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CORE Skills for Children's Ministry training modules are open to all interested - not just children's workers, but anyone training for ministry of all kinds, or who would just like to meet with others and share their experience of working and worshipping with children. Please see the information article below written by Michelle Brown, my co-presenter for the forthcoming modules. If you would like to find out more, please get in touch with Margaret Grant email or on 0131 220 6509. Download information sheet.

Street Pastors is an Interdenominational Church response to neighbourhood problems; engaging with people on the streets and in night time venues to care, listen, dialogue and offer practical help. The enterprise came into existence in response to the question What can the Church do about crime on our streets?

Street Pastors are already in some cities in Scotland but are about to work in Edinburgh. Through discussions with the Police and the Council it was decided that Greenside should be the first area in Edinburgh. A group of seven local churches are working together to achieve this. They have formed a management Team with someone representing each of the seven churches. At the moment they have twenty volunteers: volunteers have to have a live church connection. Volunteers have to put up £300 to cover training, uniform and their equipment.

Street Pastors will be easily identified and will carry a rucksack with first aid supplies, protective gloves, space blankets, flip flops, dustpan and brush and information packs. They are expected to do twelve days of training and to work twelve days on the street 8pm-4am

Where Street Pastors are present the crime figures have been reduced.

Fresh Start has successfully secured new contracts from Edinburgh Council that will allow them to continue to deliver their Starter Pack, Hit Squad and Befriending Services for the next three years.

These services will be offered as part of a package delivered in partnership with Bethany, The Rock Trust, Move On and the Salvation Army, which will enable up to 2,500 new tenants throughout the city to set up and maintain their home each year. >>

The Church of Scotland has launched a World Without Walls initiative, run by St Andrew’s Multimedia Youth Project, to partner 15 churches in Scotland with 15 churches overseas. Each pair of linked congregations will create a five minute video every month highlighting some aspect of their organisation’s life. Some of the 24 episodes, to be built up during the two-year project, can now be viewed. >>

Worship for the Hard of Hearing

First Monday of every month, October - June. 10.30a.m. at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Dalry Road. (St. Martin's is part of a parish grouping with St. Michael's Parish Church & St. Colm's Parish Church).

This is an informal interdenominational service for the deafened and hard of hearing people, followed by coffee and chat. Everyone can see everyone else as the seating is in a semi-circle. Christian names and news is written up on a board. The entire service is written out and copies of the short address are also available. The service lasts about 40 minutes. All are welcome.

Deaf Action, 49 Albany Street, have meetings with a speaker every Tuesday at 2pm. All are welcome.

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Church Cafés ~ why not enter the details in our forum? People out for a walk will be glad of your hot cuppas. Click arrows to learn more >>

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The Princes Street Easter Play brings the Christian message of hope into the heart of the City of Edinburgh in a very prominent way. This is something not to be missed or dismissed! The Easter Play is professionally produced and provides opportunities for Christian witness to those taking part in the production as well as those bringing non-church friends and colleagues to see the dramatic open air performance.www.easterplay.org

This takes place in Princes Street Gardens every Easter.

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