Category: Glasgow events
World Day for The Poor
The third annual World Day for the Poor, 17 November 2019, was marked in Glasgow by a short ecumenical service around the statue of the “Homeless Jesus” which is situated at the rear of St George’s Tron Church, in Nelson Mandela...
Read MoreFriends of the Holy Land Service
The charity, Friends of the Holy Land, was established in 2009 to support vulnerable Christians in the Holy Land and celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The Archdiocese was therefore very honoured to have them hold their...
Read MoreAnnual Mass of Remembrance at St Agnes Lambhill on 10 November 2019
Each year a Mass of Remembrance is held at St Agnes for those whose final committal has been in the cemeteries in the parish or at Glasgow Maryhill Crematorium. This year’s Mass was on 10th November and was well attended. The...
Read MoreAnnual Requiem for the Deceased Clergy of the Archdiocese of Glasgow
The annual Mass for the deceased bishops and clergy of the Archdiocese was held in St Andrew’s Cathedral on 8th November. Principal celebrant, Archbishop Tartaglia, was joined by priests and parishioners from the diocese, and...
Read MoreGlasgow – A Cradle of Faith in Action? (Pt.2)
The Centenary Mass of the Knights of St Columba The Knights celebrated the Mass for the end of their Centenary Year in St Andrew’s Cathedral just over a week after the Apostleship of the Sea celebration, on 5 October. Archbishop...
Read MoreGlasgow – a Cradle of Faith in Action? (Pt.1)
We may not recognise this description of Glasgow but it must surely have been the case at the end of World War I because in 1919 it saw the foundation of the Knights of St Columba and, in the following year, the birth of the...
Read MoreVisit of the Relics of St Therese of Lisieux
Perhaps we did wonder a bit about what the response of Glasgow’s Catholic community would be to the visit of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux to the city in this self-proclaimed secular modern age. The answer became clear to...
Read MorePause for Hope 2019
The third annual ecumenical Pause for Hope service for all people affected by cancer took place in Our Lady of Lourdes parish on 12 September and was jointly supported by Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) and the Prince &...
Read MoreFr Willie Mone RIP
Priests of the Archdiocese gathered at Our Lady of Lourdes parish on 2 September to bid farewell to a much loved member of their family, Fr Willie Mone. The principal concelebrant was Vicar General Mgr Hugh Bradley. Archbishop...
Read MoreCelebrating the Assumption at the Harry Clark Window in Kelvingrove Art Gallery
This gathering by Notre Dame sisters and ex-Notre Dame students is establishing itself as a much loved event in the calendar with increasing numbers of attendees and even one or two brave men. As they gathered this year in front...
Read MoreMay Murphy RIP
Members of the St Mungo Singers and the parish choir of St Joseph’s Tollcross came together with members of her family and parishioners to celebrate the life of Mrs May Murphy and to say farewell to her on 12 July 2019. May had...
Read MoreGlasgow the Welcoming City 2019
The Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) celebration in the City Chambers this year on 23 June was a really full one, with input from the Woodlands Afro-Caribbean Methodist Church Choir, the Scottish Asian Christian Fellowship choir...
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