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Online Worship – 27 Dec 2020

Online Worship for 27 December 2020 can be found in several videos.

  • Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
  • A hymn (‘It came upon the Midnight Clear’)
  • The Crib Service for Young Church members and their households who have not seen it yet or who would like a repeat viewing

The Provost leads this service from the Cathedral. The Vice Provost is the preacher. Michael Shanks leads some of the prayers, Taylor Driggers leads the Intercessions, and Beth Routledge reads the Gospel. Frikki Walker and Steven McIntyre play the organ. Magnus Walker sings the mass setting by Christopher Tambling, and the music at Communion (‘Balulalow’ – Peter Warlock) is sung by Morven Bremner. Steven McIntyre plays the voluntary at the end of this service, ‘Votre bonté Grand Dieu’ – Balbastre.

The three videos are also available in a single video and that video is also available on Facebook and Youtube. The Youtube video might suit those who prefer to watch on a smart TV. (The Provost and Vice Provost would like feedback on whether this is useful).

Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
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The Gathering

The Word

If you would like to make a financial contribution to enable this ministry, please do so.

To give to St Mary’s directly from your bank account, please set up payments to the Clydesdale Bank, sort code 82-20-00 account number 30185232, account name “Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin”.

To set up a standing order, please fill in a Bank Standing Order and send it to your bank. If you are a UK tax payer, please also fill in a Gift Aid Declaration as it enables the Cathedral to claim back the tax that you have already paid on the money that you are giving.

You can give by PayPal directly through this website by going to the Paypal Giving Page.

If it is possible for you to do so, please use a form of payment directly to the Cathedral bank account in order to avoid payment fees on PayPal.

If you would like details of how to give by other methods, please contact the Cathedral Office to be put in touch with the Gift Aid Recorder, Alan McCulloch.

Thank you for your offering. If you usually put cash on the plate, please, if you can, find a way of giving electronically at this time to enable the ministry of the Cathedral to continue.

Communion

The Service in One Video

Hymn – It Came Upon The Midnight Clear

Crib Service


View transcript

Welcome card and feedback

If you are finding a way into this congregation and would like to make contact, please use the Welcome Card which can be found online here:
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If you would like to contact the Provost and the Vice Provost to give feedback on this worship or for any other reason, please use the following form.

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Filed Under: Online Worship, What's on

St Mary’s Fabulous Crib Service

For the first time in history, the fabulous Crib Service from St Mary’s Cathedral goes online.

An exciting interactive journey through the Christmas story, led by the Vice Provost, Christine Walker and Anissa Cavanagh.


View transcript

Service also available on YouTube for those who want to watch it on a smart TV. Search for St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow.

Filed Under: Christmas, Online Worship

Online Worship – 20 Dec 2020

Online Worship for 20 December 2020 can be found in several videos.

  • Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
  • A hymn (‘Creator of the Stars of Night’)
  • A video for members of the Young Church and their households

The Vice Provost leads this service from the Cathedral. The Provost is the preacher. Shona Maciver leads some of the prayers, Robert Mawditt leads the Intercessions, and Deanna Tyndall reads the Gospel. Frikki Walker plays the piano and Steven McIntyre plays the organ. The Vice Provost sings the mass setting (St Anne’s Mass by James MacMillan), and the music at Communion (‘No wind at the window’ by John Bell) is sung by Christine Walker. Steven McIntyre plays the voluntary at the end of this service, ‘Es ist ein Ros entsprungen’ by Johannes Brahms.

Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 20 December 2020 – Advent 4

The Gathering

The Word

If you would like to make a financial contribution to enable this ministry, please do so.

To give to St Mary’s directly from your bank account, please set up payments to the Clydesdale Bank, sort code 82-20-00 account number 30185232, account name “Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin”.

To set up a standing order, please fill in a Bank Standing Order and send it to your bank. If you are a UK tax payer, please also fill in a Gift Aid Declaration as it enables the Cathedral to claim back the tax that you have already paid on the money that you are giving.

You can give by PayPal directly through this website by going to the Paypal Giving Page.

If it is possible for you to do so, please use a form of payment directly to the Cathedral bank account in order to avoid payment fees on PayPal.

If you would like details of how to give by other methods, please contact the Cathedral Office to be put in touch with the Gift Aid Recorder, Alan McCulloch.

Thank you for your offering. If you usually put cash on the plate, please, if you can, find a way of giving electronically at this time to enable the ministry of the Cathedral to continue.

Communion

Hymn – Creator of the Stars of Night

Young Church

The following video has been prepared for members of the Young Church by Christine Walker, who teaches the final song for use at the Cathedral’s crib service.

