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
Online Worship – 15 November 2020
This Sunday, 15 November 2020, there are two services in church, and there is Online Worship on this website. There are elements of the Online Worship that will be part of the 11 am service in the Cathedral, and the same sermon will be preached both in the Online Worship and at the services in church. Seats for worship in church can be booked at https://thedatabase.thecathedral.org.uk and are usually released each week at 12 noon on Wednesday. (NB: This is a change from previous weeks).
The Online Worship for 15 November 2020 can be found in several videos.
- Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
- A hymn: ‘Just as I am’
- A video for members of the Young Church and their households
The Vice Provost leads this service from the Cathedral. The Rev Canon Professor John Riches is the preacher. Belle Fisher leads some of the prayers, Debbie Lewer leads the Intercessions, and Monica Long reads the Gospel. Frikki Walker plays the organ at this service. Magnus Walker sings the mass setting, which is by Christopher Tambling, and the music at Comminion (‘Ex Ore Innocentium’ by John Ireland) and a hymn (‘Just as I am’) is sung by Morven Bremner. The voluntary at the end of the service is an excerpt from ‘Fanfare’ by CS Lang.
Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 15 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 – ‘Just as I am’
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.
Please select a valid form.
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.
Sermon preached on 25 October 2020 by the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
Worship for 25 October 2020
This Sunday there are two services in church, and there is Online Worship on this website. There are elements of the Online Worship that will be part of the 11 am service in the Cathedral, and the same sermon will be preached both in the Online Worship and at the services in church. Seats for worship in church can be booked at https://thedatabase.thecathedral.org.uk and are released each week at 12 noon on Tuesday.
The Online Worship for 25 October 2020 can be found in several videos.
- Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
- A hymn: ‘The splendour of the house of God’
- 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. Mimi White leads some of the prayers, Robert Mawditt leads the Intercessions, and David Hanson reads the Gospel. The Director of Music, Frikki Walker, plays the organ and piano at this service. Magnus Walker sings the anthem ‘How lovely are thy dwellings’ by Samuel Liddle and the mass setting, which is by Christopher Tambling. The music after the Gospel is by Martin How. The voluntary at the end of the service is an improvisation entitled ‘The Bishop’s Fanfare’.
Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 25 October 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 – ‘The splendour of the house of God’
Young Church
The following video has been prepared for members of the Young Church by Shae Weir. 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.
Please select a valid form.
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.
Sermon preached by the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth on 11 October 2020
Worship for 11 October 2020
This Sunday there are two services in church, and there is Online Worship on this website. There are elements of the Online Worship that will be part of the 11 am service in the Cathedral, and the same sermon will be preached both in the Online Worship and at the services in church. Seats for worship in church can be booked at https://thedatabase.thecathedral.org.uk and are released each week at 12 noon on Tuesday.
The Online Worship for 11 October 2020 can be found in several videos.
- Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
- A hymn: ‘My God, and is thy table spread’
- 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. The Rev Canon Professor John Riches leads some of the prayers, Pat Bennett leads the Intercessions, and Robin Webster reads the first reading. Frikki Walker plays the organ and piano at this service. Morven Bremner sings the anthem, ‘Be thou my vision’ by Bob Chilcott and Shae Weir sings the Mass of St Thomas by David Thorne. The voluntary at the end of the service is ‘Majesty’ by Martin How.
Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 11 October 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 – ‘My God, and is thy table spread’
Young Church
The following video has been prepared for members of the Young Church by Shae Weir. 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.
Please select a valid form.
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.
Worship for 4 October 2020
This Sunday there are two services in church, and there is Online Worship on this website. There are elements of the Online Worship that will be part of the 11 am service in the Cathedral, and the same sermon will be preached both in the Online Worship and at the services in church. Seats for worship in church can be booked at https://thedatabase.thecathedral.org.uk and are released each week at 12 noon on Tuesday.
The Online Worship for 4 October 2020 can be found in several videos.
- Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
- A hymn: ‘As the deer pants for the water’
- A video for members of the Young Church and their households
The Provost leads this service from the Cathedral. The Vice Provost is the preacher. Neil Parker leads some of the prayers, Taylor Driggers leads the Intercessions, and Neil Aitken reads the first reading. Frikki Walker plays the organ and piano at this service. Christine Walker sings the anthem, ‘Sing a new song unto the Lord’ by Sally K Albrecht and Shae Weir sings the Mass of St Thomas by David Thorne. The voluntary at the end of the service is Flourish by Ridout.
Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 4 October 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 – As the deer pants for the water
Young Church
The following video has been prepared for members of the Young Church by the Vice Provost. 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.
Please select a valid form.
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.
Sermon preached by the Rev Dr Ellen M Barrett on 27 September 2020
Worship for 27 September 2020
This Sunday there are two services in church, and there is Online Worship on this website. There are elements of the Online Worship that will be part of the 11 am service in the Cathedral, and the same sermon will be preached both in the Online Worship and at the services in church. Seats for worship in church can be booked at https://thedatabase.thecathedral.org.uk and are released each week at 12 noon on Tuesday.
The Online Worship for 27 September 2020 can be found in several videos.
- Three videos that form a service of Holy Communion
- A hymn: ‘God the Spirit Comes to Stay’
- A song for members of the Young Church and their households
The Vice Provost leads this service from the Cathedral. The Rev Dr Ellen M Barrett (Sister Helena OSB) is the preacher. Andy Winter leads some of the prayers, Debbie Lewer leads the Intercessions, and Tony Hughes reads the first reading. Frikki Walker plays the organ and piano at this service. Christine Walker sings the anthem, ‘Teach me O Lord’ by Philip W. J. Stopford, and Shae Weir sings the Mass of St Thomas by David Thorne. The voluntary at the end of the service is ‘Postlude’ by William S Lloyd Webber.
Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 27 September 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 – God the Spirit Comes to Stay
Young Church
The following video has been prepared for members of the Young Church by Christine Walker. 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.
Please select a valid form.
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.