Noticeboard

NOTICES
for SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2025

Christmas Greetings
Thank you from the Jesuit Community for your Christmas greetings, cards and gifts.  They are very much appreciated. 

Christmas Liturgy
Thank you to everyone who welcomed, sang, read, prepared the flowers, cleaned the church, set up decorations, counted the collections, and contributed so much to our worship over Christmas. Just over 700 people attended the Christmas liturgies this year including many visitors.

Crib Collection
The Crib Collection this year will again be for the work of the Bethany Trust.  The Bethany Trust is supported by Christian churches across Edinburgh and works with the homeless and refugees in the city.  Our young adults take the Bethany Care Van out onto the streets regularly in the evenings to provide food and friendship to the homeless.  Funds from the Crib Collection are used partly for the work of the Care Van and partly for Bethany Trust’s emergency winter accommodation for the homeless.  The collection box is in the narthex and clearly marked.  As always, thank you for your generosity.

Catholic Directory 2026
The Catholic Directory 2026 for the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is available in the narthex and bookshop (£3).

SVP Food Table
It has been decided to discontinue the SVP Food Table at the back of the church.  It has been increasingly difficult to make sure donations have ended up where they were intended.  And there is other bigger and better coordinated food bank provision in Edinburgh and especially nearby at Central Hall in Tollcross.  Thank you to everyone who has donated food in the past – if you wish to continue doing so, we recommend Tollcross.  Our Young Adult Ministry supports the Bethany Trust Care Van and donations of basic toiletries (appropriate for the homeless; including sanitary products) and, especially at this time of year, warm socks and woolly hats and gloves are appreciated.  There is a basket for donations next to the Christmas tree in the narthex.

Sunday Ministries
The new rota for welcomers, readers and eucharistic ministers is being prepared – if you would like to volunteer, please let us know: ejc@jesuit.org.uk

Diploma in Catechetics
Explore the richness of the Catholic faith in 2026 by taking the archdiocesan Diploma in Catechetics. 7.30pm each Thursday on Zoom starting on 22 January.  Cost £220.  Register at bit.ly/diploma2026  Video introduction at bit.ly/diplomareel

Financial Support for Sacred Heart Church
We rely on the generous financial support of those who worship in this church to be able to keep the building and our mission in Edinburgh afloat.  The most helpful way of giving is by Standing Order, either monthly or weekly, as this allows us to predict income and plan well.  If you are a UK taxpayer, please also sign a Gift Aid form – this enables us to claim from the Government an additional 25p for every £1 you donate at no extra expense to yourself.  Standing Order and Gift Aid forms are available in the narthex.  If you have internet banking, you can set up a Standing Order online.  As ever, thank you for your generosity.

Please remember in your prayers all those of our parish who are sick or housebound including Mary Cherry, Patrick Conboy, Sandra Fleming, Benedicte Gasparde, Ion Luncanu, John McManus, Phyllis Reid, and Betty Saria.

Edinburgh Jesuit Centre Mailing List
Each Friday afternoon, we send out a short email reminder of concerts, talks, retreats and other events at Sacred Heart Church.  Join the mailing list by emailing ejcpastoral@jesuit.org.uk  You can unsubscribe at any time.

Events in the Archdiocese
Click here for a full list of forthcoming events in the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.