All welcome to our services tomorrow, with music from the Cathedral Choir - including a double dose of Benjamin Britten for Choral Evensong, with his Jubilate and Te Deum in C. Plus, don't miss Alice and Tom's wonderful recital, at 11am today!

This Saturday at 11am, we have our next Saturday Morning Recital. Alice Latham (mezzo), Tom Klafkowski (tenor), and Max Carsley (piano) are performing ‘In the Wondrous Month of May’ - springtime songs in English and German, including by Robert and Clara Schumann. Free and unticketed: do come along!

The Cathedral is very excited to welcome Jeremy Filsell, former Director of Music at St Thomas' Fifth Avenue in New York, for a special concert of organ and music by Kenneth Leighton. Sunday 7th June, 5-6:15pm | £12/6 www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/jeremy-filsell-plays-leighton

Our bell-ringers had a very special day last Sunday: they fielded a band of 8 ringers from 7 different decades! This is a wonderful testament to their success in recruiting ringers over the last few years. Congratulations to them all! bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view-file.ph...

We have a vacancy for a Cathedral Administrator! To find out more about working in this very special building, see www.cathedral.net/community/vacancies for a full job description and application details.

A quieter service tomorrow at the Cathedral, with the choir on holiday until Tuesday. All welcome as ever to meet together, and celebrate the message of Jesus.

The performers from Musica Unita practising now at the Cathedral! Come along and help raise money for a great cause: tonight at 7pm. Tickets on the door.

All welcome to our second Sunday celebrating the Easter miracle! This week, with the choir on holiday, the Chapter House Singers are leading the 10:30am and 3:30pm services, including Harold Darke's 'Christ, whose glory fills the skies'.

All are welcome to our Maundy Thursday service tonight, where we remember the original meal that Jesus had with his disciples: 'Take, eat; this is my body.' With washing of feet - a demonstration and symbol of service and love - and a vigil afterwards until c. 11pm.

Tomorrow, the Cathedral choir joins St Mary's Music School to perform Durufle's Requiem, based on the traditional chants for the Requiem Mass. All are very welcome to come along to performance of a very special piece. www.cathedral.net/services/holy-week-easter-2026

As well as tonight, our second Compline of Holy Week is tomorrow, with music by Sheppard and Mundy. The Edinburgh Diocese is also holding prayers for the Middle East; we ask you to hold that part of the world in your prayers. www.cathedral.net/services/holy-week-easter-2026

Tomorrow, we have our first Compline of Holy Week, with Benedicite Youth Choir. Compline is a very special service, and a perfect chance to reflect on the meaning of Holy Week. With music by Sheppard and Josquin. www.cathedral.net/services/holy-week-easter-2026

All are welcome to our Palm Sunday services tomorrow, with the traditional procession in the morning (meeting in the Walpole Hall), and music from the Cathedral Choir. Additionally, Max Carsley plays Dupre's Symphonie Passion at 4:30pm. www.cathedral.net/services/holy-week-easter-2026

Tomorrow, we are delighted to welcome children from our two ESSP choirs to sing a concert with the Cathedral's junior choir Jubilate. Doors open at 3.15pm for concert at 3.30pm, with directors Katrina MacKinnon and Imogen Morgan. www.cathedral.net/music/edinburgh-schools-singing-programme

On Wednesday 1st April, the Cathedral Choir and @stmarys_music are joining for a very special concert: not only the stunning Durufle Requiem, but also the UK premiere of a re-discovered piece by Saint-Saens! www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/durufle-requiem-with-st-marys-music-school

All our Holy Week and Easter services are now up online; do have a look. Including concerts by Max Carsley and the Cathedral Choir, and the very special services of Compline on Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week. www.cathedral.net/services/holy-week-easter-2026

All are very welcome to our services tomorrow, with beautiful music by Poulenc, Howells and Gareth Wilson sung by the Cathedral Choir. This is also a public service announcement (for anyone that needs reminding!) that tomorrow is also Mothering Sunday...

We're looking for a Bass Lay Clerk! If you are a professional bass singer, looking for job in one of Scotland's finest choirs, with a superb (and very friendly!) set of colleagues, do apply for this position. Planned start in April 2026 (negotiable): www.cathedral.net/music/vacancy-bass-lay-clerk

Join us during Holy Week this year - from Palm Sunday on 29th March to Easter Sunday on 5th March. It is a most important week of the Christian year, when we relive the events of Christ's ultimate sacrifice, for the sins of the world. www.cathedral.net/services/holy-week-easter-2026

All are very welcome to our services tomorrow, for the third Sunday in Lent. With music from the Cathedral Choir, including Weelkes' When David Heard, which sets to music King David's lament for his son killed in war: 'Oh God, would that I had died for thee!' www.cathedral.net/whats-on#services

All welcome on Sunday to our services. The One World Stall is open after the morning service; and we're welcoming the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society to join us at Evensong, as we pray for each other and our communities during Lent and Ramadan.

All are very welcome to our services tomorrow, for the first Sunday of Lent, with music sung by the wonderful Cathedral Choir. Pictured - taking down the 'Ringing the Changes' banners earlier this week.

On Saturday 21st February, we have a visiting band of bellringers. They are planning a full peal - that's ringing for 4 hours without a break, from 10:30am-2:30pm. It's always a huge achievement for ringers to take part in a full peal, so wish them luck, and do listen out!

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our bell repair fundraiser - in two weeks, we have raised nearly £5700! This is a huge step towards keep the Cathedral bells ringing for another quarter of a century. Read more and donate here: www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. We are celebrating this solemn feast day with services at 8am, 1pm, and a 5:30pm Choral Eucharist, with beautiful music by Byrd, Palestrina, and Bach. With imposition of ashes at every service. All are very welcome to join us on this special day.

