Saturday 3rd September, we are holding a party in the garden and graveyard of St Marks. We will have a short service of blessing for our new peace pole and for our role in the world wide movement of peace. We will be joined by the Bishop of Edinburgh, Right Revd John Armes for this…
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 ……
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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…
Portobello Community Council and the Portobello and Area Churches Together are hosting an evening of discussion around the issues of the Referendum. The Big Vote is a series of community events hosted by local organisations, supported by the Scottish Community Alliance. The way these events work is that people sit in groups of 5-6 at…
‘Teambuilders’ – Portobello Ecumenical Holiday Club, 16-23 July 2017 This summer, our Portobello Holiday Club is running for the fourth year, with six area churches working together again in partnership with Scripture Union Scotland. From 16-23 July from 9am to 12.30pm, the halls at Portobello and Joppa Parish Church and here at St Mark’s Scottish Episcopal…