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Christmas Service Times

Sunday 21 December 2025 at 5 pm – Nine Lessons and Carols – a Carol Service with music from by the Cathedral Choir and carols for everyone.

Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 4 pm – Crib service for children and the young of heart

Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 11.15 pm – Midnight Mass with music from the Cathedral Choir

Thursday 25 December 2025 at 11 am Sung Eucharist for Christmas Day with more music from the Choir.

Friday 26 December 2025 at 9.30 am – Eucharist for the Feast of St Stephen

Saturday 27 December 2025 at 9.30 am – Eucharist for the Feast of St John the Evangelist at 9.30 am

Sunday 28 December 2025 there will be the usual services at 9 am and 11 am but there will be no service at 5 pm.

Monday 29 December 2025 at 9.30 am – Eucharist for the Feast of the Holy Innocents at 9.30 am, remembering particularly those who have some sad memories or thoughts at Christmas time and remembering all victims of tyranny

Thursday 1 January 2026 at Noon – Eucharist and Blessing of the Diaries for the Feast of the Holy Name

Tuesday 6 January 2026 at 7.30 pm – Choral Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany

Sunday 1 February 2026 at 5 pm – Candlemastide Carol Service at the end of the Christmas Season

Rough Guide to St Mary’s

There will be a Rough Guide to St Mary’s Cathedral on 25 January 2026 – which will start at 12.45 pm and finish at about 3.30 pm

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 Sarah Shaw 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.

Behind the Scenes Tour

See parts of the Cathedral you’ve never seen before—this behind the scenes tour will include the church itself and other rooms and buildings.

Any Questions

There will be the opportunity to participate in an Any Questions session with the clergy who are present.

Lunch will be provided.

To register, please contact the Cathedral Office to indicate that you are coming.

The Rough Guide is a free event and lunch will be provided. Please book in advance either by filling out the form below. If you have any trouble filling in this form, please contact the cathedral office on 0141 339 6691.

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Plainsong

The simple, glorious beauty of plainsong can be encountered on Sundays at 9 am and during the summer at the 5 pm services

Welcome Evensong with Bishop Nicholas

There will be a special service of Choral Evensong on 11 May 2025 at 5 pm. Bishop Nicholas will be preaching at this service and invites members of the diocese to join him in St Mary’s Cathedral Glasgow.
This service is not ticketed and is open to all.

Funeral for Janey Godley

The funeral service for Janey Godley will took place on 30 November 2024 at 10 am.

The homily and the whole service are available on YouTube.

 

 

 

Congregational Roll 2025-2026

If you wish to be included in the congregational roll of this church, please fill in this form. In the weeks leading up to each AGM the rolls of this church are being revised. Please fill in full contact details if you are part of this congregation, and tick the box if you have received Communion in the last twelve months in this church or another Anglican/Episcopal congregation.

Please note that providing information for the Congregational Roll indicates consent to St Mary’s Cathedral retaining and processing the information for Cathedral use and to sharing this information with the Bishop and Dean of the diocese as provided by Resolution under Canon 42 of the Code of Canons. The information will be kept confidential and not released to any other organisation without express permission. The Cathedral’s Privacy Policy can be viewed on the Cathedral website here.

Each adult aged 16 and over should complete a separate form.

If there are young people under 16 in your household please add their details in the box provided below. Note that Children aged 12 and over may sign and consent on their own behalf, otherwise you are consenting on their behalf.

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