Weekly intimations and worship information for Duddingston Parish Church.
Sunday 5th October 2025
We will he holding a Joint Harvest Thanksgiving Service at Richmond Craigmillar Sunday 5th October, 2025.
The service starts at 11am.
There will be no service at Duddingston on that date!
Anyone requiring transport please email or phone the office in advance and every effort will be made to assist.
Donations can be made either on the Sundays leading up to
the date or directly to Richmond Craigmillar on the day.
Harvest gifts will be used at Richmond Craigmillar Church for their Foodshare scheme.
Anyone can come to the Foodshare on a Thursday morning without referral and pay a nominal amount for food which is donated by local supermarkets and members of the public.
They particularly appreciate tea, coffee, sugar, tinned meat and fish, long life milk, tinned tomatoes and breakfast cereal.
At the moment they do not require pasta or baked beans.
Service at 10:30am
A Warm Welcome to all visitors
who are Worshipping with us today.
We welcome the Rev. Susan Galloway
“Treasuring generosity”
Hymns:
After the Benediction:
Amen, Amen, Alleluia, Amen
Readings:
Today’s Music notes:
After our service Teas and Coffees will be served in the Millar Hall.
Everyone is welcome.
The offering is being uplifted at the plates at the door thank you.
Have you browsed the shelves in the Millar Hall? As well as our fiction section we have a factual section!! The gospels of Mark and John are available in a magazine format. Do take, borrow and hand these on!! (There is no charge)
Online Services from our website : duddingstonkirk.org.uk
A selection of weekly services can be viewed from the website.
Each week Kirk News can be viewed and accessed from the website.
Dates for your diary
We will he holding a Joint Harvest Thanksgiving Service at Richmond Craigmillar Sunday 5th October, 2025.
The service starts at 11am.
There will be no service at Duddingston on that date!
Anyone requiring transport please email or phone the office in advance and every effort will be made to assist.
The Christmas Shoebox Launch is on Sunday 28th Sept.
Leaflets and boxes (£1) will be made available after the service in the garden room every Sunday from 28th September to 2nd November
The Collection of shoeboxes will be: –
Sunday 2nd November after the service in the garden room
Monday 3rd to Friday 7th November in Church Hall 7- 8pm
Sunday 9th November in the Millar or Church Hall 10 – 10.30am (last Sunday)
Sunday 16th November: -Service of Dedication as the boxes begin their journey.
MacMillan Cancer Support in association with Edinburgh Leisure are launching their combined partnership “See how our Garden Grows” in Jock Tamson’s Gairden on Wednesday 1st October between 11am and 12.30pm. They would be delighted to welcome any members of the congregation who would care to join them that day.
Craft & Fellowship Group Mondays
7pm in the Millar Hall (Garden Room)
Come along enjoy a chat and a cup of tea! You don’t need to bring a craft project, if you would like bring your knitting, sewing, any craft then please do!
For further information email Lucy in the office or speak to Denise.
SPRING CLEAN FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Following the success of previous yellow bucket appeals, the yellow bucket will again be in the vestibule for Sundays in September. The items which we can turn into cash for projects in the third world are the following:
- Foreign currency
- Out of circulation British currency
- Postcards (particularly those from the 50s and 60s)
- Gold and silver jewellery (including broken items)
- Watches (even if they are broken)
We will also recycle unwanted spectacles for use in third world countries.
Elementary Food Hygiene Course
Wednesday 8th October 9am-5pm.
This is a fully accredited course run by the Cyrenians, with a short multiple choice examination at the end (for those who would like to take it!) and the award of a Health and Hygiene certificate on completion.
Bring along your lunch, tea and coffee provided.
There is no charge for any Lunch Club or Garden Room volunteers, £50 for others.
Please let Christine Carlton know if you would like a place.
Dr Neil’s Garden Trust. WINTER TALKS
Thursday 9th October at 7.30 in the Millar Hall
The first of these talks will be given by Jenny Brown, a well known literary agent who has spent her career working in literature in Scotland. She was a founder director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, co- founder of Edinburgh’s designation as first UNESCO City of Literature, and former chair of the Bloody Scotland crime writers festival. As an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, she was awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List in 2024.
