St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
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St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
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Scotland's only Cathedral to maintain the tradition of daily Choral Worship. 'Art & Ecology' project host. Mother Church of the Diocese of Edinburgh.
All welcome to the Cathedral tomorrow for:

- our services,, with beautiful music from the Cathedral Choir by Palestrina
- our Cathedral AGM, at 12 noon
- and our Community Tree Planting at 1pm, with A+E.
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
All are really welcome to our Community Orchard Planting event on Sunday 23rd November, 1pm. See how we're transforming the Cathedral grounds, help plant some apple trees (to replace those lost in March), and make new connections in the local community!

www.cathedral.net/whats-on#cath-community
Orchard Planting Community Event | St Mary's Edinburgh
Join members of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh and the wider community in this family friendly tree planting event.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Really glad to be welcoming @medicalaidpal to the Cathedral tonight, for their Sounds for the Soul fundraising concert. Rehearsals sounding wonderful, especially @soundhousechoir.

www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/a-concert-for-map-sounds-for-the-soul
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Last chance to book in for Homecoming: An Advent Quiet Day, this Saturday, 10am-3:30pm. Begin your Advent journey with a day of prayer, calmness, quiet and reflection.

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November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A busy week and weekend coming up at St Mary's - along with all our groups, classes, and services with the famous Cathedral Choir.

www.cathedral.net/whats-on
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
All very welcome to our services tomorrow, with some very special music from the Cathedral Choir by Rheinberger and Stanford ('O for a closer walk with God').

www.cathedral.net/whats-on#services
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On Saturday 22nd November, 10am-3:30pm, we're hosting an Advent Quiet Day, with Revd Dani Muñoz, exploring the notion of spiritual homecoming in conversation with scripture, art, music and poetry. All welcome.

www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/homecoming-an-advent-quiet-day
Homecoming: An Advent Quiet Day | St Mary's Edinburgh
Advent is a season of homecoming. A journey in one single direction, with one final destination: the Christ-child.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This week at St Mary's, we have exhibitions, music, plus all our usual services, classes and events. Come along and find out more!

www.cathedral.net/whats-on
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
All are very welcome, as always, to join us for our services tomorrow, when we will be remembering all victims of war and violence. With music sung by the Cathedral Choir.
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
After a very popular event last year, we're hosting Children's Come and Sing Carols at St Mary's! 9:30am on Saturday 6th December, totally free, totally fun. If your child loves singing, this is Christmas event for them.

www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/childrens-come-sing-carols-2025
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Looking ahead: we're very excited to be bringing our famous choir to Holyroodhouse Palace this Christmas! With two concerts on Tues 9th and Wed 10th December, these are shaping up to be really beautiful evenings.

www.rct.uk/event/carols-at-the-palace-12-2025
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This week, David Grossart's beautiful exhibition of icons and paintings continues; we have two Candelight Concerts on Friday 7th; and on Sunday 9th November, our Remembrance Sunday services.

Pictured is our Lorimer Cross, made after WWI, with poppies on the back.

www.cathedral.net/whats-on
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
All very welcome to our services for All Saints and All Souls, with the Benedicite Youth Choir joining the Cathedral Choir to sing Duruflé's breathtaking Requiem at 3:30pm. If you would like a loved one remembered, please contact the Cathedral Office to add their name to our list.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We're running another free Children's Come and Sing this year! If your child (P3-7) loves singing - or specifically Christmas carols - or just Little Donkey - this is the event for them.

www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/childrens-come-sing-carols-2025

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Children's 'Come & Sing' Carols! | St Mary's Edinburgh
A fun, free singing morning for children aged P3-7, learning and singing popular Christmas carols.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Rescheduled from last week: we're launching a new choir for any child in P3-7 who loves to sing! Our first practice is tomorrow, 3pm, and totally free.

www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/jubilate-junior-choir-open-rehearsal
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
All welcome to our services tomorrow, with great music by Haydn and Bruckner in the morning, and guitarist Wesley Hua playing a free concert at 12:30pm.

And thanks to Peter Backhouse for a picture of the community garden planters, in the middle of their first autumn harvest!
October 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Unfortunately, due to staff illness, tonight's Choral Evensong is cancelled. Evening Prayer will go ahead in its place, at the usual time of 5:30pm.
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It's not too late to sign up! We're so excited to be launching our new choir, Jubilate, today at 3pm - open to any children P3-7 who love to sing.

www.cathedral.net/music/jubilate-junior-choir
October 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
On Sunday - come and hear Wesley play a recital of music by Bach, Richard Rodney Bennett (played here) and his own work! Sunday 26th October, 12:30pm, free.

www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/recital-wesley-hua-guitar-recital
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This week at St Mary's:

- Jubilate, our new children's choir (P3-7), has their first rehearsal on Fri 24th, 3-4pm.

- Wesley Hua, classical guitarist, plays a recital on Sun 26th, 12:30pm.

- and David Grossart's beautiful exhibition continues in the Resurrection Chapel.

www.cathedral.net/whats-on
October 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Everyone is very welcome to all our services tomorrow: at 8am, 10:30am for our Cathedral Eucharist, and 3:30pm Choral Evensong.

Choral Evensong also sees Liz O'Ryan (Rector of Holy Trinity, Haddington) officially installed as the Synod Clerk. Congratulations, Liz!
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We have a visiting group of bellringers at St Mary's Cathedral on Saturday - they're planning to ring a full peal, that is, a complete set of 'changes' from 10am-2pm. It's a fantastic feat of ringing, and a real treat to hear, if you're anywhere near!

www.cathedral.net/whats-on#events
October 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Cathedral is launching a new choir - Jubilate Junior Choir! This is a choir for children in P3-7 who love to sing, meeting every Friday in the Song School on the Cathedral grounds during term time, 3-4pm. The first session is on Friday 24th October - sign up here: forms.office.com/e/XWZEeMrzPu.
October 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
We're delighted to announce that from January 2026, Max Carsley will be joining our Music team as the new Assistant Organist! For the last 3 years Max has been studying Church Music at Universität der Künste Berlin, and since September has been the Organ Scholar at Salisbury Cathedral.
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
All welcome to our services tomorrow! The Chapter House Singers are leading our worship, with Paul Mealor's Seabury Mass in the morning.

And don't forget today: 12:30pm lunchtime concert and 2pm talk with Prof. John Swinton.

www.cathedral.net/whats-on
October 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM