Category: Glasgow events
Glasgow the Welcoming City: Glasgow City Chambers, 18th June at 3.00
Glasgow the Welcoming City: a celebration in the City Chambers June 18th at 3.00 – all are welcome 2017 Welcoming City Poster The event was set up about 15 years ago at the request of the then Lord Provost, Bailie Liz...
Read MoreChrism Mass 2017
It was a full congregation and a full sanctuary for the Chrism Mass at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, an encouraging experience at a time when the media would have us believe religious observance is for the minority. Archbishop...
Read MoreGolden Jubilee of Mgr James Clancy
There was a packed congregation for the celebration of Mgr. Clancy’s Golden Jubilee at St Joseph’s Robroyston on 11 March 2017, with family and friends being joined by Archbishops Tartaglia and Cushley, Bishops Nolan and Toal,...
Read MoreGlasgow Archdiocesan RCIA Celebration 2017
The Archdiocesan annual service for enrolling and welcoming catechumens and candidates for full communion with the Church took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on 5 March. This is always such an encouraging and uplifting service...
Read MoreThe Mass of our Celtic Roots 2017
It’s not part of the official Celtic Connections Festival programme but the Mass of our Celtic Roots at St. Aloysius, Garnethill, has become a fixture for many attending the Festival. It is always a feast of liturgical music for...
Read MoreThe St. Mungo Festival 2017 – St. Mungo in the Mitchell
Saturday morning of the Festival (14th January) saw the St. Mungo Singers, children from St. Denis’ Primary and harpist Carissa Swan joining Archbishop Tartaglia and Dr.Laurence Whitley for a celebration of the life of St. Mungo...
Read MoreThe St Mungo Festival 2017 – St. Mungo Mass
On Friday evening, the Mass of St. Mungo was celebrated in St. Mungo’s Townead. Archbishop Tartaglia concelebrated with the priests of the Passionist community there (PP Fr Francis Keevins and Fr. Gareth Thomas), Archbishop...
Read MoreThe St. Mungo Festival 2017 – Mungo’s Bairns
The children of Glasgow had their chance to shine in the Festival, or as the programme put it, to play havoc with the legends of St. Mungo at the Mungo’s Bairns celebration on the Feast Day itself at Wellington Church of...
Read MoreThe St. Mungo Festival 2017 – First Vespers of St. Kentigern
The annual St. Mungo Festival, which has its beginnings in the celebration of the Mass of St.Mungo and the subsequent celebration of the ecumenical service in honour of St. Mungo in Glasgow Cathedral, has now developed into a...
Read MoreWeek of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017
St. George’s Tron Church was the venue for Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 19 January. It was an inspired location for this service – an island of calm in the midst of...
Read MoreFr. Bernard Connell RIP
The funeral Mass for Fr. Bernard Connell took place in St. Margaret’s, Clydebank on 18th January 2017, with Archbishop Tartaglia, the chief concelebrant, joined by many of the priests of the diocese. Members of his family were...
Read MoreThe St Mungo Festival 2017
The St Mungo Festival Thursday: Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti and Dr Laurence Whitley will talk about St Mungo, the Cathedral and Mungo’s City on STV channel 8 on Wednesday between 5.00 and 6.00 p.m. First...
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