WELCOME TO ST JOHN'S

THE CORNERSTONE

A tranquil multi use green venue overlooking Princes Street Gardens tailored to your needs

Welcome to St John’s

St John’s is a thriving Scottish Episcopal congregation at the heart of Scotland’s beautiful capital city.

Our mission is summed up in the five St John’s AMEN-S:
1. Affirm and deepen the faith of the members of the congregation
2. Make new disciples of Jesus Christ
3. Embrace the care of creation and advocacy for eco-justice
4. Nurse the wounds of those who are hurting body, mind, or soul
5. Speak truth to the powers of the world

Service Times

Sunday

8:00 am Holy Eucharist (Scottish Prayer Book)
9:30 am Choral Matins (Scottish Prayer Book)*
10:30 am Choral Eucharist (1982 Scottish Liturgy)
6:00 pm Choral Evensong (Scottish Prayer Book)
 
Tuesday
8:30 am Morning Prayer (in chapel)
3:30 pm Exploring Silent Prayer (in chapel)
 
Wednesday
8:30 am Morning Prayer (in chapel)
11:00 am Holy Eucharist (1982 Scottish Liturgy, in chapel)
 
Thursday
8:30 am Holy Eucharist (1982 Scottish Liturgy, in chapel)
 
Friday
8:30 am Morning Prayer (in chapel)
10:30 am The Ark (in chapel)
 
All are welcome at any of our services – read more about our services and what to expect here.
*except the 1st Sunday of the month
Sunday’s Choral Eucharist and Evensong services are also live-streamed on Facebook.

What’s going on at St John’s?

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22/05/2026 – St John’s e-news

15/05/2026 – St John’s e-news

08/05/2026 – St John’s Monthly Roundup for April

01/05/2026 – St John’s e-news

You can also find the latest edition of our “Cornerstone Magazine” here.

We are a Christian community within the Scottish Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Edinburgh. We welcome all, whoever you are and wherever you find yourself on the journey. We worship the triune God. We proclaim God’s abundant, reconciling, and boundless love in our Lord Jesus Christ for each and every one of us; we trust God’s Spirit to guide, lead, challenge, disturb, and protect us. We have joined our Presbyterian neighbours at St Cuthbert’s and Edinburgh New Town Church in a Local Ecumenical Partnership to live out God’s mission for Edinburgh’s City Centre.
We solemnise marriages of two consenting adults regardless of gender and we celebrate the diversities of human identities as a gift from God.

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