Newsletter: Palm Sunday_29 March 2026_PDF
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Stations of the Cross: Monday 30 March, with Fr Federico Dundas. Join Fr Federico and people from across Scotland for the Stations of the Cross 7:45pm on Lent. We will pray for unborn children, their mothers and all pro-life intentions. Registration: https://bit.ly/stations26 or QR code
Eat and share
Dates for forthcoming Eat and share’, held in St. Peter’s parish room are:
- 7pm, Thursday 28 May, our topic our topic will be `Our Lady’,speaker to be confirmed.
Please note also that there will be additional Confessions as follows:
Holy Monday, 30 March in St. Peter’s 7-8pm and on
Holy Wednesday, 1 April in St. Columba’s 7-8pm.
Volunteers needed to join St. Peter’s Children’s Liturgy team. The Children’s liturgy celebrates the gospel reading from a resource that allows the children to understand the reading at a younger level; then a very short discussion about it; and an activity (usually colouring in). New volunteers needed to join the team. No previous experience working with children required; the role is open to anyone over the age of 18, male or female. The only requirement is that all new leaders must join the PVG Scheme and attend a safeguarding training session (PVG and training session will be organised by our Parish Safeguarding co-ordinator). After that you’ll receive induction and support from the team. We’d love to welcome new volunteers to our team. Please contact Aoife Palmer aoife_drew@yahoo.co.uk or 07816 876 74
The Mass of Chrism is a powerful moment in the life of the Church, where priests renew their promises and the oils used in the sacraments are blessed. It takes place at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, on Tuesday 31 March at 7:00pm
If you are a young women thinking about a vocation to the Religious Life, join others for discussion and prayer at St Columba’s Church, 9 Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh, EH9 1SM, on Sunday 29 March from 4pm to 7pm. Email religiousvocations@staned.org.uk
A Good Friday Pilgrimage
A Good Friday Pilgrimage beginning at Edinburgh Jesuit Church of the Sacred Heart, 28 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh, at 9:00am on Friday 3 April. Stops include St Albert’s Catholic Chaplaincy and St Mary’s Cathedral. For more info email acassidyshl@jesuit.org.uk
Join the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Saturday 28 March, 3:45pm-4:45pm in St Andrew’s Parish Rooms at 77 Belford Rd, Edinburgh, EH4 3DS, for a faith-focused discussion on Holy Week. Register at edinburgh@almamercy.org or call 0131 343 3380.
St John Henry Newman
A talk on St John Henry Newman at Mayfield Salisbury Church 18 West Mayfield, Edinburgh EH9 1TQ on Thursday 16 April, 7:30pm-9:00pm from Monsignor Rod Strange, leading scholar of the life of the saint. Entrance by donation. Event organised by the Edinburgh Circle of the Newman Association.
Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat
| A retreat for spiritual and emotional healing after abortion will be held in Glasgow on Friday 24 to Sunday 26 April. For more information call or text Sr Andrea on 07816 942824 or email sisterandrea@rachelsvineyard.org.uk. Visit www.rachelsvineyard.org.uk |
Order of Malta Ball
An evening of spirited reels, dinner and charity auctions in support of good causes. Saturday 25 April 2026, Prestonfield House, Edinburgh. Tickets at https://www.orderofmaltaball.com/
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Donations of warm clothing, coats and shoes etc. for men and essential accessories and backpacks, suitcases. Please leave at back of St. Peter’s and St. Columba’s Church.
From the makers of the Bible in a year and the Catechism in a year comes the Rosary in a year.
In Ascension’s Rosary in a Year podcast, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, guides listeners in a step-by-step journey that will change the way you pray – no matter where you are in your spiritual life. By starting small and adding on over time, listeners will find themselves falling more in love with this powerful Marian devotion, becoming a source of grace for the whole world. Listen to discover on your podcast provider …. – How to build a daily habit of prayer – How to form a relationship with Jesus and Mary – The Biblical foundations of the Rosary – How to meditate with sacred art (Visio Divina), saint writings, and scripture (lectio divina) – The power of Mary’s influence in your life …and more. —
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