St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow

The service for World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December 2009 at 7 pm. Featuring speakers, Sheboom Drummers and Glasgow Gospel Choir. Organised by a range of AIDS agencies in the city. All Welcome

There will be an Advent Carol Service in St Mary’s at 6.30 pm on 29 November 2009. Seasonal music from the choir and Advent Carols for everyone to join in. All Welcome

St Mary’s Cathedral is one of three local churches which will be open for quiet prayer and reflection for the Quiet Day for Scotland promoted by Action for Churches Together in Scotland on 28 November 2009.
Lansdowne Parish Church from 10.00am-12.00 noon
St Mary’s from 12.00 noon-2.00pm
St Columba’s Roman Catholic Church from 2.00pm-4.00pm

The Feast of All Saints will be celebrated on Sunday 1 November 2009. At these services we remember all the heroes of faith, giving thanks for those who have built the church and also for all those who have passed faith on to us.

25 October will be marked as a special Creation Sunday in St Mary’s. The music and preaching at the 10.30 am service with all reflect the theme of thanksgiving for creation.

The 10.30 am and 6.30 pm services on 4 October will mark the Feast of St Francis of Assisi and will include Franciscan prayers and hymns.

There will be a special service of Baptism on Sunday 13 September 2009 at which a number of children will be baptised. Such services happen regularly through the year and anyone who is looking to have a child Christened or who wishes to talk about being baptised themselves should speak to a member of the clergy after any service.

Choral Evensong resumed on 16 August 2009 at 6.30 pm. Choral Evensong is a peaceful, reflective service in which members of the clergy and the choir lead singing and prayers in a seemingly timeless format. At the heart of the service is the Magnificat, the song of Mary, to whom this church is dedicated.

There will be a special service to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on 15 August 2009 at 6 pm. The service will include music by Palestrina which will be sung by The Marian Consort.

Bishop Idris has taken leave of the diocese with a special service on 19 July 2009 to mark his retirement at the end of the month.