On Saturday 9 April one of the brethren tested positive for covid. He duly retreated into isolation at the Lodge. We also have a guest resident in St. Benedict's who has tested positive.
150th anniversary of our Benedictine Congregation
Two First Monastic Professions
After the Pluscarden Community retreat
Br. Joseph Carron ordained Deacon 30 September 2021
Assorted news: visit of Fr. Bede, Canonical Visitation, crops, and COVID update
Official Permission for Development
Friends of the Abbey will be disappointed to read that, on July 13th, Moray Council published an official grant of Planning Permission for the proposed housing development at Barnhill. The site for the 9 new houses is almost immediately opposite the monastery, just on the other side of the Black Burn.