Everyone is welcome to attend St Mark’s during Advent and Christmas 2020. All online ZOOM services are accessible using the information found here. If you plan to join us in-person in the church building, we ask you to contact us at cometochurch@stmarksportobello.org or 0131 629 1219 to let us know you are coming. This ensures…
St Mark’s has organised a summer concert series every year since 2013. As this year’s series cannot take place, we’re celebrating some of the musicians who have performed at St Mark’s on our Facebook page. You can find out more here. Gillan, a member of St Mark’s, talks about her involvement in the series: “I’ve…
The St Mark’s Labyrinth, laid each year during Holy Week and Advent, allows visitors to shut out the busy world and contemplate God in a different way. Sheena explains what the Labyrinth means to her: “When the labyrinth first came to St Mark’s I was very sceptical: I couldn’t see how walking around a maze…
Art Walk Porty is an annual fortnight of art installations which celebrates local artists and landmarks. St Mark’s Portobello has been involved since the first Art Walk in 2015. In 2017, St Mark’s contribution to Art Walk Porty was designed and installed by church members. Jennifer Floether, who co-ordinated the piece, explains the message behind…
The church garden is open to all as a place to sit, contemplate, and take a moment out of a busy world. Bridget, who tends to the St Mark’s garden, explains what it means to her: “I was blessed to be able to spend a lot of time during the beautiful spring and early summer…
Holy Week this year is very different … We have services and meditations on our facebook page and hope that they will offer opportunities for you to pray in your homes and on your exercise time as you walk the streets praying for our nation, our community and our friends and families. On Facebook this…
Fabric repairs are required for this unique historic building in Portobello and to make fit for purpose for the 21st century so that it provides space for community and congregational life. Like all Scottish Episcopal Churches, St Mark’s is self-supporting and the trustees are solely responsible for maintaining this historic gem in Portobello and for…
Lent starts on Wednesday 6th March … A period when we traditionally ‘give up something’ or ‘take something up’ to deepen our reliance on God. Through Lent, we allow ourselves time and space to acknowledge who we truly are, and to turn again for healing and hope from God. Through the journey of Lent we…
Wednesday Wonderings takes place in St Mark’s on the last Wednesday of the month. We meet at 12noon, eat a light lunch, usually soup, bread and cheese and chatter. Over coffee and cake, we ‘wonder’. This February, on Wednesday 27, we are ‘wondering’ about Icons. Sophia Marriage, our priest here at St Mark’s, recently painted…
The vestry of St Mark’s Church in Portobello is seeking to recruit a part-time administrative assistant. This new role will be key in streamlining the work of the congregation and enabling us to move forward in a strategic way on a large building project. Duties will include: secretarial work, aiding the congregational communication (including the…