Diary Dates for Summer - Corstorphine Old Parish Church · Additionally the current record of the...
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Diary Dates for Summer
June 4th and 5th June Church Office closed for Jubilee Holiday
6th June (Wed) Kirk Session meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room
7th June (Thurs) Office Hour in the Church Office (7-8pm)
9th June (Sat) Beetle Drive in the Kirk Loan Hall at 5pm
10th June (Sun) Service at 10.30am
13th June (Wed) Fabric Committee meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room
17th June (Sun) Service at 10.30am
24th June (Sun) Anniversary Sunday (including the Sacrament of Baptism) and Presentation of
Awards to Sunday Club at 10.30am
25th June (Mon) Seedling Coffee Morning at the Kirk Loan Hall at 10am
26th June (Tues) Tea Dance in the Kirk Loan Hall 1.30pm — 4.30pm
27th June (Wed) Congregational Board meets in the Session Room at 7.30pm
29th June (Fri) Church Office closed for the summer break
July 1st July (Sun) Service at 10.30am followed by a short service of Holy Communion
8th July (Sun) Sea Sunday - Service at 10.30am with the Rev. Alistair Ridland
15th July (Sun) Service at 10.30am with the Rev. Mary Morrison
22nd July (Sun) Service at 10.30am
29th July (Sun) Service at 10.30am with the Rev. James Stewart
31st July (Tues) Tea Dance in the Kirk Loan Hall 1.30pm — 4.30pm
August 5th Aug (Sun) Service at 10.30am with the Rev. James Stewart
12th Aug (Sun) Service at 10.30am including the Sacrament of Baptism
15th Aug (Wed) Church Office re-opens after the summer break
19th Aug (Sun) Service at 10.30am
20th Aug (Mon) Last date for September magazine material
26th Aug (Sun) Service at 10.30am
28th August (Tues) Tea Dance in the Kirk Loan Hall 1.30pm — 4.30pm
September 2nd Sept (Sun) Service at 10.30am followed by a short service of Holy Communion
5th Sept (Wed) Kirk Session meets at 7.30pm in the Session Room
9th Sept. (Sun) Service at 10.30am followed by Wedding
N.B. Due to alteration work in the High Street Hall there will be no tea and coffee after the service in July or 5th and 12th August.
No Office Hour during July and August Wednesday Lunchtime Services continue throughout the summer
“Wee Services” as normal during the summer
Corstorphine Old Parish Church, KIRK LOAN, EDINBURGH EH12 8HD SCOTTISH CHARITY NUMBER: SC016009
Sunday Worship at 10.30am - On the first Sunday of every month there is a short service of Commun-ion at 11.30am except March, June, October and December when there are services of Holy Communion at 8.30am and 10.30am Church Office - 2A Corstorphine High Street EH12 7ST. Open during school term time: Monday – Thursday 8.45am – 1.15pm and Friday: 8.45am – 12.45pm 334 7864 [email protected] The Thursday Office Hour - In the Church Office, High Street Hall, on the first two Thursdays of every month 7.00-8.00pm. No appointment necessary.
Letter from our Minister
Dear Friends,
This summer is being billed as a summer of sport – football tournaments, tennis and of course the
Olympics. Being held in London the Olympics are a chance to celebrate not just the prowess and tal-
ent of the athletes and competitors, but also show the talents of the many people working together
to bring the Olympics to fruition – the organising committee, the transport advisors, the construc-
tion workers, even the immigration officers at our airports who expect many, many more visitors
than normally come in the summer.
Catering for the events – for both the public and the competitors, is also setting new standards,
with more fairtrade goods than ever before being used as a matter of course, as well as organic and
locally sourced foodstuffs. So whether you have an interest in sport or not, we can celebrate that
the games and the world wide focus it will bring are also encouraging better standards in many as-
pects of our public and private lives.
Britain’s hopes for gold medals in many events seem high – in both the Olympic and Paralympic
games. But whatever team you choose to support – if any – you cannot help but be amazed and in-
spired by the dedication and talent of swimmers, rowers, runners, shot-putters, cyclists, badminton
and tennis players, archers and many more, who have spent years of their young lives working to-
ward this moment. Regardless of who wins, we will see sporting talent at its very best – from those
who stand on the podium having come first, second or third, to those who come last in the qualifying
heat – what dedication has brought them that far, to even make it to the games at all.
Isaiah in his prophecy wrote:
they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like ea-gles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. However you spend these summer months – watching sport, playing sport, or trying to avoid either
watching or playing sport, I hope you feel the inspiring, rejuvenating power of God, renewing your
strength, and refreshing your soul.
