On Friday evening we enjoyed a recital of organ music by Christopher Haynes of Auchterarder. He played pieces by Liszt, Greene, Bach, Mozart and others.
Graham and Robin welcome Christopher to St John’s prior to the recital
There was a good turnout for our first concert of the summer, where Niall Brown performed Bach Cello Suites 1 and 3.
This summer we have three music recitals:
23 June: Niall Brown, works for solo Cello
21 July: Christopher Haynes, works for Organ
25 August: Ayman Jarjour, works for Classic Guitar
All performances commence at 7.30pm on their respective days and a retiring collection will be taken for a charitable cause.
The Quest 2017 edition of our magazine, Quest, is available for download: PDF
Our church was lovingly decorated for Easter with lily and narcissi flowers adorning almost every surface!
We started our service today with the blessing of the palms followed by a procession. Holy Week has begun …
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April 9: Palm Sunday
10.30am: Eucharist with Procession and Passion reading
Maunday Thursday
11am Holy Communion
7.30pm Eucharist with feet or hand washing and vigil
Good Friday
10.45am PACT walk of witness starting at St John’s Kirk
12-3pm At the foot of the Cross with Bishop David
Holy Saturday
8pm Easter Vigil
April 16: Easter Sunday
7am PACT dawn service at Quarrymill
8.30am Holy Communion
9am Easter breakfast
10.30am Eucharist and Easter egg hunt
The latest edition of our magazine, Quest, is available for download: PDF.
(See more of the church interior.)
St John’s is an open, welcoming Eucharistic-based community, committed to moving forward in its mission and outreach to the wider church and secular community, offering a nurturing environment seeking to serve God through the gifts of its people.
Our Church of St. John the Baptist exists
- to worship God as understood in the person, life, death and resurrection of Jesus;
- to care for the people of Perth and its environs;
- and to engage with the wider world in a positive, caring and thoughtful way.
Celebrating the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost with environmentally friendly balloons
We are an inclusive church and work without making judgments and in complete confidence, with people of all faiths, cultures, races, genders and sexual orientations. And we welcome the opportunity of sharing with you in your journey of faith. We would be delighted to help with Baptisms and Marriages, and we are also available to help support through Funerals and bereavement.
We are a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, part of the world-wide Anglican Communion. Seven dioceses cover the whole of Scotland bearing witness to faith today and tracing a history back to the earliest known Christians in Scotland. We are a part of the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane.
There is a Scottish Episcopal Church presence in communities across Scotland. Members of the church engage in roles of active Christian leadership on peace, justice and human rights issues as well as having pastoral and educational roles. The church works closely with other Christian denominations and faith communities in Scotland in responding to the needs and concerns of all people.