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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
C H U R C H
I N F O R M A T I O N 2
L I F E & W O R K 2
S E S S I O N C L E R K ’ S
S C R I B B L E S 3
S U P P O R T I N G O U R
T R O O P S 3
R E V M A R Y D I L B E Y 4
R E V G A Y L E J . A .
T A Y L O R , M A B D 5
K I R K S E S S I O N
A W A Y D A Y 6 , 7
P A R I S H N E I G H B O U R S
S C H E M E
8
P A R I S H R E G I S T E R 8
N O V E M B E R
F L O W E R R O T A 8
C H R I S T I A N A I D 9
C H I L D R E N &
Y O U T H Z O N E 1 0
W H A T ’ S O N I N
C O L I N T O N
1 0 ,
1 1
N O V E M B E R D I A R Y B A C K
P A G E
N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 9 I S S U E 3 1 9
C O L I N T O N N E W S THE NEWSLETTER OF
COLINTON PARISH
CHURCH
R E M E M B E R !
Recently, a film on television told the story of a
woman who, after she was widowed, started to
look after three ladies who were at different
stages of suffering from the progressive
Alzheimer’s disease. One of the three women in
particular was very distressed by the onset of her
illness because she had been a professor of literature and loved reading and reciting poetry –
the use of her mind had been her very identity.
As the hours of daylight get shorter we start to look back and remember the summer and the
various events that have shaped this year so far. The first few months were spent looking for
and finding one another as congregation and minister. In May our journeys converged and we
began travelling the road of faith together. We remember with gratitude the many hellos and
the excitement of new beginnings. Recently, during our day conference at Carberry Tower, the
Elders recalled the long history of Colinton Parish Church and rejoiced in the many highlights
of a story that spans well over 900 years.
There are also the more painful memories that may preoccupy us at this time: the loss of a
loved person, a time of prolonged illness, the hurt sustained in a close relationship, the loss of
employment or the disturbing effects of change in our lives. Some of these we would rather
not remember, and in some sense we imagine that forgetting would be bliss.
During November we also remember those who lost their lives in the wars of our time and
those who are still fighting in the contested areas of our fragile planet. This year, in particular,
we think of the soldiers of 3 Rifles Battle Group during their deployment in Helmand province,
Afghanistan, and of their families who are anxiously awaiting their safe return in Spring next
year.
Why is remembering so important? And why are those who can no longer cast their minds
back to days gone by so troubled? The reason probably lies in the fact that memories give us a
sense of identity and belonging. Without the ability to look back we lose our ‘anchor’ and drift
on the sea of life without aim or purpose.
When remembering becomes difficult or painful we may be helped by the knowledge that God
remembers us at all times. “Even if a mother should forget her child, I will never forget you. I
can never forget you! I have written your name on the palms of my hands.” (Isaiah 49:15f)
May peace and joy be with you!
Your minister
Rolf Billes
D I S T R I B U T E D F R E E
C O L I N T O N P A R I S H C H U R C H I S A R E G I S T E R E D C H A R I T Y N O S C O 1 0 3 1 3
C O N T A C T U S
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Minister:
Rev Rolf Billes 466 8384
The Manse of Colinton, EH13 0JR
Associate Minister:
Rev Gayle Taylor 441 2232
Session Clerk:
Stuart Bridges 441 2736
Treasurer:
Gordon Young 441 1923
17 West Carnethy Avenue, EH13 0ED
Roll Keeper:
Isabel Webster 313 1605
Ettrick Manor, 56/6 Spylaw Road,
EH10 5BR
Sunday Club Co-ordinator:
Sharon Carlyle 477 3119
39 Bonaly Road EH13
Givings Convener:
Brian Falla 441 2792
17 Auchingane, EH10 7HU
Child Protection Co-ordinator:
Ken Houston 441 3611
5 Redford Drive, EH13 0BL
Pastoral Care Co-ordinator:
Madeline Sweasey 441 2232
Magazine Distribution:
Irene Falla 441 2792
17 Auchingane, EH10 7HU
Flower Convener:
Merle Copland, 441 3438
2 Redford Crescent, EH13 0BR
Caroline Pearson 441 2328
42 Pentland Avenue, EH13 0YH
Musical Directors:
Anne and Ian Rogers 01721 730782
Church Officer:
Alasdair Mackenzie 441 2232
23 Foulis Cres, Juniper Green
Dreghorn Loan Hall Letting:
Sheila Porteous 441 3117
19 Redford Ave
Church Rooms Administrator:
Muriel Lamb 441 3924
243 Redford Road, EH13 9NH
Parish Neighbour Scheme Co-
ordinator:
Frances Jack 441 6027
15 Redford Drive
Church Secretary:
Alison Reid 441 2232
Editor:
Vivienne MacPhail 441 2400
If you would like a member of the
Ministry team to visit you or someone
else please contact the office on 441
2232, Monday to Thursday during
office hours, or on Friday morning.
