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Vespers in Elgin Cathedral: Saturday 31 August 2024

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Elgin Cathedral was founded by King Alexander II 800 years ago, in the year 1224.
Historic Scotland, who own and maintain the site, have done their best to mark this significant anniversary. But among all the events and promotions, there seems to have been no Christian religious service included anywhere.

An Urquhart Stone come to Pluscarden

As part of its quite radical reorganisation, in view of declining numbers, the Church of Scotland recently closed its long standing parish at Urquhart. Urquhart is a small village some 5 miles or so East of Elgin. There, some time between 1130 and 1150, King David founded a Benedictine Priory, established as a daughter house of Dunfermline Abbey.

Building Progress 6 August 2024

It has been two months since the last report on this web site about our current building operations.

Externally during this time, daily change has become somewhat less dramatic than during the early months of building. Nevertheless, very much work has most certainly been done. Without question our new St. Joseph’s guest house will be a very fine and very substantial building.

The Ordinariate Mass at Birnie Kirk 3 August 2024

Not far from Pluscarden, just on the other side of the River Lossie, stands the small Church of Birnie, dedicated to St. Brendan. By repute St. Brendan himself is said to have visited the site, and indeed to have established a Church there, in place of a pagan shrine, in the early 6th century.