St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Carden Place, Aberdeen – Pro-Cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney

St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Carden Place is a welcoming and caring Christian community in Aberdeen City.

We are a church in the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney and a part of the global Anglican Communion. We meet in a building – known as the ‘Tartan Kirkie’ – as touched by history as it is accentuated by colour.
At whatever stage you find yourself in life, we welcome you to join us.

The purple Prophet’s Candle is lit during the first week of Advent, and symbolises hope.

“We shall go out with the angels to meet the Lord and cry out in adoration: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”

(St Cyril of Jerusalem)

Worship

News and Notices

Ordination at St Mary’s24/09/2024
St Mary’s hosted the Ordination Service for Rev’d Helen Randall on Saturday 21st September at which Bishop Ian Paton, our current acting Bishop, was the… Read more: Ordination at St Mary’s
Thursdays @ 725/04/2024
Revd Roger Dyer will be leading a mid-week informal group to read the Bible, pray together and seek to encourage one another in our Christian… Read more: Thursdays @ 7
Italian Evening19/04/2024
There will be an Italian Night on Friday 19th April at 7pm. This will be a fundraising event with some nice Italian style foods. Several types of homemade… Read more: Italian Evening
Holy Week Services21/03/2024
For your diaries, please note the services for Holy Week at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral are as follows: Holy Wednesday 27th March10am Holy Communion: Revd Roger… Read more: Holy Week Services
Photograph Competition 2023 Results21/10/2023
It’s time to reveal the winners of the St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Photograph Competition for 2023. This year the competition judge was Reverend Dr Jenny Holden.… Read more: Photograph Competition 2023 Results

Newsletter – 1st December 202429/11/2024
In Luke’s Gospel we hear Jesus telling his disciples that there will be “signs” to prepare the world for his return. In today’s world we think of “signs” as things that give us warning or direction, like signposts on a road. In the narrative of the four Gospels of the New Testament we are told repeatedly that the actions and miracles of Jesus are “signs” that reveal to us his divinity and his power to heal and save. So, when in this Scripture reading Jesus tells us to prepare to witness signs, he is not primarily warning us about impending calamities, but rather to see what is happening around us as evidence that our ultimate destiny is redemption. As we enter Advent, our season of reflection, penitence and preparation, we are reminded again that “our redemption is drawing near”. Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel will come to us.