Photocopying can be left at the office
for later collection by arrangement.
COLINTON PARISH CHURCH
Dell Road
Edinburgh
EH13 0JR
Tel: 441 2232
email:
website: www.colinton-parish.com
Out of Action - For a While!
I shall be away from Colinton for about a couple of months because, as from mid November, I have to go
into hospital for surgery. I will value your prayerful support during this time.
Thank you,
Madeline Sweasey - Pastoral Care Co-ordinator Colinton Parish Church.
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I was in a conversation recently with friends who have lived in
Colinton for a number of years and one lamented the fact that
Colinton did not have a war memorial. I quickly pointed out
that we did and it was in the cemetery beside the church. Her
statement did not surprise me, as the graveyard is tucked
away from the main thoroughfare and even those of us who
attend church will have little need to pass the cemetery gates,
let alone the memorial itself. It was formally dedicated on the
25th March 1923 to commemorate the one hundred and thirty-
three men and one woman who had fallen during the Great
War. After 1945, a further sixty-eight names were added.
The conversation prompted me to go down to look again at
the simple stone monument and the many names in raised
bronze, which sadly adorn all four sides. Each one has a story
to tell, but for me, one name stands out – that of William
Forsyth.
I know the name through his sister, Nancy, a neighbour and
friend of ours for over ten years. Miss Forsyth (we always
called her Miss Forsyth) was the retired headmistress at the
infant’s school, St Margaret’s in Newington. My then seven
year-old son would frequently go round to her house after
school, ostensibly to receive help with his maths homework.
She enjoyed his company and he, I suspect, enjoyed the
chocolate biscuits and orange juice! On the sideboard in her
living room was a large black and white photograph of a young
man in full dress uniform of a Merchant Navy Officer. My own
connection with the Royal Navy made me curious about this
picture and one day when collecting
Jamie, I asked her about it.
The photograph was of her brother, William. As a boy, Billy (as
she referred to him) had always been fascinated with the
wireless and when he was called up at the outbreak of the
Second World War, this interest led him into becoming a
wireless operator. At the age of nineteen, Second Radio Officer
Forsyth was given his first sea appointment to the SS Amicus,
a Merchant Ship registered in Cardiff. Tragically, the Amicus
was torpedoed on 19th December 1940 somewhere in the
North Atlantic and Billy along with most of the crew, perished.
The family lost its only son and Miss Forsyth her only sibling.
She continued to live with her parents, George and Catherine,
in Dreghorn Loan for the rest of their days. She never married,
survived her only cousin and when she passed away a few
years ago, Miss Forsyth was the last of her line. After the
funeral, I discovered she had left me the framed photograph
of Billy and for Jamie, the two medals that her own father had
received from the First World War.
In this month of remembrance, take a moment to visit our war
memorial. Cast your eye over the lists of young men and
women from our parish who, like Billy, made the ultimate
sacrifice for their community and their country. Remember
them and the families they left behind.
Yours aye,
Stuart
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S E S S I O N C L E R K ’ S S C R I B B L E S
The last edition of Colinton News carried the story of
the church service conducted for the 3 Rifles Battle
Group prior to their departure to Afghanistan.
