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We are delighted that post-pandemic, Choral Evensong resumed in May 2022. All are warmly welcome to this beautiful service! For those who have found in the past that following the Prayer Book is difficult, a new Liturgy Book for Choral Evensong is now being used. Usually held at 6.30pm on the last Sunday of the…
This community meal, funded by Building Bridges and hosted by St Peter’s Episcopal Church, will be prepared by a wonderful local Syrian family. Now that Hadil’s parents, Faten and Huda, have safely arrived from Aleppo, Syria, to live with Hadil’s family here in Edinburgh, this fund-raising event in partnership with Building Bridges, starts at 5pm. …
The May, 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 pandemic poses a…
The April, 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 pandemic poses a…
The March, 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 pandemic poses a…
In light of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the Immigration Advice Service is offering Ukrainian nationals free immigration advice regarding their options to come to the UK. For anyone affected, all they need to do is visit their website here: https://iasservices.org.uk/visa-concessions-for-ukrainians-in-the-uk/ and fill out the contact form. A member of their team will then be in touch within…
The February, 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 pandemic poses a…
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…
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!
Our annual Tree Lighting Ceremony was held on Sunday 28th November, 2021. Great fun was had by all! After an exciting count-down, led by our Rector, Rev Nick Wills, the evening continued with singing some Carols in the garden. We will then moved into the hall to continue singing more Carols while enjoying a wide…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thank you to all who so generously gave to the Christian Aid Indian COVID Appeal during May. We raised £711.91 in church, and that does not include any donations given directly to Christian Aid, or to the Vellore Christian Medical Centre in India. With India in a devastating second wave of Covid-19, and the situation…
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…