Lent is a period of ‘spiritual spring-cleaning’ as we prepare to welcome the Risen Christ at Easter time and renew our baptism vows. It is traditionally a time of fasting and self-denial, Christian growth, penitence, conversion and simplicity. Or in an acronym, a time when we fasten down the tent PEGS of our faith – Prayer,…
This Sunday (25th October), Bishop John Armes will worship with us at St Mark’s and license Dr Jennifer Floether as a lay reader in our diocese and in our congregation. All are welcome to the service and to the bring and share lunch afterwards. Please pray for Jenny.
Mountain Meeting at St Mark’s on Wednesday 7th October, at 7.30pm. Bridget Marsden & Leif Ottosson will be playing Violin and Accordion music from Sweden. Portobello’s very own Sally Simpson will be joining them.
This weekend, the site specific art installation – Loveletters, by Juliana Capes, will be at St Marks. This will be open along with many other venues as part of Art Walk Porty, Friday 4th 10-4pm, Saturday 5th 10-4pm and Sunday 6th 12-4pm (after morning service, held amongst the Loveletters!) In addition, there is an opportunity…
Ascension Day is marked 40 days after Easter Day and signals the end of the earthly ministry of Jesus. It is the start of a 10 day period which ends with the celebration of the arrival of the Holy Spirit on the early church. Our Ascension Day services will be held at: 7.45 am ……
For this year’s St Marks Festival we are holding a series of concerts: Music for a Summer Evening (pdf poster) Saturday 2nd May 7pm: Organ Recital St Marks Organists Aki Ippolito and Jean Smithson Friday 29th May 7pm: Honest Singers, The Honest Singers are made up from people who love to sing. They sing, a…
Please see this Easter and Holy Week 2015 for plans at the different churches in Portobello for Lent, Holy Week and Easter this year. You are all welcome at any of the services and activities at any of the churches! St Marks has daily services during Holy Week. Please see here for more details. May it…
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, a period of reflection and penance as we prepare to meet the Risen Christ on Easter Day. Traditionally, the church has marked this day with communion, repentence and the imposition of the sign of the cross in ash on our forehead, to ‘remember we are dust and to…
Come to our FebFest on Saturday 7th February, 11am-1pm. Coffee, tea, cakes, bacon rolls… Books, gifts, homebaking, cards…. Raffle, children’s activities .. Talking and friendship … In aid of the church. 10% of all fundraising is donated to our three nominated charities for the year – Mary’s Meals, Basics Bank and WaterAid. Pdf poster here…
On Saturday 27th September, the church will be open as part of the Cockburn Association’s Open Doors day. 10am-4pm We will have a display about our ongoing preservation of the wall, including the opportunity to talk with the stonemason in the afternoon, there will be volunteers to talk about the building and graveyard, initial plans…