Whatever your opinion on the Middle East conflict,
we should remember that we have troops over there
who are doing their job, without argument and with
professionalism. They are in a foreign land, probably
as far from their home environment as they can get
and that is dispiriting for the vast majority. It must
also be concerning for the families left at home.
Many of the 3 Rifles are known in the community
and are regularly seen in the village. They have
expressed a desire for Colinton Barracks to be their
permanent base in the UK.
Over the next few months, the Colinton community,
in conjunction with the charity Parcels 4 Troops, will
have the opportunity to reach out to those brave
men and women and their families. The charity will
be organising a Christmas Party for the troops’
children and we have been asked if we would
support the event by providing sweets.
Contributions of sweets or money, can be left at the
Church office throughout November.
A coffee and cake afternoon in the Swing Cafe, with
crèche, has also been organised to support the
families at home and the December Colinton News
will announce a further opportunity for outreach to
the Troops, but meanwhile we can let the families at
home know that they are not alone and have our
support.
John Campbell
S U P P O R T F O R O U R T R O O P S I N A F G H A N I S T A N
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On Sunday 1 November
2009 Colinton Parish
Church celebrates the
ministry of Rev Mary
Dilbey who is retiring
after a very active
working life in school
and church.
Mary comes from the
west coast fishing
community of Mallaig, a
community made up of
the indigenous, mainly
R oman C a t h o l i c ,
Highland population
and the incoming,
mainly Protestant,
families from the east.
It was against this tolerant, ecumenical background
that Mary grew up. After senior secondary
schooling in Inverness she came to Edinburgh to
train as a Primary School teacher at Moray House
College. Her first post after qualifying was at the
two-teacher Lady Lovat School in Morar. In 1966
Mary joined the staff at George Watson’s College.
Mary came to live in Colinton when she bought her
first house in Bonaly in 1978. Four years previously,
George Watson’s Boys’ College and George Watson’s
Ladies’ College had amalgamated and Mary had
been appointed as Head of the newly built, open
plan Lower Primary Department. Prior to the
amalgamation she had been a class teacher and,
later, Infants’ Mistress in the boys’ school. There are
quite a few mature gentlemen living in Colinton
today who remember her as their Primary 1 or 2
teacher!
In her spare time Mary was involved for many years
with the Girl Guides Association in Scotland. This
included leadership of both Guide and Ranger units,
a qualification in the training of adult leaders and a
very busy term from 1980 to 1985 as Arts Adviser
for Scotland. The job of the Arts Adviser is to
encourage the exploration of the creative arts in the
Guide programme.
By 1989, Mary had begun to feel called to a
different kind of challenge. She was finding that the
pastoral aspect of her work with children, staff and
parents was becoming increasingly important to her.
The outcome of this was her being accepted as a
candidate for the Church of Scotland Ministry and
embarking on the B.D. Course at New College in
Edinburgh.
The next four years as a mature student were
challenging ones. Student placements included
Dean Parish and Viewforth Churches and a spell
with Dr Derek Murray at St Columba’s Hospice. In
1991/92 Mary was invited to be the exchange
student from New College to Tubingen University in
Germany. Mary’s probationary year was spent at St
Ninian’s, Corstorphine and was followed by another
year as Pastoral Assistant during the vacancy
created by the retiral of the Rev. Colin Martin. In
May 1997, she was ordained and inducted to the
Parish of the West Kirk of Calder in West Calder.
Mary’s time at the West Kirk was short in terms of
years but they were years of change and new
developments in the church. At the same time, she
acted as relief Chaplain at St John’s Hospital in
Livingston one weekend each month.
After recovering from major surgery in 2002, Mary
decided that her energies were not sufficient for the
demands of the job and she retired from full time
parish work, much to the regret of the people of
West Calder.
Since 2002, of course, Mary has found plenty to do!
