Category: Glasgow events
Mass for the 1st Anniversary of the Death of Archbishop Mario Conti and for the Deceased Clergy of the Archdiocese of Glasgow
‘How blest are those who have died in the Lord’ As Archbishop Nolan reflected in his opening words at the Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral on 8 November, it scarcely seemed a year since Archbishop Conti’s death. He was...
Read MoreSt Margaret Ecumenical Service to Mark the Anniversary of the St Margaret Declaration of Friendship
‘Hear my prayer, answer me, Lord, turn to me in your goodness. Hear my prayer, answer me, Lord, turn to me in your love.’ To mark the first anniversary of the historic St Margaret Declaration of Friendship, the...
Read MoreEcumenical Season of Creation Service
‘What are we that you should keep us in mind’ Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) and Eco-Congregation Scotland joined forces on Sunday 17th September at St Andrew’s West church Glasgow to mark the Season of Creation...
Read MoreFr. Willy Slavin RIP
Fr. Willy, who died on 21 July in St Margaret’s Hospice Clydebank at the age of 83, was unique, a “one off” as they say – determined (some might say “thrawn”), passionate, focused and totally dedicated to the support and defence...
Read MoreJune – Fr Sean Fitzgerald RIP
Fr Sean Fitzgerald RIP On the Friday and Saturday before the wonderful celebration of Glasgow the Welcoming City, the choir gathered to say farewell to a longtime supporter and friend, Fr Sean Fitzgerald, who was a very...
Read MoreJune – Glasgow the Welcoming City
Glasgow The Welcoming City 2023 – initiated by Lord Provost Liz Cameron and Glasgow Churches Together more than 20 years ago Still organised by Glasgow Churches Together (GCT), this year the themes were the 1500th...
Read MoreGlasgow The Welcoming City
11th June, Glasgow City Chambers Glasgow Churches Together are planning the annual Welcoming City celebration in the City Chambers – this year on the 11th June.It will involve :a welcome to visitors and refugees to the...
Read MoreThe 25th Mass of Our Celtic Roots 5 February 2023
A Celtic Invocation: words (c) the heirs of Canon Fenelly; music (c) Noel Donnelly. Sung by The St Mungo Singers It was hard to believe that we had been celebrating this Mass for 25 Years. It had started as a way of giving...
Read MoreThe St Mungo Festival Part 2
Mitchell Library – Celebrating the Life of St Mungo in Words and Song On Saturday 14th January, the Mitchell Library hosted an event which has developed from the reception in Glasgow of a copy of the Vita Sancti Kentigerni...
Read MoreThe St Mungo Festival 2023 – Part 1
St. Mungo Vespers It was with great joy that we relaunched our St Mungo Festival services in person after the lockdown, and even greater joy to do so with a new service – a Vespers for St Mungo in St Andrew’s Cathedral on...
Read MoreMass for His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI RIP
(I know that my redeemer lives; on the last day I shall rise again) Glasgow Archdiocese marked the passing and funeral of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI with a quietly...
Read MoreVery Rev. Patrick Canon Kelly RIP
On 15 December the funeral of Canon Kelly was held in Holy Name parish, the church of which he had been Parish Priest for almost 23 years and which he had done so much for, overseeing the official opening and consecration of the...
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