1.18-25 December 25 Isaiah 9.2-7 • Titus 2.11-14 • Luke 2.1-14(15-20) January 1

Isaiah 63.7-9 • Hebrews 2.10-18 • Matt. 2.13-23

January 8

Isaiah 60.1-6 • Ephesians 3.1-12 • Matt. 2.1-12

January 15

Isaiah 42.1-9 • Acts 10.34-43 • Matt. 3.13-17

January 22

Isaiah 9.1-4 • 1 Cor. 1.10-18 • Matt. 4.12-23

January 29

Micah 6.1-8 • 1 Cor. 1.18-31 • Matt 5.1-12

Mariusz Wojciechowski Before worshipping with us at St Peter’s, Mariusz had been a Catholic monk and priest in Poland. A number of people attended St Salvador’s in Stenhouse, to celebrate with Mariusz as he was welcomed into the Scottish Episcopal Church and licensed by Bishop John as an associate priest to serve in the congregation of St Salvador’s. Anna had provided all the refreshments, including a metre long Polish cake! We wish Mariusz and his family every blessing as he begins his new ministry. 8 • News & Views Dec 2016 / Jan 2017

Walking on Water by Anne Tomlinson The sight of the Vice-Principal of Edinburgh University, Professor Lesley Yellowlees, walking across a bath of corn flour (and not sinking!) was but one highlight in Professor Wilson Poon’s Inaugural lecture as Chair of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh in November. Professor Poon, as well as being Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at Kings Buildings, is a regular preacher here at St Peter’s, a former member of the Provincial Liturgy and Doctrine Committees and a contributor to past Grosvenor Essays. He also teaches and researches the relationship between science and Christian belief at New College. The Chair of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh ‘Adventures of a University is one of the oldest and most prestigious chairs in the University. It was established in 1708 modern natural and over the past 300 years has been held by such philosopher’’ eminent scientists as Adam Ferguson, John Playfair FRS, Peter Guthrie Tait, the Nobel Laureate Charles Barkla FRS and, most recently, Michael Cates FRS. In a brilliant opening historical overview, Professor Poon demonstrated the Chair’s foundational (Scottish) emphasis upon scientific experimentation and the benefits of those empirical enquiries to industry and daily life. Matter indeed matters. Professor Poon delivered a mesmerising lecture entitled ‘Caramel, cement and corn flour: adventures of a modern natural philosopher’ which looked at—and indeed demonstrated—the properties of these dynamic substances. Understanding the states of such complex fluids is not only a challenge facing 21st century physics but a matter of great interest to industrialists in the areas of food production, construction and agri-chemicals. His delivery was lucid and entertaining, and achieved that difficult balance of being scholarly and yet accessible to the non-physicists in the audience. It culminated in the audience being invited to eat a caramel. Never have I pondered the structure of what I was eating so intently! Once again, as in his preaching, Professor Poon had got me thinking about—and giving thanks to God for—the wonders of God’s marvellous creation. St Peter’s, Lutton Place • 9

Monday Group by Liz Philp The Monday Group meets regularly at 7.30pm in the choir vestry during the winter months (Oct-Apr) on the first and third Mondays of the month. Please note that membership is now open to all, both men and women. On Monday 7th November we had a most interesting illustrated talk by John Graham entitled “The Plants of Chile”. He had been on a tour of Chile with a guide from the Botanical Gardens. He explained to us that a great deal of Chile’s flora is unique as it is sandwiched between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean to the east and west and the Atacama Desert in the north, but quite a number of Chilean plants are now firm favourites in European gardens – such as the delightful fuchsia. Mark Your Calendars At the time of writing we are looking Craft Afternoon in forward to a meeting on Monday 21st anticipation of Christmas, November, when Joe Gilhooley, an led by Jane Taylor and enthusiastic amateur photographer, Margaret Garden. All most will give us a talk about his work. welcome. We are also very busy planning for the Senior members’ party to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday year on the afternoon of Saturday 3rd December 2.30pm – 4.30pm. We are still putting together the powerpoint presentation, interspersing pictures of the Queen during the nine decades of her life with pictures of what was going on in St Peter’s and the world in general at the time. It’s not too late to lend us photographs which we would scan and return to you. Ring Liz on 667 1191 if you can help with that. The next regular Members’ meeting after that is on the afternoon of Monday 5th December when we have a meeting in the hall at 2.30pm – a Craft Afternoon in anticipation of Christmas, led by Jane Taylor and Margaret Garden. All most welcome, especially those who do not like coming out on cold winter evenings or who find stairs difficult. It’s fun making things, but it’s also an excuse for a blether! Our only meeting in January is the annual Members Party on 16th January and then on 6th February it’s Quiz time at the Rectory by kind invitation of Anne Tomlinson. 10 • News & Views Dec 2016 / Jan 2017

Do consider joining the Monday Group. Members of St Peter’s of all ages and their friends are most welcome to join the group, we are a friendly bunch and have an interesting variety of speakers and events. Further information from any committee member – Liz Philp, Pamela Dugan, Jane Sutherland, Jennifer Milligan, Fiona Smith or Margaret Garden.

