Diary dates for week beginning 14 October 2007

Tue 16 Nov 7.30pm Vestry meeting

Thu 18 Nov 10am Eucharist

Sat 20 Nov 10am - 12noon Kid's Mission

Sun 21 Nov 10.30am Harvest Festival and Family Service
Bring along some Fair Trade goods
6.30pm Healing Service

Action for Burma

Saturday has been made a global day of action for Burma with protests in 67 cities around the world. There will be a Candle-lit vigil in solidarity at the Aung San Suu Kyi tree (beneath the floral clock) THIS SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER. 3pm.
Please WEAR RED.

There will also be a sponsored run on the Meadows in the morning see www.runforburma.org .

Edinburgh Citizens in Solidarity with Burma

PRESS PHOTO CALL

Saturday 6 October, 3pm, West Princes Street Gardens.

Edinburgh citizens are to take part in the Global Day of Action for a Free Burma this Saturday (6 October), alongside protests taking place in 67 cities around the world.

In the morning, a sponsored 5k run will take place on the Meadows, and in the afternoon there will be an eye-catching but solemn candlelit vigil in West Princes Street Gardens. It will take place underneath a tree planted there for democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she was awarded the Freedom of the City by Edinburgh Council in 2005.

Those attending the vigil will wear red in solidarity with the thousands of monks and others who remain under arrest and at risk of torture in Burma.

Ko Aung, a Burmese student leader from the 1988 demonstrations said, 'This day of action is to show that this crisis has not gone away. Our friends, families and spiritual leaders are in jail cells today at risk of torture. The UN Security Council must act now to end the crackdown and must keep focused on this crisis until we know the people of Burma are safe. The international community must not desert them now.'

Juliette Daigre, a Burma Campaigner based in Edinburgh, said, 'The public meeting organized on Thursday to plan Edinburgh's response to the situation was packed to the rafters. We want the people of Burma to know that Edinburgh stands with them, and to show the Burmese government that we are watching their every move. We also hope the protests will force the UK Government to do more to demand an end to the military crackdown and get the UN Security Council to act.'

Choral Evensong

Tonight our newly formed choir will be singing Choral Evensong at St Mark's at 7pm. If you hanker after 1929 Prayer Book language then this is the one for you. (And I shall not be cantoring (?) you will be relieved to know!)

Event cancelled

Please note that the International Cafe to be held on Saturday 6 October will not take place. Instead we will have our usual 3S Cafe from 10.30am to 1pm.

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

New Flickr photo album

You can now find photos of St Mark's on my Flickr page. Check it out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13592381@N04/