WEEKLY NEWS
SERVICE TIMES THIS WEEK: Sunday: 5.30am (Blackford Hill), 9.30am (informal) and 10.45am.
SERVICE TIMES NEXT WEEK: 9.30am and 10.45am.
OPEN TO ALL Coffee and tea will be served in the Bill McDonald Hall at the close of the Sunday service. Everyone is very welcome.
EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA! Tommorrow! Monday 21 April, 1.30pm to 3.30pm at Newington Trinity - Mayfield. Easter celebration with fun & fellowship for our community of all ages from 1-99 and their responsible folks! Refreshments, crafts, Easter Bonnet decorating, Easter story, egg rolling, music and activities. Details, want to help,or need a lift, contact Pauline at parishdeacon@newingtontrinity.org or Bettina at youthworkermspc@gmail.com Transport is available – contact Pauline.
NEWINGTON TRINITY BOOK GROUP A small group of us will be meeting on Thursday, 24 April at 7.00pm to begin to explore our book choices for the book group which will be starting on Thursday, 25 September from 7.00pm to 8.30pm. We will be meeting in the Mayfield / Church House Building in the Youth Room. The meetings will be held monthly and will be exploring a range of different genres, mainly non fiction with classics and non fiction too. The aim of the group is also to discover new authors, perspectives and have fun and fellowship together We hope a few more members of our new congregation will join us. If you are interested please contact Joan Adam by email to find out jaukpark@gmail.com
MORNING PRAYERS ON TUESDAYS We meet for prayers every Tuesday at 10.00am in the Salisbury Room opposite the Office.
MESSY CHURCH The next meeting is on Saturday 26 April 2025. At Messy Church we will be looking at what Thomas Didymus, a friend of Jesus, said and did at this time. There will be a hunt in the garden, a sit in a cave and more activities, as well as songs, story and food.
EDINBURGH NEWMAN ASSOCIATION Dear Members and Friends, I am writing to invite you to our next meeting of the Edinburgh Newman Association on Thursday evening, May 1st. Our guest speaker will be the eminent Irish scripture scholar Rev. Dr. Kieran O'Mahony OSA. Fr. Kieran has been until recently the Academic Co-ordinator of Biblical Studies for the Archdiocese of Dublin. He has also served for twenty two years as Associate Professor and Head of Department of Scripture at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy in Dublin. He is also currently closely involved with the Tarsus Scripture School at St. Patrick's Pontifical University in Maynooth. The title of Kieran's talk will be: The First 90 Years of Christianity. Emerging Ministries. Lessons for today.
Our meeting will take place at 7.30pm at our usual venue, Newington Trinity Church - Mayfield, 18 West Mayfield, Edinburgh EH9 1TQ. All are welcome. We hope you will be able to come and please forward this invitation to any and all who may be interested. There is a suggested donation of £5 to help cover the cost of our meeting.
PASTORAL SUPPORT If you have any pastoral issues, including any suggestions for the prayer chain or if you wish to receive the prayer chain email, please contact Pauline Robertson DCS 0758 704 3191 or the new email address: parishdeacon@newingtontrinity.org
PRAISE AND PRAYER This small group meets every two weeks at Newington Trinity - Priestfield. Anyone is welcome to join others for this time of prayer from 7.30pm until about 9.00pm. We next meet on Thursday 1 May. We pray together for a variety of topics. The starting point can be the prayer sheet which is produced fortnightly. There are also some specific requests, church activities, community, local, national and world issues. We have been particularly praying for the Union for months now. Also more particularly we have been praying for the Pioneer ministry and new minister. Whether you are new to praying or have prayed for years, this is an opportunity to grow in confidence, faith and also to encourage us all to keep on praying.
CARPOOL DRIVERS SOUGHT Newington Trinity has a Car Pool service which has been able to offer lifts to our 10.45am/10.30am services. The Car Pool is for members living in the area who are unable to come to church without a lift and is provided by a team of volunteer drivers. Drivers are asked to drive on only one Sunday a month - on the date selected by them. Occasionally a driver may offer to drive on more than one date and this helps too! Unfortunately we now have a waiting list of people who would like a lift. Please, can you help by offering a lift and enable our less mobile members to join us? If you would like to offer to join our team of drivers or would like to know more please contact Diana Tudhope or our Deacon, Pauline.
THURSDAY CLUB resumes on 24 April at 2pm in the Bill McDonald Hall, NT - Mayfield. Tom Halpin will speak on ‘The Folk You Meet Whilst Antarctic cruising!’
YOUTH GROUP Bettina would-be grateful to receive photos of doors! Interesting locations, type, external/ internal, large, small from home or abroad/ out& about! Caption if any background or location in the email if wished but not essential! Please email jpeg images by 22nd April latest. All will be revealed! Many thanks Bettina. youthworkermspc@gmail.com
CHURCH GIVING Our Quick Response code is a handy way of using your smart ‘phone or tablet’s QR app to link you to our Giving Page. Once you have joined the Giving Page safeguards are still operative. Those who would have wished to use it may make use of the offering plates situated in the vestibule and halls entrance, at the close of the service. Regular and one-off donations are possible online at www.give.net/20311853 (scan the QR code) or please contact our Freewill Offerings Treasurer, Hugh Somerville on 0131 466 2446 or hs.somerville2@gmail.com
Forthcoming Deadlines
Order of Service Next Week: Thursday at 10.00am
Next Parish Magazine: Friday 25 April 2025 at 6.00pm
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