COG and Bethany in 2016: An update by Liz Hare, COG Convenor St Peter’s church can feel proud of the contribution we’ve made to the Bethany Christian Trust over the year. Our Summer Fair in 2016 raised £744 for Bethany. COG members also helped at the well-attended Cadenza charity concert in the church in May which raised a further £847 for Bethany. They have expressed their huge appreciation for the shelters we organise and the money we have been able to give them over the past year. What do Bethany do? Their Annual Report makes inspiring reading. Iain Gordon, their Chief Executive writes, ‘We can show lives have been transformed in part through our actions’. For 33 years, they have been helping homeless people and this year reached 7,000 people across Scotland. Their staff of 200 and an impressive number of 2,500 volunteers, including our team of about 20, provided 8,367 bed spaces in their Care Shelters and 9,450 hot meals. They also work in prisons and provide furniture and goods for those starting off in their own accommodation. Their report tells of John, now Director of Operations who reluctantly came to Bethany as an alcoholic suffering the pain of losing his father. And there’s Dave who came to Bethany in 1999 dependant on drugs. Bethany staff helped him work through his addiction problems until his life was transformed. Suzanne worked with the homeless and when she died her family paid tribute to her vision by helping to fund a Bethany Winter Care Shelter in her memory every year. Drew was only 19 when family tensions made him homeless. Bethany gave him a place at St Peter’s, Lutton Place • 11

Kharis Court and helped him find a job so he could rebuild his relationship with his family and he has hope for the future. For the second year, we at St Peter’s can be proud to be playing a small part in this wonderful work. This winter we are hosting night shelters and cooking hot meals on seven nights in November, December and March. At the time of writing this, we have already served our shepherd’s pie to around 40 homeless clients. The photograph shows the first night team of (r to l) John and Fiona Smith, Fiona’s sister Carol Waldman, Liz Hare, Margaret Martin, Oliver Brewer-Lennon, Ruth Tiplady and observer/helper Terry Caitlin who, with his colleague Chris Thomson will soon be running night shelters for Edinvar and wanted to see us in action. Each night the two-course meal is rounded off with much-appreciated home baking from members of the congregation. Please continue to support the St Peter’s volunteers with your prayers - and your baking!

Dates for the Diary December 1

Holy Communion and Lunch Club at 11.00am

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Family table tennis afternoon: 1.00 - 3pm

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Monday Group Craft Afternoon: 2.30pm

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Christmas Workshops for Children

13 Tuesday Holy Communion at 2.30pm 18 Carol Service 6.30pm 26 - 2 Jan, inclusive: Fred on holiday. January 1

Usual services; no coffees.

10 Tuesday Holy Communion at 2.30pm 20 Vestry meeting at 7.30pm. 28 COG Coffee morning:10.30am until noon. 12 • News & Views Dec 2016 / Jan 2017

Christmas Carols by Rupert Forbes The term ‘Carol’ or its equivalent is to be found in many European languages and originally denoted a set of verses often with a refrain, to be sung and danced out of doors. Christianity took them over from ancient pagan festivals such as the winter solstice, and they were not originally limited to use at Christmas-tide, but also for other festivals such as Advent, Epiphany or Easter. Many carols developed a macaronic text, with sections in different languages. A well-known example of this is ‘In Dulci Jubilo’ where German, English or Swedish alternates with, and rhymes with Latin: In dulci jubilo Nun singet und seid froh! In dulci jubilo Let us our homage shew! In dulci jubilo Nu siunge wu io, io Since the early carols were handed down in oral tradition, there could be no definitive text, and verses were often added, altered or deleted to suit local taste. Just as there was no authentic text, so also carols could be sung to any well-known tune so long as the metre fitted. A similar development occurred in Germany where many Lutheran Chorales originated as tunes sung in hostelries, and were thus well-known to the majority of the congregation. George Ratcliffe Woodward wrote the words to ‘Ding dong! Merrily on High’, first published in 1924. However the tune allied to these words comes from a French manual on courtly dance of 1589. In order to give this carol an aura of respectability and authenticity, Woodward added a Latin refrain: ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’, and inserted forms of verbs in old English, such as ‘sungen’ or ‘swungen’. Another example of words and tune coming from totally different traditions is ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’. The text for this was written by Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, in 1891. The tune we generally sing to these words in Britain, is called ‘Forest Green’, after a village in Surrey where Vaughan Williams first heard it. The original text was sung by plough-boys marching up and down the furrows.

