Category: Glasgow events
A Weekend of Contrasts: 8/9 July 2018: Pt.2 Funeral of Fr. Noel Burke RIP
The evening of 8 July in Holy Name parish for the funeral vigil of Fr. Noel Burke was quite different and yet there was one thing in common with the morning celebration– the affection and respect expressed by a parish community...
Read MoreA Weekend of Contrasts: 8/9 July 2018:
It was a weekend of contrasts for the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the St. Mungo Singers, beginning with the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of one priest and ending with the funeral liturgy of another. 1. Celebration: Golden...
Read MoreFeast of St. Columba/Glasgow the Welcoming City/ Funeral of Johanna O’Connor (Pt.2)
The Glasgow the Welcoming City Service is hosted by Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) and has taken place in the City Chambers for 18 years now. This year there were a number of anniversaries to mark in the celebration: the...
Read MoreFeast of St. Columba/Glasgow the Welcoming City/ Funeral of Johanna O’Connor (Pt.1)
I The Feast of St Columba at St Columba’s Parish, Maryhill The celebration Mass at St Columba’s, took the St Mungo Singers back to a parish which they had known well in the past when their Director, Mgr Gerry, was based...
Read More70th Anniversary of Glasgow Lourdes Hospitalité
Glasgow Lourdes Hospitalité celebrated 70 years of service to the Archdiocese with Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral on 15th April 2018. The cathedral was full for the service, which was presided over by Archbishop Tartaglia. The...
Read MoreEric Thomson Dick RIP
As the St. Mungo Singers prepared for the Holy Week services, the sad news came of the death of a long-term member of the choir, Eric Dick, on 22 March, just weeks short of his 88th birthday. Eric, with his wife Kay, had been...
Read MoreChrism Mass 2018 Archdiocese of Glasgow
The sight of a packed church, with people standing in the aisles, and full sanctuary at this service gave a visible witness of the Church and Diocese united in prayer and worship as we began the Triduum. The St Mungo Singers and...
Read MoreOrdination of Rev. Vincent P Toal
It may have been the most unusual beginning to a homily at a priestly ordination in the Archdiocese of Glasgow, as Archbishop Tartaglia greeted the about-to-be ordained candidate with the words “My dear Vincent, you got here at...
Read MoreFeast of St. John Ogilvie
It is a measure, perhaps, of how far ecumenical relations have come that the feast of the martyr John Ogilvie is now marked by an ecumenical service. This year Glasgow Churches Together (GCT), together with the Jesuit community...
Read MoreBr. Daniel Herd fms RIP
The Marist community in Glasgow bade farewell to Br. Daniel at St. Peter’s Partick on the feast of St. Joseph. The funeral Mass was celebrated by Fr. Peter McBride, parish priest of St. Peter’s, and support for the music of the...
Read MoreMass of our Celtic Roots 2018
The Mass of our Celtic Roots at St. Aloysius church, Garnethill, has become a fixture during the Celtic Connections festival. Begun with the intention of giving people the opportunity to express or experience the spiritual...
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