With best wishes,
Friends of Corstorphine Hill
Corstorphine Tower will be open every
Sunday from 2pm—4pm until Sunday
30th September.
Summer Events
Sunday 10th June
Wild Plants Walk ‘Natives, naturalized and Nasties’ with
Brian Moffat
Meet at 2pm in the Walled Garden
Sunday 22nd July
2pm in the Walled Garden
Storytelling for Children Local children’s author Alette Willis will lead a
storytelling session for children aged 4-8 on
themes related to the Hill. Children must be
accompanied by a parent or carer.
Sunday 12th August
Butterflies, Bees and other Beasties
Gordon Swann and David Adamson will lead a
hunt, with nets etc for the smaller inhabitants
of the Hill. Nets and Bug Bottles provided.
Meet at the Walled Garden at 2pm
The Walled Garden is open every day
during the summer to visitors.
Line Dance News
We have had a very successful year at the Line Dance Class with lots of new members (particularly to the beginners class) and eve-ryone seems to really enjoy themselves at the classes! Over this last session we have been supporting the Fishermen’s Mission and all the dancers and their friends have been busy knitting woollen hats for the fishermen. Thank you to everyone who has handed in a hat! We plan to finish off the session with a spe-
cial Jubilee Line Dance Party on Tuesday 5th June which will be held partly outside if it stays fine! The classes themselves will then recommence on Tuesday 11th September. Finally a big thank you to Esther for all her enthusiasm and encouragement!
Summer Tea Dances
As in previous years, we are planning to hold three Tea Dances in the Kirk Loan Hall (1.30pm—4.30pm) on the following dates:
Tuesday 26th June Tuesday 31st July
Tuesday 28th August
At the Tea Dances there will be a bit of eve-rything, some line dancing, sequence, ceilidh and rock and roll! No experience necessary—just enthusiasm for dancing - so come along and join in! The cost is £5 which includes tea/coffee and a cake. For more information contact Esther on 334 3134 (email) [email protected].
Service of Quiet Reflection Every Wednesday
during the Summer and
Church Open to Visitors Every Wednesday
during the Summer
COPC Walking Group
Our second walk on 19th May was enjoyed by all and we were pleased to welcome another two re-
cruits. Details for the next three walks which all commence at 10am are :
23rd June - Almondell country park and on to the canal to Ratho. Those wishing to join us should
meet at the bus stop at Drum Brae (Glasgow Road) heading East, i.e. opposite Abida Restaurant.
21st July - Coastal walk – part of the John Muir Way. Please meet at Drum Brae bus stop
heading East as above.
18th August - Canal walk – Broxburn to Linlithgow. Please meet at Drum Brae bus stop heading
West.
Please ring Marion and Bert Clarke 334 0805
or Marion and Terry Watt 334 8541 for further details.
The Graveyard Records of the Old Parish are now on-line!
By 2011 it had become very apparent that the 1995 edition of the graveyard listing was becoming out of date. There was a variety of reasons for this - The City of Edinburgh Council carried out a survey of the graveyard and laid down all stones which had become unsafe or unstable – ‘vandal damage’ – additional inscriptions to the existing headstones – additional weather erosion and damage etc. There was even a new headstone(s) which had not been recorded as yet. Additionally the current record of the graveyard (The Little Red Book) appeared to be the only copy available to Corstorphine Old Parish Church and as such it was felt to be vulnerable to loss or dam-age. Currently this book has been copied to a computer hard drive to ensure that the content of the Little Red Book will not be lost. (On the contents index page there is a reference made to colours, this is found in the hard copy versions only). In due course all the headstones will be checked for correct details of the inscriptions and the text content. All changes and corrections found will be updated, and as this update proceeds the records will be reprinted, regularly, to keep it accurate and up to date. We wish to continue the interest in the Corstorphine Old Parish Church Graveyard and bring up to date the locally held records, and eventually make them searchable online. But in the meantime if you would like to see what we have done so far, please visit the Old Parish
website: www.corstorphineoldparish.org.uk and go to the Webpage entitled ‘Graveyard Records’.
Thanks to Kevin Aitchison, Donald Baird and Grant Donaldson for their hard work during this venture.