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After the austerity of Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth there was a need for more jollity and during the eighteenth century there was an upsurge in congregational hymn singing. The nineteenth century saw the publication of numerous sets of carols, but only the words. Tunes were added according to local whim. A survey in 1951 found no fewer than forty-one tunes set to the words ‘Away in a Manger’, and the text has also changed over the life-time of this carol. I recall the rector being, with reason, annoyed that the choir would sing at the end of verse two: ‘and stay by my bedside till morning is nigh’ whereas it was clearly printed: ‘and stay by my side until morning is nigh’. Which version is correct? The answer is “neither” for the earliest known source has: ‘and stay by my crib watching my lullaby’. (We subsequently discovered that there was a discrepancy between the texts printed in the words only edition and the music editions of the New English Hymnal). Respected hymn-writers such as the Wesleys, Neale and Woodward were naturally very peeved when editors and publishers chose to improve their verses. Copyright law in those days was not so readily enforced as nowadays. Every year we sing: ‘Hark the herald-angels sing, Glory to the new-born King’, whereas what Charles Wesley wrote was: ‘Hark, how all the welkin rings! Glory to the king of kings’. ‘Welkin’ is not a word which I frequently use, and I would suggest that there may be members of our congregation who are unaware that it means the firmament or heavens, which is after all, where angels reside. However, we all know which tune should be used to these words, and I had always assumed that it came from a lesser known cantata by Mendelssohn, since he was always credited as being the composer. In fact it is an adaptation from a rousing song he wrote for men’s voices and brass band to mark the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg’s invention of moveable type! Mendelssohn himself was of the opinion that it would be totally unsuitable for a religious text. I am deeply indebted to Fred and Anne who, a couple of years ago gave me a fascinating little book entitled: Christmas Carols from Village Green to Church Choir, by Andrew Gant, from which most of the factual information in this article has been gleaned. 14 • News & Views Dec 2016 / Jan 2017

Present time (not forgetting birthdays) 1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Who said, “Oh, Father Christmas, if you love me at all, give me a big red indiarubber ball?” Who said, “It doesn’t matter how sincere it is or how heart-felt the spirit, sentiment will not endear it, what’s important is – the price”? In the song, how many gifts did “my true love” receive? Who received a burst balloon and empty honey pot on his birthday? And who were the donors? Who received an unbirthday present? What did Octavian present to Sophie? For those who didn’t read Q3 properly, a second chance: how many gifts did “I” receive? Was it 363, 364 or 365? The total nominal cost of all these gifts in US Dollars at current prices for 1984 was worked out as approximately $12,623. This then became a joke retail price index. What had it become by 2015? $96,377; $155,407, or $300,716? Who received a present of “tennis-balls, my liege”? And who was the donor? Who “feared the Greeks, even bringing gifts”? And was he right? Who at the end of a quest received a heart-shaped ticking watch? … and who received a diploma? … and who received a medal for bravery? Who was asked to accept “this elegant thimble”. … and whose was it in the first place? Who lost his Birthday Present when he met his Doom? Please complete: “All I want for Chrishmash ish my two ? ?”

Answers on page 18.

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Slurp by Kofi Kufuor Slurp is one of the four social enterprises St Peter’s hosts the currently being run by the University of group from Slurp Edinburgh’s Enactus society. Every week we every Friday from run soup stalls on campus, making and selling 9:00am – 12:00 noon. the soup with disadvantaged youth and all the profits made are reinvested in funding qualifications and training for our beneficiaries in a field of their choice. We contact these beneficiaries through our partner charity, The Rock Trust, which has been combatting homelessness in Edinburgh since 1991. Our programme is a very simple one. Each beneficiary runs 10 stalls with us over a period of 10 weeks. Each week they work with us they get £5 in volunteer expenses and a free lunch. At the end of the 10 weeks they earn £100+ that we spend on supporting them in pursuing a qualification and employment. This can range from paying for a course to purchasing stationery and clothes for college to buying formal wear for job interviews. After two years of operation the project has worked with five beneficiaries, four of whom have been able to move into stable accommodation and employment. Contact Info: [email protected] Facebook: Slurp Edinburgh

Lay Rep Update by Pam Dugan Just a short update since October News & Views. Like I said previously, the November Synod covered Administration, Finance & Management. We were introduced to Sian Harris who is the New Communications Co-Ordinator. Sian had a number of interesting ideas & lots of 16 • News & Views Dec 2016 / Jan 2017

information available to all on the Diocesan Website. One idea which I found interesting is for each Congregation to send in 3 photographs which depicts their Church & to write a paragraph of what is special about your Church & what do we offer that's different? (Any Takers?) We were also introduced to the Bishop’s Enabler of Mission Rev Annie Naish who was enthusiastic & keen to assist Congregations in their Own Mission. She plans to visit Churches in the next year. We were saddened that, due to some health issues, the Rev. Susan Macdonald is to stand down as Dean before the end of 2016. Next Synod to report on will be held on 11 March 2017 at P & G's.