A spell as temporary Chaplain at St John’s Hospital
followed hard on the heels of her leaving the West
Kirk as did a request to become a part time Chaplain
to Ministers within Edinburgh Presbytery. Since
2006 Mary has been a member of the ministry team
here in Colinton. Although she has now retired from
her public ministry, Mary will continue to be a
member of our congregation, living in the parish.
As a congregation we express our heartfelt gratitude
for Mary’s ministry among us and pray for God’s
blessing and a long and happy retirement.
A D I E U
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Born and brought up on the south side of Glasgow,
Gayle was educated at Carolside Primary and
Williamwood High Schools. Gayle’s home church,
Greenbank in Clarkston, started her off on the
journey of faith through her involvement in youth
work and being a member of the summer mission
team in Dornoch. Later, Gayle would take on the
role of youth leader in Greenbank and co-lead a
summer mission team in Portsoy.
After leaving school, Gayle gained some work
experience as an administrative assistant in the
Department of Social Security before embarking on
her academic studies at Glasgow University from
where she graduated with an MA in 1995 and a BD
in 1998.
Gayle served her probationary period at King’s Park
Church, Glasgow, and was called to be the minister
of Bishopton Parish Church in 1999. This large
congregation set within a close knit community of
mixed backgrounds provided many challenges and
opportunities for different encounters with people in
and around the church. In her role as parish
minister, Gayle also served as chaplain for four
different community organisations: Bishopton
Primary School; The Good Shepherd Centre (a
school for girls aged 13-16 placed there by social
work and often by court order); Erskine Hospital
(specialised nursing home and charity for ex-service
men and women) and the Ailsa Lodge Nursing
Home.
Gayle has been involved at national level with the
Church of Scotland’s former Panel on Worship. She
is convening the Prayer and Devotion Committee
producing the annual Pray Now book and CD
publication and is a member of the Mission and
Discipleship Council and its Worship and Doctrine
Task Group.
At an international level, Gayle has been part of a
delegation visiting the main centres of population
and many of their churches in Zimbabwe as part of
a covenant between the Presbytery of Greenock and
Paisley and the churches in Zimbabwe. During her
study leave in 2006, Gayle travelled to Newark
Presbytery, New Jersey, where she compared and
contrasted the Presbyterian Church in the USA with
the Church of Scotland, also looking at music and
the integration of young
people in the life of
c o n g r e g a t i o n a n d
communities.
Gayle was a member of
staff at the Presbyterian
Association of Musicians
Conference in West Minster
College, New Willmington,
Pennsylvania in July 2007
where she directed the
Youth and Children’s
Ministry programme. In the
same year, Gayle co-led a
group of people, mainly
from Bishopton, visiting the
Holy Land.
Gayle comes to Colinton with a wealth of experience
in parish ministry and with a desire to focus in
particular on working with children and young
people. Her hobbies are playing guitar and
attending concerts; playing and attending football
games; other sports such as tennis, badminton,
cycling and learning to ski; photography and
travelling. We very much look forward to welcoming
Gayle in our midst and will mark the beginning of
her ministry in Colinton during a special service of
introduction on Thursday 5 November at 7.00pm to
which everyone is warmly invited.
R E V G A Y L E J . A . T A Y L O R , M A B D
At our Session meeting in August, Rolf suggested
that we should have an away day in the autumn to
discuss our development as a disciple community in
Colinton. The occasion would also give him the
opportunity to get to know more about us and how
we see ourselves as Elders.
The meeting opened with a hymn, a reading from
Psalm 105 and prayers.
Rolf asked us to consider Colinton from two
perspectives. Firstly, as a timeline from 1095 to
2009, noting important dates and events, including
the highlights and struggles, and how they impacted
and continue to impact upon us; secondly drawing a
map of Colinton parish as we see it today. Basically,
we looked at the history and geography of the
parish.
