Churches to the fore at West End Festival
Churches are hosting dozens of wide-ranging events during this year’s West End Festival, which runs from June 7-27. Here’s a sample:
Friday 11 June
9pm: Musical Ikons. James MacMillan, John Tavener, Robert Carver. St Peter’s RC Church. More …
Saturday June 12
10am: A Taste of Greece. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Luke. More…
3pm + other dates: Open Doors at Kelvinside Hillhead Church. More…
3pm: What have festivals ever done for us? Hillhead Baptist Church. More…
Sunday June 13
4pm: Celtic Miracles Workshop. Take part in medieval Celtic chants. St Peter’s RC Church. Advance booking essential. More …
Wednesday 16 – Saturday 19 June
The Partick Labyrinth at Partick Trinity Church of Scotland. More …
Friday June 18
7.30pm: Everyman. Medieval morality play at Kelvinside Hillhead Church. More …
Saturday 19 June
10.30am: Fair Trade Coffee Morning at Wellington Church. More …
7.30pm: Stained Glass at Lansdowne Church. More …
7.30pm: Speaking of Faith. St Simon’s, Partick. Andrew O’Hagan, Kathy Galloway, Prof Werner Jeanrod. More …
Sunday 20 June
2pm: A Breath of Fresh Air at St Silas’ Church. Part of the Gibson Street Gala. More …
6.30pm: Breathing Space at St Silas’ Church. More …
7pm: Midsummer Choral Communion at Hillhead Baptist Church. More …
Tuesday 22 June
7pm: In the Beginning was the Word. Complete and continuous reading of the Gospel of John from the King James Bible. Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow. More …
Wednesday June 23
7.30pm: Everyman. Medieval morality play at Kelvinside Hillhead Church. More …
7.30pm: The Big Hymn Sing-In. Sing hymns with the Glasgow University Memorial Chapel Choir. More …
Thursday June 24
7.30pm: Gloria VIII. Joint choirs of West End churches provide a feast of choral and organ music including the Faure Requiem and Hallelujah Chorus. Wellington Church. More …
Fringe
The parishes of St Peter and St Simon in Partick have their own fringe programme.
