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.
Cathedral AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Congregation of the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin will take place on 23 November 2008 at 12 Noon.
The annual report can be downloaded here: Annual Report – AGM 2008
Evensong and Ceilidh
There will be an evening of celebrations on 23 November 2008 to mark the 10th anniversary of Bishop Idris’s consecration and the 40th anniversary of his ordination. The evening will begin with Choral Evensong at 6.30 pm and continue with a ceilidh in church to the music of the Jiggers Ceilidh Band from 7.30 pm. Members of the Cathedral congregation will be joined by friends from all around the diocese.
The music planned for the service of Choral Evensong will include Rose Responses, Canticles by Stanford in Eb, Handel’s Zadok the Priest and O Thou the Central Orb by Charles Wood.
All Saints – All Souls
The Rev Richard Coles will be the preacher for the All Saints service which will be held on 2 November 2008 at 1030. Richard is a broadcaster, priest and former popstar as one half of the Communards. He will lead a workshop on “The Best of Times, the Worst of Times” on 1 November from 11 until 3 pm.
The All Souls Requiem will take place on Sunday 2 November 2008 at 6.30 pm. At this service, people who have died will be remembered by name in prayer. Names should be added to the list in church or e-mailed to the Cathedral Office.
Big Sing
On 1st November there will be a musical event (similar to the “Big Sing” of two years ago) in which James McMillan, John Bell and Frikki Walker will lead congregational and choral Worship. The event begins at 7.30 pm. All Welcome.
Stations of Grace
This artistic and musical event is taking place in St. Mary’s Cathedral during the last week of October and the 1st of November 2008. 23 artists have agreed to create pictures Illustrating biblical or historical events which show God’s grace in action, and these will be exhibited at St. Mary’s. On 1st November there will be a musical event (similar to the “Big Sing” of two years ago) in which James McMillan, John Bell and Frikki Walker will lead congregational and choral Worship. The West End ACTS group is supporting the event, which is being planned by Brett Nicholls of West Glasgow New Church.
Doors Open Weekend
The weekend of 20 & 21 September was Doors Open Weekend in Glasgow and St Mary’s was open to visitors.
Many local people took the chance to come inside the doors and look at the stunning murals and to find out more about the congregation.
Choir Returns
Following a well-earned 6 week summer break, members of St Mary’s Cathedral Choir return to take services from 17 August 2008. The choir sing at the 10.30 am Sung Eucharist and at 6.30 pm Choral Evensong each week.
More details about the choir on the Choir Page.
Canadian Primate
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Most Rev Fred Hiltz was the preacher at the 1030 service at St Mary’s on 13 July 2008.
Archbishop Fred was visiting the Diocese along with other bishops from around the Anglican Communion before they then made their way to Canterbury for the Lambeth Conference.
Archbishop Fred has been the Primate of the Anglican Church in Canada since his election by the 2007 Canadian General Synod.
Photo: Michael Hudson for [Canadian] General Synod Communications
+Gene Robinson @ St Mary’s
The Rt Rev Gene Robinson, the Bishop of New Hampshire was the celebrant and preacher at St Mary’s on 3 August 2008 at the 1030 service.
This was the first time that Bishop Gene has visited Scotland since becoming the Bishop of New Hampshire in 2004 and the first chance to hear his reflections on the Lambeth Conference.
The sermon can be seen and heard here. A video of Bishop Gene presiding at the Eucharist can be found on the Provost’s Blog.
Bishop Gene’s own reflections on the Lambeth Conference can be found on his blog:
Canterbury Tales from the Fringe
There is also a video blog called the Gene Pool