The Vine Trust – Open Day for Leith Churches
The Vine Trust is holding an Open Day on Saturday 14 February, welcoming visitors to its brand-new Education and Resource Centre on a converted barge in Leith. The Trust works with some of the poorest children and communites around the world. If you’d like to find out more and see how you (or your school) might be involved, come and have a look. For a poster, click on the link. Vine Trust Barge Open Day
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) – 18-25 January 2012
In company with churches around the world, we will mark the WPCU through worship together. Our joint service is on Wednesday 18th January, at 7.30pm and is hosted this year by St Mary Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, Constitution Street (see the St Mary’s page for map and other details), There will be refreshments afterwards in the Parish Centre. Fr. Denis Cormican (St Mary’s), Rev. John Tait (Pilrig St Paul) and Rev. Andrew McMillan (Ebenezer) are the planning team for the service. This is the first WPCU service for some years and all are very welcome. For a poster, click on the link. WCPU poster 2012
Our Christmas parcel event (see below) was a great success! Photos and an update will be posted soon. Many thanks to everyone who helped.
Wrap a Christmas parcel for a sailor
Seafarers in Leith or other Scottish ports over Christmas are far from home and family and a Christmas parcel and friendly greeting may be a lifeline. This year Leith Churches Together is organising the parcels with the joint support of the Sailors’ Society, the Mission to Seafarers and the Apostleship of the Sea, and we’ll have a very special Christmas card to enclose, designed by a pupil from St Mary’s (Leith) RC Primary School. Ocean Terminal are kindly hosting the event in their mall for the first two days, and St Mary’s Star of the Sea in their Parish Centre on the third. To see a poster, click on the link. Seafarers Parcels Poster.
Everyone is welcome to drop by, but if you can offer an hour to help on the main team, please contact Jennifer Stark 0131 554 2578, email outreach@leithchurchestogether.org.uk
Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th November 2011: 10am-4pm, Ocean Terminal Mall (check at Info desk)
Saturday 5th November: 2-4pm, St Mary’s Star of the Sea Parish Centre (behind the church – entrance from Constitution Street). Map of location on their member page.
Pause For Peace @ Ocean Terminal, Sunday 11th September 2011
Our short act of remembrance in Ocean Terminal was attended by 40-50 people, and included a minute’s silence in the whole mall. We remembered all victims of terrorism and those working for peace. Several people told us afterwards that they had found it both moving and appropriate. Many thanks to the Ocean Terminal management and staff for their help in arranging this. For the order of service, click on the link. PAUSE FOR PEACE.
Jazz Vespers in August. See News and Events page, or click on the link for a poster. Jazz Vespers 21 August 2011
