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Festival 2008 Programme
MONDAY 25TH AUGUST – 7.30 PM RHAPSODY IN BLUE Auricle Ensemble One of the UK's most eclectic ensembles perform a concert of American icons, with Gershwin's original version of 'Rhapsody in Blue' alongside Copland, Adams, Ives and Daugherty. 'Exciting, eclectic - classical music is alive and it's kicking' (Herald). TICKETS £12.00 (Concessions £8.00, Children £5.00) FROM FRINGE BOX OFFICE – (0131)Henry Wallace – Organist, Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, Edinburgh ENTRY BY DONATION WEDNESDAY 27TH AUGUST - 1.10 PM ORGAN RECITAL Henry Wallace - Organist, Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, Edinburgh ENTRY BY DONATION SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST AT 7.30 PM ORCHESTRA OF THE CANONGAIT Conductor Robvet Dick Cello Mark Bailey Organ Richard Walmsley Leader Alexa Butterworth Brahms Academic Festival Overture Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor Saint-Saens Symphony No 3 (Organ) in C minor Tickets £9 (£5 Concessions) Available from 01361 810480. SATURDAY 2ND TO SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST ART EXHIBITION "KUMOKI’S ANGELS" During normal visitor opening hours, except when a service or other event is taking place. Mon to Fri 10.30 am to 4.30 pm Sat 10.30 am to 2.30 pm ENTRY FREE www.art.kumoki.com WORSHIP Wednesdays 6-7 pm - Community Worship in "Building 3" (see below), led by students from New College on behalf of the Grassmarket Mission. Thursdays 1.10-1.30 pm - Midweek Prayers - All are welcome, come in when you can. Sundays 9.30 am - Holy Communion, first Sunday of each month 11 am - Morning Service 12.30 pm - Gaelic Service Visitors are warmly welcome at all services SERVICES TO NOTE 4 May 11.00 am - Choir of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, to sing at Morning Service 11 May 11.00 am - Holy Communion - Pentecost 18 May 11.00 am - Morning Service 12.30 pm - General Assembly Gaelic Service, attended by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland with music from the Lothian Gaelic Choir. 1 June 9.30 am - Holy Communion 11.00 am - Morning Service 12.30 pm - Holy Communion in Gaelic A CRECHE FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS is provided in the Bride's Room at the west end of the church each Sunday during the 11 o'clock service. SUNDAY SCHOOL meets in the Session Room during the 11 am service. SANDWICHES AND COFFEE are served at the back of the church each Sunday after the Morning Service, tea and biscuits after the Gaelic Service. COMMUNITY SERVICE PLEASE NOTE: - The Greyfriars Kirkhouse at the foot of Candlemaker Row has now closed. During the construction period for the new Greyfriars Community Project building, our Community Service activities will take place in "Building 3", which is accessed via Hunter's Close on the south side of the Grassmarket. Mondays 7-9 pm - The Grassmarket Mission Student team have a club night in "Building 3" for the marginalised and those with experience of homelessness. Tuesdays 6-7 pm - The congregation of Greyfriars run a canteen in "Building 3" for the lonely, the homeless and the vulnerable. Fridays 6.00-6.30 pm - The Grassmarket Mission Student team distribute food from "Building 3". Saturdays 9-10.30 pm - Hot meal provided by members of the Oasis Project in "Building 3". Sundays 8-9 pm - Hot meal provided by members Vet CU in "Building 3". The Grassmarket Mission has a Field Worker based in "Building 3", who is available from 1-4 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. For further information please contact David Todd on 07960 246819 or e-mail: david@grassmarketmission.org. Further information about the work of the Grassmarket Mission can be found at www.grassmarketmission.org. ******************************************************************************************************************* Unless otherwise stated, tickets are available for all events in advance from the Queen's Hall Box Office, South Clerk Street (Tel. 0131-668 2019). Tickets for events promoted by Greyfriars Outreach Ltd. the Society of Friends of the Kirk of the Greyfriars, or the Greyfriars Community Project are only available by post (please enclose SAE) or in person from The Secretary, Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ. Tickets will be on sale for all events on the door on the night 30 minutes before starting time, subject to availability. All seats are unreserved. Some side seats have restricted view. The Greyfriars Programme is published by Greyfriars Outreach Ltd., a non profit-making company recognised by the Inland Revenue as having charitable status. This programme is correct at the time of going to press but the right is reserved to alter it if necessary. Tickets will be refunded only in the event of a cancellation of a performance. The use of photographic or recording equipment during an act of worship/performance/event is forbidden unless prior written permission has been obtained. Neither Greyfriars Outreach Ltd. nor the congregation of Greyfriars Tolbooth and Highland Kirk will accept any liability whatsoever for any damage or theft to vehicles left in the Kirkyard. Parking in the Kirkyard is restricted to vehicles conveying disabled persons. There is ample evening and Sunday parking in Chambers Street, George IV Bridge and Candlemaker Row. Disabled: Flat access to church and adapted toilet. The church is equipped with an Induction Loop system, for lectures and services (not concerts). IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE GREYFRIARS PROGRAMME ONLINE, PLEASE CONTACT US USING THE E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW. By bus: 2/12, 23, 24, 27, 28-29, 40-42, 45-47 Enquiries to and further information from: The Manager, Greyfriars Outreach Limited, Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ Tel/Fax: 0044 (0) 131-225 1900 e-mail - administrator@greyfriarskirk.com Website at - www.greyfriarskirk.com Scottish Charity Number - SC0123786 |
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