Please keep your diary free for 3 pm on Saturday November 1 – All Saints Day – when the Dean of the Diocese, the Very Rev Ian Barcroft, will join us for a special service of Evensong. The service was originally arranged to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of All Saints’ ‘founder’, Jane…

• Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, music by Elizabeth Poston, sung by the choir of  King’s College, Cambridge, in 2009. At our open worship evening / house group on October 29, Jane Hely led a meditation based on Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, a poem written in the 18th century. It has been set to…

A recital of Baroque music at All Saints on Saturday October 25 raised more than £450 for an Eastern European charity. Music by Bach, Scarlatti and Telemann was performed by Rona Pollard, oboe; Leslie Macleod, harpsichord; and Quinton Doyle, cello. The concert was in aid of Hospices of Hope, the leading palliative care charity in…

Surgery at St Peter’s Hospital on Likoma Island in Malawi will now be quicker and safer thanks to All Saints, who have funded the purchase of a diathermy machine. The machine cauterizes blood vessels to prevent excessive bleeding – an essential piece of kit in an operating theatre. Kathryn Garnett of the African Steps charity…

We now have a small lending library of Christian books at the back of the church, following a suggestion made at our congregational meeting in May. There are no formalities … just borrow a book and bring it back when you’re finished. (But please do bring it back!) And if you’ve any titles at home…

Monday August 4 saw the centenary of Britain’s entry into World War One. On the day before, to mark the occasion, the church distributed a number of facsimiles of the Gospel of St John which was issued to troops by the Scripture Gift Mission between 1914 and 1918, and reproduced 100 years later by its…

You’re welcome to join us at the first of our Open Worship evenings of activities from 7-9 pm on Thursday 21 August. Feel free to stay for the whole event … or just drop in for a while. The programme is as follows: 7.00-7.20: Silent meditation and Exposition of the Sacrament in the Lady Chapel. 7.20-7.40:…

The Mothers’ Union has announced that its 2015 theme is ‘United in Prayer’. The announcement comes following the MU’s General Meeting held in the Belfast Waterfront Hall in Northern Ireland, in June. The new theme, with its focus on the centrality of prayer in the work of Mothers’ Union across the world, was said to be…

The Rev Dr Harriet Harris, convener of the Scottish Episcopal Church’s Doctrine Committee, introduces the Grosvenor Essay The Church and Scottish Identity, which was launched last month at General Synod. Dr Harris says: “This Grosvenor Essay has been prepared in the months leading up to the 2014 Referendum on Scottish Independence. It is intended for…

Eagle-eyed members of the congregation will have noticed that Anniesland Methodist Church in Bearsden Road has disappeared! In its place will be retirement flats built by Sanctuary Housing, who provide sheltered, supported and social housing and already run a small estate round the corner in Tambowie Street. The Methodist congregation are currently worshipping in the…

Jordanhill Liturgical Choir joined us on June 1 for an Evensong which included settings by Charles Wood and William Croft, as part of our West End Festival programme. A retiring collection raised more than £50 for the Storehouse Foodbank.

Congregation member Graeme Hely attended a Readers’ Conference this weekend at Tulliallan. Front row: Graeme Hely, Ray Gascoigne, Ros Brett, Linda Whitby and Kennedy Fraser. Back row: Mike Graham, Chris Brett, Michael Reader-Harris (a regular participant in Evensong at All Saints) and Kevin Boak. • Hat-tip to Anne Tomlinson.

All Saints now has copies of the Penny Gospel produced by the Scottish Bible Society and More than Gold for outreach during this year’s Commonwealth Games. Please take some to pass on to others who may benefit from it. The book  is a special edition of Luke’s Gospel together with the real life stories of…

The Scottish Episcopal Church has a new website, featuring for its launch videos from each of the Church’s Bishops addressing aspects of church and Christian life. The Rt Rev Gregor Duncan, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, focuses on prayer, representing the core of the Church’s rich and deep spiritual tradition. Firstly, prayer in the Eucharist,…

Graeme Hely took these pictures of Bishop Gregor Duncan with members of the congregation during his visit to All Saints on Tuesday February 4.    

Cheques for £1,000 have been sent by All Saints to the African Steps charity to help buy a diathermy machine for use in operations at St Peter’s Hospital on Likoma Island, Malawi. The machine cauterises blood vessels, making surgery much quicker, easier and safer. Plans for its purchase follow a review of surgical procedures at…

The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church said: “There are many things about which we should be prayerfully concerned as we enter 2014.  The life of the world is still stained by war, hunger, injustice and suffering of all kinds.  Our New Year…

Red and green were seen to wonderful effect in the church’s floral decorations of carnations and cyclamen created by Brenda McCreadie and her team.

Holy Cross, Knightswood Saturday 14th December 2013, Closing Eucharist Genesis 1.26-28, Romans 8.31-39, St Matthew 28.16-20 It’s not very often, in our tradition, that a celebrant and preacher gets the chance to choose the readings – usually you have to grapple with what you’re given, by authority, and that’s that.  But, for today’s liturgy, I’ve…

Holy Cross, Knightswood, is to close after 87 years of service to the surrounding community. The final service will take place on Saturday 14th December at 3 pm with a celebration of the Eucharist followed by deconsecration of the church. Bishop Gregor Duncan said: “I hope that as many of us as possible can come…

This year’s Fayre will take place from 10 am – 12.30 pm on Saturday 30 November. Tickets, priced £1, include the price of a coffee – you won’t get a better bargain anywhere! We invite all our neighbours, friends and relatives to come along and make a start with their Christmas shopping. There will be…

Fundraising event on Saturday 9 November in aid of the Ben Walton Trust: action against oral cancer in the young.

The African Steps charity supported by All Saints hopes to mark its 10th anniversary year by achieving 1000 “likes” on its Facebook page. The charity explains: “We’re on 971 likes, so just 29 more to go! We know it’s not about numbers, but it would be a real encouragement to know that our story is…

Work to eradicate dry rot above the Chancel and Lady Chapel has been completed, at a cost of £12,000.

[symple_clear_floats] Our West End Festival programme continued at on Saturday, June 15, when an audience of around 60 heard the Telemann Ensemble present: Bach Wedding cantata ‘Weichet nur’ with soprano Margaret Ravalde; Vivaldi concerto in B Minor for four violins; Boismortier sonata in E Minor for three flutes and continuo; Handel Concerto Grosso Op 3…

Members of All Saints joined more than 100 pupils, parents and performers from Jordanhill School on June 14 for a summer’s evening of music. The concert was a prelude to the School’s annual show in its own large venue, and head of music Mrs Karen Gilmour told the audience she welcomed the opportunity to enable…