Duties for July
Welcome, Uplift and Count
C McKay G Stewart J Walker M Bowerbank R Bowerbank
Sunday Beadles
1st D Salton 8th D Pearson 15th A Thom 22nd R Allan 29th K Harrower
Bell Ringers
1st H Edwards 8th K Harrower 15th A Hay 22nd A Sinclair 29th P Carnie
N.B. No Sunday Coffee in July
Wednesday Church Opening
4th R Erskine 11th J Smith 18th D Cameron 25th B Clarke
Duties for August
Welcome, Uplift and Count
H Edwards D Crichton * L Watson A Edwards
Sunday Beadles
5th D Salton 12th D Pearson 19th A Thom 26th R Allan
Bell Ringers
5th R Ingle 12th I Laing 19th D Cameron 26th H Edwards
Sunday Coffee Rota
19th M Turner & J Walker 26th B & M Clarke
Wednesday Church Opening
1st D Baird 8th S MacFeeters 15th D Davidson 22nd D Stewart 29th W Williamson
Duties for September
Welcome, Uplift and Count
M Harrower R Ingle J Hartil D Stewart E Stewart
Sunday Beadles
2nd K Harrower 9th D Salton 16th D Pearson 23rd A Thom 30th R Allan
Bell Ringers
2nd K Harrower 9th A Hay 16th A Sinclair 23rd P Carnie 30th R Ingle
Sunday Coffee Rota
2nd Guild 9th Williamson & I Chalmers 16th J & A Thom 23rd D & E Stewart
30th K Hutchon & E Sinclair
Thursday Office Hour
6th S Bryson 13th M Harrower
Wednesday Church Opening
5th G Stewart 12th I Chalmers 19th A Broom (Cor Trust) 26th C McKay
Flowers for the Summer
June
3rd From the Ingle family in memory of Karen
10th In loving memory of Stuart Henderson from Mum, Dad, Graeme, Keran,
Kerri and Jamie
In memory of Jean Paterson from her friends.
17th Porch - Mr and Mrs Higgins
24th Kirk Session
July
1st Margaret Borthwick and family in memory of Tom
8th Georgie Findlay in memory of her husband Alfred
15th ---------------
22nd ---------------
29th Porch - Mr and Mrs Higgins
In memory of Phil Drummond from David and the girls
August
5th Mrs Moffat
12th Margaret Scott
19th Margaret Nicholson in memory of Leif Eikeset
26th Carol and Alastair McKay for Liz
Margaret Scott, Flower Convener - 334 3319 - [email protected]
Guild News
The Guild had a most enjoyable and interesting
outing to Abbot House, Dunfermline which included
an excellent Afternoon Tea.
We wish all our members a good Summer and will
welcome everyone back on the 25th September at
our Opening Social, please bring along a friend!
From Everyone in the Leadership Team
Distributor Required for District ED50B
This involves posting 9 magazines, 9 times a year. They are normally uplifted from the church on the first Sunday of the month. Should this not be convenient alternative arrangements can be made. The area covers:
1 South Gyle Loan, 4 Gogarloch Bank, 1 Gogarloch Muir and 3 Gogarloch Syke.
Please contact me at 334 9467 or Christine in the office 334 7864. Thank you.
Rena Ingle
The Forrester Flags and Founder’s Day
Last summer a visitor asked me about the four Forrester banners we display from the balcony and I
looked into the matter when erecting them for the recent Royal Visit. Some of the following was
found in Colin Forrester’s book, “The Forresters, a Lowland Clan and its Lands” published in 1988. He
was Secretary and Historian of the Clan Forrester Society. Notes on Anniversary Services prepared
by Rev. Ian Brady have been most useful too.
Church members will know that Sir Adam Forrester of Corstorphine built a chapel dedicated to St
John the Baptist around 1400. His son, Sir John Forrester added to it in 1429 creating a Collegiate
Church. Our annual Founder’s Day appropriately falls on ‘Johnsmas’, 24th June and an Anniversary
Service is held on the nearest Sunday. The banner of the later Lords Forrester (see Sketch 1) was
made and carried in procession at Corstorphine Church in 1975 after a lapse of at least two hundred
years. This and the other Forrester flags were made by Mrs Mary Wood, an Honorary Clanswoman,
and presented by Clan Forrester. The Kirk Session decided they should be displayed for the Anni-
versary Service and taken down in September at the end of the Edinburgh Festival. Mrs Wood also
made a tapestry image of St John the Baptist which normally hangs in the Session Room and is dis-
played in the baptistry at the Anniversary Service.
