From the Rector:
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Revd Ron Graham, a long-time servant of the Episcopal Church. He served in three dioceses during his ministry, concluding his service at St Ninian’s Pollokshields. It is there that his funeral requiem will take place on Friday 4th May at 12 noon. Please pray for his wife, Eileen, and the rest of Ron’s family at this sad time.”
May promises to be a month of music here at St. Margaret’s. First, Matthew Todd, multi-talented tenor and harpist, performs at our next Second Sunday Concert on 13th May at 3.30pm. Tickets £5 adults, £3 concessions.
Find Matthew on Facebook or at www.matthew-todd.co.uk.
Through the Ages with the Kentigern Harp
1. Adonai Roi (Psalm 23 in the original Hebrew)
Then, on Friday 25th May at 2.30pm, we’re privileged to play host to the 40-member Glasgow Senior Citizens’ Orchestra, playing a selection of light classical music followed by tea and refreshments. Tickets at £5. Concessions available.
Let’s not forget our contribution to the Southside Festival. The Art Exhibition runs from Friday 25th May (12pm-6pm) to Saturday 26th May (10am-4pm) and will feature works by Southside Artists.
More details here and on our Events Calendar and Facebook page as they become available. All very welcome. We look forward to seeing you.
Many of our congregation will be aware of our Rector having been elected Canon to St. Mary’s Cathedral. The formal installation will take place at St. Mary’s on Sunday 27th May at 6.30pm. We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible to support the Rector and celebrate his achievement.
Car pool arrangements: If you would like to attend but have no transport OR if you plan to go and are able to transport an extra person or two in your car, please let the Vestry Secretary know by using the form available here. We’ll do our best to match up folk to make travel as eco-friendly as possible.
After a frenetic afternoon of drawing, 12 teams were whittled down to two. Call it Divine Intervention if you wish; in the final, the Rector, leading Team Robertson, met the might of Team ‘V for Vestry’ – and won! Team Robertson took home a voucher for a very large pizza from a nearby pizza establishment while Team V consoled themselves with chocolate.
The event raised over £350 towards the Organ Fund.
Many thanks to all, young and old, newcomers and stalwarts, who supported this event. Watch this space for the next.
It’s not too late to join the Grand Piktionary Challenge on Saturday 21st April at 2pm. Teams of 4 will compete to win the Grand Prize of an XXL pizza (a size not commonly seen!) from a local pizza establishment. If you don’t have three other people to join you, do not be deterred. We will find you a team. £5 for adults, £3 for children under 12 and concessions.
If drawing is not your thing but fancy watching, you’re very welcome. £3 for spectators will get you several moments of hilarity, tea and a selection of home-baked delights.
All proceeds go towards the Organ Refurbishment Fund.
Contact the Webmaster using the form here to register.
The next meeting of the Glasgow Eco-Congregation Network will be in Langside Parish Church on Monday 23rd April at 7.30 pm. More details here.
Why not join us and do your bite to combat food waste? In Scotland, the average household wastes £430 worth of food each year!
Saturday 31st March 2012 @ 7pm. An evening of information, quizzes, music and fun for all, with all donations going towards our Organ Refurbishment fund. Supper will be served during Earth Hour (when people across the world will be switching off their lights at 8.30p) and there will be music from Voicebeat, a world community choir based in Partick.
Bring some food to share (savoury or sweet, enough for about six) or a contribution of £5 towards food. Also bring a bottle and some loose change for some of the activities.
Any proceeds will go towards St. Margaret’s Organ Fund.
Details are available on the Events Calendar and our Facebook page.
Wed 22nd Feb @ 7.30pm: Ash Wednesday service Wed 29th Feb @7.30pm: Lent Group (meets weekly for 5 weeks) Sun 26th Feb @6.30pm: Choral Evensong Sun 4th March @6.30pm: Choral Evensong (Strathclyde University Chamber Choir) Sun 25th March @6.30pm: Words & Music for Lent Wed 4th April @7.30pm: The Mark Drama Thurs 5th April @7pm: Maundy Thursday service Fri 6th April @2pm: Good Friday vigil Sat 7th April @8pm: Holy Saturday service
The Mark Drama is an innovative way of experiencing the Gospel of Mark and communicating it to others, performed as theatre-in-the-round.There are no props or costumes and the performers are amateurs.
The performances are great opportunities to invite friends, family or neighbours who may find the setting of the Gospel as drama a more comfortable way in which to understand the story of the Passion. For more information visit www.themarkdrama.com
All are very welcome, however, please bear in mind that young children may find the drama upsetting.
As places are limited to 100, entry will be by ticket,with a suggested donation of £10 per ticket. All proceeds will go towards our Organ Refurbishment Fund.
If you’d like to obtain tickets, please contact our Administrator on 0141 636 1131.
Just a reminder that details of all our upcoming Second Sunday concerts are on our Facebook events page. Click on the link below or search for ‘St. Margaret’s Scottish Episcopal Church Newlands’ on Facebook.
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