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On this page, you will find information about some people (including both clergy and lay people) who have particular roles in our church community.
The Institution Service for our Rector, Ernest Lennon, took place on Tuesday 12 April 2011
Ernest gained an MA in Philosophy at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth before becoming Assistant Chaplain at Sedbergh School, Cumbria. Whilst at the school, he taught Philosophy of Education and Religious Ethics and ran the Christian Union. His call to the Ministry continued with a Theology Degree at Oxford and his first post as curate was at Burley in Wharfedale, where he was ordained priest in 2009.
Address:6 Westgarth Avenue, Colinton, Edinburgh EH13 0BD
Telephone: (0131) 441 3557
E-mail: rector@stcuthbertscolinton.org.uk
Douglas has been a non-stipendiary assistant at St Cuthbert's since 1996. He retired in 1995 after 43 years working in insurance. He was ordained as a non-stipendiary priest to St Martin's Tynecastle in Edinburgh in 1978. He was one of a team serving St Luke's Wester Hailes from 1979 to 1990. Douglas was Episcopal chaplain to Gogarburn Hospital from 1995 until 1999 when it closed. He has continued an interest in mental health issues, serving as chaplain to three wards in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital since 1998. He sings in the St Cuthbert's choir. Douglas was born in Leith, just down the road from Edinburgh city centre and brings to our ministry team intimate knowledge of Edinburgh and its ways.
Mary has been the Support Worker for Older People for St Cuthberts since early 1998. She has a science degree from St. Andrews and a BD from New College, Edinburgh, and spent fifteen years cooking in restaurants and running a wholefood shop. Mary works 12 hours a week providing imaginative pastoral and spiritual support and encouragement to the older members of our congregation and community. Her work is loosely based around our Thursday Service.
Mary is also the Training Coordinator for the charity Faith in Older People.
Christopher Davies is the editor of St Cuthbert's in-house magazine "The Sign", which appears ten times each year.
Christopher is always pleased to receive your comments, suggestions or articles.
E-mail: editor@stcuthbertscolinton.org.uk
The Choir leads the musical worship at the Choral Eucharist on Sunday Mornings. The Psalms are normally sung to Anglican Chants, although we have been experimenting with Responsorial Psalms during Lent and Advent. There is normally an Anthem sung during the Communion.
The choir also sings at Evensong on the first Sunday of each month. There are occasional Choral Evensongs when the choir uses different Responses and an Anthem.
There are five Sopranos, three Altos, three Tenors and four Basses, which makes a good balance.
Eight children between the ages of 9 and 14 join the Choir for a service once a month and for festivals. They rehearse twice a month and follow the RSCM Voice for Life programme. The Choir sings a variety of music from Tye to Rutter with much in between. We are fortunate to have a pool of Organists who take Choir Practice and play on Sundays - a system, which works surprisingly well. Choir Practice is on Thursday Evenings at 7.30.
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