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Kirk Sessions |
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The kirk session consists of the minister and the elders. Currently, there are 26 members of the active eldership - 14 men and 12 women. There are also 4 elders excused duties.
The Kirk Session is responsible for the spiritual direction of the congregation, for the pastoral care of its members and for outreach to our parish. Its meetings are held bi-monthly throughout the year. |
Choir |
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"Sing a new song to the Lord"
Aims - to lead and develop worship in Greenside Parish Church Sunday by Sunday. Membership - 3 Sopranos, 2 Contraltos, 3 Tenors, 1 Bass. We sing from the Church Hymnary 4th edition. We would like to add more voices to the choir, especially in the Contralto and Bass sections and would be glad to hear of anyone who would like to add their voice to the service of the choir. In addition to leading praise in Sunday morning worship we introduce new hymns to the congregation and sing anthems to celebrate special services and on other occasions during the year. The members of the choir are very faithful and enthusiastic in using their musical talents. We are fortunate to have a choir in our church when so many other churches are struggling to maintain a music ministry or indeed have no choir to lead and serve the church. Organist and Choir Leader - Muriel Aird Assistant Organist - Stuart Campbell Contact details - Muriel Aird by letter to the church or personally after the Morning Service or contact us. |
Albany Deaf Church |
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The congregation shares the building with Greenside church and holds services in the Albany chapel (within the church sanctuary). The chapel was dedicated by the Very Revd. John Miller, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2001.
The new Chaplain to Deaf people in the East of Scotland is the Rev. Rosie Addis. She can be contacted via email on raddis@cofscotland.org.uk or phone/sms 07738 983 393. A list of service time will be posted on the News section of Greenside web but you may also find out more by contacting Rosie directly by phone or email. There is also the Albany Deaf Choir, which practices at Deaf Action on Albany Street. Please get in touch to get more details of practices and performances. A Sunday Service signed for the deaf is held on the last Sunday of each month in Greenside Albany Chapel at 2pm. Sunday services are also held at 11am at the Trust Housing Association in Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh. Albany Deaf Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland with its own Kirk Session and Congregational Board. The 128 members are Deaf using British Sign Language (BSL) as their means of communication. Services are in BSL. If a hearing or hard of hearing person attends the service both BSL and spoken English are used simultaneously. The church has its own website at https://deafchurchedinburgh.wordpress.com/. |
Asian Concern |
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Sharing God's love in Jesus Christ through friendship with the Asian Community.
Who are we? Asian Concern was founded in 1989 by a small group of Christians from different churches and from different Ethnic backgrounds with the aim of sharing God's love in Jesus Christ through friendship with the Asian community in Edinburgh and the Lothians. We work through volunteers and presently have two honorary fieldworkers. Asian Concern is a registered Scottish charity (SCO 20697) and depends entirely on the financial support of its members, receiving no money from any public bodies. What do we do? We pray. We believe that God answers prayers and we meet on the first Saturday of the month in Musselburgh to pray for our work. We hold special events Our Christmas Mubarak includes a Christmas message, all-age entertainment and an Asian meal. Our Easter Mubarak takes the form of a church service on the evening of Palm Sunday. We also hold summer events and outings. We hold pot-luck suppers To help us make friends we meet every few months for a social evening in one of our members' homes, each person bringing their own food to share. We teach English and offer practical help Spoken English is a problem for many in the Asian community. We can arrange individual teaching with a volunteer tutor. We can help and advise when there are difficulties with housing and employment, and in other ways. What you can do: Pray. Come along and join us one Saturday morning. And continue to pray for our work and witness. Join. Ask about our special events and suppers or other activities, and come along and join us in making friends and learning about others as we share our faith with them. Learn. Invite us to provide a speaker for a church service or meeting where the work of Asian Concern can be discussed and people helped to learn more about their local Asian community. Give. We depend on the financial support of our members and friends. Your help would be much appreciated. Contact us for more information. |