Some might claim that people are not queuing up to join the church but that was exactly what they were doing at this lovely affirming service on 22nd February, the First Sunday of Lent. Over 120 people, from a wide range of ages and nationalities, together with their sponsors and families (and in one case […]

As 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 to celebrate the first Archbishop of Glasgow, Robert Blacader (or Blackadder). Before the service began, harpist Catherine […]

On Tuesday 22 April 2025, as we came to terms with the death of Pope Francis, the St Mungo Singers had a loss of their own to mark, as they joined family and friends of Mrs Catherine (Kay) Dick at St Andrew’s Bearsden for her funeral.  Kay, a member of the alto section of the […]

It was with a strange mixture of sadness and thanksgiving that members of the St Mungo Singers joined a capacity congregation of family, friends and parishioners at St Jude & St John Ogilvie’s parish for the funeral of Mrs Ann Harvey, a retired choir member who had served for around 40 years in the Soprano […]

This Mass is a regular date in the diary for the Archdiocesan Choir, the St Mungo Singers.  This year, it had a special meaning for them, as one of the Jubilarians, indeed the most senior one present, was their own Director, Mgr. Gerry Fitzpatrick, who had celebrated his Diamond Jubilee in March.  He joined fellow […]

This service, organised by Glasgow Churches Together and held in the City Chambers, was originally planned as a service to welcome visitors to Glasgow but over the years it has developed to be as much a service of welcome for those who have come to live in the city, particularly migrants and refugees. This year, […]

‘I Rejoiced when I heard them say ”Let us go to the house of God.” When it’s the Diamond Jubilee (and also the birthday) of the long serving Director of Music for the Archdiocese of Glasgow, Mgr. Gerry Fitzpatrick, there is only one way to celebrate and that is – in his own words – […]

The St Mungo Singers is as much a family as it is a choir, and as such it came together on 15th/16th April for the funeral vigil and Mass for Catherine (Cathy) Mulrine, a retired member of the choir who had died at the grand age of 97.   Singers joined family members and parishioners for […]