Our two November BEREAVEMENT MASSES will take place this coming Monday 2 November 2026 at St. Mary Magdalene’s at 7.00pm and on Monday 16 November 2026 also at 7.00pm at St. John’s. These are gentle and beautiful candlelit Masses in which we remember our dead – and have the opportunity to light a candle…

THE FIRST RCIA ENQUIRY EVENING (RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiationof Adults) will be on Tuesday 22 September at 7.45pm in the Parish House. Would you like to discover more about the Catholic Faith or possibly even be received or baptised into – or confirmed in – the Catholic Church?  Were you baptised Catholic…

The Season of Creation runs from 1 September to 4 October – the feast of St Francis of Assisi). What is the connection between caring for creation and being inspired by discovering the wonder of what surrounds us? This coming Saturday we have a special guided opportunity to learn and be inspired. This event…

Many will be aware of the Statue of the Sacred Heart, carved by the renowned Scottish Catholic sculptor, Hew Lorimer, and gifted to St John’s a few years ago by Hilary and Hugh Stafford Northcote, through the good offices of friends of Fr Jock, Kate and James Hamilton, both writers and artists. Last year, Kate and James gave Fr Jock a set…

‘We are so very grateful to everyone who donated to Fr Jock’s 40th Anniversary Ordination Appeal.  Half of the money will be going to the STEKA home and half to STEKAskills. These donations will have a huge impact for our small charities and the people they support in Malawi.  STEKAskills is using its share to ensure we weather the terrible inflation experienced in Malawi so we can make your women’s hostel the best it can be. We are excited…

During August, when Edinburgh hosts many festivals, some parishioners areperforming. Frances McDevitt, as part of Edinburgh Festival Chorus, is singing at 5 concerts during the Edinburgh International Festival. Info and tickets at https://www.eif.co.uk/ Saturday 08 August, 6.30pm, Usher Hall – Opening Concert(https://www.eif.co.uk/events/opening-concert-all-rise): All Rise (Symphony No1) by Wynton Marsalis – Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra…

Fr Jock is very grateful to those who have expressed a wish to give him presents for this 40th anniversary of ordination, but he does not want any! However, if, by chance, anyone wishes instead to make a donation to the STEKA Children’s Home and Vocational Skills Centre in Malawi, he would be both delighted and grateful.   Our two parishes have…

Julie Harris, Chair of Holy Rood RC High School Parent Council, writes: ‘His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has a statutory duty to inspect and report on the quality of education in Scotland. Holy Rood RC High School was inspected in March 2026, and the report has been published this month. A detailed inspection…