There was a service to celebrate the ministry of Bishop Kevin on 29 June 2024 at 11 am, ahead of his retirement later this summer. Livestrean recording available here.
Vacancy – Vice Provost
St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow seeks an experienced priest to work as a Canon of the Cathedral alongside the Provost.
• sustaining the growth of the congregation
• working on the incorporation of new members
• recognising gifts and skills
• sharing pastoral, liturgical and strategic leadership work
St Mary’s is a vibrant, musical, online, outward looking, diverse congregation and an exciting place to worship and to work.
Full time – Scottish Episcopal Church Standard Stipend with housing local to the cathedral.
For more details see www.thecathedral.org.uk/
or contact the Provost, The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
provost@thecathedral.org.uk
A closing date for this vacancy will be set in September 2024.
Rough Guide to St Mary’s – May 2024
There will be a Rough Guide to St Mary’s Cathedral on 5 May 2024
Everything You Wanted to Know…
The Rough Guide to St Mary’s offers new members of the congregation an opportunity to meet the Provost, the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, the Vice Provost, the Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon and other leaders of the congregation. Kelvin will be talking about the ethos of St Mary’s and how it functions. In particular he will be talking about how to get the most out of St Mary’s.
Any Questions with the Vice Provost
The Vice Provost invites participants in this event to bring any questions that they might have about St Mary’s, the Scottish Episcopal Church or anything else connected with the congregation.
Behind the Scenes Tour
See parts of the Cathedral you’ve never seen before — this behind the scenes tour will include the church itself, the Sacristy and how to find the Cathedral Office.
Lunch will be provided.
Register here: https://thedatabase.thecathedral.org.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=227
If you have any difficulty with the online form, please contact the Cathedral Office on 0141 339 6691 and ask to be registered for this event
Palm Sunday Services
The services for Palm Sunday on 24 March take place at 9 am, 11 am and 5 pm. Palms will be available at all services. Processions at 9 am and 11 am.
Choral Evensong
Choral Evensong with the Cathedral Choir takes place each Sunday evening at 5 pm. All Welcome.
2023 Pride Gallery
BBC Service
A service was broadcast live from St Mary’s at 8.10 am on Sunday 11 June 2023 to mark Music Sunday. This can be heard here: Radio Broadcast
Service Times
Sunday Services
9 am – Plainsong Eucharist – with Cantor
11 am – Sung Eucharist with refreshments afterwards
5 pm – Choral Evensong
Monday – Saturday
9.30 am – Morning Prayer – Eucharist on some Feast Days
11 am – Tuesdays – Eucharist every week
Photograph of Kelvin Holdsworth
Holy Week and Easter 2023
Palm Sunday – 2 April 2023
Palms will be blessed at the 9 am and 11 am services – processions at the 9 am and 11 am services. Palms also avaiable at Choral Evensong at 5 pm
Maundy Thursday – 7.30 pm – Choral Eucharist with footwashing, stripping of the altar and watch until midnight.
Good Friday – 9.30 am – Good Friday Liturgy at the Cross. 12 – 3 pm Three Hour Devotions with sermons and music from the cathedral musicians. 7.30 Compline at the Foot of the Cross. (Watch the reflections from the Three Hour Devotions here.)
Holy Saturday – 9.30 am – 1 pm Clean and Polish the cathedral – jobs for everyone.
Easter Day – 9 April 2023 – 7 am Easter Fire Vigil. 9 am Plainsong Eucharist. 11 am Festival High Mass. 5 pm Festival Choral Evensong.