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This service is based around Genesis 32: 22-31 and Matthew 14: 13-21 Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills leads the service (along with lots of different members of our church) and preaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_NvuROPCzk One of the earliest stop-motion animations (of dolls wrestling) which dates from 1909 is used to accompany the reflection questions. This was sourced…
Members of St Peters give generously to support our ministry activities and services, pay for staff, the upkeep of the building, and provide the resources to make church happen. While the information below relates to financial giving, other pages on the website explain the different ways you can get involved and contribute. We would like to…
We are delighted that the church is open for Private Prayer on: Sundays 26th July & 2nd August: 2.30pm-4pm Wednesdays 29th July & 5th August: 4pm-5.30pm We just ask that: Hand sanitiser is used on entry & exit. physical distancing is kept at all times through guidance given by the volunteers, and following the one-way…
This service is based around Romans 8: 26-39 and Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills leads the service (along with lots of different members of our church) and Rev Sue Whitehouse preaches about ‘The Mustard Seed’: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHhYHVFO1hqHLPo4GtFjG_A Original Music Compositions by Neil Birse used with permission. Hymns sung by the Birse family.…
This service is based around Psalm 139: 1-11, 23-24 and Romans 8: 12-25 Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills leads the service (along with lots of different members of our church) and preaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38ddm-u8_kg Original Music Compositions by Neil Birse and Joanna Forbes L’Estrange used with permission. Hymns sung by the Birse family, and St Peter’s…
This service is based around Romans 8: 1-11 and Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23. Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills leads the service (along with lots of different members of our church) and preaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdLoVE2JBo4 Original Music Compositions by Neil Birse used with permission. Hymns sung by the Birse family and the St Peter’s Choir. Sound editing…
This service is based around Romans 7: 15-25a and Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30. Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills leads the service (along with lots of different members of our church) and our Community Worker, Kristee Boyd, preaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2w-jcj2qZo Original Music Compositions by Neil Birse used with permission. Hymns sung by the Birse family. Violin: Andrew…
The June edition of News and Views is now available for download. Please note that to fulfil GDPR criteria, some details have been removed. If you would like to contact the office, please email: office@stpetersedinburgh.org
This service is based around 1 Peter 2: 19-25 and Matthew 16: 13-19. Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills led the service (along with lots of different members of our church) and preached: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By6Umh0Mn58 Tu es Petrus: Palestrina, sung by the St Peter’s Choir. Original Music Compositions by Neil Birse used with permission. Hymns sung by…
This service is based around Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 and Romans 6:1b-11. Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills lead the service and Rev Sue Whitehouse preached.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80_4yQYw-Rk Original Music Compositions by Neil Birse used with permission. Hymns sung by the Birse family. CCL Licence 43554 St Peter’s Church. After the sermon on Sunday 21st June, the congregation were…
After the sermon on Sunday 14th June, the congregation were given three questions to consider. They were asked to send their thoughts to Kristee, who then summarised them. The sermon begins at 13.01 minutes on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8opMOTu1sa4 The six questions asked are: 1. When have you had moments of true joy in your life? 2. Are…
The Service of the Word for Pentecost 2. This service is based around Romans 5: 1-8 and Matthew 9: 35-10:8 Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills, leads the service and preaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8opMOTu1sa4 Original Music Compositions by Neil Birse and Joanna Forbes L’Estrange used with permission. A summary of the Congregational thoughts on the Reflective Questions given…
Coping with a feeling of powerlessness during the COVID-19 pandemic is at the heart of this week’s joint prayer offered by churches across Scotland. A letter encouraging Christians to join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday has been co-signed by 14 churches and faith organisations across the country, including the Scottish Episcopal Church. Many of…
In St Peter’s, our prayers join the cries of billions for an end to racism and injustice. We are committed to learning from what we have got wrong in the past and working with people of goodwill of all communities in the present to build a more just future…
The Service of the Word for Trinity Sunday. This service is based around Genesis 1: 1-2:4a and Matthew 28: 16-20 Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills, leads the service and preaches, with reflection on the death of George Floyd and how Diversity in Unity is at the heart of the Trinity, and love for all our…
The June edition of News and Views is now available for download. Please note that to fulfil GDPR criteria, some details have been removed. On page 17, there is a brief summary of a debate recently held by the International Student Café. Attached is the full summary of the debate. If you would like to contact the…
After 10 years of ministry in St Peter’s as Lay Reader, we said farewell and a grateful thank you to Janet McKinnell for all she has contributed to St Peter’s over the past 10 years. She is returning to her main focus of ministry in mentoring Lay Readers over the Diocese of Edinburgh. In the…
Our Lay Reader, Janet McKinnell, preaches and leads this Service of the Word alongside our Rector, Rev Nick Wills. It is Janet’s final service with us after 10 years of ministry at St Peter’s, and we thank her for all the time she has devoted to St Peter’s, and for all she has contributed. This…
A summary by Kristee Boyd, Community Development Officer After the sermon on Sunday 24th May, the congregation were given five questions to consider. They were asked to send their thought to Kristee, who then summarised them. The sermon can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wAGA0jhJlo The Sermon starts at 11.10. The Questions were: 1. Where do you…