News & Writing
Here you’ll find news about events at Holy Cross, our magazine, sermons and occasional newsletters. There’s also a calendar and links to our social media.
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We have an email list – those on it receive our magazine in electronic form and occasional updates and new items. To be added to the list, contact the magazine editor via [email protected] and send a completed contact data form:
We are also present on Twitter @HolyCrossEdin and Instagram @holycrossedinburgh but are currently using these less frequently.
During the periods of lockdown in the coronavirus pandemic we started producing worship videos and posting them on our YouTube channel. They can be viewed here. We hope to continue to post the occasional video on our channel.
Our main social media presence is our Facebook page HolyCrossEdinburgh. This is where we post news, details of upcoming events and photos from past events. Check it out and please like our page.
The Amalarius Blog
Our former Rector has a Blog entitled Amalarius in which he shares his thoughts on liturgy, history and religion. These are his own views and do not necessarily represent the position of Holy Cross or the Scottish Episcopal Church. Here are some posts:
- One of our priorities at Holy Cross, Davidson’s Mains has been reconnecting with local families. The church used to have a flourishing Sunday School but, as in other places, this mode of ministry died out in recent decades. With our […]
- We have a fine, new, updated edition of the 1982 Scottish Liturgy but something is missing… Following a tradition that goes back to the early Church, it is common in Anglican worship to sing the dialogue and preface at the […]
- The following extract is from The Islesmen of Bride (1922), a semi-autobiographical novel about an unnamed island in the Hebrides by the remarkable Episcopalian, pioneer photographer, and traveller in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Mary Ethel Muir Donaldson (1876-1958). […]
The Amalarius Blog
Visit our Rector’s blog in which he shares his thoughts on liturgy, history and religion.
Latest News & Writing
- Holy Cross Magazine November 2024Read or download the latest issue of our monthly magazine. If you would like to join the Holy Cross email list, please send your address to the magazine editor via [email protected] Printed copies of the magazine are also available.
- Holy Cross Magazine October 2024Read or download the latest issue of our monthly magazine. If you would like to join the Holy Cross email list, please send your address to the magazine editor via [email protected] Printed copies of the magazine are also available.
- Holy Cross Magazine September 2024Read or download the latest issue of our monthly magazine. This month’s issue includes Stephen Holmes’ last ‘Letter’ as Rector of Holy Cross, before he headed to become the new Provost of St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth. If you would like to join the Holy Cross email list, please send your… Read more: Holy Cross Magazine September 2024
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