On Sundays
join us in worship
Spiritual Resources
All are warmly welcome to our services! They are held in our church each Sunday at 9am and 10.45am, Process and Choral Evensong once a month at 6.30pm, and on the First Thursday of the month at 11am.
Tree Lighting Ceremony, Sunday 3rd December, 5pm
To mark the start of Advent, at 5pm on Sunday 3rd December we are having our annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Beginning in the church garden will be the switching on of the lights on the tree. We will then move into the hall to sing carols and enjoy refreshments. It is very child-friendly with lots of community carol singing. All are very welcome!
Carol Service, Sunday 17th December, 6.30pm
For information about all our Christmas and New Year Services, see https://stpetersedinburgh.org/christmas-2023-and-new-year-services
If you are interested in applying to be our Children’s and Young People’s Worker, please see https://stpetersedinburgh.org/childrens-young-peoples-worker Closing date: 12th December.
Sunday Services
9am, A service of Holy Communion using a shortened Liturgy from The Scottish Prayer Book. This service uses traditional language, and usually has no music or sermon.
10.45am. A service of Holy Communion using the 1982 Liturgy. This uses modern language, with the choir and congregational singing.
Children are always very welcome to our services! Children’s Church has fun activities for them with children leaving for the hall during the first Bible reading. During services, they are also very welcome to use and enjoy the activity and colouring-in station set up at the back of church. If you have any questions, please speak to a Welcomer before the service or email childrenandfamilies@stpetersedinburgh.org.
Refreshments are served after our 10.45am Sunday service. All are very welcome!
6.30pm, PROCESS; Once a month, usually on the second Sunday of the month. Our next Process Service is at 6.30pm on Sunday 10th December, 2023. For more information about this interactive and creative service, please see https://stpetersedinburgh.org/process
6.30pm, CHORAL EVENSONG; Once a month, usually on the last Sunday of the month. Our next Choral Evensong is at 6.30pm on Sunday 28th January, 2024. For more information, please see https://stpetersedinburgh.org/choral-evensong
First Thursday of the Month, 11am. A service of Holy Communion using a shortened Liturgy from The Scottish Prayer Book. These services use traditional language, and usually have no music or sermon. The next ‘Thursday’ Service is at 11am on 7th December, 2023.
The Liturgy Books for the Sunday and Thursday services, and the Readings, Collect & Years Mind for our forthcoming services can be found here: https://stpetersedinburgh.org/readings-collect-years-mind
Our latest monthly magazine, News & Views, is available here: https://stpetersedinburgh.org/news-views
TODDLER GROUP meets on Mondays and Thursdays from 9.30am to 11.30am. All Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Carers and Nannies are very welcome to bring their little ones aged 0-3 to these very friendly groups! For more information see https://stpetersedinburgh.org/monday-thursday-toddler-groups
STUDENTS & YOUNG ADULTS: We extend a very warm welcome to all students and young adults, and we will hold a series of special events throughout the year for them to get to know each other better. For more information see https://stpetersedinburgh.org/students-young-adults
Giving to St Peter’s: If you are able to help by contributing financially to aid the continuation of the work of God in St Peter’s, we would be enormously grateful. Please click here for more information about how to give to St Peter’s: https://stpetersedinburgh.org/giving-to-st-peters
Information for when attending church:
The wearing of face masks / face coverings is optional in St Peter’s. We ask that everyone please respect the decisions made by each individual, especially to those who wish to continue wearing a face mask / covering and/or wish to continue being seated at a distance.
All are very welcome to our services but we ask that anyone who has a fever or is showing symptoms of a virus or Covid-19 please do not come to church until all symptoms have gone. Thank you.
Office Phone Number is 0131 563 8198
There are no set office hours with Sheila and Laura working flexibly part-time. In addition to Sunday services, the office is open Monday – Friday by appointment. You can also contact the office by email, office@stpetersedinburgh.org or by telephone. Telephone messages may be left on the answer machine, but please note it may take a few days before these are heard or dealt with.
Find us
Get in touch
Due to Covid-19, the office is not open as often as it usually is. You can email us, or leave a phone message, but please note that phone messages may take a couple days to be answered. Scottish Charity Number: SC017358
St Peter's Scottish Episcopal Church: Rector: Rev Nick Wills
14 Lutton Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9PE
0131 563 8198
office@stpetersedinburgh.org
Community
What's happening
Youth/Students
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Community
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Choir & Music
Do you love sacred and choral music? So do we! Choral music is integral to our worship and each week our inter-generational sing at the 10.45am Sunday service, and for…
St Peter’s garden
St Peter's is very fortunate to have a quarter acre of sunny garden in south central Edinburgh. Local residents and workers often sit in our garden to eat a picnic,…
St Peter's in the community
St Peter's is both a Christian church and a community space open to people of all faiths and none.
News
Children’s & Young People’s Worker
We are looking to employ an enthusiastic Children’s & Young People’s Worker. 10 hours a week including Sunday mornings on a…
Christmas 2023 and New Year Services
Sunday 3rd December Advent Sunday 9am Said Communion; 10.45am Sung Communion; 5pm: Tree Lighting Ceremony Sunday 17th December Advent 3 9am…
News & Views, November, 2023
The November 2023 issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in…
Process
All are very welcome to this relatively new monthly creative, interactive and hopefully spiritually uplifting evening worship experience. Currently exploring the…
Choral Evensong
Choral Evensong is usually held on the last Sunday of the month. The next one is at 6.30pm on Sunday, 28th…
Students / Young Adults
A group of students and young adult on a trip to the skittles bowling alley.