Balerno Parish Church

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Easter Services in Currie and Balerno.
Please join us

28th of March: Maundy Thursday, 7pm service in Currie Kirk.

29th of March: Walk of Witness: A walk along the Water of Leith, starting at Balerno Parish Church at 11am and finishing at Currie Kirk for refreshments.

29th of March: Good Friday, 7pm service in Balerno Parish Church.

31st of March: Easter Sunday (clocks go forward!!)
9am Open Air Service outside Currie Kirk.
10am Easter Service in Balerno Parish Church.
10.30am Family Communion in Currie Kirk.

All welcome.

What to do with your Postbox at Christmas.

Food for thought - and hope - from a friend of mine.

Christmas ….

Remembrance service on rhe 12th of November 2023 Balerno Parish Church at 10 am.

Please remember that our next Supper and Song is this coming Sunday on the 5th of November at 6:30 pm in the St Joseph’s Hall. We will also celebrate Holy Communion. You are more than welcome to attend.

Evening supper and song on Sunday 8 October at 6:30 pm in the St Joseph Hall - all are welcome!

Please remember our Supper and song evening service this Sunday evening at 6:30 pm in the St Joseph’s Hall. All are welcome!

Joint Harvest Thanksgiving service with Currie Kirk on Sunday the 1st of October 2023 at 10:00 am.

Ryan Strachan from Fresh start will be telling us more of their work. All food collections (please bring any donations of dry food) will go to Holy Trinity Foodbank and the Community Foodbank. Please join us!

Balerno Parish Church
Campus Cleaner required.

10 hours per week. @£10.90 per hour

The Balerno Parish Church Campus consists of a Church, 2 Halls, Offices, Kitchen, and Toilets.
The buildings are used extensively for parties, meetings, local associations and is home to St Joseph’s Mill Café a popular meeting place for locals.
The new employee will be one of a team of two and will report to the Church Administrator.
Please e-mail your confidential CV to Pam McKeon, Church Administrator, [email protected] or send FAO Pam McKeon @ Balerno Parish Church Office, 2 Main Street, Balerno, EH14 7EH or phone Pam on 0131 449 7245 for more details.
Balerno Parish Church is an Equal Opportunities Employer and pays the “Living Wage”

Music Festival Jazz Party
Stirling Crisis will be playing and nibbles will be provided by The Mill. A great evening in St Joseph's on Sunday 1st October, 7.00 - 10.30, tickets £18. Click https://www.balernochurch.org.uk/whats-on/music-events-balerno/ for more information.

Music Festival Forth Valley Chorus
The world renowned women’s barbershop a ca****la chorus are in Balerno Parish Church on Saturday 7th October, 7.30, tickets £12 and £6 for U16s. Click https://www.balernochurch.org.uk/whats-on/music-events-balerno/ for more information.

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Tonight’s informal service of supper and song was a treat and enjoyed by all. Thank you to everyone who came along. We cannot wait for the next one on the 8th of Octobet!

Informal supper and song worship service on Sunday 3 September at 6:30 pm in the St Joseph’s Hall. You are more than welcome to join us! We will talk about summer ..,

You are invited to our Informal Evening supper and song worship services taking place on the 3rd of September, 8 October, 5 November, 3 December 2023 at 6:30 pm in St Joseph’s hall. You are more than welcome to attend.

Remember we have a joint Summer service with Currie Kirk at 10:30 followed by a BBQ! All are welcome.

Galaday 2023 … The Lord have blessed us with great weather! Thanks be to God.

You are invited to communion this Sunday:
9 am Family service with Continental breakfast
10 am Communion service
3 pm Afternoon communion service.

Tonight we had the privilege to host the youth and leaders from St Mungo’s on their prayer walk through our village. Each group prayed that Jesus’ love will be shown through our words, deeds and thoughts in Balerno. Amen to that! Thanks to Jonnie Slatter for organising, Marion Milne, Kay Coull and Rowena Stewart for their hospitality.

I attended the most inspiring lunch at the Tron Kirk …

Our collection for Fresh Start filled more than two vehicles. Thank you so much to our wonderful community who contributed so graciously to a great cause. “Fresh Start help people who have experienced homelessness set up their new home through the provision of goods and services. They work to end the cycle of homelessness and for a better life for those living in poverty.”

Sport Sunday 14 May 2023 All are welcome! Lovely homebaking for donations for the U14 rugby tour.

Please remember this Sunday is Sport Chaplaincy Sunday. There will be a lot of home baking after the service with coffee and tea! Donations in lieu of the "Under 14 Currie rugby tour" will be welcomed.

FreshStart Collection 2023, 12-14 May 2023. Working to end homelessness. Each year FreshStart helps thousands of new tenants settle into their homes. This can only be achieved by the hard work of volunteers and the generosity of donors. These are needed: Dishes & Cutlery (no kitchen knives, stemmed glasses), Pots & Pans, Cleaning products, Bedding & towels (no clothing, shoes, handbags, cushions, duvets or pillows), small household electrical items (no TV's, furniture). If you want to know more go to our website https://www.balernochurch.org.uk/2023/05/07/freshstart-collection-12-14-may-2023/

What a llvely surprise for all the patients at ward 8 of ST John’s Hospital… a nice Coronation party!