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

Use the 'Contact Us' page to find options for getting in touch or e-mail aitkenam@yahoo.co.uk. .

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. Contact the office.

Hot News

Take part in the preparation for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI Series of 4 workshops (Caritas in Veritate) on Mondays on August 16th, 23rd & 30th and on 16th September at 7pm in the Gillis Chapel. See ebulletin on Cathedral website.

Called to Teaching? to find out more about teaching as a vocation see the poster and leaflets at the back of the church or look on the sces website

Cathedral Fringe Events - Many dates and times, August 7th to 29th- see poster for details.

First Tuesday Coffee Morning - after 10am Mass on Tuesday 3rd August in the parish hall, please come along.

Jazz Gospel Service, Sunday 1st August, 6pm to 7pm with well-known Harlem singer, Melba Joyce, in St. Cuthbert's, West End.

Also relaxed informal afternoon of Jazz in the historic surrounds of the Grassmarket, 3 stages will feature a range of easy listening Jazz and Blues from 1pm. Come and join in the singing of traditional hymns and spirituals.

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.

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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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