The Guild

The Guild

You will be made welcome at any of our meetings
Monday meetings begin at 7.30pm in the Anderson Hall
Wednesday meetings begin at 2.15pm in the Small Hall

(click here to see the events list)

The Guild at Liberton Kirk was formed during 1911 following a presentation by a delegate from the Church of Scotland Woman's Guild (which formed in 1887). The first formal meeting of the Guild here at Liberton Kirk was held in the Anderson Hall on 23rd October 1911 with an attendance of about seventy. The first secretary was Miss EA Kesting, a relative of Rt Rev Sheilagh Kesting, moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland during 2007.

Its purpose was to strengthen bonds between the ladies of the congregation so that they might be helpful to each other and to the church.
Times move on and the Guild today is open to both women and men.

Meetings are held at 2.15pm on the second Wednesday of each month and at 7.30pm on the first and third Mondays from October to April. These are interspersed with a liberal collection of outings, coffee mornings and other social events.

Events for 2009

Monday 5th October	Poverty in Edinburgh - What Price Local Justice?	Rev Elizabeth Henderson Richmond Craigmillar Church
Wednesday 14th October	Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals	Mrs Kate Love
Monday 19th October	Connecting People to Change Lives	The Vine Trust
Saturday 24th October	Annual Jumble Sale 11am - 1pm
Monday 2nd November	Called to Act Justly	Rev John Young Liberton Kirk
Wednesday 11th November	Storytelling	Rev Linda Bandalier
Monday 16th November	Spotlight on Fair Trade	Rachel Farey One World Shop
22 - 29 November	Guild week
Sunday 29th November	9.30am Guild Service in Church	Guest Preacher Helen-May Bayne National Guild Vice-Convener
Monday 30th November	On the Other Side	CrossReach/Social Care Council
Monday 7th December	Christmas Celebrations in the Kirk	Rev John Cameron
Saturday 12th December	Christmas Coffee Morning 10am - 12noon
Wednesday 16th December	Christmas Party	with Liberton Primary School singers
Monday 21st December	Capital Christmas Party

Events for 2010

Monday 4th January	Welcome 2010
Wednesday 13th January	Interfaith Support for reconciliation in Israel and Pakistan	Rev Colin Douglas
Monday 18th January	A Taste of Burns	Social Evening
Monday 1st February	The Family Support Service in SE Edinburgh	Sandy Hutchison
Wednesday 10th February	An afternoon with Students from Gracemount High School	Andy Chittick LK Youth Worker
Monday 15th February	Terrify no more (Cambodia)	International Justice Mission
Saturday 20th February	Coffee Morning 10am - 12noon
Monday 1st March	A Life on the Rocks - Nepal and Iceland	Professor Stuart Monro
Friday 5th March	World Day of Prayer 2.30pm - Liberton Northfield Church
Wednesday 10th March	A Humorous Look Back	Mrs Jean Thomson
Monday 15th March	"Lets talk about... ...Justice...what can we do?"	Annual General Meeting
Monday 29th March	Travelling Towards Easter	Rev Laurence Twaddle
Wednesday 14th April	The Queen Mother's Memorial Garden in the Royal Botanic Gardens	Mr Simon Crutchley
Monday 19th April	Daffodil Tea
Monday 26th April	Annual Guild and Friends' Outing - lunch and visit to Callendar House
Wednesday 12th May	Afternoon Outing

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