Three groups drew up the timeline – 1095-1949,
1950-1999 and 2000 to the present. From 1095,
apart from worship and prayer, the Church provided
Christian care and spiritual ‘security’ to the people in
the parish. Developments over the centuries led to
the provision of health care, poor relief and
education before the state undertook much of these
roles. At the start of our timeline, the Parish
covered a much greater geographical area than
today, the Church was at the centre of people’s lives
and people came to the Church for their needs. At
times perhaps the church had too strong an
influence over people, ruling their lives rather than
guiding. The various disagreements in the Church
were noted, both nationally and locally, but in
discussion it was felt that that was not necessarily a
negative thing – it could be seen as a positive,
stimulating discussion to work round problems or
conflicts of interest.
The Church does not now have that all pervading
influence on the majority of the population. Church
attendance is down, but in spite of that many still
feel the need to be attached to the Church, however
tenuously. Parents bring their children to be
baptised, couples want their marriage to be
celebrated in a Church setting and on death a
Christian funeral ceremony gives much comfort.
The two groups which drew up maps of the parish
took different approaches. Both outlined the parish
boundaries, illustrating how physically the parish is
much smaller than in the past and siting the Church
building at the centre, but one group put greater
emphasis on the compact village around the church,
while the other flagged up features much further
away – their homes, some of which were outside
the parish boundaries, Dreghorn Barracks, the golf
club, the bypass.
We considered these views in the context of being a
disciple community. In the past, in spite of the
physical size of the parish, people came to the
church; now, fewer people attend regularly (and
access problems to the building do affect this).
Today, people do not join societies, clubs and
organisations so much and we felt that the Church
should go out to them. We have a rich background
of 900 years of history on which to base this future
development.
After lunch, we made this transition from looking
back to looking forward and where we go now as a
disciple community. The five core principles on
which we based our approach to being a disciple
community when we established it in 2001, are
shaped by five sayings of Christ:
• Follow me
• Learn from me
• Love one another
• Go and teach
• Where two or three are gathered together,
there am I in the midst of them
Subsequently, the Session added a sixth:
As you did it to one of the least of these my
brethren, you did it to me.
We split again into five groups to consider these
principles in relation to the following topics:
• Our service to the wider community
• Our work with specific groups – children, youth
and elderly people
• Our worship, spiritual development and prayer
(Continued on page 7)
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• Learning and education
• Our mission
At our plenary session following these discussions,
the groups found they came up with more questions
than answers. One proposal which we felt we could
take forward fairly quickly was the suggestion that
we look into accreditation as an eco-congregation.
How do we reduce our carbon footprint, how much
can we recycle, how can we support fair trade etc?
The formal part of our discussions ended with us all
presenting a symbol of what we each considered
was our contribution to the disciple community. The
symbols ranged from computer discs (our work
behind the scenes so our administration runs
smoothly), aprons (our work in the Swing and
elsewhere) a music score (our singing in choir and
band) and so many more. This was a moving
experience for us all. Communion and the
Benediction followed.
The timeline and the maps are on display in the Dell
Room. Have a look at them and if you have any
comments or suggestions as to how we should
move forward, contact the church office. Your
views would be appreciated.
Katie Davidson
(Continued from page 6)
At the last meeting of
the Parish Neighbours
on Wednesday, 7th
October, I handed over
to Frances Jack who will
replace me as Co-
ordinator assisted by
Susan Young. I wish
them both well in this
very worthwhile service
to our community.
I have thoroughly
enjoyed my two years and during that time I have
met many kind and helpful people who work hard to
make Colinton a very welcoming place for
newcomers. I would like to thank all the Parish
Neighbours for their continuing commitment and
particularly Susan Young for her support over that
time..
There are presently 116 Parish Neighbours covering
most of the areas in Colinton. Unfortunately
additional help is required in the following areas:-
Lanark Road, Bonaly Wester, Elliot Road and
Woodfield Avenue. If anyone can assist or knows
of somebody who maybe interested then please
contact the church office.
