Nativity Blessing & Carol Concert

Archbishop Cushley will bless the Nativity Scene at Mound Place, Edinburgh, at  3:00pm.

Schedule

2:00pm - Nativity Gathering, General Assembly Hall Courtyard, Mound Place, EH1 2LU (invited guests & church groups)

2:30pm - Nativity Service, General Assembly Hall Courtyard, readings & carols

3:00pm - Nativity Scene Blessing, Mound Place

3:30pm - Nativity Carol Concert, Ross Bandstand, Princes Street Gardens

This event is part of Edinburgh City Council's Christmas programme and is ecumenical and open to all. Free event - no registration is required.

Prisoners Week 2024: Changing the Way Ahead (workshop)

A two hour workshop to explore how you can get more involved with Prisoners Week Scotland.

Location: Greenbank Parish Church, 3 -5 Greenbank Parish Church, Braidburn Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 6ES

To register and for more information contact: sheena@prisonersweek.onmicrosoft.com, tel 07922649160

Event organised by https://www.prisonersweek.org.uk/

Prisoners Week 2024: Launch Service

Prisoners Week 2024 invites you to hear the voices of those affected by or working in the Justice system.

Our official launch service is in Perth on Sunday 17th November with guest speaker Graham Bell, chaplain at HMP Glenochil.

There will also be an opportunity to speak with charities and organisations working in Scotland’s prisons in The Marketplace (operating 30 minutes before and after the service).

Sunday 17th November, from 3.30pm to 4.30pm, Letham St Marks Church of Scotland, Rannoch Road, Perth, PH1 2HH

You can watch live at https://www.prisonersweek.org.uk

This event is not organised by The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh.

Explore - Discernment Group for young women

Thinking about a vocation to the religious life? Join other young Catholic women to chat and explore God's will in monthly get-togethers in Edinburgh.

Led by Sr Mirjam Hugens FSO, it takes place on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00pm - 7:00pm, at St Columba’s, 9 Upper Gray Street, EH9 1SN. Dates below.

It is a chance to pray, share and discuss in a relaxed environment, and refreshments will be served. The series continues on the last Sunday of each month at the same time/venue:

Includes a retreat: 4-7 April 2025.

To register or find out more, please email religiousvocations@staned.org.uk

Explore - Discernment Group for young women

Thinking about a vocation to the religious life? Join other young Catholic women to chat and explore God's will in monthly get-togethers in Edinburgh.

Led by Sr Mirjam Hugens FSO, it takes place on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00pm - 7:00pm, at St Columba’s, 9 Upper Gray Street, EH9 1SN. Dates below.

It is a chance to pray, share and discuss in a relaxed environment, and refreshments will be served. The series continues on the last Sunday of each month at the same time/venue:

Includes a retreat: 4-7 April 2025.

To register or find out more, please email religiousvocations@staned.org.uk

Explore - Discernment Group for young women

Thinking about a vocation to the religious life? Join other young Catholic women to chat and explore God's will in monthly get-togethers in Edinburgh.

Led by Sr Mirjam Hugens FSO, it takes place on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00pm - 7:00pm, at St Columba’s, 9 Upper Gray Street, EH9 1SN. Dates below.

It is a chance to pray, share and discuss in a relaxed environment, and refreshments will be served. The series continues on the last Sunday of each month at the same time/venue:

Includes a retreat: 4-7 April 2025.

To register or find out more, please email religiousvocations@staned.org.uk

Explore - Discernment Group for young women

Thinking about a vocation to the religious life? Join other young Catholic women to chat and explore God's will in monthly get-togethers in Edinburgh.

Led by Sr Mirjam Hugens FSO, the first one takes place on Sunday 26 January, 4:00pm - 7:00pm, at St Columba’s, 9 Upper Gray Street, EH9 1SN.

It is a chance to pray, share and discuss in a relaxed environment, and refreshments will be served. The series continues on the last Sunday of each month at the same time/venue:

Includes a retreat: 4-7 April 2025.

To register or find out more, please email religiousvocations@staned.org.uk

Clergy Formation Day

This event is for clergy of the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh.

Clergy are invited to this formation day with renowned Catholic motivational speaker and author David Wells.

It takes place on Thursday 17 October 2024 at The Gillis Centre, Edinburgh, 11:00am-3:00pm.

Schedule

1100 - Coffee
1130 - First talk, Q&A
1300 - Midday Prayer (in St Margaret's Chapel)
1315 - Lunch
1400 - Second talk, Q&A
1500  - Depart

The title of the event is A New Vocabulary - Understanding our contemporary landscape and the call to be missionary focused. 

David Wells has written two books, co-authored two more, produced two video series and spoken at more than 2,000 conferences worldwide.

He said: "Our contemporary Catholic language uses a terminology that might be alien to our grandparents.We speak of Missionary Disciples, Discipleship, Evangelisation, New Evangelisation, Catechesis, Accompaniment,  and Synodality. There was a time when “Catholic” seemed to be the only word.

"It is of course easy to get lost in it all or to be cynical about terminology but such words speak a truth to us about the times we live in and the needs we are confronting.

"This changing landscape is not a change in our identity so much as it is a change in our relationship with society.

"Let us gather at The Gillis Centre to try to make sense of all this with good grace and humour as we recognise that the people we are ministering to have changed significantly, and so have we."

To register for this event, clergy are asked to email ann-margaret.clark@staned.org.uk so we can arrange for catering.

Psalms & The New Lectionary

From Advent 2024, a new translation of the psalms used in the liturgy at Mass will be introduced.

At this event:

Join Fr Adrian Porter SJ to explore the ancient literature of the psalms, their translation and use in Christian worship.

There will also be a practical look at the ways in which the psalms can best be spoken or sung at Mass.

This FREE workshop is for readers, cantors and anyone with an interest in the psalms. Register here

This event is sponsored by the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh, the Society of St Gregory, and the Edinburgh Jesuit Centre.

Holy Mass for All Souls'

Archbishop Cushley will offer Holy Mass for the repose of all the faithful departed who have died in the Archdiocese in the last year, especially those buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery, 49 Mount Vernon Rd, Edinburgh, EH16 6JG.

This will take place on All Souls’ Day, Saturday 2 November, at 10:00am in the Cemetery Chapel.