In this podcast, the first in a series of three entitled ‘Agony, Lamentation and Reunion’, art historian Dr Deborah Lewer examines ‘Agony in the Garden’ by sixteenth-century artist Albrecht Dürer. Video produced in partnership with the Iona Community. Music: ‘Pange lingua gloriosi corporis mysterium’ (medieval hymn), Steven McIntyre (organ).
Online Worship – 29 March 2020
Online Worship
This page has the online worship offering of St Mary’s Cathedral for 29 March 2020
The worship can be found in several videos – three that form a service and some more for for members of the Young Church and their families. All members of the church may enjoy the Young Church material, which this week includes a fabulous Animation about Ezekiel and the Dry Bones, Activities to try and some Choristers’ Singing Games to keep everyone on their toes.
The service is led by the Provost, the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. Other voices come from members of the congregation, some of whom are self-isolating at home. The preacher is the Vice Provost, the Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon. As access to the cathedral building restricted, this week’s worship takes the form of a house eucharist hosted by the Provost from his own home.
A pdf transcript of the service can also be downloaded:
Transcript – Online Worship – 29 March 2020 – Passion Sunday
The Service
The Gathering
The Ministry of the Word
If you would like to make a financial contribution to enable this ministry, please see the stewardship page on this website. 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.
The Communion
Young Church
The following videos have been prepared for members of the Young Church. Subtitles for these files can be accessed by clicking on the CC (Closed Captions) button on the video.
There’s some information for adults in this pdf:
sheet-for-adults-29-mar-2020
The young choristers from the Cathedral Choir often learn through Singing Games. Here’s three such games prepared by Sarah for young (and older) singers to try.
This was a collaborative effort from a number of people including the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, the Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon, Steven McIntyre (organ), Frikki Walker (Organ), Magnus Walker (Singing), Sarah Weir (Singing games), Rosemary Hannah & Sophie Agrell (young church), Caitlyn Wakefield (Gospel reading), Pat Bennett (Intercessions) and Tim Haynes (many of the photographs).
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Online worship – 22 March 2020
Online Worship
This page has the online worship offering of St Mary’s Cathedral for 22 March 2020
The worship can be found in four videos – three that form a service and one which is a video for members of the Young Church and their families.
The service is led by the Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon in church. Other voices come from members of the congregation, some of whom are self-isolating at home. The preacher, from his home is the Provost, the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth. Our Acting Bishop, the Most Rev Mark Strange joins us to give us a blessing.
A pdf transcript of the service can also be downloaded:
Transcript of online worship
The Service
The Gathering
The Ministry of the Word
If you would like to make a financial contribution to enable this ministry, please see the stewardship page on this website. 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.
The Communion
Young Church
The following video has been prepared for members of the Young Church.
There are also some activities to try in this pdf: SMCG-young-church-sheet-22-3-2020.
Thanks
Many thanks to the Rev Rob Warren, the Rector of All Saints’ Church in Rome for inspiration and encouragement in the planning of this worship.
This was a collaborative effort from a number of people including the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, the Rev Canon Oliver Brewer-Lennon, Steven McIntyre (organ), Rosemary Hannah & Sophie Agrell (young church), Petko Marinov (Gospel reading) and Sister AJ Whybrow & Sister Helena Barrett (Intercessions), the Most Rev Mark Strange (blessing) and Tim Haynes (many of the photographs).
Many thanks to all who contributed, even though they were unable to understand what the finished Act of Worship would be like.
Please share this page and these resources widely on social media and in any other ways you can think of.
Baptism
The next opportunity for baptism/christenings is on 22 March 2020. Contact the cathedral office with using the Baptism Enquiry Form.
Pride Forum
The Forum conversation with Sister Helena Barrett from 21 July 2019 at 12 noon is now available.
Honorary Fellowship for the Provost
Vice Provost Search
St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow seeks an experienced priest for the post of Vice Provost. More details here.
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, the Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow has spoken out against the Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka and against the terrorist murder of Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland.
In his Easter Day sermon, he said:
“The answer to the world’s troubles does not lie in the fire of the bombers in Sri Lanka or the bullets of the terrorists in Northern Ireland.
“Light, life and love. These are the true way of the world. Death and destruction won’t win. Violence will never conquer. Death will never have the last word.”
Speaking to a packed cathedral, he spoke also of his personal sadness at the fire that ravaged the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, which shares its dedication to the Mother of Jesus with St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow.
“I found the sight of Notre Dame burning extraordinarily upssetting. I’m sure that people across the world who are in the cathedral business were affected the same way.
“What might this generation accomplish that, faced with its destruction in nearly a thousand years would bring people out onto the streets to sing and to pray.
“What made the chaplain to the firefighters in paris run through fire to save the Blessed Sacrament and a relic that has been kissed by the faithful for the last thousand years.
“And what did one man do two thousand years ago that brings us up our of our beds and into this and another 37 million churches all over the world to sing and rejoice and proclain the extraordinary news – “He is not dead but is risen”.”
St Mary’s Cathedral Glasgow is one of the eight cathedrals of the Scottish Episcopal Church which has churches in every part of Scotland. The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth has been the Provost of St Mary’s since 2006.
The full text of the sermon can be read here: https://thurible.net/2019/04/21/sermon-for-easter-day/
Ascension Day
There will be a choral mass for Ascension Day on 30 May 2019 at 7.30 pm with music from the Cathedral Choir.
Latest Magazine Articles
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http://thecathedral.org.uk/the-magazine/