Newsletter: Third Sunday of Easter_19 April 2026_PDF
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Join the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Saturday 18 April, 3:45pm-4:45pm in St Andrew’s Parish Rooms at 77 Belford Rd, Edinburgh, EH4 3DS, for a faith-focused discussion on the gift of feminine genius. Register at edinburgh@almamercy.org or call 0131 343 3380.
SPUC’s Pro-Life Chain takes place at 11:00am on Saturday 25 April on Lothian Road, Edinburgh, by the Sheraton Hotel. Beforehand, Archbishop Cushley leads a Rosary for Life at Sacred Heart Church, Lauriston, EH3 9DJ (optional registration here). At 1.15pm there will be refreshments in Sacred Heart Church Hall.
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.
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
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 26 April from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Email religiousvocations@staned.org.uk
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.
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/
Sung Vespers with prayers for the Holy Land takes place at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, on Wednesday 20 May at 7:00pm. Includes the exhibition 50 Faces of the Holy Land.
Register by email: cathedralhouse@stmaryscathedral.co.uk
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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