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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

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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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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:

[email protected]

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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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

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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


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

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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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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


15 November Wedding – Emily Sinclair and

James Thomson


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.


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.


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



available

9.30am Service

with Praise Band



available

The Sacrament of Baptism

will be celebrated

9.30am Service

with Praise Band



available

Advent 1

Communion at both

services

9.30am Service

with Praise Band


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

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


7.30pm - Choir


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


11.15am Service



11.15am Service


Preacher: Rev Gayle

Taylor

11.15am Service


Preacher: Rev Rolf

Billes

12.30pm

Christian Aid Advent

Lunch

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