Spiritual Resources

During this phase of the Coronavirus outbreak, along with the rest of the Scottish Episcopal Church and many other denominations, St Peter’s has suspended its usual pattern of worship.

Each week this page will have different prayers, thoughts and reflections added for personal use.

Easter Sunday: All being well, we look forward to meeting our new Rector, Rev Nick Wills. He will be leading a service for Easter Day that will be available to watch on YouTube. The service will start at 10.45am, and a link for you to join this will be added on Saturday night.

As we move through Holy Week, please find below information to aid your devotions, prayers and reflections for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Holy Saturday will be added on Friday night.

10th April: Good Friday: Prepared by The Very Revd Jim Mein, our Interim Pastor, these meditations are designed to be read between 12 Noon and 3pm. The meditation follows the last 24 hours of Jesus’ life. Each section contains a Hymn, Reflection and a Prayer, followed by some silence. The approximate times of when each section would have begun are given. Two documents are attached for this. One has Jim’s reflections and prayers. The second has the text of the Bible Readings and Hymns. If you have your own Bible and Hymnbook, you do not need the second one.

2.30pm: Bishop Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen, will lead a Passion Narrative and the Veneration of the Cross. Being broadcast at 2.30pm, it will also be available to watch after it is finished: http://www.scotland.anglican.org/broadcast-sunday-worship/

9th April: Maundy Thursday, 6pm: The Edinburgh Diocese is joining an online service from the Scottish Episcopal Church at 6pm. The Rt Rev Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, and Rev Canon Dr Carrie Applegarth celebrate a Eucharist from their home in Perth. To connect you to the service: http://www.scotland.anglican.org/broadcast-sunday-worship/ Then click on ‘Our Facebook page’ or ‘Our YouTube’. 

Sunday 5th April: Palm Sunday: A Reflection, prepared by Revd Sue Whitehouse:

Once again, another option of worship is to join an online service from the Scottish Episcopal Church at 11am. This week it is from the home of Bishop Andrew of Brechin Diocese. To connect you to the service: http://www.scotland.anglican.org/broadcast-sunday-worship/  and then click on ‘Our Facebook page’ or ‘Our YouTube’. 

For our children: Kristee has sent this link put together by Claire Benton-Evans, the Edinburgh Diocesan Youth and Children Officer. It contains a variety of fun ideas and activities for the children to do during Holy Week. These can be found at: https://edinburgh.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Easter-2020-resources.pdf

29th March: Passion Sunday: For Service Information: http://stpetersedinburgh.org/sunday-29th-march-passion-sunday-lent-5

The April edition of News and Views is now available for download: http://stpetersedinburgh.org/news-and-views-april

Sunday 22nd March: Mothering Sunday: For Service Information: http://stpetersedinburgh.org/mothering-sunday-22nd-march-2020

National Day of Prayer on Sunday 22nd March. National Day of Prayer

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