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    Annual Aberdeen Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden

    To describe this year’s annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden, much of what was said in these pages about the 2024 event could almost be repeated. The format remained the same; […]

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    Priestly Ordinations of Aiden Matheson

    On Friday, 27th June, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at St Mary’s Cathedral, Aidan Charles Matheson was ordained priest by Bishop Hugh Gilbert.

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    Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden

    Bishop Hugh would like to extend an invitation to you to the Pluscarden Pilgrimage, which takes place on Sunday, 29th June. 

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    Called to Care, Not to Kill

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last year we alerted you to a Bill in the Scottish Parliament to introduce assisted suicide for citizens in Scotland aged sixteen and over.

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    Light of the North – Easter 2025

    Welcome to the Easter issue of the Light of the North.

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    The Gifford Lectures 2025

    The Gifford Lectures Committee at the University of Aberdeen would like to invite you to their upcoming Gifford Lectures. Please note that these lectures are not organised by the Diocese […]

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    Statement from Bishop Hugh on the Passing of the Holy Father

    Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Successor of St Peter died this morning – Easter Monday – at 7.35am. May the risen Lord receive him! His passage to eternity will […]

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    2025 Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures

    Trinitarian Anthropology – What Does it Mean for all of Creation to be Marked by the Form of the Trinity? Four talks by Professor Tracey Rowland A series of public […]

     

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