Welcome card and feedback

If you are finding a way into this congregation and would like to make contact, please use the Welcome Card which can be found online here:
https://thecathedral.org.uk/welcome-card/

If you would like to contact the Provost and the Vice Provost to give feedback on this worship or for any other reason, please use the following form.

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If you wish to join the cathedral electronic mailing list to receive futher details about the online worship please do so at this sign-up page:
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Please share this page and these resources widely on social media and in any other ways you can think of.

Filed Under: Online Worship, What's on

Online Worship – 13 December 2020

Advent Candle

Online Worship for 13 December 2020 can be found in several videos.

  • Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
  • A hymn sung by the choir: ‘Come Thou Long Expected Jesus’ sung by the choir
  • A video for members of the Young Church and their households

The Provost, the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, leads this service from the Cathedral. Sister Helena Barrett is the preacher. Bob Leslie leads some of the prayers, Debbie Lewer leads the Intercessions, and Ruth Marshall reads the Gospel. Frikki Walker plays the piano and Steven McIntyre plays the organ at this service. Morven Bremner sings the mass setting (St Anne’s Mass by James MacMillan) and the music at Comminion (Carol of the Advent by John Bell) is sung by Christine Walker. The voluntary is Fughette on Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland by Andreas Vetter.

Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 13 December 2020 – Advent 3

 

The Gathering

The Word

If you would like to make a financial contribution to enable this ministry, please do so.

To give to St Mary’s directly from your bank account, please set up payments to the Clydesdale Bank, sort code 82-20-00 account number 30185232, account name “Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin”.

To set up a standing order, please fill in a Bank Standing Order and send it to your bank. If you are a UK tax payer, please also fill in a Gift Aid Declaration as it enables the Cathedral to claim back the tax that you have already paid on the money that you are giving.

You can give by PayPal directly through this website by going to the Paypal Giving Page.

If it is possible for you to do so, please use a form of payment directly to the Cathedral bank account in order to avoid payment fees on PayPal.

If you would like details of how to give by other methods, please contact the Cathedral Office to be put in touch with the Gift Aid Recorder, Alan McCulloch.

Thank you for your offering. If you usually put cash on the plate, please, if you can, find a way of giving electronically at this time to enable the ministry of the Cathedral to continue.

Communion

The Hymn

Young Church

The following video has been prepared for members of the Young Church by Christine Walker.

Young Church • 13 December 2020 from St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow on Vimeo.

Welcome card and feedback

If you are finding a way into this congregation and would like to make contact, please use the Welcome Card which can be found online here:
https://thecathedral.org.uk/welcome-card/

If you would like to contact the Provost and the Vice Provost to give feedback on this worship or for any other reason, please use the following form.

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Last
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If you wish to join the cathedral electronic mailing list to receive futher details about the online worship please do so at this sign-up page:
http://phplist.thecathedral.org.uk/?p=subscribe&id=3

Please share this page and these resources widely on social media and in any other ways you can think of.

Filed Under: Online Worship, What's on

Online Worship – 6 December 2020

During Level 4 lockdown, regular in-person worship at the Cathedral is suspended. We pray for the wellbeing of the city by practising our faith in different ways and, in particular, by worshipping at home rather than in our building. Once the restrictions are lifted, the cathedral will re-open.

Online Worship for 6 December 2020 can be found in several videos.

  • Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
  • A hymn: ‘On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry’
  • Two videos for members of the Young Church and their households

The Provost leads this service from the Cathedral. The Rev Canon Audrey O’Brien Stewart is the preacher. Becki Cox leads some of the prayers, Pat Bennett leads the Intercessions, and the Vice Provost reads the Gospel. Music at Communion is an English folk carol (‘This is the truth sent from above’) performed by Morven Bremner (voice) and Frikki Walker (chamber organ). The Vice Provost sings the mass setting (St Anne’s Mass) by James MacMillan; organist Steven McIntyre plays this and the voluntary at the end of the service, Fantasia (Variations on Veni Emmanuel, Var. XI) by John Ellis.

Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 6 December 2020 – Advent 2

The Gathering

The Ministry of the Word

If you would like to make a financial contribution to enable this ministry, please do so.

To give to St Mary’s directly from your bank account, please set up payments to the Clydesdale Bank, sort code 82-20-00 account number 30185232, account name “Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin”.

To set up a standing order, please fill in a Bank Standing Order and send it to your bank. If you are a UK tax payer, please also fill in a Gift Aid Declaration as it enables the Cathedral to claim back the tax that you have already paid on the money that you are giving.

You can give by PayPal directly through this website by going to the Paypal Giving Page.

If it is possible for you to do so, please use a form of payment directly to the Cathedral bank account in order to avoid payment fees on PayPal.

