Parish POST Craigiebuckler Parish Church of Scotland

Easter 2018

Palm Sunday 11am Sunday 25th March

Holy Week: 7pm Monday 26th March 7pm Tuesday 27th March 7pm Wednesday 28th March

Maundy Thursday 7pm Thursday 29th March, Communion

Good Friday 12 noon—3pm Friday 30th March The church will be open with a short medi-tation each half hour. 7.30pm Friday 30th March A joint service at Ruthrieston West church, Broomill Road

Easter Sunday 7am Sunday 1st April Sunrise service at the cross in the church garden, followed by bacon butties in the Manse. 11am Sunday 1st April Join us to celebrate the Resurrection and the Empty Tomb

Easter Thoughts

It seems that Christmas is hardly over before we see

Easter eggs and hot cross buns on the supermarket

shelves. In fact, one person did tell me they had seen

cream eggs on a shop’s display on Boxing Day. Now,

many of us like a cream egg, or a warm, hot cross bun;

but there’s more to Easter than that. More even than the

Easter bunny, lambs, or bunches of daffodils.

Easter is about new life. It comes, in the Northern Hemi-

sphere, in the season of new life, Spring. The time of

year when buds are bursting, flowers blossoming, lambs

gambolling are all signs of new life. The new life of Easter

though, comes through the Resurrection of Jesus. It is

the ultimate sign of new life, which transforms darkness

into light and hope.

It’s easy to celebrate Christmas, with its story of a baby in

a manger; much more difficult, perhaps, to celebrate

Easter. But it is the celebration of the new life the baby

was born to bring. So why not come and join us in cele-

brating that new life this Easter?

Craigiebuckler & Seafield

Community Council

The Community Council were delighted to have con-

tributed to the Festive Season in Craigiebuckler by

donating towards the cost of the Christmas tree in

the Church grounds, the installation of the decorative

street lights on Springfield Road and Craigiebuckler

Seniors' Club film night.

Craigiebuckler Church would like to express our

grateful thanks to the Community Council for their

contribution.

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Instant Neighbour

We were delighted that, following our Christmas Ser-

vices, we were able to send £800 to Instant Neighbour

for their work in supporting some of the most vulnerable

families in our city. This money will help to keep ser-

vices running, helping those who are homeless or

caught in poverty.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Christmas

services and supported this hard-working local charity.

Improved Church Access

We have improved access to the church recently by

installing handrails on either side of the front door,

and a new ramp with a much lesser gradient to allow

easier access for wheelchairs and those with reduced

mobility.

The Church’s Communications Group is undertaking a

review as to how we can reach out to the Community

in a meaningful way in the 21st Century. Most of us

have some form of access to Social Media.

Social Media is now the accepted norm in today’s high

-tech world. We, as a Congregation, have to embrace

it. To that end we are looking to begin using Facebook

to engage with all age ranges, from people using our

halls, to the various Church organisations in a more

relaxed and informal manner.

Watch this space as we populate the Facebook

Page with details of all that happens in Craigiebuck-

ler Church. Look out for “Craigiebuckler Parish

Church” on Facebook or by typing in: https://

www.facebook.com/Craigiebuckler-Parish-Church-

2023551174327849/ in the Address Bar and make

sure that you Like or Follow our Posts. That way we

all can constructively share information and make

improvements.

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Christmas Community Event

The Christmas Community event on Sunday 3rd De-

cember was a great success with approximately 150

attending. Our Minister, Kenneth, received the follow-

ing email about the afternoon:

“Everyone, and I mean everyone, is talking about what

a wonderful time they had this afternoon. It was indeed

a Grand Day Out.

The atmosphere was so relaxed….people were mixing

and chatting easily…the kids were having a ball…the

hot chocolate was bang on…it was a real pleasure

seeing so many singing Christmas Carols on the front

lawn, and the carol booklets were impressively profes-

sional too…etc, etc. In short…it was a big hit; plus it

attracted a lot of new faces we don’t normally see

around the church. Hope we can build on this and do it

again next year! Thanks…well done! ”

We hope this will become an annual event in the Crai-

giebuckler calendar and get bigger and better. If you

have any thoughts on what we can include in the after-

noon, please get in touch.

Guild Coffee Morning

The Guild Coffee Morning is on Saturday 14th April

from 10am to 12 noon in the Church Hall. There will be

a cake & candy stall, chocolate stall, bric-a-brac and

raffle stalls. Tickets cost £2 including refreshments.

Come along, meet up with your friends, and have a

chat and a coffee.

Animal Blessing

Service

Craigiebuckler Church Hall

Sunday, 3rd June 2018, 3pm

The Service will be conducted by the

Rev Kenneth Petrie

All animals with their human compan-

ions welcome

Gardener Wanted!

Craigiebuckler Church is looking for

someone to take on the role of sea-

sonal grounds maintenance on a paid

contract basis. Duties include grass

cutting and hedge trimming. All equip-

ment and training will be provided.

This might suit someone who is re-

tired and looking for an active interest,

or an existing contractor. If you would

like to register an interest, please con-

tact the Church Office with your de-

tails.

Communion

We celebrate the Lord’s Supper on

Sunday 29th April at 11am and

2.30pm. All welcome.

Christian Aid Week

On Sunday, 13th May our service will

highlight the work of Christian Aid and

afterwards we will share in a fundrais-

ing Soup and Bread Lunch. On Sep-

tember 7th we will have our Christian

Aid concert, one of our main fundrais-

ers for the year. Put the date in your

diary now. Details will appear in the

September Parish Post.

WorshipZone

Our services take place in Craigiebuckler Church Hall at 7.00pm on the

Sundays listed below. We aim for a relaxed, informal, café-style format with

guest speakers, contemporary hymns, worship songs and readings, ques-

tions and a chat over tea, coffee and biscuits. Our current theme examines

the life-long process of spiritual growth and development:

March 18th: Humble Pie - Rev. John Ferguson, Peterculter Parish Church

April 22nd: The Marshmallow Test - Hannah Goodlad, Former Youth

Moderator

Craigiebuckler Seniors Club

The Seniors Club had a very successful Christmas party on 6 December

and an ‘afternoon at the cinema’ (in the church hall) on 20 December when

we showed ‘Miracle on 34th Street’. We are grateful to have received a

donation from the Community Council which went towards the cost of

providing the ice cream at the December’s ‘Cinema’ Afternoon.

Our future events include:

April 4: Talk by Peter Scott on the work of the Air Ambulance Service and

musical entertainment by Moira Downie (vocal)

April 18: Cinema Afternoon showing the musical ‘Easter Parade’ starring

Fred Astaire and Judy Garland

May 2: Talk by Jimmy McRae on the Chelsea Flower Show with musical

entertainment to follow.

Craigiebuckler Parish Church Springfield Road, Aberdeen, AB15 8AA

01224 315649 / office@craigiebuckler.org.uk

www.craigiebuckler.org

Registered Scottish Charity Number SCO17158