Diary dates for week beginning 11 November

Sunday 11 Nov Remembrance Sunday services taken by Bishop Alan Smithson

Mon 12 Nov 7.30pm Cursillo meeting at St Margaret''s Easter Road

Tue 13 Nov 7.30pm Vestry meeting

Wed 14 Nov 7pm Film Night - Life is Beautiful

Thu 15 Nov 7-7.30pm Exploring Christianity - The Authority of Scripture

Fri 16 Nov set up for Advent Fayre

Sat 17 Nov 10-12.30 Advent Fayre

Diary dates for week beginning 5 November

Ruth will be at the Clergy Conference from 5-7 November.

Thu 8 Nov 7-7.30pm Exploring Christianity - The Holy Spirit

Sun 11 Nov - Remembrance Sunday

Diary dates for week beginning 28 October 2007

Sunday 28 Oct 7.30pm Bookmark

Tuesdau 30 Oct 7pm Craft Group

Thursday 1 Nov 7.30pm Exploring Christianity - Contextual Bible Study with Anne Tomlinson

Saturday 3 Nov 10.30am 3S Cafe

Sunday 4 Nov Feast of All Saints and All Souls
7pm The Alternative Service - Remembering

Items needed for Advent Fayre - books, CDs, DVDs, tombola and raffle prizes, baking, antiques and treasures, gifts, crafts and cards

AGM - there are vacancies for 2 vestry members, and People's Warden. Nominations to be in by Sunday 11 November.

Open Week at St Mark's

After Doors Open Day St Mark's will be open for the week from 1-6 October from 10am to 2pm.

On display will be old Records and Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths. In the evenings there will be many events for you to take part in. Please bring along a friend.

Monday 1 Oct 7pm Film Night - Brother Sun Sister Moon (the story of St Francis of Assisi)

Tuesday 2 Oct 7pm Choral Evensong - St Mark's choir (Organist Andrew Morley)

Wednesday 3 Oct 7.30pm Quiz Night - teams of 3 or 4.

Thursday 4 Oct 7.30pm Talent Night

Friday 5 Oct 8pm Candlelit Compline

Saturday 6 Oct 4-7pm International Cafe (tickets £10)

Diary dates for week beginning 24 September 2007

Monday 24 Sept 7.30pm Bookmark is cancelled due to lack of interest. We will hold the discussion on this book until next meeting on Sun 28 Oct. We will also be reading 'The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox' by Maggie O'Farrell.

Ruth will be at a residential meeting of the Mission and Ministry Board meeting from 25-26 Sept.

Tue 25 Sept 7pm Craft Group. Please bring a note of items you have made for the Advent Fair.

Wed 26 Sept Magazine deadline for articles.
7.30pm Area Council mtg at St Peter's Lutton Place

Thu 27 Sept Ruth will be on a training course all day.

Sat 29 Sept 10am-4pm Doors Open Day. St Mark's will be open for visitors.

Sun 30 Sept 7.30pm Portobello Council of Churches at St Philip's

Diary dates for week beginning 9 September 2007

Sunday 9 Sept
8.30am Eucharist - Bishop Alan Smithson
10.30am Sung Eucharist - Bishop Alan Smithson

Monday 10 Sept 7.30pm Joint Cursillo meeting at South Queensferry

Ruth will be at a residential Board Meeting from 10-11 September

Wednesday 12 Sept 12,30pm Chernobyl children's lunch
7pm Induction of Rev Dr Caroline Lockerbie at St Christopher's Parish Church

Thursday 13 Sept 10am Eucharist followed by coffee

Saturday 15 Sept 10am Church cleaning

Diary dates for week beginning 26 August 2007

Monday 27 Aug 7.30pm Bookmark - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Tuesday 28 Aug 7pm Craft Group
7pm Meeting of Social Committee and friends

Wednesday 29 August 7.30pm Institution of Rev'd Susan McDonald at Christ Church Morningside

Thursday 30 August 10am Eucharist followed by coffee and a chat

Saturday 1 September 10.30am 3S Cafe

Diary dates for week beginning 29July 2007

Sunday 29 July Summer Hat Competition and Pimms on the lawn after the service. (Also Iva, our organist's leaving day)

Mon 30 July 7.30am Bookmark - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Tue 31 July 7pm Craft Group

Thu 2 Aug 10am Eucharist followed by refreshments and a blether

Sat 4 Aug 10.30am 3S Cafe

Diary dates for week beginning 15 July 2007

Monday 16 July 10.45am Funeral of Tim Holt in church

Thursday 19 July 10am Eucharist - +Alan Smithson

Saturday 21 July 10am Church cleaning

Diary dates for week beginning 1 July 2007

Saturday 7 July 2pm Wedding of David Robertson and Kathryn Hanwell
All welcome

Sunday 8 July Services (8.30am and 10.30am) taken by Bishop Alan Smithson

Ruth will be on retreat from 8-14 July.

