Category: Glasgow events
Congratulations, Sir Noel KSG!
It was with great joy that the St Mungo Singers learned that one of their directors, Dr. Noel Donnelly, had been awarded a Papal Knighthood, as a Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great. The award had been made in...
Read MoreFuneral of Fr. Peter McKelvie RIP
Just a week after the funeral of Mgr. Jack Sheridan, the Archdiocese of Glasgow had to bid farewell to Fr. Peter McKelvie who died in his 80th year. The funeral took place in St. Martn of Tours parish, Renton, where principal...
Read MoreRIP Mgr. Jack Sheridan
St Paul’s, Whiteinch was full for the funeral of Mgr Jack Sheridan on 1 April. Mgr Sheridan, a much loved parish priest and ex-Chancellor of the Archdiocese, died on 25 March in his 90th year and 63 years after his ordination to...
Read MoreArchdiocese of Glasgow Service of Welcome for New Members and Candidates for Baptism 2019
The First Sunday of Lent is traditionally the day when catechumens and candidates for reception into full communion with the Church are welcomed on the last stage of their journey. This year in St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Archbishop...
Read MoreMass of Thanksgiving for 60 years of Service by Archbishop Emeritus Conti to the Lord and the Church
Archbishop Conti celebrated 60 years of priesthood in October 2018 with Mass in Rome but, given his association with the St Mungo Singers through diocesan and ecumenical services and events, the choir invited him to a...
Read MoreRequiem Mass for Sr. Gerard of the Little Sisters of the Poor
The chapel at the Little Sisters’ St. Joseph Home in Robroyston was full on 26th February for the funeral of a much-loved member of the Little Sisters community, Sr. Gerard, a musician, artist, dramatist and administrator – and...
Read MoreMass of our Celtic Roots 2019
When planning this year’s service, we were astonished to realise that this is the 18th year that it has taken place. As they say “doesn’t time fly when you are enjoying yourself”, and who says that the liturgy should not be...
Read MoreSt Mungo Festival Service at Glasgow Cathedral
The annual St Mungo Service organised by Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) and hosted by the Cathedral Community took place this year on the feast day of St Mungo, 13th January. It turned out to be a very full and inspiring...
Read MoreSt. Mungo Festival: Mungo in the Mitchell – Celebrating the Life of St. Mungo
This short service has become a firm part of the St Mungo Festival, bringing St Mungo to a wider audience, as it takes place on the ground floor of the Mitchell Library between the Theatre and the Café, and attracts the...
Read MoreThe St. Mungo Festival 2019 – Mungo’s Bairns
Twelve schools* took part in this year’s Mungo’s Bairns celebration at Wellington Parish Church on 11 January. Some 600 primary school children filled the church with sound and excitement as they performed their chosen musical...
Read MoreMrs May Scott RIP
It was with sadness that the congregation gathered to bid farewell to May Scott at St Leo’s Parish on 13 January. May had been a well-known and respected figure in education in Glasgow until her retirement – she was...
Read MoreMgr. John Noel Canon Woods RIP
It was with great sadness that the Archdiocese of Glasgow said farewell to Mgr. Woods who died 8th December and whose funeral took place at St. Joseph’s Tollcross (his last parish) on 19th and 20th December. The church was full...
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