A parish neighbour’s role is as follows:-
a) Providing a friendly, welcoming visit as soon as
possible to all newcomers and to deliver a
Welcome Pack from the Church. Each Pack contains
information about Colinton Parish Church together
with other churches in the community and other
societies, organisations and activities available in the
Village.
b) Informing the Church Office of births, marriages,
illness, bereavement or other significant events in
the lives of church members in the neighbourhoods
to which they are appointed.
c) Attending, if possible, two meetings annually to
keep in touch and meet up with other Parish
Neighbours and raise any issues of general concern.
Judy Harrison
New Parish Neighbour Co-ordinator:
Frances Jack.
15 Redford Drive
Edinburgh
EH13 0BL
Tel 441 6027
Deputy Parish Neighbour Co-ordinator:
Susan Young
17 West Carnethy Avenue
Edinburgh
EH13 0ED
Tel 441 1923
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A N E W C O - O R D I N A T O R F O R T H E P A R I S H N E I G H B O U R S S C H E M E
Judy Harrison, Frances Jack and Susan Young
Baptisms:
20 September Josh Edward Hume Balloch, Clovenstone Park
Alexis Rose Champion, Dreghorn Place
Rebecca Victoria Knott, London
11 October Katie Louise Bruce, Swanston Green
Finlay John Bruce, Swanston Green
Ewan Gordon Romanis, Dunbar
Funerals:
2 October John Downie, Gillespie Road
13 October Eric Law, Bonaly Gardens
P A R I S H R E G I S T E R N O V E M B E R F L O W E R R O T A
1 November Flower Fund
8 November Flower Fund
15 November Wedding – Emily Sinclair and
James Thomson
22 November Flower Fund
29 November Margaret Tully
6 December Flower Fund
Christian Aid Family Ceilidh
We held our first-ever Christian Aid Family Ceilidh on Saturday 3rd October
in the Loan Hall. It was ‘brilliant’, according to one of the younger
dancers! One hundred people of all ages danced to music provided by The
Pop Shop Boys, two men who really know their music and their dances. It
took a while for some of the smaller boys to get into the mood for dancing
– a number of them thought it a bit ‘girlie’ and preferred running and
sliding, or hiding under a table when females were looking for partners!
However, even they were seduced by the beat and the fact that the
dancers were obviously having a fabulous time.
Our thanks go to the Pop Shop Boys and especially to Alison Tring who, almost single-handedly, organised
the evening. I managed to sell 9 tickets while Alison sold 91! We raised £237 for Christian Aid and had a
good time doing it.
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C H R I S T I A N A I D
Ceilidh with the Pop Shop Boys
For those of you
who enjoyed the
ceilidh, for those
who missed it
because you
haven’t got young families, for those who love
dancing, the Pop Shop Boys are back for the annual
adult ceilidh on Saturday 21st November 7.30 –
11.30pm in the Bowling Club on Redford Road.
Tickets, which include a Baked Potato Supper, cost
£10. Contact Ian Davidson (441 6480) or Patricia
Brignall (441 1184).
Harvest Baking
Many thanks to those who baked the delectable
goodies on offer at coffee on Harvest Sunday. Your
efforts raised £301 – fantastic!
Advent Coffee and Lunch
Celebrate the start of Advent with a Christian Aid
Lunch in the Church Rooms on Sunday 29th
November.
It would be great if some people could help with
filled rolls or traybakes. Please get in touch with
Fiona Nicholls (441 1703), Helen Drury (441 1129),
Clare Laybourn (441 1109) or Alison Tring (441
3374). Your help would be much appreciated!
Patricia Brignall
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Latest Communication on Colinton - Umoja
Twinning
We have had our first live visual link up through
Skype!
We waited in anticipation (Rolf Billes, Colin Proctor,
Matthew Deighton & myself) as Graham Proctor set
about connecting up the webcam/Skype visual
communication link. Suddenly! there on the screen
we saw our friends from Umoja Church. Peter
Ngamau, the twinning coordinator, introduced
himself first and we then took it in turns to
introduce ourselves to the other members of the
Umoja team. We now have contact names for each
Church group and can actually put a name to a
face.
