Quiet Day to start Advent
All are very welcome to our Quiet Day – a space to stop, to look back, to encounter God … 9.30-1pm Saturday 25th November. Bring sandwiches so that we can finish with lunch together.
Come and Join our Team
Part Time Cleaner We are currently seeking a Cleaner for the church. This post is for 4 hours a week. Job Purpose: to maintain a clean building for use by the congregation and the community. and help facilitate the smooth running of St Marks church building, as a place for worship and as a space…
Next Lunch and Talk – Wed 25 Oct
On the last Wednesday of the month we have a light lunch together with a speaker and discussion afterwards. Everyone is welcome – we’d love to see you.
The Chosen … Series 2
In May, a group of us at St Marks watched the first series of The Chosen. This is a dramatised telling of the story of the first disciples who gathered around Jesus – chosen by Jesus! (this series is now on Netflix). 27 Sept – 17 Nov – we are watching Series 2 – do…
Opening of our Ramp – 27 September
It was wonderful to open our new ramp … even if it’s not quite finished. We welcomed Bp John and representatives from the TOR Christian Trust who with the SEC, Garfield Weston and the Baird Trust have made this stage of our Renovation possible. The next stage is calling us … but this is a…
Harvest Ceilidh 7 October
Come to our Ceilidh … Saturday 7 October 7.30-10 Tickets: £10 (£5 for U12s) Email to reserve a ticket
Christmas at St Mark’s 2020
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…
Concerts at St Mark’s
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…
St Mark’s Labyrinth
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…