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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.

Regular Sunday Worship Times

Sunday services are at 8.30 am, 10.30 am and 6.30 pm. The morning services are communion services, the evening one is usually Choral Evensong. Look out for the Open Silence once a month at 8 pm.

St Mary’s at the movies

ST MARY’S @ THE MOVIES… A new season of film discussions will be held in St Mary’s Cathedral office, each beginning at 19.30. Discussions will be led by writer and teacher Donny O’Rourke.

For more information or to sign up, contact the cathedral office.

School of Spirituality


St Mary’s School of Spirituality is a series of one-off sessions that are open to anyone interested in learning and developing their practice of personal spirituality. The most recent series included sessions on silence, “Lectio Divina”, art and prayer, keeping a spiritual journal, the spirituality of Taize and “Capacitar” – the empowering potential of simple body movement.

For further information see the notice on the spirituality section of the cathedral notice board. For more information, complete the form below.

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Young Church

St Mary’s has a lively programme of Sunday morning events which take place between the Psalm and the Peace during the 1030 am Sung Eucharist.  This includes  learning about the seasons of the Church Year, singing games with the choir and contact with the clergy.

Please contact the leaders via the Cathedral Office for more information.

BabySpace! Babies and infants are very welcome at St Mary’s. There is also a quiet space for parents to be with their children called BabySpace! This is in the small meeting room. It may be especially welcome during the sermon and intercessions. BabySpace! is equipped with live audio feed so the service can be heard. There are soft toys, a comfortable feeding chair and safe play space.   Picture Credit: Flavio Takemoto

What’s On – Spring and Summer 2011

Tuesday 26 April 2011 – The mid-morning programme on Radio Scotland will feature a live segment on recruiting organists, broadcast live from St Mary’s.
Saturday 30 April 2011 – The Bellringers will attempt to ring a Peal for the Royal Wedding.
Sunday 1 May 2011 – visit by the Ulster Association of Organists.
Saturday 7 May 2011 – Concert by Bearsden Choir Mozart Mass in C Minor K427 – see flyers at the back of church.
Tuesday 10 May 2011 – Compline (Night Prayer) will be sung at 7.15 pm
Saturday 14 May 2011 – Exploring Prayer – “Art and Prayer”. More details from the Rev Caroline McKillop
Sunday 15 May 2011 – The Open Silence – an hour of shared silence in church at 8 pm
Saturday 21 May 2011 – AGM of the Scottish Society of Change Ringers with service celebrating bell ringing at 4.30 pm
Sunday 22 May 2011 – Live Broadcast of Morning Worship from St Mary’s Cathedral on Radio 4 beginning at 8.10 am. Please be in seats by 7.40 am.
Wednesday 25 May 2011 – Cosmology Discussion Evening in the Synod Hall at 7.45 pm. “The Big Bang, Black Holes and Belief
Thursday 26 May 2011 – Visit from the Friends of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh
Thursday 2 June 2011 – Ascension Day – services at 11 am and 7.30 pm. The evening service will be a Choral Eucharist
Saturday 4 June 2011 – Diocesan Ministry Celebration Service at 1.15 pm
Sunday 5 June 2011 – RSNO Chamber Series Afternoon Concert – Italian Baroque Gens including including: Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, Vivaldi’s La Stravaganza, Geminiani’s Concerto Grosso La Folia, and works by Locatelli, Uccellini and Marini.
Saturday 11 June 2011 – Chorister Day – come try being a chorister for the day. Services at 12.30 pm and 5 pm
Sunday 12 June 2011 – Pentecost. Please wear national dress if you have it and come prepared to say the Lord’s Prayer in your first language at the 1030 Eucharist.
Saturday 18 June 2011 – evening – concert by the Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association.
Sunday 19 June 2011 – 10.30 am Trinity Sunday Jazz Mass!
Sunday 19 June 2011 – The Open Silence – 8 pm
Wednesday 22 June 2011 – North East Regional Council – Launch of the Diocesan Growth Strategy with the Bishop at St James’s Church, Bishopbriggs.
Thursday 23 June 2011 – Celebratory Choral Mass for Corpus Christi
Friday 24 June 2011 – Organ Mass for the Feast of St Barnabas – in the Parisian Style.
Saturday 25 June 2011 – Come and Sing “Messiah”. Conductor Frikki Walker. Rehearsal 10 am – 3 pm. Performance at 3 pm.
Sunday 26 June 2011 – Royal School of Church Music Music Sunday. Orchestral Evensong at 6.30 pm.
Saturday 16 July 2011 – Glasgow Fair Weekend Trip to Millport. Day out to the Isle of Cumbrae. Meet at St Mary’s for Morning Prayer and a Blessing before travelling to Cumbrae. Tea and Buns in Millport. Walks on the island. Visit to the Cathedral of the Isles.