The annual Carols for Peace service in the City Chambers on 14th December, organised by Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) and hosted by the City Council, also marked the final service for Glasgow 850. As people gathered for the...
Read MoreIt is around 35 years since the first presentation of this cantata by Fr Gerry and David Morris. It was therefore totally appropriate to put it on again during the celebrations for Glasgow 850. The location this time was Kelvin...
Read MoreThere have doubtless been a whole host of ways and events to mark the 850th anniversary of Glasgow becoming a Bishop’s burgh but one of the more unusual ones was celebrated at Glasgow Cathedral on 14th September when...
Read MoreIt wasn’t the best of days for this core service in the calendar of Glasgow’s ecumenical events, with a significant number of Orange Order walks going through the city centre to Glasgow Cathedral around the time the service was...
Read MoreAs part of the year long celebrations to mark the 850th anniversary of Glasgow becoming a burgh in 1175, the community of Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Churches Together (GCT), and church and civic leaders came together on 11 May...
Read MoreBishop Jocelyn of Glasgow 1174 – 1199. A monk at and then Abbot of Melrose, was steeped in the church’s liturgy because of the attention given in the Abbey to daily prayer, study and work. He also showed himself to be...
Read MoreArchbishop Robert Blackadder Service Sunday 11th May 4.00 p.m. 2025, Glasgow Cathedral Welcome to this service, which is part of the Glasgow celebrations of the city becoming a Bishop’s...
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