Today’s Lord Forrester (the Earl of Verulam in England) is considered Chief of the name and there-
fore his banner is placed at the south end nearest to the medieval tomb of his ancestor Sir Adam
Forrester in the baptistry. Next in precedence is the banner of the Forresters of Garden (Caer-
dun) and Torwood (see Sketch 2) the former Stirlingshire Chieftains. The final two are modern, be-
ing the banners of Robert Forrester of Carbeth (see Sketch 3) and posthumously for John Forrest-
er (forebear of Colin) in Leuchars (see Sketch 4) from Arms granted by the Lord Lyon respectively
in 1874 and 1981. The banners have the same colours and charges as on the armorial shields but are
approximately square (unlike rectangular national flags) and have decorative fringing and tassels.
Adjacent to each sketch is the correct blazon — a key to the Norman-French terminology is shown
in a footnote. (These descriptions do not include the whole heraldic achievements with crests,
mottos etc).
1. “Argent, three hunting horns Sable, stringed Gules and garnished Vert.” Clearly the Arms refer to the hunting aspect of being a
forester. Sir Adam used the same Arms as Forster of
Bamburgh which included a chevron Vert between the
three bugles or horns. Sir John 1 abandoned the chev-
ron and his hunting horns were completely Sable. Pre-
sumably when Sir George (10th Knight) was created
Lord Forrester of Corstorphine in 1633 the horns were
given the additional colours. It is worth noting that the
mouth pieces face dexter. (Interestingly, James, the
notorious 2nd Lord Forrester had territorial interests in
Coltbridge and his Arms quartered with Ruthven etc,
dated 1676, can be seen carved in stone on the east
flank of Pape’s Cottages in Roseburn). The banner pole is
topped by a miniature coronet.
2. “Argent, three hunting horns Sable, stringed Gules and garnished Or, at fess point a mullet Gules.” The Forresters of Garden also had ‘arms of office’ as Herit-
able Foresters of the Torwood for the King of Scots com-
prising of the Saltire with a hunting horn in the base. They
were a cadet family of the Corstorphine Forresters – and
indeed became closer when Sir Alexander (6th Knight of
Corstorphine) married Margaret, daughter of Sir Duncan
Forrester of Garden, Master of the Household of James IV.
Maybe the gold detailing on the horns was to reflect Royal
duties.
3. “Argent, on a fess wavy Gules, between three hunting horns Sable, stringed and garnished Vert, two mullets Argent.” Robert Forrester was owner of the Auchinreoch coal mine,
Kilsyth and lived in Carbeth House, Stirlingshire. Maybe a
descendant was involved with the Clan Society as there
does not seem to be an obvious reason for including his
banner from other armigerous Forresters. The fess is a
significant difference and indicates that any connection
with the Corstorphine Forresters is probably remote.
4. “Argent, on a fess Gules, between three hunting horns Sable, stringed and garnished Vert, two antique crowns Or.” The crowns feature on Clan Grant Arms - and the internet
found a John Forrester, shoemaker, born 1797 at New-
burn, Fife who married Barbara Grant in 1826 at Leuchars.
They must be Colin's ancestors pleasingly united in the sur-
name symbols. (As Colin has been the prime mover in reviv-
ing interest in Forrester traditions I have been hanging his
banner third).
The banner of Lord Forrester is highly relevant to our church history and Forrester shields (some
conjoined with wives’ Arms) can be seen carved in stone on the tombs and on the church exterior.
That of the Forresters of Garden is relevant too being cousins and also because Torwood Castle
(north of Larbert) was eventually inherited by the Corstorphine Forresters. In a later article I
will report on an excursion to Torwood (with photographs) by the Dovecot Walkers and expand on
the Forrester connection. Although Forresters do visit our church from time to time I am una-
ware of anyone coming from the Clan Society now. So although I will erect all four flags for the
Anniversary Sunday, I am of a mind to take down the two less relevant ones over the Festival as
they tend to block views and photography from the balcony for visitors.
At the Anniversary Sunday Service look out for the
red rose and silver coin customarily on display on a
salver. This stands for the ‘Quit Rent’, an annual
rent in money or kind, which represents the feudal
service due to the King of Scots by the Forresters
for their lands. For the Lairds of Corstorphine and
Garden, this rent was a silver ‘penny’ and a red rose
respectively. Colin Forrester donated a rose bush
‘Midsummer Fragrance’ so that one of its blooms
may be used at this occasion. (This bush was plant-
ed in the Manse garden but unfortunately so far
has bloomed too late for its stated purpose!!)
Reflecting local heritage Forrester High’s school badge is a hunting horn and Corstorphine Primary’s
school colours are Argent, Sable and Gules for ties etc. Also the Bowling Club on North Saughton
Road incorporates a hunting horn Sable along with the Corstorphine sycamore in its heraldic flag.
