A message from our Interim Moderator Rev Dr Anne Logan:
This coming Sunday marks the end of the Church Year. After this, we move into the Advent season and a whole new year. This Sunday is traditionally known as ‘Christ the King Sunday’ or ‘Reign of Christ Sunday.’ In some ways, we feel the overtones of kings and kingdoms sit less comfortably with us now than they did 2000 years ago, but that would be to assume that God’s kingdom is like any human kingdom, whereas the Bible promises it is not. When Jesus was brought before Pilate on trial, Pilate asked him if he was a King and Jesus explained “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.” (John 18; 36). When we describe Jesus as King, it is not about power or control or wealth or armies, rather Jesus shows us a different Kingdom - God’s kingdom of love, and a different way of ruling - through compassion, service, and forgiveness. When we look around our world at the mess created by human kingdoms, human rulers, human power figures, Christ, King of our hearts, offers us hope that the world can be different.
Blessings! Anne
Services in December
3 Currie Kirk at 10.30 am—First Sunday in Advent—Joint Advent Service with Balerno Parish Church—Grant Gordon
10 Currie Kirk at 10.30 am—Second Sunday in Advent—Rev Alistair Keil—followed by Prayer Tree Service
16 Currie Kirk at 12.30—Mrs Margaret Gordon—Bereavement Quiet Day Service
17 Currie Kirk at 10.30 am—Third Sunday in Advent—Rev Alistair Keil—Lessons and Carols 20 Our Lady’s Currie—7 pm—Carol Service
24 Currie Kirk at 10.30 am—Fourth Sunday in Advent—Rev Dr Anne T Logan, Interim Moderator 24 Gibson Craig Hall—Christingle/Pyjama Service 6.30 pm—come and make your Christingle from 6 pm
24 Currie Kirk—Watchnight Service at 11.30—Professor John Sawkins
25 Currie Kirk at 10.30 am—Christmas Day—Rev Dr Anne T Logan, Interim Moderator
31 Currie Kirk at 10.30 am—Reflective Worship for the Year’s End led by Neill Crawford
Service this week - Sunday 26th November 2023 -
Currie Kirk at 10am - Rita Welsh - followed by an informal Communion.
Intimations
Christmas Fayre - tomorrow, Saturday 25th November 2023, 10am- 1pm GCH £3 entry
Kirk News - now available for delivery
Advent Meditation Group - An Hour of Reflection for Advent. As we journey through Advent to Christmas, and the noise and busyness of preparations, we are offering a quiet space for an hour on Wednesdays 6th, 13th and 20th December, 10.30a.m. – 11.30a.m. in the lounge at the Gibson Craig Halls. During the hour there will be an opportunity to reflect on the real meaning of Christmas through readings, prayer and discussion.
Look forward to seeing you!
Margaret Gordon.