Everyone is very welcome to our services tomorrow, with the Cathedral choir back from their half-term break. To see what they're singing, have a look at www.cathedral.net/services/music-list. And we ask for prayers for everyone involved with today's Synod meeting to elect a new Bishop of Edinburgh.

Does your child love singing? Do they sing in a choir? If so, we are holding a Pre-Audition Afternoon next Friday. This is a relaxed and informal way to find out more about our choir, our Cathedral, and what we do here. Open to all P4s. www.cathedral.net/whats-on#cath-community

Please note that the Cathedral is CLOSED tomorrow, for a Synod meeting - part of the process of selecting a new Bishop of Edinburgh. We are open again tomorrow evening, for our Valentine's Day concert, and as usual on Sunday.

While the Cathedral Choir have a well-earned half-term break, the Chapter House Singers are leading our worship tomorrow. All very welcome - come and have a look at the Cathedral snowdrops on Manor Place while you're here.

A fortnight today - our Chorister Pre-Audition Afternoon! If your child loves to sing, and might want to do so with one of Scotland's finest choirs, come along and see what life is like as a Cathedral chorister. 📆20 February ⏰2.20pm-4pm www.stmarysmusicschool.co.uk/explore-be-a-chorister

Please note that the Cathedral is CLOSED tomorrow, for a Synod meeting - part of the process of selecting a new Bishop of Edinburgh. We are open as usual on Sunday. The Cathedral will also be closed for the same reason on Saturday 14th February, reopening our Valentine's Day concert.

The Cathedral Bell Ringers are launching a fundraising campaign, to carry out essential repairs on its bells. The campaign will run until July 2026. They are looking to raise c. £15,000. All donations very gratefully received! www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_marys_cathedral_bells

All are very welcome to our Sunday services tomorrow, where we celebrate Jesus's presentation in the Temple. With Jonathan Dove's driving Missa Brevis at 10:30am, and Cecilia McDowell's The Presence at Choral Evensong - inspired by our painting of the same name. www.cathedral.net/services

Yesterday, our Three Spires Lunch Club - free every Tuesday for over-60s - said goodbye to Brenda (centre), who has helped organise and cook almost every week since it began. Thank you! www.cathedral.net/community/lunch-club

Yesterday, the Cathedral welcomed a remarkable exhibition: The Belarusian Martyrology, by Xisha Angelova, a series of individual portraits of Belarusian political prisoners and victims. Free, until 16 March. www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/exhibition-the-belarusian-martyrology

Tomorrow, Tuesday 27th January, the Cathedral is holding its annual Eucharist for the commemoration of Charles, King and Martyr (1637 rite) at 5:30pm. All welcome.

All welcome to our services tomorrow, with some beautiful music from the Cathedral Choir by Elgar, Howells, and Edinburgh composer Kenneth Leighton.

The Cathedral gardening group (run by A+E) has been hard at work digging the foundations for the new rain shelter - have a look! If you want to join in, come along next Monday-Wednesday (Jan 26th-28th), between 10am-4pm. No prior experience needed, and come for as long or short a time as you want.

Next week at the Cathedral, immediately after her performance at Celtic Connections, we're welcoming Marichka, the Ukrainian singer and campaigner, for 'Daughters of Donbas'. www.cathedral.net/event-details-registration/daughters-of-donbas

Next week, the Cathedral is holding its annual Eucharist for the commemoration of Charles, King and Martyr, on Tuesday 27th January at 5:30pm. All welcome.

All welcome to our services tomorrow. We are welcoming the congregation of Palmerston Place Church at 10:30am, for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. And at 5pm, our Assistant Organist Imogen Morgan is playing Messiaen's spectacular La Nativite du Seigneur!

Tomorrow, we're hosting a lunchtime recital from Mavy Giust Williamson and friends, a mix of piano and guitar music. Do come along and support them! Saturday 17th January, 12:30pm, free and unticketed.

Don't forget Imogen Morgan's performance of Messiaen's La Nativité du Seigneur on Sunday. It's a complete masterwork for organ, and not often performed in its entirety - so this is a rare treat! This Sunday 18th January, 5pm, free. www.cathedral.net/what's-on#concerts

Everyone is always welcome to our Sunday services, whether you're a regular church-goer, occasional visitor, or trying something new in 2026. Our Cathedral Choir is back too, singing gorgeous music by Palestrina in the morning and Howells at Evensong.

Next week, our Assistant Director of Music Imogen Morgan is performing Olivier Messiaen's monumental organ work 'La Nativité du Seigneur' (The Lord's Birth), at 5pm on Sunday 18th January. Do come along - this is a one-of-a-kind work!

This Sunday 11th January, our bellringers are ringing a quarter-peal at 2:30pm. Do keep an ear out if you're passing!

Our Junior Choir, Jubilate, restarts tomorrow afternoon, after a a great Christmas! It's for any child P3-7 who loves to sing, on Fridays 3-4pm. More info at www.cathedral.net/music/jubilate-junior-choir

Happy New Year! We're nearing the end of the Christmas season now, and our normal opening hours are resuming tomorrow. The Chapter House Singers are joining us tomorrow to lead our worship at 10:30am Eucharist and 3:30pm Choral Evensong. All are very welcome here.

A continuing Happy Christmas to you all! We are holding our usual Sunday services tomorrow, at 8am, 10:30am and 3:30pm. All are very welcome, whether you are a regular here, or just need a break from the turkey.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday, and a well-deserved rest today. St Mary's Cathedral is mostly closed until Sunday 4th January, only opening for services: - 8am Morning Prayer daily; - and usual service times on Sunday 28th.