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
A Happy, Holy and Joyous Easter to all our parishioners and visitors.
May Devotions will be said each Monday to Friday during May after 10am Mass.
Mass for the sick on Tuesday 29th May at 2:30pm.
See Wilfred Moshi from Legho climb Mount Everest on www.facebook.com/ mounteveresthandinhand or wilfredmoshi.wordpress.com
Irish Night in St. Kentigern's, Parkgrove Ave on Friday, 18th May. Tickets £6. Contact Paddy Ferry 554 8216.
Vatican II: 50 Golden Years: part one of a series of talks on Tuesdays at 7:30pm from May 29th to June 26th at the Lauriston Centre . Click for more details.
Caritas Awards Ceremony at Clyde Auditorium on Saturday, 2nd June at 2pm.
Diary Dates for children receiving Confirmation and First Eucharist. Rehearsal on Wednesday, 23rd May at 7pm in the church; Confirmation and First Communion on Sunday, 27th May at 12:00 Mass; final gathering on Sunday, 10th June at 10am Mass.
Eucharisitic Ministers Meeting on Monday, 28th May at 7:30pm in the church.
Concert at St. Phillip's on Thursday, 24th May by Gareth Davies Jones, an excellent singer and musician with links to Fair Trade and Christian Aid.
Justice and Peace Networking Evening - share ideas and experiences on issues of Justice and Peace at Gillis Centre on Wednesday, 23rd May from 7:30pm - 9:30pm. Contact Miriam McHardy on 0131 623 8922 or Miriam.mchardy@staned.org.uk.
FreshStart - find out more on their website and consider helping with starter packs.
Craig Lodge Retreats for 2012 - their website for details.
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.
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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Cardinal's Speeches - click here
