Christmas Services for 2009

Christmas Eve, 24th December

3:30PM

Christingles

11:30PM

Midnight Mass

President: Rector

Sermon: Canon John Richardson

Christmas Day, 25th December

10:00AM

Family Eucharist for Christmas Day

President: The Revd. John Whitley

Sermon: The Rector and Underchurch

Sunday, 27th December

10:00AM

Family Eucharist for the first Sunday of Christmas

President: The Rector

Sermon: The Revd. John Whitley

New Administrator

Paul Lugton is now working in the Tower Room as our new Administrator.  Weekday after-noon 2pm-330pm.  Please contact Paul on 0131 622 2277 or hall.admin@stcs.org.uk for information about the church or letting the hall.

Services during Advent and Christmas 2009.

The First Sunday of Advent

Sunday 29th November 10am Parish Eucharist

President: The Rector  Sermon: The Revd Alison Wagstaff

Anointing: The Revd Alison Wagstaff & The Revd Robert Gould

after coffee today the Underchurch will be making advent wreaths and mixing christmas puddings!

The Second Sunday of Advent

Sunday 6th December 10am Parish Eucharist and Anointing

President: Canon John Richardson  Sermon: The Revd Chad Rimmer

The Third Sunday of Advent 10am Parish Eucharist

Sunday 13th December 10am Parish Eucharist

President: The Revd John Whitley  Sermon: The Rector

The Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sunday 20th December 10am Parish Eucharist

President: The Rector  Sermon: The Revd Robert Gould

Christmas Eve

Thursday 24th December

3.30pm Christingle service especially for children (adults welcome)

11.30pm Midnight Mass

President: The Rector  Sermon: Canon John Richardson

Christmas Day

Friday 25th December

10am Family Eucharist

President: The Revd John Whitley  Children’s Address: The Rector

The First Sunday after Christmas

Sunday 27th December  10am Parish Eucharist

President: The Rector  Sermon: The Revd John Whitley

The Second Sunday after Christmas

Sunday 3rd January  10am Parish Eucharist & Anointing

President: The Rector  Sermon: Canon John Richardson

Anointing: The Revd Alison Wagstaff & The Revd John Whitley

Feast of the Epiphany

Wednesday 6th January 7.30pm

President: The Revd Robert Gould  Sermon: The Revd Alison Wagstaff

From Advent to Epiphany the chairs will be east-facing, slanted. During Epiphany the chairs will be in the round.

Sunday 15th November

Parish Eucharist and Holy Baptism

10am

President: The Rector

Sermon: The Revd Robert Gould

All Welcome

Early Life Ethical Issues

Dr Allan Gordon will give a short presentation after the Eucharist on Sunday 8th November at 11.45am on

‘Early Life Ethical Issues’

This is a second sunday education session that was planned last year.

All Welcome

November Eucharists 2009

Sunday 1st November

10am Parish Eucharist

President: The Rector

Sermon & Anointing: The Revd Jenny Williams, Chaplain to the Christian Fellowship of Healing

8pm Extended Eucharist with the Revd Alison Wagstaff

Sunday 8th November

10am Parish Eucharist

President: The Rector

Sermon: Canon John Richardson

Sunday 15th November

10am Parish Eucharist and Holy Baptism

President: The Rector

Sermon: The Revd Robert Gould

Sunday 22nd November

10am Parish Eucharist

President: The Rector

Sermon: The Revd John Whitley

11.45am Annual General Meeting of the Congregation

The Best We Can Be

24th – 25th October 2009richard-giles

This is an important weekend for our congregation as we reflect and discuss together our worship and structures and think about the direction we want to go in the future. The weekend is being facilitated by Richard Giles, former Dean of Philadelphia Cathedral in the Diocese of Pennsylvania, USA and author of Re-pitching the Tent and Creating Uncommon Worship.

For those attending, please find attached a timetable and preparation questionnaire, which you are asked to complete and return to Mike Coates before the weekend, whether you are able to make it or not.

Saturday Timetable for Richard Giles weekend

Preparation for Richard Giles

Rector on Fourth Plinth

Alison Fuller, our Rector, was on the 4th Plinth in Trafalgar Square this at midnight Saturday 3rd October until 1 am Sunday morning.

She is raising money for the Franciscan community in Leeds and their work with Asylum seekers, Waverley Care, Scotland’s charity for HIV/AIDS and for St Columba’s by the Castle.

See what happened at http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Columba09

Please support the three charities by going to:

www.justgiving.com/alison-fuller

Alison’s endeavour has also featured in the Edinburgh Evening News

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Photography by Fidge.

Sunday 4th October

10.30am TLC Joint Service ‘What makes a good city?’

President: Canon John Richardson

Children’s Address and Sermon: The Revd John Bradbury

coffee and homebaking after the service

All Welcome

Sunday 27th September

10am Sung Eucharist

President : The Revd John Whitley

Sermon: Canon John RIchardson

Back to Church Sunday – All Welcome

8pm Extended Eucharist