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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…
Ash Wednesday (18th February)
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…
Reading the New Testament in 8 weeks
The congregation is undertaking to read the whole of the New Testament in 8 weeks, meeting together weekly for a book group style discussion. This is following the Scottish Bible Society’s Community Reading Experience Many of the downloads can be found on the Biblica website as well. If you would like to join us, please…
Junior RCS Quartet Concert: June 29
Join us for an evening of music from the string quarter at the Junior Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Tickets are available from info@stmarksportobello.org £10 (£5 for 12-18; free for under 12s)
Ascension Day, 14 May
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 ……
Garfield Weston Foundation contributes to our Renovation
We are delighted to announced that the Garfield Weston Foundation have awarded us a grant of £30,000 as we inch towards our goal of £630,000 to do the next phase of our work. This phase will repair all the fabric damage, put in insulation and secondary glazing, replace the lighting and the floor, and ensure…