I have just sent my first email to Susan (my contact
at Sunday School) to propose a date for our first link
up with their Class 4 (9 yrs) children & our children
from Explorers (6yrs-8yrs).
Our children are rehearsing a song to sing to the
Umoja children, and I'm hoping they respond with a
song or a prayer. If this is successful we are hoping
to eventually have all our groups being introduced
to each other. I will keep you up to date on the
progress.
Our HARVEST SERVICE on 4th October.
I hoped you enjoyed seeing the banners the
children had made for this special Sunday in the
foyer?
This was a busy service for the children, the older
children from Mini-Surge & Fusion took part in the
"reading/prayer" part of the service.
The younger children were busy baking &
decorating cakes to sell at the coffee time. I would
like to thank the volunteers who produced baking
for us to sell. The children sold everything and we
managed to collect a wonderful total of £301.36 for
Christian Aid.
Many Thanks to all.
Sharon Carlyle
Sunday Club Coordinator.
C H I L D R E N A N D Y O U T H Z O N E
W H A T ’ S O N I N C O L I N T O N — E V E N T S A N D N O T I C E S
The Colinton New Year Ceilidh will be held on
Saturday 9th January, 2010, in Dreghorn Loan
Hall, between 8:00pm – Midnight.
The event is being organised by our BB Fund
Raising Committee, with all the proceeds of the
evening going towards BB funds.
Last year’s event was great fun, a very useful
anaerobic workout!! and raised money for the BB.
The price per ticket is £15.00 and includes a
buffet, raffle and live Ceilidh band.
Tickets will be on general sale in Dreghorn Loan Hall
on Saturday 12th December 2009, at 2:00pm,
thereafter any remaining tickets will be available for
sale between services at Colinton Parish Church on
13th and 20th December 2009. Be aware there is
usually a huge demand for tickets. To avoid
disappointment don’t leave it too late!
Sales of tickets will be restricted to a
maximum of 10 tickets (table) per person.
Come on and have a good night out locally and
support the BB at the same time. Thanks
Brian Nisbet
‘Captain’
7th Edinburgh BB Company (Colinton)
The 7th Edinburgh Company Boy’s Brigade (Colinton Parish) are holding a Coffee
Morning on Saturday 7th November in the Dreghorn Loan Hall between 10 a.m. -
Noon. Please come along and enjoy a relaxing cup of coffee and taste our delicious home
baking, Tickets Adults £1.00 Children 50p are on sale outside the church between services
on 25th November & 1st December. Your support is very much appreciated. Thank you.
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COLINTON LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Our season got off to a flying start
with an interesting talk from Paula
Williams of the National Library telling
us all about local maps and their
place in history. This was followed by
talks on two local people, William Eliot and Mary
Fairgrieve given by Alastair Davidson and Richard
Illingworth respectively.
Moving in to November we again concentrate on
local activities:
Monday 2 November - ALAN LUCAS talks
about his father EDWIN LUCAS who painted
local Landscapes in the 1930's & 1940's.
Monday 16 November - ERIC MELVIN talks
about THE EDINBURGH OF DEACON BRODIE
Monday 30 November - George Murray talks
about the EDINBURGH TRAMS.
As usual all of our meetings are held in the Loan
Hall, Dreghorn Loan at 8pm. For further
information please contact DEREK DOUGLAS
on Tel: 441 3335
COLINTON GARDEN CLUB
Colinton Garden Club has a reputation
for being a good place to meet, make
friends, exchange information, and
get new ideas. We meet on the 4th
Monday of each month, September to April in the
Dreghorn Loan Hall at 8pm unless notified
otherwise. Annual membership is well worth the £5
per household.
The meeting on 23rd November will be given by
Ian Douglas of the Scottish Rhododendron Society
who will talk on “The Redwood Trail, California
and Oregon”.
