Scottish Evening

An evening of Haggis and Dancing – Friday 27 January, 6.30-9pm. For Tickets contact us.

Christmas and New Year Diary

All our services and other events over the Christmas and New Year period are listed below.

We invite you to our special services over the Christmas season whether you are a returning visitor or this is the first time you have come to St Mark’s.

Sun 18th December 4th Sunday in Advent
10.30am Sung Eucharist
If you can’t make the Crib Service, this is a chance to see our Junior Church’s nativity play.

6.30pm Service of Lessons and Carols
Our service includes music and readings old and new for choir and congregation.

Thurs 22nd 10am Eucharist

Sat 24th Christmas Eve
4pm Crib Service and Nativity Play
This service is for children and their friends and families of all ages.

11pm Midnight Mass
Welcome in Christmas Day with this very special sung Eucharist.

Sun 25th Christmas Day
10.30am Christmas Day Service
Come and celebrate Christmas with us, whether you are bringing yourself, your friends, or your family.

Wed 28th
2pm Afternoon Tea
All are welcome to come to this chance to spend some time together during the holiday season. There may be some music, there may be some games – there will certainly be food, drink, and conversation.

Thurs 29th 10am Eucharist

Sun 1st January 2012 1st Sunday after Christmas
10.30am Sung Eucharist

Thurs 5th
10am Eucharist

Sat 7th
10am-12noon Church Opening
If you would like a chance to wander around our historic building at your leisure, do drop in.

Sun 8th Epiphany 1
10.30am Sung Eucharist

Magazine for December and January

In this issue: meet our new Rector, try a recipe for ‘Scripture cake’, and find details of all our services and other events in Advent, the Christmas season, and the new year.

Magazine for December and January

New rector

The Institution of the Revd Dr Sophia Marriage as Rector of St Mark’s takes place at 7:30 today.

Magazine for October and November

The latest edition of  Mark My Words is available to download as a PDF file.

Included inside this bumper edition: an update on the Boundary wall, a note from Bob about the 8:30 Eucharist, an update from the Vestry about Sophia’s institution, a Daly duo of Parish Personalities and much much more!

Doors Open Day

St Marks will be open as part of Edinburgh’s Doors Open Day. We are venue number 5 in the North Edinburgh & Leith brochure.

We will be open from 10am to 4pm on Saturday only – please come and look around our historic church building! Of course we are also open to anyone who would like to come to our service at 10:30 on Sunday morning.

The church is accessible to wheelchair users via a ramp, and located within a few minutes’ walk of bus stops for the Lothian Buses 15 and 26, and First Bus 129 services.

While you are in Portobello, you may like to use the Portobello Architecture Heritage Trail to find other interesting buildings in the area. The Victorian Swimming Baths on the promenade, which can be reached from the road just opposite the church, are also open for Doors Open Day from 12 noon to 4pm.

Announcement: New Rector!

I am very pleased to confirm that the Revd. Sophia Marriage has accepted an invitation to become the next Rector at St Mark’s, Portobello. Sophia currently has 2 roles – one of Associate Rector of St Martin’s, Dalry Road and the other as Continuing Ministerial Oficer for the Diocese of Edinburgh. She will give up both roles to move to St Mark’s on a full-time basis. I am delighted that Sophia’s selection was the unanimous decision of the Vestry and we all look forward to welcoming her, and her family, to St Mark’s later in the year, and to supporting her ministry in Portobello in the coming months and years. Plans are now in hand for Sophia’s Institution, which will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, 22nd November.

Ian Gardner
Interim Chair/ Secretary
St Mark’s Vestry
14 August, 2011

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Diary for June

Mon 30th May 7.30pm Book Group

Tues 31st May 7pm-9pm Craft Group

Thurs 2nd June Ascension Day
10am Eucharist
7:30pm Ascension Day Eucharist

Sat 4th June 10am – 12 noon Church Open to Visitors

Sun 5th June
8.30am Eucharist
10.30am Sung Eucharist

Tues 7th June
2pm Tuesday Fellowship
7.30pm Vestry

Thurs 9th June 10am Eucharist

Sun 12th June Pentecost
8.30am Eucharist
10.30am Sung Eucharist
As part of our Pentecost celebrations, we invite surrounding churches to come and accept a cake from St Marks, to take it back to their church to share with their congregation.

Thurs 16th June 10am Eucharist

Fri 17th June 6.30pm Choir Rehearsal

Sun 19th Trinity Sunday and Father’s Day
8.30am Eucharist
9.30am Choir Rehearsal
10.30am Family Eucharist
Church Picnic: After the service all are welcome to join our church picnic at Vogrie Country Park. Games for the active and food for all! Please speak to any member of the Junior Church team if you need transport.
Junior Church will start up again the first Sunday in September.

Thurs 23rd June 10am Eucharist

Fri 24th 6.30pm Choir Rehearsal

Sun 26th
8.30am Eucharist
10.30am Sung Eucharist
Evensong: come and worship with our Choir as they sing Evensong at Rosslyn Chapel at 5pm

Tues 28th 7pm Craft Group

Thurs 30th 10am Eucharist

Ascension Day

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only–begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens; so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him continually dwell.
Cranmer’s Ascension Day Collect

Come to our Ascension Day Eucharist at 7:30pm today.

Magazine for June and July

The latest edition of Mark My Words for June and July, uploaded as a pdf file.

In this month’s issue: an important update from the Vestry about our vacancy, details of the parish outing to New Lanark on September 10 (book now!), and all the dates for your diary from St Mark’s for the coming months.