Our next book for Bookmark to discuss will be The Advent Calendar by Steven Croft on Monday 18 January 2010 at 7.30pm.

Sunday 1 November – Feast of All Saints
8.30am Eucharist (1970)
10.30am Sung Eucharist (1982) : Preacher Rev Canon Alex Black
At both these services names will be read out of those we wish to remember.
7.30pm Songs of Praise

Tuesday 3 November
2pm Tuesday Fellowship – History of Fisherow by Simon Fairney

Wednesday 4 November
7.30pm Exploring our Faith

Thursday 5 November
10am Eucharist in the Crypt

Saturday 7 November
10.30am Cafe (please check noticeboard to see if this is taking place)

Sunday 8 November – Remembrance Sunday
8.30am Eucharist (1970)
10.30am Sung Eucharist (1982) : Preacher Rt Rev’d Alan Smithson
There will be an appeal for kneepads for our soldiers in Helmand Province at both services.

Monday 9 November
7.30pm Bookmark – My Name Was Judas by CK Stead

Tuesday 10 November
7.30pm Vestry meeting

Wednesday 11 November
7.30pm Exploring our Faith – last session

Thursday 12 November
10am Eucharist in the Crypt

Sunday 15 November – Pentecost 24
8.30am Eucharist (1970)
10.30am Sung Eucharist (1982) : Preacher Rev David Campbell, Chaplain Fettes College

Thursday 19 November
10am Eucharist in the Crypt
7.30pm Cursillo meeting at St Mark’s

Sunday 22 November – Feast of Christ the King
8.30am Eucharist (1970)
10.30am Family Service
Magazine deadline

Tuesday 24 November
7pm Craft Group

Saturday 28 November
10-12 Advent Fair : Home baking, Christmas Crafts, Books and CDs, gifts and sparkly things, games for children, raffles.

Sunday 29 November – Advent 1
8.30am Eucharist (1970)
10.30am Sung Eucharist (1982)

Throughout Advent you are invited to attend Morning Prayer in church at 9.30am.

Sunday 11 October Pentecost 19
8.30am Eucharist (1970)
10.30am Sung Eucharist (1982) Rev Ruth Innes
Junior Church will be planting bulbs so wear old clothes.

Ruth will be off sick for about 4-8 weeks.

Wednesday 14 October
7.30pm Exploring our Faith session 2

Thursday 15 October
10am Eucharist in the crypt chapel

Saturday 17 October
Inclusive Church Roadshow at Old St Paul’s

Sunday 18 October Feast of St Luke
8.30am Eucharist
10.30am Sung Eucharist – Rev Lorna Mortis

Wednesday 21 October
7.30pm Exploring our Faith session 3

Thursday 22 October
10am Eucharist in the Crypt chapel

Sunday 25 October Pentecost 21
8.30am Eucharist
10.30am Family Service

Tuesday 27 October
7pm Craft Group

Wednesday 28 October
7.30pm Exploring our Faith session 4

Thursday 29 October
10am Eucharist in the Crypt Chapel
5.30pm Diocesan Synod Eucharist at the Cathedral

7.30pm on Wednesday-  Session one of six.

WORSHIP:

What is worship?  How and why do we worship in our society?  How does our worship reflect the story of Jesus?  How can we take this out into the rest of our lives?

These are some of the questions the unit explores; it ends by giving students a chance to create their own act of worship.

Cost = £5 per unit of six sessions.

Bring your own bible.

Sunday 4 October Harvest Sunday
8.30am Eucharist
10.30am Family Service
Please bring tins of corned beef, sweetcorn, tuna and bags of sugar for St Catharine’s Convent to feed the homeless.
Parish Lunch and Auction of Talents

Monday 5 October
2pm Fr John Paul’s funeral at St Michael & All Saints

Tuesday 6 October
2pm Tuesday Fellowship – local films
7.30pm Vestry meeting

Wednesday 7 October
7.30pm Exploring our Faith

Thursday 8 October
10am Eucharist

Friday 9 October
5pm Rehearsal for wedding

Saturday 10 October
11.30am Internment of Fr John Paul’s ashes
1pm The Marriage of Caroline Dellow and Andrew Daye

Sunday 11 October
8.30am Eucharist – Rev Ruth Innes
10.30am Sung Eucharist – Rev Ruth Innes
(Children planting bulbs)

The latest Mark my Words magazine is available now Mag_OctNov09 in pdf format.

Monday 28 September
7.30pm Bookmark – Good to be God by Tibor Fischer

Tue 29 September
7pm Craft Group

Thursday 1 October
10am Eucharist – Bishop Alan

Saturday 3 October
10.30am Cafe with homemade soup and rolls

Sunday 4 October HARVEST FESTIVAL
8.30am Eucharist – Bishop Alan Smithson
10.30am Family Service – Bishop Alan

Please bring tins of tuna, corned beef, sweetcorn and bags of sugar for St Catharine’s Convent.

Followed by bring and share lunch and Auction of Talents.

Tomorrow we are taking part in Back to Church Sunday for the first time. Why not let it be your first time too? The theme this year is COME AS YOU ARE which means you don’t need to dress up to come to church. We don’t mind jeans and t-shirts or tweed and hats. Anything goes.  Don’t be afraid to come on your own – hopefully there will be lots of other newcomers too.  A welcome awaits you at St Mark’s.

We have a more traditional service at 8.30am which lasts for about 30 mins.

There is another more modern service at 10.30am with hymns and organ music.

In the evening at 6.30pm there is a very traditional choral service of Evensong.

Here is what another bishop has to say about it on You Tube:

Back to Church Sunday

Monday 21 September
7.30pm Ridley Draft of Covenant meeting at St C by the Castle

Wednesday 23 September
7.30pm Area Council meeting at St Peter’s Lutton Place

Thursday 24 September
10am Eucharist followed by coffee and chat

Friday 25 September
6.30pm Choir practice

Saturday 26 September
Doors Open Day in Edinburgh

Sunday 27 September – BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY
Bring a friend to any service:
8.30am Eucharist 1970 Liturgy
10.30am Sung Eucharist 1982 Liturgy
6.30pm Sung Evensong

8.30am Eucharist   Rev Ruth Innes

10.30am Blessing of new organ by Bishop Brian Smith and Baptism of Callum Edmund Robertson by Rev Ruth Innes

4.30pm Ruth preaching at the Robin Chapel. Please come along.