
Season of Lent 2026
This year, the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, 18th February.
Click below to find out about all Lenten celebrations held across the Deeside parishes.

St Columba’s Banchory RC Church, together with three other churches: St Margaret's Aboyne, St Nathalan's Ballater and St Andrew's Braemar, located along the River Dee, form two sister parishes: St Columba’s and Upper Deeside.
Both parishes, and all four churches, are part of the RC Diocese of Aberdeen and are served by a priest based in Banchory.


This year, the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, 18th February.
Click below to find out about all Lenten celebrations held across the Deeside parishes.
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