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Winter Rainbow: An Out-door Exhibition
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…
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Carol Service: Sunday 20th December
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…
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News & Views: December 2020 / January 2021
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
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Christmas Charity, 2020: ‘Embrace the Middle East’
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…
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St Peter’s SEA Change Challenge: SEA: Sustainability. Ethical. Awareness
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…
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News & Views: November 2020
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
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SEA Change Challenge: 18th – 31st October, 2020 (SEA: Sustainable. Ethical. Awareness.)
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…
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News & Views: October 2020
The October edition 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
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#LongDistanceSocial -Community Sponsored Walk in aid of Shakti Women’s Aid:
On Saturday 12th September, 24 people, 3 dogs, 5 bikes and 2 cars participated in our Round Edinburgh City Relay Walk. The total length of the full circular route was 28.5 miles, the sections being made up of various offers to walk different lengths, calculated from their homes as a return journey. Some participants specifically…
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‘Plastic Ocean’
As part of the Faith and Film series, COG recently presented the film Plastic Ocean, and this was followed by a fascinating informed and informal discussion. The following slides were prepared for this discussion: Where anyone feels able, please email the church office with any ideas, thoughts and suggestions you may have of how to…
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News & Views: September 2020
The September edition 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
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Giving to St Peter’s
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…
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Sunday 2nd August: Pentecost 9: with a summary of the Congregational thoughts to the Reflection Questions
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…
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Sunday 26th July: Pentecost 8, with a summary of the Congregational thoughts to the Reflection Questions
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.…
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Sunday 19th July: Pentecost 7, with a summary of the Congregational thoughts to the Reflection Questions.
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…
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Sunday 12th July: Pentecost 6, with Congregational thoughts to the Reflection Questions
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…
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Sunday 5th July, 2020: Pentecost 5, with the Congregational thoughts on the Reflective Questions
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…
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News & Views: July & August, 2020
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
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Sunday 28th June: St Peter’s Day: ‘The Rock’, with the Congregational thoughts on the Reflective Questions
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…
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Sunday 21st June, 2020: Pentecost 3: ‘Laments and Dreams’. With the Congregational thoughts on the Reflective Questions.
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…