Inter-faith Chaplaincy Events
Inter-faith Chaplaincy Events
Services and Music for Advent and Christmas 2024
Madrigirls Service by Candlelight – Ticketed
Sunday 1 December, 6pm & 8pm
Music & Readings for Advent
Join the Madrigirls for their much-loved annual concert of music and readings for Advent.
This year they are celebrating the music and poetry of the British Isles - from Cornish wassails to Hebridean lullabies, carols from medieval Cheshire and 17th century Scotland to traditional Welsh Plygain. Readings likewise hail from all corners of the UK, from 15th century Norfolk to 20th century Lancashire.
Tickets £6.50* (includes a donation to Shelter) Buy Now
*Online purchases will incur a £1.25 booking fee. Door sales subject to availability.
Advent Service of Lessons and Music
Tuesday 3 December, 6.10pm
The Honorary Anglican Chaplain, The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, leads an Advent service with the Chapel Choir.
University Service of Nine Lessons & Carols
Sunday 8 December, 6pm
A traditional service, with readers from the University community, sung by the Chapel Choir with the University Organist. Come along ready to sing – and early, to avoid disappointment!
Carols for All
Tuesday 17 December, 6.00pm
Join us in the Memorial Chapel for an informal service - ready to sing and wearing your Christmas jumpers! Children welcome.
Calligraphy Sessions as Meditation with the International Study Group: Interfaith Room, Tuesdays 12-2pm, August-November 2024
Honorary International Chaplains, Yushin and Fumi from Japan Desk Scotland, will be delighted to welcome you to the Interfaith Room on Tuesdays 12-2pm for Calligraphy as meditation from August - November 2024.
August: 6, 13, 20, 27
September: 3, 10, 17, 24
October: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November: 5, 12, 19, 26
All materials provided.
To find the Interfaith Room: from the West Quadrangle, enter door adjacent to the Chapel (where the Chaplaincy welcome sign is), then turn immediate left and down the stairs. We look forward to seeing you!
Tranquility Zone, 1st and 3rd Monday each month
The Tranquility Zone is a calm, meditative space for UofG students and staff amongst the busyness of campus life. Join us to listen to relaxing instrumental music and hear inspirational quotations on the theme for the evening (such as love, truthfulness, generosity); see listing below. You can bring quotations to share, or simply listen to others. Following this, you’re invited to stay on and have a cup of tea, some light refreshments and uplifting conversations about what you’ve just heard.
Each session will be led by Dr Cosma Gottardi, our Honorary Bahá’í Chaplain and will be held in room 259 of the Inter-faith Chaplaincy offices (entering the main Gilbert Scott building via the Lion and Unicorn staircase on Professors’ Square).
For more information, please contact chaplaincy@glasgow.ac.uk or Cosma.Gottardi@glasgow.ac.uk
7th October: Timelessness. 21st October: Paradise. 4th November: Flight. 18th November: The Ocean.
Death Cafe
The Inter-faith Chaplaincy offers a monthly Death Cafe which aims to provide a safe space for students to talk about matters related to death and dying, in an informal environment. We meet in the rear of the Memorial Chapel and enjoy tea/coffee and cake together before engaging in a participant-led conversation. All students are welcome.
Our next two Death Cafes are on Thursday 7 November and Thursday 5 December, both at 1.30pm.
If you would prefer to have a one to one conversation with a Chaplain about death and bereavement, please contact us by email and we can set up a supportive conversation with you: chaplaincy@gla.ac.uk
