Argyll & Isles Pastoral Music Weekend
May 28, 2011
Argyll & Isles musicians rehearsing
The Argyll & Isles Spring Music Weekend took place at St. Mary’s Kinnoull, on 6-8 May, with over 60 musicians and singers from throughout the Diocese attending. We arrived to beautiful weather, with deer wandering through the grounds, birds singing and the St.Mary’s chickens sounding off. The only sad note was the absence of Br. Malachy, a familiar figure in the garden and grounds, who had died the previous month. I think a number of the choir will have paid a quiet visit to his grave in the little cemetery at St. Mary’s. Read more
Ecumenical Vespers Easter 2011
May 26, 2011
St. Matthew’s, Bishopbriggs, hosted the Annual Ecumenical Vespers for Easter on 24 May. The service was attended by Archbishop Conti and the Very Rev. Gregor Duncan (Scottish Episcopal Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway), and a full congregation, despite the difficult weather. Read more
Strathclyde Police Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving
May 24, 2011
The Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for the work of Strathclyde Police was held this year in St. Andrew’s Cathedral on 14 May. The service was attended by serving officers of the Force, families and friends of deceased officers and members of staff, and representatives of the Churches in Glasgow. Read more
St. Andrew and a Catena of Saints
May 11, 2011
The renovated St. Andrew’s Cathedral is full of light and colour and, on Sunday 8 May, it was also full of sound- the sound of singers (adult and children), musicians and dancers. The occasion was, as part of the series of musical celebrations to mark the re-opening of the Cathedral, a service to honour St. Andrew and the other saints who are represented in the Cathedral. Read more
