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.

“O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so previous in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may see beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Amen.”

(A Prayer from Pope Francis (2019))

Worship

News and Notices

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
St Mary’s Peace Garden completed17/08/2023
On Sunday 13th August, our Patronal Festival, we marked the completion of our new Peace Garden with an outdoor dedication and blessing led by Revd… Read more: St Mary’s Peace Garden completed

Newsletter – 8th September 202405/09/2024
Fairness, justice, God transforming the land and people’s lives, particularly the poor and challenging stories about Jesus’ actions are part of our scriptures set for this Second Sunday in the Season of Creation. In the reading from the Prophet Isaiah, we hear that God promises to deliver and heal, transforming the afflicted and the barren landscapes into flourishing life. Our Psalm is one of the Psalms of Ascent, meant for pilgrims to sing on their way to Jerusalem for the annual feast days. This Psalm looks forward to a time when justice will prevail, and God will establish his Kingdom of justice, love and peace. In the Epistle we hear from the Book of James that treating people differently based on wealth contradicts faith in Jesus Christ. God honours the poor in spirit, promising them the Kingdom of God, we’re also reminded that it is faith not our actions that are the path to eternal life. As we view these readings in the context of the Season of Creation what does it mean for us, as Christians, to think of fairness and justice in the midst of the Climate crisis, in the context of differing impacts of climate change across the world and the places with different historical responsibilities for changes to our planet?