Corstorphine Churches

Websites

Carrick Knowe www.ckchurch.org.uk

Corstorphine Community Church www.corstorphinefaith.org.uk

Corstorphine Old Parish www.corstorphineoldparish.org.uk

Craigsbank www.craigsbankchurch.org.uk

St. Andrew’s www.clermistonstandrew.wixsite.com

St. Anne’s, 1, Kaimes Road, Corstorphine www.stannescorstorphine.org.uk office@stannescorstorphine.org.uk

St. John the Baptist and St. Kentigern www.ssjohnbandkentigern.org.uk

St. Ninian’s www.corstorphinestninians.org.uk

Spot the difference!

There are 10 differences between the two images below. How many can you spot?

St. Thomas’ www.saintthomas.org.uk Solution on Page 56

Easter services at St. Ninian’s

You are warmly invited to join us celebrate Easter at St Ninian’s

6th April - Maundy Thursday

7:00pm communion service

9th April - Easter Sunday

8:00am early morning service on Corstorphine Hill (meet at top of Kaimes Road at 7:45am)

10:30 morning worship in St. Ninian’s

Contact Us: 0131 316 4777 office@st-ninians.co.uk find us on facebook

More information on our website at: www.corstorphinestninians.org.uk

Easter Services at St Thomas’ Church

Glasgow Road.

You are warmly invited to join us as we celebrate Easter together. We meet:

Sunday 2 April 10.30am Palm Sunday - Worship for All Ages

Thursday 6 April 7.30pm Maundy Thursday – Holy Communion

Sunday 9 April 6.30am Easter Sunrise - Holy Communion (outside on the lawn if the weather is fine)

10.30am Easter Day Worship - The Lord Is Risen!

Find us online at: www.facebook.com/stthomasedin www.youtube.com/@stthomasedinburgh www.twitter.com/StThomasEdin

More information on our website at: www.saintthomas.org.uk

Sunday 2nd April - 11am

Palm and Passion Sunday Service in St Anne’s

Holy Week

Monday 3rd April

6pm Held in St Anne’s Corstorphine

Tuesday 4th April

6pm Held in St Ninian’s Corstorphine

Wednesday 5th April

6pm Held in St Andrew’s Clermiston

Maundy Thursday

Thursday 6th April

6pm ‘Bring & Share’ meal & Holy Communion in St Anne’s

Good Friday

Friday 7th April

Noon-3pm Vigil in St Anne’s

Easter Sunday

Sunday 9th April

9.30am Early Outdoor Service at St Anne’s (followed by Breakfast)

11am Morning Worship including the Sacrament of Holy Communion in St Anne’s

Palm Sunday, Holy Week & Easter Services

All Welcome

Easter at Corstorphine Old Parish Church

Monday 3rd - Friday 7th April

Holy Week services each morning in various Corstorphine churches See website or Facebook page for details

Thursday 6th April - Maundy Thursday

7pm Joint service of Holy Communion at Craigsbank Church

Friday 7th April - Good Friday 7pm Joint Corstorphine Churches service at the Old Parish Church

Sunday 9th April - Easter Sunday

9.40am ‘Wee Service’ Easter egg hunt for families with young children

10.30am Easter Sunday service

Online Worship Weekly reflections are available to view online via our website: www.corstorphineoldparish.org.uk or via our facebook page: www.facebook.com/CorstorphineOld

Spring-flowering plants – choose wisely

The sap is flowing! Peer closely at a few twigs and you will find buds galore. You can’t fail to have noticed beautiful bulbs are already brightening up the borders. There are wonderful hellebores that never fail to enchant, ravishing rhododendrons and azaleas, elegant camellias, and marvellous magnolias, bergenias and a host of other early spring beauties.

Don’t assume that you can grow anything, anywhere, however. Plants are like people in that they have their own particular needs and dislikes.

Rhododendrons and azaleas were once categorised as separate species but they are now grouped together. There are subtle differences. Azaleas are always evergreen, whereas some rhododendrons are deciduous. They all need slightly acidic, moist soils and prefer dappled shade and sheltered conditions

The leaves of a rhododendron are thick and leathery, but azalea leaves are generally smaller, often with fine hairs covering the surface. Rhododendrons produce large trusses of multiple flowers whereas azalea flowers appear at the end of the stem, in smaller numbers. The range of colours within this genus is impressive, from the purest white flower, through to yellows, oranges, reds, lilacs and purples. These shrubs were introduced to the UK way back in the sixteenth century and are currently enjoying a revival in popularity.

Camellias are newer arrivals, having been brought here early in the eighteenth century. These evergreen shrubs also need an acidic soil and they like dappled shade, sheltered from wind. Avoid an east-facing position where morning sun can scorch the winter and spring flowers. It is important to keep these flowering shrubs well-watered in summer when they are forming next year’s flower buds. Use rainwater, where possible, because tap water is generally too alkaline.

Magnolias are shrubs with shapely forms and wonderful creamy-white and pink spring flowers. Some of these are giants but they are often shoehorned into spaces that are too small. The resulting pruning tends to spoil their shape and often promotes a wild growing frenzy that makes matters worse. Many magnolias produce goblet-shaped flowers, whilst others delight the season with glorious star-shaped blooms. It’s important to appreciate that their ancestors inhabited primitive, ancient forests. This tells you that they like a little shelter, even though the modern cultivars can tolerate city living and even bright sun.

Hellebores are woodland-edge plants that like dappled shade and moist (but not boggy) soils. They can thrive in most types of soil, provided it is nutrient-rich. Give them the right conditions and they need very little care, save a mulch to help retain moisture within the growing position.

Bergenias are brilliant ground-cover evergreens that can grow almost anywhere, even though they prefer slight shade and moist soil. Elephant’s ears, as they are commonly known, are great perennials for the beginner as they also help to supress weeds. The early spring flowers are generally pink but can also be red, lilac or white. These are held on stalks and they create a truly uplifting scene at a time when colour is scarce.