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The St Peter’s Community Outreach Group (COG) has helped to organise an exhibition of art by the children of Preston Street Primary School. The school ran an art competition titled ‘Winter Rainbows’, in which all classes took part. COG was then invited to help the local councillors judge between the finalists. The winner, runners-up, and…

With the current Scottish Government’s Regulations, sadly the church is closed until further notice with no services being held. For those who wish to reflect themselves, this page has the Liturgy Books, Readings, Collect & Year’s Mind for the weeks we are not meeting together in church. Sunday 17th January, 2021: Epiphany 2 Sunday 10th…

Wishing one and all every blessing, peace and joy at this Christmas time. During the Christmas morning service, our Rector, Rev Nick Wills, gave his Christmas message and told the Christmas story using wrapped ‘presents’ left by the congregation on Sunday 20th December. He opened the presents at the beginning of the service, with much…

The morning service for Advent 4 is based around Romans 16: 25-27 and Luke 1: 26-38. Our Rector, Nick, preaches on this passage about Mary, the focus of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, as well as reading a Pastoral letter from Bishop Mark, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The Intercessions are led by Lenore, and…

Our Carol Service for during Covid times can be found here: https://youtu.be/TSJpfwQE39w Everything was recorded in a Covid-safe manner, the traditional readings and well-loved Carols being sung either by individual singers with organ, one recorded each week in church, or by individuals recording themselves at home singing parts to an organ backing track, which were…

The service for Advent 3 is based around Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11 and John 1: 6-8, 19-28. Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills, preaches on this passage about John the Baptist, the focus of the Third Sunday of Advent. And about that annoying bloke from the Asda adverts. But mostly about John the Baptist. The hymn…

The service for Advent 2 is based around Isaiah 40: 1-11 and Mark 1: 1-8. Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills, preaches on these Advent readings, based on the 2nd Sunday of Advent and the role of the Prophets in calling God’s people to repent and follow God’s ways. Our Associate Priest, Rev Sue Whitehouse presides. Christmas…

The December / January issue of News and Views can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, some details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org

The service for Advent 1 is based around Hebrews 11: 13-16 and Mark 13: 24-37. Rev Sue Whitehouse preaches on these readings and the key themes of Advent. Rev Nick Wills presides. The Sunday service was recorded and uploaded onto YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5EzRtX3tms Christmas Services: For Information about our Christmas Services, please see: http://stpetersedinburgh.org/christmas-services-2020 (Please note to…

St Peter’s has recently committed to conducting two fundraisers over the course of the next year for an organisation called Embrace the Middle East. The first is for our 2020 Christmas Appeal. With over 160 years of experience, Embrace the Middle East is a Christian charity which helps people of all faiths and none to free…

The service for Christ the King is based around Ezekiel 34: 11-16 and Matthew 25: 31-46 Rev Nick Wills, our Rector, leads the service the Sunday service and preaches. It was recorded and uploaded onto YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3x5AOIYwuc The Communion hymn is sung solo by a member of the choir, and the Organist is Sheila Chisholm. The…

The service for Pentecost 24 is based around Judges 4: 1-7 and Matthew 25: 14-30 Rev Nick Wills, our Rector, leads the service the Sunday service and preaches on the Parable of the talents. It was recorded and uploaded onto YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzuvSuRxbDg The Communion hymn is sung solo by Catherine, and the Organist is Sheila Chisholm.…

The SEA Change Challenge was conducted on Facebook from October 18-31, 2020. Each day, we posted a different challenge, encouraging individuals in our community to not only consider their current consumer habits but also to share great ideas on sustainable products and ethical places to shop. The feedback we received was that participants and observers…

The service for Remembrance Sunday is based around 1 Corinthians 15: 51-57 and John 6: 37-40 Rev Nick Wills, our Rector, leads the service the Sunday service, which includes an Act of Remembrance. It was recorded and uploaded onto YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGHlOcp9X5U The Cornet is played by Laurie Whike during the Act of Remembrance, from outwith the…

The readings for this service, on the weekend of the festivals of All Souls and All Saints, are Revelation 7: 9-17 and Matthew 5: 1-12. Rev Nick Wills, our Rector, leads the service and preaches, and the Organist is Sheila Chisholm. The hymn during the Communion, ‘Jerusalem the golden’ is sung solo by Freya Eddy,…

The November issue of News and Views is now available for download. Please note that to fulfil GDPR criteria, some details have been removed. To contact the office, please email: office@stpetersedinburgh.org

The service for Pentecost 21 is based around readings from The first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8 and Matthew 22: 34-46. Rev Sue Whitehouse, our Associate Priest leads the Sunday service and preaches. It was uploaded onto YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDDw68Eee9M The Organist is Sheila Chisholm, and the hymn during the Communion is sung…

The service for Pentecost 20 is based around readings from The first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10 and Matthew 22: 1-14. On Sunday morning, 18th October, we welcomed Pall Singh to speak. Pall is a former CMS Mission Partner and now the Director of Building Bridges in Edinburgh which enables organisations and faith…

Did you know that, just because your cleaning product states ‘not tested on animals’, it does not mean that the ingredients inside the cleaning product were not tested on animals. In the UK, many animals, including guinea pigs, rabbits and mice, are used in experiments, which can include having chemicals dripped into their eyes, poured down their…

These services are based around readings from Deuteronomy 8: 7-18 & Luke 17: 11-19 Our Rector, Rev Nick Wills, presides for these Eucharist services. The Sunday service was recorded and uploaded onto YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNDjfjAz1Ew For those who brought something to our Harvest service, thank you! The donations will be taken to the Basics Bank at the Community…