If you would like details of how to give by other methods, please contact the Cathedral Office to be put in touch with the Gift Aid Recorder, Alan McCulloch.

Thank you for your offering. If you usually put cash on the plate, please, if you can, find a way of giving electronically at this time to enable the ministry of the Cathedral to continue.

Communion

Hymn – ‘On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry’

Young Church

The following videos have been prepared for members of the Young Church by Rosemary Hannah and Sophie Agrell and Christine Walker, who teaches another song for the Cathedral’s crib service (‘There Wasn’t Any Room At The Inn’ by Michael Forster and Christopher Tambling).

Welcome card and feedback

If you are finding a way into this congregation and would like to make contact, please use the Welcome Card which can be found online here:
https://thecathedral.org.uk/welcome-card/

If you would like to contact the Provost and the Vice Provost to give feedback on this worship or for any other reason, please use the following form.

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If you wish to join the cathedral electronic mailing list to receive futher details about the online worship please do so at this sign-up page:
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Please share this page and these resources widely on social media and in any other ways you can think of.

Filed Under: Online Worship, What's on

Sermon preached by the Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon on 29 November 2020

Filed Under: Sermons, Uncategorized

Online Worship – 29 Nov 2020

Advent Candle

During Level 4 lockdown, regular in-person worship at the Cathedral is suspended. We pray for the wellbeing of the city by practising our faith in different ways and, in particular, by worshipping at home rather than in our building. Once the restrictions are lifted, the cathedral will re-open.

Online Worship for 29 November 2020 can be found in several videos.

  • Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
  • A hymn: ‘Christ be our Light’
  • Two videos for members of the Young Church and their households

The Rev Canon Audrey O’Brien Stewart, Canon Missioner for the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway, leads this service from the Cathedral. The Vice Provost is the preacher. The Provost leads some of the prayers, Taylor Driggers-McDowall leads the Intercessions, and Zoe Johnson reads the Gospel. Frikki Walker plays the organ and piano at this service. Morven Bremner sings the mass setting (St Anne’s Mass by James MacMillan) and the music at Comminion (‘O Light of Life’ by Mack Wilberg) is sung by Christine Walker. The voluntary played on the Cathedral’s chamber organ at the end of the service is ‘Wachet Auf’ by Johann Walter.

Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 29 November 2020

The Gathering

The Ministry of the Word

If you would like to make a financial contribution to enable this ministry, please do so.

To give to St Mary’s directly from your bank account, please set up payments to the Clydesdale Bank, sort code 82-20-00 account number 30185232, account name “Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin”.

To set up a standing order, please fill in a Bank Standing Order and send it to your bank. If you are a UK tax payer, please also fill in a Gift Aid Declaration as it enables the Cathedral to claim back the tax that you have already paid on the money that you are giving.

You can give by PayPal directly through this website by going to the Paypal Giving Page.

If it is possible for you to do so, please use a form of payment directly to the Cathedral bank account in order to avoid payment fees on PayPal.

If you would like details of how to give by other methods, please contact the Cathedral Office to be put in touch with the Gift Aid Recorder, Alan McCulloch.

Thank you for your offering. If you usually put cash on the plate, please, if you can, find a way of giving electronically at this time to enable the ministry of the Cathedral to continue.

Communion

Hymn – ‘Christ be our Light’

Young Church

The following videos have been prepared for members of the Young Church by Rosemary Hannah and Sophie Agrell and Christine Walker.

This week, Rosemary and Sophie perform a creative puppet play called ‘Setting off with Abraham’. Christine teaches ‘Gabriel’s Message’, the first of four songs that will be part of the Crib Service this year.

Welcome card and feedback

If you are finding a way into this congregation and would like to make contact, please use the Welcome Card which can be found online here:
https://thecathedral.org.uk/welcome-card/

If you would like to contact the Provost and the Vice Provost to give feedback on this worship or for any other reason, please use the following form.

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Last
Sending

If you wish to join the cathedral electronic mailing list to receive futher details about the online worship please do so at this sign-up page:
http://phplist.thecathedral.org.uk/?p=subscribe&id=3

Please share this page and these resources widely on social media and in any other ways you can think of.

Filed Under: Online Worship, Uncategorized, What's on

Online Worship – 22 November 2020

From Friday 20 November, the First Minister has indicated that the City of Glasgow is to move into Level 4 in the COVID-19 Strategic Framework. During Level 4 lockdown, regular in-person worship at the Cathedral is suspended. We pray for the wellbeing of the city by practising our faith in different ways and, in particular, by worshipping at home rather than in our building. Once the restrictions are lifted, the cathedral will re-open.

