Duddingston Kirk, Old Church Lane, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH15 3PX 0131 661 4240 email: dodinsoffice@aol.com
Our regular worship takes place at 10:00am and 11:30am every Sunday. The early service is our family service, where the children depart midway through the service to attend the Sunday Club. The second service is more traditional. Tea and coffee is served in the Hall after the 10:00 service. Visitors are very welcome to join us for any service.
Duddingston Kirk is one of the oldest places of worship in the country that is still used for worship today. Despite it’s age, the Kirk has a young and enthusiastic congregation of over 740 members, from over 520 households. The Kirk and it’s associated buildings are in use throughout the week and is a focal-point for the village and local community.
Every month, the minister publishes a Letter From The Manse and he makes available a series of Bible Reading Notes . we’ve also got a Kids@Kirk web page for our younger visitors.
The Kirk has a number of items for sale, which might be of interest. Start your Christmas shopping now!
YEAR OF HOMECOMING!
Our year of homecoming got off to a brilliant start with a Chinese banquet in the church hall in January. The hall was packed and a wonderful meal was served by the cooks who did the training course on oriental cooking last year. A BIG thanks to Denise and all her staff (all of whom are involved with the church) for undertaking a truly memorable event.
We also celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. It took the form of a Cottars' Evening on Saturday 28 March with the usual haggis, neaps and tatties served as part of a meal which will be followed by entertainment.
To view our homecoming leaflet, click on page 1 or page 2
The Year of Homecoming is inspired by the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. It aims to celebrate Scotland's culture and heritage in their international context, welcome visitors to Scotland, and to strengthen links with "affinity Scots" worldwide - whatever the origins of their interest in Scotland. What are people doing/can people do for Homecoming? Here are just some of the things going on:-
- research the stories and international connections of your community, church, and school, to feed into other projects and communications
- establish the main threads for presentation in leaflets, live events and on websites
- hold a "Past and Present" open day or days
- establish trails, routes and storytelling walks through leaflets and live events
- hold a local Homecoming Festival or Gathering
- hold Homecoming suppers and/or ceilidhs with appropriate music, stories and poems
- consider outdoor fairs, gatherings, services, seasonal walks, communal picnics, etc
- contribute a Homecoming event of the kind mentioned above to an already existing Festival
- identify key "storytellers" and communicators who can help people celebrate their own culture/heritage and share it with others
- involve schools in congregational projects or events, sharing stories, songs, memories and hopes for the future. (Note: Learning & Teaching Scotland will be providing on-line Homecoming resources from a national perspective)
- consider the place of Scots and Gaelic in our cultural heritage and diversity.