Jenny has chosen as her topic – Words to the World. This will be an illustrated talk for readers and writers about the changing landscape for books which includes reading in the digital age, the rise of audiobooks – and why we should all support bookshops!
Everyone is very welcome. There is no charge but donations to the Garden charity will be gratefully received.
Dorothy Blacklock
The Boys Brigade will soon be starting back and are looking for Boys in P2 to P6 to join the juniors / anchors, but they are open to older new Boys too. Contact the office for further details.
CHURCH FLOWERS GOING GREEN
The floral foam used to arrange flowers is particularly bad for the environment. As we are an eco-congregation, I am proposing to arrange the church flowers without floral foam at least twice a month which means we will often have a simple vase of flowers.
There are still several blanks on the flower calendar in the church vestibule. If you would like to donate flowers for a particular week, then please write your name on the calendar. The amount you donate is entirely up to you but as a guide I generally spend £20-£25 per week. Please put the money in an envelope clearly marked “flower fund” with the relevant date on it and place it in the offering plate a couple of weeks before your chosen date. Many thanks. Anne McCrossan.
The Garden Room is open!
Times of opening are 10am to 4pm on Thursdays and
Fridays and 1pm to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Garden Room Volunteers required Would you be like to volunteer in the Garden room or know someone who would like to?
Please contact Carol the Garden Room manager or call in to see her. There is such a variety of people who visit the cafe and it is lovely to meet so many visitors.
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Girlguiding provides a safe environment for girls to try new things, make friends and most importantly have fun and earn lots of badges! At the moment 114th Guides does not have enough volunteers to return after the holidays. Could you help? Perhaps you were a volunteer previously or a Brownie or Guide when you were younger? Could you return to support the next generation of girls experience how it feels to be part of something special? No previous experience required as training will be provided. Cannot commit to attending a meeting every week? That’s ok we have flexible opportunities too!
To find out more, get in touch with Kirsty Lewis,
Abercorn Division Commissioner, Girlguiding Edinburgh
E-Mail – Kirsty
To watch the A2Z film of the History of Duddingston Kirk , celebrating 900 years please follow this link.
https://bit.ly/900a2z or use the QR code.
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Duddingston Matters
The monthly magazine has been emailed to those on our distribution list. If you have not received your copy this month or would like to receive it by email please drop me an email at the Office.
Lucy: office@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
As part of our work to save paper and to extend the flow of information the Kirk News will be available every week at https://duddingstonkirk.org.uk/kirk-news/
Amos Cards : Have you noticed the stands in the Garden Room and Kirk?
Amos is a Christian Charity whose aim is to spread God’s love through the distribution of unique cards. These cards, produced by volunteers, bring comfort and help people to share their own and God’s love. They are free so please take some for yourself, family and to pass on to friends!
A full Selection of cards can be viewed and ordered online.
View online at : amoschristiantrust.org Thank you
BIBLE READING NOTES are available from Duty Elders at the Kirk Door. These notes are prepared by the Minister for the Congregation.
Bible reading notes are also available on the website: here.
Stillness Services are held in the Kirk every Wednesday from 10 am to 10:30 am.
The service includes music, a reading and prayer and offers time to sit in peaceful silence.
There is also an opportunity for individual prayer at the close of the service.
Following the service all are welcome to stay for tea/coffee in the Garden Room
MAGAZINE If you would like to receive Duddingston Matters by electronically then please email Lucy in the Office. office@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
ONLINE SERVICES Both The Sunday and the Wednesday Stillness services are available to view on the church website homepage or here
Our thanks to all those who have made this happen and in the leading of our worship.
CHURCH OFFICE
Church Office : This is in the Manse basement, Thursday and Friday 9am-1pm.
You are welcome to drop in!
The office phone number is : 0131 259 3761. office@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
Outside Kirk office hours for time sensitive issues please call 07542 507967
Interim Moderator Rev Dr Iain May: minister@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
Session Clerk: Norman MacLeod: sessionclerk@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
website: https://duddingstonkirk.org.uk/
Lucy
