Weekly Update
Dear <<First Name>>,
Welcome to your weekly update, letting you know what's happening at St John's.
CHURCH NEWS
Happy New Year!
The clergy and office staff would like to thank everybody for their cards and gifts over Christmas. Thank you so very much!!!
Cornerstone Magazine: Copies of the current edition are available online. The next copy date is today, 6th January. The next magazine will be available on Sunday 27th January.
Cornerstone Café opening hours: Monday to Friday 10a-4p, Saturday and Sunday 10.30a-5p.
Cornerstone Bookshop is open Mon-Sat, 10.00a-5.30p.
Scottish Country Dancing: re-starting on Sunday 13th January. Any questions to Sheelagh Brand (339 4406).
Fresh Start provides household basics for recently homeless people. Please leave any donations on the shelves or I can collect: Clare Parsons 0131667 2221. Newsletter in racks. Freshstartweb.org.uk
It is with deep regret that we share this announcement: Kerri Kivlin has decided to move on from St John’s. She has been with us for almost three years and has recently been offered a great position with a big financial firm, based in Edinburgh. Her last day with us will be at the end of January. We will miss her very much, but wish her all the best for the future. Once again, we ask to for cash donations to give to Kerri when she leaves. Please make your cheques payable to St John’s, designating them “Kerri’s purse” and send/hand them to Rosie or Markus. Thank you! Rosie will be in charge of running the process of hiring Kerri’s replacement and we will let you know details as they emerge. Please keep Kerri and all our staff in your prayers.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Growth Group: will next be meeting on Friday 8 February at 7pm.
Bicentenary Talk: Dr Eleanor Harris, "'Oh that men would therefore praise the Lord': how St John's first two rectors reinvented Anglicanism", Monday 14 January, 7.30pm, Cornerstone Centre. Tickets £5 from the office or at coffee.
Church walks: Saturday walk on 19th January (North Berwick to Whitekirk and back). Thursday walk on 10th January (Cramond Island). Please see the porch for further details.
This year’s Edinburgh City Centre Churches combined service will be at St Andrew’s and St George’s West on 20 January at 11am. Please note that there will be no 10:30am Eucharist here at St John’s. The preacher will be the Revd Peter Sutton, minister of St Cuthbert’s.
Bicentenary Pulpit: 27 January, the Revd Anne Tomlinson, Scottish Episcopal Institute.
Bicentenary Ceilidh: on Friday 1st February from 7.30pm to 10.30pm, in the Cornerstone Centre, with a live ceilidh band. All ages welcome.
Bridge Evening: to be held on Thursday 28th March at 6.30pm in the Cornerstone Centre and is in aid of Church funds. £25 per head. Application forms from members of the organising committee (Colin McEachran, Mo Grant, Grace Durham; and Vicki Reid Thomas).
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