Thanks very much to everyone who has shown an interest in our group guided walk at the Red Moss Bog in Balerno, an important biodiversity site, on Saturday 3 October. We still have a few places left (we are limited to 15), so please do register your interest as soon as possible by emailing…

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…

‘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…

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…

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…

10-12 MayIn recent years, we have come to enjoy a tradition of celebrating 40 Hours Adoration, or Quarant’ore, in this period of Eastertide. (Last year we offered a chance for all to get involved in celebrating this at the time, just before the Conclave, when the meeting of the Cardinals to choose a new pope…

We are delighted to share that we will be having another Cluster Parish Pilgrimage after thesuccess of last year’s event. This year’s pilgrimage – celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the death of St Francis ofAssisi – will take place this Saturday 16 May starting at St Mary, Star of the Sea at 10.00am toThe…

Join us on Monday 5 October at 2:30 pm at St John’s for our first Healing Mass of the year, including the Sacrament of the Sick. A Healing Mass is a special celebration asking for God’s grace, strength, and comfort for those in need of physical, emotional, or spiritual healing.All are warmly welcome.