This Sunday, 22 November 2020, Online Worship comes from the Province.

The Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway celebrates this service from St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow for the Feast of Christ the King. Robert Mawditt leads the Intercessions. Suet-Lin Teo reads the Old Testament lesson, Helen Leslie reads the Epistle, and the Rev Canon Audrey Stewart, Canon Missioner for the Diocese, proclaims the Gospel. Steven McIntye plays the organ at this service, and Fergus Inns sings an anthem (‘Morning Glory Starlit Sky’ by Barry Rose) and a hymn (‘Rejoice the Lord is King’). The voluntary is ‘Chorale Prelude on Christ is the King’ by Healey Willan.

Rosemary Hannah and Sophie Agrell have prepared a separate video for members of the Young Church and their households.

Online Worship

If you would like to make a financial contribution to enable this ministry, please do so.

To give to St Mary’s directly from your bank account, please set up payments to the Clydesdale Bank, sort code 82-20-00 account number 30185232, account name “Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin”.

To set up a standing order, please fill in a Bank Standing Order and send it to your bank. If you are a UK tax payer, please also fill in a Gift Aid Declaration as it enables the Cathedral to claim back the tax that you have already paid on the money that you are giving.

You can give by PayPal directly through this website by going to the Paypal Giving Page.

If it is possible for you to do so, please use a form of payment directly to the Cathedral bank account in order to avoid payment fees on PayPal.

If you would like details of how to give by other methods, please contact the Cathedral Office to be put in touch with the Gift Aid Recorder, Alan McCulloch.

Thank you for your offering. If you usually put cash on the plate, please, if you can, find a way of giving electronically at this time to enable the ministry of the Cathedral to continue.

Young Church

The following video has been prepared for members of the Young Church by Rosemary Hannah and Sophie Agrell. Organizers of Young Church would love to hear from members. Send artwork, questions and ideas to youngchurch@thecathedral.org.uk.

Welcome card and feedback

If you are finding a way into this congregation and would like to make contact, please use the Welcome Card which can be found online here:
https://thecathedral.org.uk/welcome-card/

If you would like to contact the Provost and the Vice Provost to give feedback on this worship or for any other reason, please use the following form.

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If you wish to join the cathedral electronic mailing list to receive further details about the online worship please do so at this sign-up page:
http://phplist.thecathedral.org.uk/?p=subscribe&id=3

Please share this page and these resources widely on social media and in any other ways you can think of.

Filed Under: Online Worship, What's on

Sermon preached on 15 November 2020 by the Rev Canon Prof John Riches

Filed Under: Sermons, Uncategorized

Worship during Level 4 Lockdown

Suspension of In-Person Worship as the City of Glasgow moves to COVID-19 Level 4

The First Minister has now indicated that the City of Glasgow is to move into Level 4 in the COVID-19 Strategic Framework on Friday 20 November. This development affects every person and every organisation in the city and will last until at least 11 December.

Earlier this year, the Leadership Group of St Mary’s Cathedral (the Provost, the Vice Provost and the Church Wardens) asked a group of medical professionals from within the congregation to be prepared to be consulted about questions relating to how we deal with the COVID-19 Pandemic at St Mary’s. Before the First Minister made her decision about Level 4, the Leadership Group consulted this medical panel about steps St Mary’s should take if this should happen. The advice received from the panel was a clear recommendation that the only responsible response to this current local public health emergency was to suspend the in-person worship at St Mary’s during the time that the city is in Level 4 restrictions.

The reasons for this are:

  • Removing the risk of virus transmission during services.
  • Preventing those who might be tempted to attend even though they are outside the Glasgow City Council area.
  • The total number who would be able to attend is 20. After subtracting those required to deliver the service (clergy, musicians, stewards, etc.), there would only be 10-12 places left.
  • The considerable pressure on human resources of a situation where people cannot travel across a local authority boundary to volunteer to assist with worship.

For these reasons, regular in-person worship at St Mary’s is suspended for the time that the Level 4 regulations apply.

This announcement will no doubt be disappointing to many. However, we have learned how to close down, we have learned how to offer worship and many other church activities online, and we have learned how to open up again. Once the restrictions are lifted, the cathedral will re-open.

This is a time to encourage one another to keep within the COVID-19 regulations and not to try to find ways around them.

It is part of our vocation at St Mary’s to pray for the city in which we worship. At this time, we pray for the wellbeing of the city by practising our faith in different ways and, in particular, by worshipping at home rather than in our building.

St Mary’s Leadership Group
The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, Provost
The Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon, Vice Provost
Franny Mawditt, People’s Warden
Prof Jim McKillop, Provost’s Warden

Filed Under: What's on

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