Maybe our own church could have its own banner? For more on the Forresters of Corstorphine, a
facsimile of their family tree hangs in the baptistry. Hopefully this resume has stimulated interest
in our church’s Forrester history and heraldry and I am happy to answer any questions or receive
more information. If readers have friends called Forrester please invite them to the Anniversary
Service and let them know that the church is open for viewing on Wednesday mornings.
David Cameron
Key to Heraldic Words describing Arms and Banners:
Colours: Argent = silver/white; Or = gold/yellow; Sable = black; Gules = red; Vert = green
Terms: fess = broad horizontal bar; chevron = an inverted V; saltire = diagonal cross as in St An-drew’s; mullet = five pointed star (can be the “difference” for a third son); garnished = decorative hoops on the horns; stringed = cords or straps for carrying the horns; dexter = to the right from the shield bearer’s stance ie to the left for the viewer!
Hunger Lunch
Thank you to everyone who came along, helped
out or participated in anyway to our Hunger
Lunch on Sunday 13th May.
The total raised for Christian Aid was £367.40
which is a fantastic amount. In the September
magazine we will let you know the total raised
from the Christian Aid donation envelopes.
Linda Ingle
Solas Festival
An independent arts festival for all with a
programme that’s jam-packed with music liter-
ature, theatre and debate.
22nd—24th June
Wiston, near Biggar
Arts - Music - Theatre
Debate - Soul Space
www.solasfestival.co.uk
Parish Records
Baptism
20th May Luke William Robert Newby, son of Jo and Leigh Newby, 21 Craigmount Hill
Deaths
30th April Aileen Campbell, Pentland Hill Nursing Home (Allermuir), Gylemuir Road (ED19)
Weddings
19th May Gregor McCulloch and Katherine Livingston, c/o 18 Hillview Drive
26th May Alison Greenhowe and Simon Harrison from Leeds
Officebearers, Elders and Magazine Distributors are asked to note these announcements
and to adjust their records accordingly.
Scottish Chamber Choir
With Sospiro Baroque (directed by Roderick Bryce)
Handel Vespers
Dixit Dominus Laudate Pueri Nisi Dominus
8pm
Saturday 9th June
Canongate Kirk, Canongate, Edinburgh
Tickets £10 (students £5, under 18s free)
www.scottishchamberchoir.org.uk
Changes to Elders’ Districts
For several reasons the time has come for a review of the parish districts and the number of
church members in each.
As from the 1st of June some church members will find they have a new elder, resulting in an
evening out of the number of visits each district elder has. Moira and I appreciate members have
established a rapport with their elder and may find the thought of a change difficult.
These changes also mean that some magazine distributors will have more houses to deliver to.
Thank you very much to all involved in these changes your co operation and understanding is appre-
ciated.
Linda Ingle, Session Clark
Crèche Rota
3rd June Tracey Berry
10th Keren Henderson
17th Norma Thomson
24th Linda Ingle
(No crèche in July due to kitchen refurbishment)
5th Aug Eilidh Sinclair
12th Liz Allan
19th Aileen Drummond
26th Tracey Berry
2nd Sept Keren Henderson
9th Norma Thomson
16th Linda Ingle
23rd Eilidh Sinclair
30th Liz Allan
Liz Allan: 332 5809
Enquirers Conference
West Park Conference Centre, Dundee 29th—30th June
Spaces are limited booking essential.
Closing date Friday 8th June.
The Church of Scotland is looking for gifted and committed people to serve the local and
national church.
For more information please visit
www.churchofscotland.org.uk
Retirement Party
held at Gogar Church
Chris Holmes, the talented artist-cabinetmaker, has leased our church at Gogar as a workshop
since 1980 - and has kept the building wind and watertight for over 30 years. He is renowned for
his creative woodwork and bespoke furniture. Sadly he has had to retire for health reasons and
a splendid 'bash' was held on the afternoon of Sunday 13 May attended by about 80 friends and
colleagues. Those who came included former apprentices, customers, members of Drummond
Cricket Club (where Chris played) and those who serviced his vintage Saab.
A BBQ with bonfire was held outside, then everyone went into the church where Chris's musician
son, Adam, sang and played his guitar. Then a friend gave a humorous speech for Chris. Another
two friends did a lively jazz-style
vocal presentation to the rhyth-
mic clapping of the audience. I
had the privilege of attending on
behalf of the church. Chris, with
his wife Freda, gave me a mes-
sage of warm thanks and appreci-
ation to take to the Minister and
Session Clerks. The Kirk
Session has recently agreed to
transfer the lease to Chris's
longstanding colleague, Chris
Scotland, who will run the Gogar
Cabinetworks.
David Cameron