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Carol & Christmas Services, 2021

Some Christmas services were held in the church, and others on Zoom or YouTube. The Carol Service was held on Sunday 19th December on YouTube. The YouTube link to this is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEyvYPWVAnI (As a precaution, the choir had pre-recorded ‘live’ the music in Covid safe conditions, a couple of weeks before the service, just before…

Voice for Life Congratulations!

On Advent Sunday, 28th November, Rev Nick Wills was delighted to present the following Voice for Life Awards to our Junior Choristers: Medal and White Ribbon: Lennox Light Blue Ribbon: Emma Dark Blue Ribbon: Catherine Catherine was also Instituted as Head Chorister. Many congratulations to them all on all their commitment and hard work!

News & Views: December 2021 & January 2022

The December 2021, & January 2022 issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving to St Peter’s: This…

2021 Christmas Charity, The Woodland Trust

Our 2021 Christmas Charity was ‘The Woodland Trust, Couldoran Appeal’. In 2019 Woodland Trust Scotland bought a mountain, Ben Shieldaig near to Applecross in the West Highlands, to protect and restore the last fragments of temperate Atlantic rainforest clinging on there. Now unexpectedly Couldoran, the 4,500 estate next door, has come on the market and…

Welcome Event for Syrian Refugees

On Saturday 20th November, 2021, many volunteers came from both from St Peter’s and from Edinburgh City Mission to help with a special event to welcome Syrian Refugees. It was a truly lovely experience, with lots of children playing, delicious halal pizza and the chance to offer a warm welcome to them. During the day,…

News & Views, November, 2021

The November 2021, issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here, (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) For previous magazines, please see https://stpetersedinburgh.org/news-views If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving…

News & Views: October, 2021

The October 2021, issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving to St Peter’s: This pandemic poses a…

Welcome to all Students!

In St Peter’s, our International Student Cafe is our active social group for students & young adults. It meets regularly for social events and discussions, and we’d love you to join it! St Peter’s also has many inter-generational groups including.: 4-part inter-generational choir with a stimulating varied repertoire from the Renaissance to present day Walking Group (Explore…

News & Views: September, 2021

The September 2021, issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving to St Peter’s: This pandemic poses a…

News & Views: July/August, 2021

The July/August 2021 issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving to St Peter’s: This pandemic poses a…

News & Views: June 2021

The June 2021 issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving to St Peter’s: This pandemic poses a…

Eco Congregation

It is encouraging to know that many members of St Peter’s are passionate about environmental sustainability. Thank you to those who take the time to write about this subject matter and who remind us that, as people of faith, we must continue to take steps in order to preserve the planet, for ourselves and for…

News & Views: May 2021

The May 2021 issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving to St Peter’s: This pandemic poses a…

Curry Making with Pall Singh

One of the highlights of the past month in our Young Adult services was a Cooking Workshop from Building Bridges Project Director Pall Singh, who many will remember from when he preached at St Peter’s on the topic of Cultural Diversity. Pall was born into a Sikh family in India, where he spent his early…

News & Views: April 2021

The April 2021 issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving to St Peter’s: This pandemic poses a…

Soda Bread on Zoom

Much fun was had when Chris Hodgson recently led a session on Zoom with all those present making soda bread! It took about 50 minutes to make and bake. During it, there was lots of interesting chat, discussion and laughter. Thank you Chris for being so patient and making it so interesting and fun!!

News & Views: March 2021

The March 2021 issue of News and Views, our monthly magazine with news and information of services, events, and what is happening in St Peter’s, can be found here: (Please note that to fulfil GDPR, all personal details have been removed.) If you have any questions, please email the office: office@stpetersedinburgh.org Giving to St Peter’s: This pandemic poses a…

‘Books for Bairns’

Further to what is written below, we now have a partnership with South East Edinburgh Foodbank. Over 50 books were delivered during the February 2022 half term to the South East Edinburgh Foodbank. They were delighted with the gifts and are happy to receive future donations of children’s book. The aim is to improve the lives…