Diary dates for week beginning 17 June 2007

Tuesday 26 June 4pm Sexual Ethics discussion at St John's Princes Street
7pm Craft Group

Thursday 28 June 10am Eucharist

Friday 29 June 7.30pm Ruth will be preaching at Holy Trinity Paisley on the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul and the 10th Anniversary of the ordination of Fr Darren McFarland and Fr Gordon Fyfe

Diary dates for week beginning 17 June 2007

Sorry its late!

Monday 18 June 7.30pm Bookmark reading Perfume by Patrick Suskind

Wed 20 June 7.30pm Portobello Amenity Society - photographs of old Portie by Archie Foley

Thursday 21 June 6-8pm opening of Wonder art work on the beach
7.30pm Prepare your own funeral - a fun evening!

Sat 23 June 2pm Christian Aid Forth Bridge walk

Sun 24 June Congregational Lunch after 10.30 service along with Teddy Bear's Picnic

Diary dates for week beginning 10 June 2007

Monday 11 June 7.30pm Ruth will be preaching at St Barnabas Moredun

Tuesday 12 June 7pm Film Night - Girl with a Pearl Earring

Thursday 14 June 7.30pm Vestry meeting

Saturday 16 June 10am Church cleaning
1pm Cursillo lunch at St Baldred's North Berwick
7.30pm Organ Recital by Iva Dolezalek

Diary dates for week beginning 3 June

Tuesday 5 June 2pm Garden Party at the Rectory

Thursday 7 June 10am Eucharist - The Rev'd Bob Gould

Ruth will be at General Synod from Thurday 7th to Saturday 9th June

Sunday 10 June Servers training after the 10.30am service

Diary dates for week beginning 27 May

Tuesday 29 May 7pm Craft Group
7.30pm Social Committee meeting - open to all

Thursday 31 May 10am Eucharist followed by coffee and cakes

Saturday 2 June 10.30am - 1pm 3S Cafe

Diary dates for week beginning 20 May 2007

Sunday 20 May 8.30am Eucharist - +Alan Smithson
10.30am Sung Eucharist - +Alan Smithson
(Ruth will prepare the older children for First Communion)
7.30pm Portobello Council of Churches at Duddingston Kirk

Monday 21 May 7.30pm Bookmark will discuss Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice

Wednesday 23 May 7.30pm Finance committee meeting at Pat's house

Thursday 24 May 10am Eucharist
7.30pm Area Council meeting at St Margaret's

Saturday 26 May 10am Provincial Cursillo meeting and AGM at Falkirk

Diary dates for week beginning 13 May

Sunday 13 May 6.30pm Christian Aid week service at the Baptist Church

Monday 14 May 7pm Film Night - The History Boys

Wednesday 16 May 7.30pm Ultreya at St Mary's Dalkeith

Thursday 17 May Ascension Day 10am Eucharist and 7.30pm Sung Eucharist

Saturday 19 May 9am Church cleaning and 1pm Wedding of Catherine Smithson and Harry Smith

Diary dates for week beginning 6 May

Monday 7 May 7.30pm Quiz Night - any team of 3 or 4 welcome. £2 per head. Refreshments served.

Tuesday 8 May 7.30pm Vestry meeting

Thursday 10 May 10am Eucharist

Saturday 12 May 10am-12noon Overseas Sale : Crafts, homebaking, jams, new goods, tombola.

Sunday 13 May Christian Aid week begins. Check out the best booksale in the world at St Andrew's and St George's church, George St Edinburgh

Diary dates for week beginning 29 April

Tuesday 1 May 11am Outing to Scone Palace and Crieff Hydro

Thursday 3 May 10am Eucharist

Saturday 5 May 10.30am 3S Cafe and Fair Trade stall

Coming up...
Monday 7 May 7.30pm Quiz Night - teams of 3 or 4 for a fun evening!

Diary dates for week beginning 22 April

Sunday 22 April 6.30pm Healing Service

Monday 23 April 7.30pm Bookmark : discussing The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson

Tuesday 24 April 7.30pm Craft Group in church
7.30pm Sunday School meeting at Nicola's

Wednesday 25 April 7.30pm Patronal Festival and potluck supper

Thursday 26 April 10am Eucharist with Bishop Alan Smithson

Please pray for our sister St Mark's in East Kilbride who will be celebrating the opening of their new church hall and rooms on Saturday 28th.