The Year of Matthew by Oliver Brewer-Lennon Sometimes people give special names to the years. In the Chinese zodiac, this year is the Year of the Monkey. The United Nations declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (not the heartbeat kind but the leguminous seed kind). Years can have distinctive themes or celebrations, which can help focus attention on particular details or situations and coordinate events. The Church gives names to years, too. Our lectionary (the Revised Common Lectionary Pick up your free copy of Matthew’s used by many Christian denominations Gospel at the back of around the world) rotates in a three-year church this Sunday. cycle. This past year—called Year C in the progression—Sunday churchgoers have heard stories from the Gospel according to St Luke. Things change this Advent, however, as the church enters a new liturgical year, which draws upon the Gospel of St Matthew. The folks at the Scottish Bible Society have supplied St Peter’s with some books to help mark the coming year: pocket editions of St Matthew’s Gospel. Find copies—free to a good home—at the back of church on Sunday. During the coming year, read along with the Church worldwide and celebrate the stories and traditions this book gives to followers of the Way. St Peter’s, Lutton Place • 17

Answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

King John (A.A.Milne) Tom Lehrer None – as far as we know! Eeyore. Piglet gave him a balloon but tripped over on it on the way; Pooh gave him a pot of honey, which was mysteriously empty when he arrived. Humpty Dumpty (Through the Looking Glass) A silver rose (Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss) 364. No need to count it out. There are 12*1 partridges and 1*12 Lords; 11*2 turtle doves and 2*11 Ladies, down to 7*6 geese and 6*7 swans. So they make up equal pairs, and the answer must be an even number! (What was given on the last four days varies from version to version - if you prefer 11 lords and 12 pipers, so be it.) $155,407. Henry 5th (according to Shakespeare) The Dauphin Laocoon Yes– the gift was the wooden horse, and his advice would have saved Troy from the Greeks, so the gods sent snakes from the sea to strangle him The Tin Man in Wizard of Oz (1939 film version) The Scarecrow The Cowardly Lion Alice (in Wonderland) Alice’s own Gollum (fell into the Cracks of Doom with the Ring). “All I want for Chrishmash is my two fwont teef”

Notices for the Pewspaper Notices need to be with the office by noon on the preceeding Wednesday. Additional notices may be passed to the clergy to read at the various Sunday services. 18 • News & Views Dec 2016 / Jan 2017

People CLERGY Rector Curate

The Revd Canon Fred Tomlinson .......................................... 667 6224 3 Bright’s Crescent, EH9 2DB The Revd Oliver Brewer-Lennon .....................................07954 314374

Associate Clergy The Rt Revd Bob Halliday, 28 Forbes Road, EH10 4ED .......................... 221 1490 The Revd Sue Whitehouse, 157 The Murrays, EH17 8UN ....................... 672 1308 Lay Reader Mrs Janet McKinnell ..........................................................................01368 850604 DIOCESAN REPRESENTATIVES Lay Representative: Pam Dugan ........................................................07765218757 Alternate Lay Representative: Fiona Smith .............................................. 449 4830 CHURCH ORGANISATIONS & GROUPS Director of Music: Rupert Forbes .............................................................. 664 3030 Organist: Sheila Chisholm ........................................................................ 629 9085 Organ Scholar: Tom Wrench .............................................................07948 850764 Choir Warden: Fiona Barton ..................................................................... 663 0283 Children & Families Worker: Kristee Boyd ................................................ 662 9171 Servers’ Guild: Bill Polson ........................................................................ 667 6628 Parents & Toddlers (Mon & Thurs): Kristee Boyd ..................................... 662 9171 Monday Group: Elizabeth Philp ................................................................ 667 1191 Prayer Group (Tues at 2.30pm): The Revd Marian McKean..................... 667 4573 Thursday Group (1st Thurs at 11am): Delia Keir ...................................... 667 3865 Magazine Distribution: Elizabeth Philp ..................................................... 667 1191 CHURCH OFFICERS Vestry Secretary: Ronnie Munro .............................................................. 669 3953 Hon Treasurer: Duncan McKinnell....................................................01368 850 604 Gifts Secretary: Jim Phillips ...................................................................... 667 1107 Administrator: Colin Harrison.................................................................... 662 9171 Sacristan: Liz Mackay .............................................................................. 343 2216 Verger: Javi Gallarin Hall Bookings: Colin Harrison ................................................................... 662 9171 Finance Convenor: Ralph Garden ............................................................ 221 1235 Works Convenor: Liz Mackay ................................................................... 343 2216 Admin & Gen Purposes Convenor: Alison Mowat..................................... 667 2295 Social/Outreach COG Convenor: Liz Hare ............................................... 337 8570

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