You can learn more about us from our website :
www.colintongardens.org.uk. New members are
always welcome. Please contact Christopher
Davies on 441 2512 or by email to
chair@colintongardens,org.uk
COLINTON PARISH CHURCH LITERARY
SOCIETY
Colinton Parish Church Literary Society was
delighted to welcome the Rev Rolf Billes as our
Honorary President on 14 October when he gave the
opening talk of our new session. Our weekly
meetings, which take place on Wednesday evenings
at 8PM in Dreghorn Loan Hall, have been going well
with interesting talks and good speakers who have
been covering a wide range of topics. We have
managed to recruit a good number of new members
who have taken a keen interest in all that we do.
Many have asked how we manage to produce such
a varied programme of weekly talks year after year.
As we prepare for our Centenary Year beginning in
October 2010 we are already hard at work working
on a syllabus that will meet our members' approval
and welcome suggestions even at this stage. For the
moment I give below the programme for the last
part of our 2009 session.
November
4th - John and Isobel Lodge: a visit to Namibia
with slides
11th - Prof Frank Whaling: Darwin’s Dilemma
18th - Judith Devereux: Leith’s Maritime Past
25th - John Fife: Erskine and its work for
servicemen.
December
2nd - Barry Pendlebury: The story of the
Union Canal
9th - The Macrae Family: Music at Christmas
We look forward to welcoming you to these
meetings.
Joe McGeough
President, Colinton Parish Church Literary Society
C E I L I D H W I T H T H E P O P
S H O P B O Y S
Saturday 21st November 7.30 –
11.30pm
in the Bowling Club on Redford
Road.
Tickets, which include a Baked Potato Supper, cost £10.
Contact Ian Davidson (441 6480) or Patricia Brignall
(441 1184).
Sunday, 1 November Sunday, 8 November Sunday, 15 November Sunday, 22 November Sunday, 29
November
ONE SERVICE
10am Service
with Praise Band
Crèche, Sunday Club,
Mini Surge and Fusion
available
Preacher: Rev Rolf Billes
Remembrance
9.30am Service
with Praise Band
Crèche, Sunday Club,
Mini Surge and Fusion
available
9.30am Service
with Praise Band
Crèche, Sunday Club,
Mini Surge and Fusion
available
The Sacrament of Baptism
will be celebrated
9.30am Service
with Praise Band
Crèche, Sunday Club,
Mini Surge and Fusion
available
Advent 1
Communion at both
services
9.30am Service
with Praise Band
Crèche, Sunday Club,
Mini Surge and
Fusion
Monday, 2 November Monday, 9 November Monday, 16 November Monday, 23 November Monday, 30
November
Deadline for articles for
December Colinton News
Tuesday, 3 November Tuesday, 10 November Tuesday, 17 November Tuesday, 24
November
Tuesday, 1
December
7.30pm
Kirk Session meeting
Wednesday, 4
November
Wednesday, 11 November Wednesday, 18 November Wednesday, 25
November
Wednesday, 2
December
7.15pm - Celtic Sound
8.15pm - Praise Band
7.15pm - Celtic Sound
8.15pm - Praise Band
7.15pm - Celtic Sound
8.15pm - Praise Band
7.15pm - Celtic Sound
8.15pm - Praise Band
7.15pm - Celtic
Sound
8.15pm - Praise
Thursday, 5
November
Thursday, 12 November Thursday, 19 November Thursday, 26
November
Thursday, 3
December
7pm
Service of Introduction
for
Rev Gayle Taylor,
6.15pm - Young Voices
7.30pm - Choir
6.15pm - Young Voices
7.30pm - Choir
6.15pm - Young Voices
7.30pm - Choir
6.15pm - Young
Voices
7.30pm - Choir
Saturday, 7 November Saturday, 14 November Saturday, 21 November Saturday, 28
November
Saturday, 5
December
Sunday Club Fun Day
10.50am Service
with organ and choir
Preacher: Rev Rolf Billes
11.15am Service
with organ and choir
Preacher: Rev Rolf Billes
11.15am Service
with organ and choir
Preacher: Rev Gayle
Taylor
11.15am Service
with organ and choir
Preacher: Rev Rolf
Billes
12.30pm
Christian Aid Advent
Lunch