Ordinations to the Priesthood in Glasgow Archdiocese
July 4, 2010
On 3 July, the feast of St. Thomas, a packed congregation filled St. Mary’s Pro-cathedral in Abercromby Street for the ordination of three young men to the priesthood – and that despite the logistical challenge of getting to the church as the Orange Walk was due at Glasgow Green just down the road at the same time! The three candidates for ordination were Ross Campbell, Martin Kane and John Sweeney. Read more
Vespers for the 2010 West End Festival
July 4, 2010
To mark the end of the 2010 West End Festival, St. Simon’s and St. Peter’s Parishes held a Sung Vespers in St. Peter’s Church on Sunday 27th June. The Vespers were advertised as part of the Festival events being hosted in the church and as such open to all who wished to attend. A particular invitation had been issued to members of the other churches in the area and the choir were delighted to meet old friends in Rev Tom and Mrs Christina Moffat, recently of Culross Abbey Parish Church and currently serving in Partick.
Fr Lawlor at the Vespers
Glasgow the Welcoming City 2010
June 30, 2010
Our piper welcomes the congregation
This year, the annual Glasgow the Welcoming City service, hosted by Glasgow City Council and organised by Glasgow Churches Together, focussed on the three important anniversaries being marked in Scotland - Cluny 910 ( the start of a monastic reform movement which seriously affected the Church in the West), the Scottish Reformation 1560 and Edinburgh Missionary Conference 1910. The front page of the leaflet for the service, held on 13 June, had the symbol of the Federation of Cluniac Sites and a quotation from John Paul II’s Encyclical “Ut Unum Sint” on commitment to ecumenism. Read more
St.Mungo Singers Visit Dunoon and Rothesay 2010
June 29, 2010
The St Mungo Singers enjoyed their annual pilgrimage / day out on 5th June. We set out for Dunoon and Rothesay with the sun shining brightly and the birds of Dumbreck enjoying their songs. Read more
St. Margaret’s Children & Family Care Society Mass of Celebration
June 2, 2010
St. Margaret’s Children & Family Care Society celebrated 55 years of working for children and families with Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church on 30 May 2010. The principal celebrant was Archbishop Conti, and many of the adoptive and foster parents and children who have been involved with the Society or benefited from its services were present. Read more
St Mungo Singers events May-June 2010
May 12, 2010
The Annual Mass for the St Margaret Adoption and Family Support Society will take place on Sunday 30th May at 3.00 in Our Lady of Lourdes, Cardonald.
The music will be led by the St Mungo Singers.
The St Mungo Singers annual pilgrimage will take place on Saturday 5th June. They travel to St Mun’s in Dunoon for a late morning service, then lunch in Dunoon, followed by a visit to St Andrew’s, Rothesay for the evening Mass at 6.00.
Glasgow Churches Together will co-operate with the City Council in the service ‘Glasgow the Welcoming City’ at 3.00 on June 13th in the Banqueting Hall of Glasgow City Chambers.
Musicians will include the South Side Fiddlers, Rutherglen Salvation Army Band, the St Mungo Singers, ensemble, Piper and Harpist.
The Knights of St Columba will celebrate their 90th anniversary in Glasgow with a Mass with Archbishop Conti on Sunday June 27th in St Mary’s, Abercromby St., Calton, Glasgow. The music will be led by the choir of St Andrew’s Cathedral.
The West End Festival will include an ecumenical Evening Prayer on Sunday June 27th. The St Mungo Singers and local musicians will lead ther service.
The Feast of St Thomas, Saturday 3rd July: Three deacons for the Archdiocese of Glasgow will be ordained at St Mary’s, Calton. Music will be led by the St Mungo Singers.
Ecumenical Vespers for Easter 2010
April 22, 2010
Choirs and congregation sing the opening hymn
Archbishop Conti presided at the annual ecumenical Vespers which was held this year in St. Joseph’s, Tollcross, on 19 April. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt. Rev. Bill Hewitt preached the reflection and Glasgow Churches Together were well represented by, among others, the Moderator of Glasgow Presbytery of the Church of Scotland, Rt. Rev. Bill Ferguson, and Dr. Angus Kerr, the Clerk to the Presbytery, Rev. Derek Bibb and Rev. Alan Anderson of the Methodist Union, and Major Steve Huyton of the Salvation Army. We were also pleased to welcome Bishop Noel Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor, who was in Glasgow for a meeting of the North West Triangle (Liverpool, Glasgow and Belfast).
Archbishop Conti, Rt. Rev. Bill Hewitt and Bishop Treanor
Chrism Mass 2010
April 22, 2010
The beginning of this year’s Chrism Mass for the Archdiocese of Glasgow at St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral on 1 April was a little more eventful than usual. As the choir and musicians prepared for the Mass, it was discovered that the pipe organ had malfunctioned and, despite our best efforts, could not be repaired in time so, after reviewing the options, it was decided to have the choir and assembly sing a capella. Fortunately it proved possible to do this without too much alteration to the planned music of the liturgy, and both the singers and the congregation rose to the challenge. Read more
St. Mungo Singers’ Requiem
April 19, 2010
The St. Mungo Singers hold a Requiem Mass each year for deceased members. This year the Mass took place in St. Leo’s, Dumbreck on 19 February. In addition to current choir members, it was attended by relatives and friends of those who had died. Read more
On a happier note
March 19, 2010
On a happier note for March, Mgr. Gerry Fitzpatrick, the Director of 
Music for the Archdiocese of Glasgow, celebrated a milestone birthday on Read more