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Online Worship – 17 January 2021

Worship for Sunday 17 January 2021 takes place online. On this page find …

  • A video that forms a service of Holy Communion
  • A hymn (‘Hail to the Lord’s Anointed’)
  • A video for Young Church

The Provost leads this service from the Cathedral. The Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon is the preacher. Hos Hamidian leads some of the prayers, Pat Bennett leads the Intercessions, and Ros Searle reads the Gospel. Morven Bremner sings the mass setting (the Lincoln Communion setting by Malcolm Archer) with Frikki Walker, organ. The music at Communion, ‘Lead me Lord’ by SS Wesley, is sung by Christine Walker and accompanied by Frikki Walker who also plays the organ music during the service. The window at communion is our own retelling of today’s gospel story.

The video of the service of Holy Communion is also available on Facebook and YouTube. (The Youtube video might suit those who prefer to watch on a smart TV.)

Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 17 January 2021

Holy Communion

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.

To receive 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.

Hymn – Hail to the Lord’s Anointed – Sung by Magnus Walker

Young Church

There’s a video for the Young Church this week.

Rejoice in the Lord always – young church from St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow on Vimeo.

Next Sunday – 24 January, Young Church meets on Zoom from 10:30 to 11:00 am. Christine Walker leads the first of four sessions with children ages 3-8, during which they’ll learn how to make a samba band at home with everyday kitchen items. The thirty-minute session also includes a Bible story and a short prayer said by all. It promises to be a lot of fun.

Young persons must be accompanied by an adult, who must remain online at all times. Join the meeting from a public room in the house (no bedrooms, please) and get ready to samba.

Young Church Zoom Dates and Details
10 January, 24 January, 7 February, 21 February
10:30 – 11:00 am

Meeting ID: 860 5486 4041
Passcode: 005922

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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Online Worship – 10 January 2021

Worship for Sunday 10 January 2021 takes place online. On this page find …

  • A video that forms a service of Holy Communion
  • A hymn (‘O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness’)
  • Details of Young Church, which meets this week on Zoom

The Vice Provost leads this service from the Cathedral. The Rev Canon Professor John Riches is the preacher. Kieran Hunter leads some of the prayers, Robert Mawditt leads the Intercessions, and Uche Nwachukwu reads the Gospel. Morven Bremner sings the mass setting (the Lincoln Communion setting by Malcolm Archer) with Frikki Walker, organ. The music at Communion, ‘Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day’ by John Gardner, is from a CD recorded by the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow, conducted by Frikki Walker with Geoff Wollatt on the organ. Steven McIntyre plays the voluntary at the end of this service, ‘Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich’ BWV 605 (J.S. Bach).

The video of the service of Holy Communion is also available on Facebook and YouTube. (The Youtube video might suit those who prefer to watch on a smart TV.)

Download a PDF transcript of the service here:
Online Worship – 10 January 2021

Holy Communion

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.

Hymn – O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

Young Church

This week, Young Church meets on Zoom from 10:30 to 11:00 am. Christine Walker leads the first of four sessions with children ages 3-8, during which they’ll learn how to make a samba band at home with everyday kitchen items. The thirty-minute session also includes a Bible story and a short prayer said by all. It promises to be a lot of fun.

Young persons must be accompanied by an adult, who must remain online at all times. Join the meeting from a public room in the house (no bedrooms, please) and get ready to samba.

Young Church Zoom Dates and Details
10 January, 24 January, 7 February, 21 February
10:30 – 11:00 am

Meeting ID: 860 5486 4041
Passcode: 005922

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

Online Worship – 3 January 2021

This Sunday, 3 January 2021, Online Worship is shared with the whole of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

The Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, the Rt Rev Kevin Pearson celebrates this service from St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow for the Feast of the Epiphany. Members of the Cathedral lead other parts of the service, which begins at 11:00 am GMT.

Christine Walker has prepared a separate video for members of the Young Church and their households.

Online Worship

Find this worship and other videos on the cathedral’s youtube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41PbzUDQkaVpAS927JhVoQ

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 Christine Walker.

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

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:
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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Statement about Corona Threat

Usually, Christmas is a busy time at St Mary’s. Our footfall in the building in a normal year is about 1000 people over the 24 hours from noon on Christmas Eve until noon on Christmas Day. There tends to be people there from all over the world and all over the country, joining with those who worship here week by week.

It was always the case that this year was going to be different but it was still our expectation that over a number of services over the next week that several hundred people would be able to engage in worship within the cathedral building.

This evening the First Minister gave a clear announcement indicating the very strong concern that the Scottish Government is feeling about the Corona Virus situation. Most of the country is to enter Level Four restrictions by the end of the week. The First Minister has asked people not to gather in large groups and to remain at home.

Immediately following the First Minister’s Press Conference the Leadership Group of St Mary’s requested that opinions be sought from the Medical Panel that has been giving advice about the Corona situation throughout the year. Most of them could be contacted and all felt that in-person worship should be suspended with immediate effect. Having received that advice, the Leadership Group have taken the decision that there will be no worship in the Cathedral building from now until such time as the corona threat level is lower.

If we were a small local congregation comprised of people who live very locally a different decision might have been taken to the decision that has been made. However, we are a larger congregation made up from a very mobile group of people. It is the case that some of those who had booked in for the service on 20 December 2020 do not normally live in Glasgow and the numbers of people from outside the city wanting to book for services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day would have been higher even than for services on 20 December 2020. This has been one of the factors that has been considered when deciding what to do at St Mary’s over the next few days.

St Mary’s is not closed and Christmas is not cancelled. We will continue to worship online as we have done for much of the year. We will continue to express our care for one another and use whatever means are at our disposal to communicate that care near and far.

This year many of us will be feeling bruised and hurt by all that has happened. The love of God is for just such as us and we will go on proclaiming that same love to all the world. Once more, we find that the best way to proclaim that love is by taking our own local steps to reduce opportunities for the virus to spread.

The essence of the Christmas message is that God came into the world to tells us all that we are loved. That message remains utterly unchanged.

Issued by the Leadership Group – 19 December 2020
The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth – Provost
The Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon – Vice Provost
Franny Mawditt – People’s Warden
Jim McKillop – Provost’s Warden

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.

Online Worship – 13 December 2020

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

Online Worship – 29 Nov 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 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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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.