Guided Tour
There was a guided tour of the cathedral church after the 1030 service on 15 February 2009. Members of serveral Flickr groups were also invited and some of their work can now be seen on the St Mary’s Flickr Pool
Wells For India Visit
A member of St Mary’s, Isobel MacNaughtan is currently in India visiting projects that have recently been supported by the congregation through the Wells for India programme.
Isobel is keeping a blog of her journey which may be read here.
Vestry Meeting Postponed
The Vestry meeting scheduled for 2 Febrary 2009 has been postponed for 7 days and will take place on 9 February 2009.
Radio Broadcast
Sunday Worship on Radio 4 on 18 January came from St Mary’s Cathedral. Details of the music broadcast during the service can be found here.
The Feast of the Epiphany
The congregation kept the Feast of the Epiphany on 4 January 2009.
The Provost’s sermon is available in video on this website.
Knowing Me, Knowing You
An evening of conversation with the Provost, the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth.
This event takes place in the Synod Hall on Monday 26 January 2009 at 8 pm. Limited to 20 places to ensure that the conversation flows. To book a place, contact Alistair Fulton via the Cathedral Office.
New Year’s Day Service
There will be a service in St Mary’s on Thursday 1 January 2009 at 11 am.
New Year’s Day is a Feast Day in the Scottish Episcopal Church – the Feast of the Holy Name, the day on which we remember the parents of Jesus confirming the name that they had been told by the angel Gabriel.
Comites Christi
Midnight Mass begins at 11.15 pm on 24 December 2008. The service will include popular Christmas Carols and the Messe de Minuit by Charpentier.
The Christmas Day service will be at 1030 am on 25 December 2008. It will be a Sung Eucharist with full choir.
26 November – Eucharist at 0930
27 November – Eucharist at 0930
First Sunday of Christmas – services at 0830 and 1030
The days following Christmas Day are special commemorations and these will be kept in full at St Mary’s this year.
There will be Eucharists at 0930 on the following days:
26 December 2008 – St Stephen’s Day (An ideal start to the day for anyone planning on a walk up a hill or a stomp through the park to clear away the cobwebs)
27 December 2008 – St John the Evangelist
29 December 2008 – Holy Innocents (Sometimes people who have particular sad memories at Christmastide find it appropriate to come to this service. It is also a service when we pray for those who are the victims of sudden violence or terrorism).
Note that there will be no Evensong on 28 December.
Advent Carol Service
The Advent Carol Service takes place on Advent Sunday 30 November 2008 at 6.30 pm. The full choir (adults and trebles) will be singing at this service.
All welcome at this service.