St. John the Evangelist RC Church
Brighton Place, Portobello
Parish Priest : Very Rev. James Canon Rae
Parish Assistants : Mike Knox; Alice Codling
Postal address : 3 Sandford Gardens, Edinburgh, EH15 1LP
Tel : 0131 669 5447
Admin Assistant : Dorothy Dickson
Tel : 0131 669 5618 Office hours : 11am to 5pm Mon, Tue, Fri.
e-mail : dorothydickson@blueyonder.co.uk
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Hot News
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Sunday in Lent from 3pm to 4pm in the church.
Stations of the Cross, Wednesdays after 10am Mass.
Lenten Mass for the sick - Tuesday 9th March 2:30pm in the Church.
Station Mass will be held in St. John's, Portobello on Wednesday 10th March at 7:30pm.
Confirmation and First Eucharist Children - First Reconcilliation on Monday 8th March in the church at 7pm.
Concert For Killimanjaro Friday 12th March, 7:30pm at Holy Rood School.
Gift Aid offerings/donations can be taken out at any time throughout the year and is a valuable source of additional income for St. John's at no extra cost to parishioners.
St. John's is accessible to wheelchairs and has a LOOP system fitted for those with hearing aids.
St. John's is part of a group of parishes which are planning to work together to promote links between our parishes; maximise the use of our skills and resources; and prepare for the impact of the foreseen shortage of priests.
There is a local Catholic primary school - also St. John's, Portobello
and a secondary school - Holy Rood High School
We also support FairTrade, are part of the Portobello Council of Churches and have a relationship with a group of small Christian communities in Legho, Tanzania in Africa.
St. John's is a Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, a charity registered in Scotland - number SCO08540
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