WEEKLY NEWS
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.
STATED ANNUAL MEETING As I announced last Sunday, the Stated Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday 15 June after the 10:45 service. We will aim to start at noon to allow time to get coffee/tea. This is the meeting where the congregation receives the Annual Report and Accounts. The quirk this year is that as a new congregation we are finalising the process for the three previous congregations. The report and accounts for all 3 congregations (which have been signed off by the independent examiners and Presbytery) are available on the website and a few paper copies will be on hand for any-one to pick up. If you need a copy please contact William – office@newingtontrnity.org – or myself clerk@newigtontrinity.org An agenda and papers will issue ahead of the meeting.
COFFEE AND BLETHERS the intention is that Coffee and Blethers will start up on 12 June and will run on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of June, July and August. Confirmation and more details will follow.
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
MORNING PRAYERS ON TUESDAYS We meet for prayers every Tuesday at 10.00am in the Salisbury Room opposite the Office.
ALAN SMITH FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ALAN SMITH The thanksgiving service for Alan will be at 12 noon on Wednesday 11 June at Newington Trinity – Mayfield. This will be preceded by burial at Grange Cemetery at 11:15am. The family welcome any friends to both the cemetery and the thanksgiving service.
CROSSREACH PNS AFTERNOON TEA Hoping to see lots of you at our afternoon tea on Saturday 14th June 2-4pm in the Bill McDonald Hall at Newington Trinity - Mayfield. It is in aid of CrossReach perinatal services (East) - cash donations welcomed on the day (and there will be details of how to give online). We have ordered sunshine so the doors to the garden will be open and feel free to wear a fancy hat! Games for kids too so all welcome. Thanks. Ailsa Garland, Convenor of the CR Committee (Ailsa.garland@gmail.com)
YOUTH & CHILDRENS NOTICES Sunday 15th June; extra children’s provision AFTER the 10.45am service so that par-ents can attend the Annual Stated Meeting and discussion on Sanctuary layout if wished.
NB paper and online copies of discussion and feedback documents also available for those taking their Dads out for Father’s Day lunch!
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- Saturday 5th July: Family Fun & Faith event details to follow
- Tuesday 22nd to Friday 27th July KIDS HOLIDAY CLUB joint project: details & booking to follow
- Monday 11th August Provisional Faith & Fun back to school edition session: details & booking to follow. Many thanks, Bettina
DONATIONS SOUGHT FOR PRESTONFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL SUMMER FAIR:
- Plants for plant stall (seedlings or established)
- Toys (new and pre- loved),
- Tombola items such as toiletries/ bottles, chocs etc
- Books- all ages
All gratefully received. Please bring to Bettina/ office before Thursday 12th July. Many thanks indeed. Bettina
WILLIAM MEARNS Maintaining the Dr Who theme, the reboot of the series was 20 years ago. A month or so after these broadcasts resumed, on 4 July 2005, a young man took up post as church manager at Mayfield Salisbury. William over these years has become an indispensable part of our church community and the Session would like to invite the congregation to mark this anniversary with a collection for him. Given William’s insight into what goes on at the church there is no way I could hide this collection from him so he is aware it is underway. If you feel able to make a small donation please either leave an envelope addressed to me in the office or do a bank transfer to my account – please speak with me. Boyd McAdam, Session Clerk
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK APPEAL This year, Newington Trinity raised the magnificent sum of almost £8,500 during Christian Aid Week. Contributions came through our bucket collection and envelope deliveries, the 7 Hills Walking Challenge and the proceeds of May’s Café Time. We are grateful to everyone who worked hard to make this possible, and to the many people who responded with such generosity. Your gifts will help people like Aurelia in Guatemala, whose story we heard during our Christian Aid service. She is learning skills to cope with the challenges posed by climate change, and sharing this knowledge with her whole community. Thank you for your support! The Christian Aid Team
SANCTUARY LAYOUT The pack on the possible future sanctuary layout, providing more information and inviting feedback, is now available. Digital copies went out with the last weekly email and some hard copies are available in the halls entrance near the Sailsbury Room.
The pack summarises where the Kirk Session has reached ahead of seeking to reach a decision on 25 June and lets you see some of the additional information and relations since the consultation last summer. For background, a paper reporting on a number of visits to churches, some key annexes and some photos are posted on the wall. Hard copies of these background papers can be provided if wished – please contact the church office. I invite any comments to be with me by 6.00pm on 20 June 2025. There will also be an opportunity to discuss the sanctuary layout options after the Stated Annual Meeting on Sunday 15 June after the second service. Boyd McAdam
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 12 June. 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.
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: This Thursday at 10.00am
Next Parish Magazine: Friday 27 June 2025 at 6.00pm
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