This summer, during the lockdown due to coronavirus, we are presenting a series of online concerts recorded on the Flentrop Organ. please see the link in the "Summer Series 2020 - Online Organ Recitals" section below, under "Dunblane Cathedral - For The Community". Please scroll down to find the section.

New Student Minister

Darren Jalland – Candidate for the Ministry

We are delighted that we shall have another Candidate for the Ministry, Darren Jalland, on placement with us at Dunblane Cathedral for six weeks this summer. Obviously, because of the current restrictions, this will be a very different form of placement. Darren will be participating on online worship from the Cathedral and will be contributing some Thoughts for the Day. As things develop with regard to coming out of lockdown, we hope that he might be able to participate in more activities, but time will tell. You may not have the opportunity to meet Darren in person for the time being, so he has kindly agreed to tell us something about himself.

 “I am originally from the south-east of England having spent my childhood living in Essex and Kent. I moved to Falkirk 15 years ago with my wife, Mary, who is a Primary School teacher and is originally from Falkirk herself. We have three children who are all in their early 20s; Kirstin, Iain and Jamie; as well as a wire-haired dachshund called Daisy and a tortoise called Herb.

I am an Elder at Larbert East Church and was set apart as a reader in the Falkirk Presbytery in 2018. However by then I had come to realise, through prayer and the comments of others, that my calling lay in full-time ministry instead. Thankfully the Church of Scotland agreed, and I left my job at Prudential in Stirling last September to begin full-time training and study at Highland Theological College. I have just completed my first placement at Cumbernauld Old Church, which was a fruitful experience, if somewhat curtailed by the current pandemic.

I have spent my time in lockdown successfully completing the academic year at HTC and volunteering at an organisation in Falkirk, set up by a fellow HTC student and his wife, which delivers packed lunches and food parcels to vulnerable households in the area. I am really looking forward to my time at Dunblane Cathedral and pray that, before my time is up, I actually get the opportunity to meet everyone in person.”

Daily reflections and weekly Sunday Service recordings are available in the "Online Cathedral Services" section below, under "Dunblane Cathedral - For The Community". Please scroll down to find the section.

Daily Thought for the Day reflections are available in the Thought for the Day section below, also under the "Dunblane Cathedral - For The Community". Again, please scroll down to find the section.

Prayer and worship have been offered in Dunblane Cathedral for many centuries, and in spite of the fact that we have had to cancel all our services and the wide range of activities within our halls for the time being as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, worship and prayer will still take place. Each Sunday, and perhaps at other times in the week, prayers, readings, reflection and music with the ministers and director of music will be recorded in the Cathedral before being made available as an audio recording  via the Dunblane Cathedral website. It will feel rather strange for us to be leading worship without others physically present, but we hope that a “virtual congregation” will be able to participate in our prayers, thoughts and praise. Details of when these recordings will be available will be posted on the website. 

We are still around even if not as visible as we might like to be, and I hope and pray that ours can be a helpful and supportive presence reflecting something of the enduring love and care of God. 

Please keep in touch with us via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter, and let us know if there are ways in which we can offer support at what is an unsettling time for all, ranging from those who are confined to their own homes to young people worried about the effect of school closures on their education at a crucial time in their educational life and to all who are worried about their employment.

Please remember, and support as you are able, our local businesses, those involved in healthcare and social services, our pharmacies and food suppliers at this hugely demanding time for all of them. 

Please remember your neighbours, especially if they are confined to their homes at this time. Even if close physical contact is not advised in the face of the virus that is changing so much for all of us, a caring community can be maintained in a whole variety of ways.

And please keep an eye on our website – as we face new challenges, we shall be looking for new ways of addressing them!

Colin C. Renwick – Minister 
Dorothy U. Anderson – Associate Minister 

To contact the Minister, Rev Colin Renwick, please click here.

To contact the Associate Minister, Rev. Dorothy Anderson, please click here.

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Dunblane Cathedral, built upon a Christian site first established by Saint Blane around the year 600, is one of the few surviving medieval churches in Scotland. It is home to a vibrant and welcoming Church of Scotland congregation of around 1,000 members and serves the parish of Dunblane and its surroundings. Within its ancient walls, people of all ages gather to worship and to explore the significance of the life and teaching of Christ. 

Cathedral Services

(Currently suspended)

Times of services:

• Weekly throughout the year
  • Sunday morning at 10.30am
  • Midweek Service - Thursday morning at 11.00am
• Summer Months
  • Family Service - Sunday morning at 9.15am 

Dunblane Cathedral is part of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. The main weekly service is held each Sunday at 10.30am, and all are welcome. During this time, Cathedral Kids also meets and shares in the first part of the Service. A Welcome Area is set close to the Main (South) Door where visitors may make themselves known or seek assistance. Tea and Coffee are served in the Cathedral hall after the Service, to which visitors are especially welcome.

The following facilities are also provided each Sunday at the 10.30am Service:

• A creche is available for children under the age of 3 years.
• Cathedral Kids meets most term time Sundays from Sept-May in the Cathedral halls and welcomes all children from 3 years - S2 stage. Please see 'Events' for details
• A transport service to/from the Cathedral is provided for anyone in the local area who may find this helpful.
• A loop system for the hard of hearing is in operation in the Cathedral.
• Large-print Hymn books are available from the Elders on duty at the door.
• Audio tapes of the Services are available most weeks.

During the summer months, we also hold a short, informal, half hour family service each Sunday starting at 9.15am. All are welcome to join us at this, leaving the rest of the day free to enjoy the summer weather!

In addition to the Sunday services, we also have a weekly mid-week service held on Thursdays at 11.00am in the choir area of the Cathedral. All are most welcome at this informal, short service.

Additional sevices e.g. Evensong may be taking places are other times during the year. Look in the Events page for dates and times and more details.

For special services - baptisms, weddings, etc. - look here for more details.

If you plan to visit Dunblane Cathedral at other times than services, look here for more details, including opening hours.

Pastoral Care

We're looking for volunteers - can you help? If you think you can, please fill in your details HERE and we will get in touch. Thank you.