St. John the Evangelist RC Church
Brighton Place, Portobello
Parish Priest : Monsignor James Rae (Provost)
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
Use the 'Contact Us' page to find options for getting in touch or e-mail aitkenam@yahoo.co.uk.
Royal Infirmary Chaplaincy - all denominations - 0131 242 1990
Catholic Chaplain, Jacqui du Rocher - 0131 242 1995
Gift Aid offerings/donations can be taken out at any time during the year and is a valuable source of additional income for St. John's at no extra cost to parishioners.
Contact the office on 669 5618.
People who are seriously ill should normally be served spiritually by their local Parish Priest before going into hospital, where on admittance they should request that the Hospital Chaplaincy be informed.
The Royal Infirmary Catholic Chaplain is Ms Jacqui du Rocher. She or one of her team will visit patients who have asked for her to be informed and arrange for a Priest to administer the Sacraments.
In case of emergency the Chaplain's telephone number is 0131 242 1995, and the Chaplaincy Team Administrator's number is 0131 242 1990
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Hot News
St. John's wishes all parishioners and visitors a Happy and Holy New Year.
Please pray for the success of our mission to be led by the Sion Community starting on 17th March 2012. Here's a copy of our mission prayer.
Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 25th January at 7:30pm in the presbytery.
For P3 children and parents there will be a gathering Monday, 6th February at 7pm in the hall.
Fr John Langan SJ, will give a talk on "Just War in the 21st Century" on Tuesday 7th February 7.30pm at the Lauriston Jesuit Centre. See poster for details.
Meeting of Justice and Peace Group on Monday 23rd January at 7:30pm in the basement of 3 Sandford Gardens. All Welcome.
Craig Lodge Retreats for 2012 - their website for details.
The Wednesday Word, a leaflet about each Sunday's gospel to be shared by parents and children in primary 5, 6 & 7. If you have a child in this age group not at St. John's and you would like to be included, please contact Lousie Redwood 669 4459. Examples of the leaflet for adults below.
RCIA Enquiry Group - If you know of anyone who wants to know more about being a Catholic or wants to find a way of making contact again, all will be warmly welcomed. 7:30pm, Tuesday evenings at 3 Sandford Gardens.
Changes to some bits of the Mass have begun - find out more about it by reading this document and going to the website set up by the Catholic Bishops of Scotland - Roman Missal Scotland.
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
Copyright © 2008 by St. John's RC Church, Portobello, Edinburgh
