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
Special collection for Mill Hill Fathers Missionary work was £1017.63
Monday, 29th June is the solemnity of Sts. Peter & Paul, NOT a holy day of Obligation.
The parish council will meet in the presbytery on Wednesday, 1st July at 7:30pm.
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.
Volunteer tradesmen of all types needed to give advice and help on a number of projects - Please contact Canon Rae or Vincent Knowles.
Fairtrade stall also needs volunteers, Contact Paul Bevan 258 0042.
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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