Evening Prayer is said every Wednesday at 7pm in
Birnie Kirk, IV30 8SU,, three miles south of Elgin
and Ordinariate Mass is offered on the first Saturday
of the month. For further details - see below.

Birnie Kirk, once the Cathedral of Moray, is older than the great Abbeys and Cathedrals in Scotland, most of which are now in ruins. This Norman building built no later than 1140 has witnessed to almost 900 years of uninterrupted Christian worship.

Closed by the Church of Scotland in Nov. 2023, who were 'making the best use of resources' in 'increasingly challenging times', with the agreement of the new Elgin Kirk Session, Christian worship continues thanks to the Ordinariate. Evening Prayer from Divine Worship Daily Office happens every Wednesday evening led by a lay group under the guidance of the Ordinariate. Ordinariate Mass is also offered each month.

Founded by St Brendan the Navigator in the 6th cent., a stone plaque depicting the Saint, carved by Philip Chatfield (click here) was carried into the church in procession (short video - click here) and now takes pride of place inside the church.