BY Martin Dunlop | August 21 | 
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Cathedral is jewel in Glasgow Doors Open’s crown
A number of Catholic churches across Glasgow, including St Andrew’s Cathedral, will be among some of the most historic buildings in the city taking part in the festival next month.
Glasgow Doors Open Day is a free festival, which takes place in the third weekend of September each year. It provides access to 100 buildings, with walks tours, talks and special events free of charge, and encourages visitors, and residents of the city alike, to come and ‘get to know’ Glasgow.
In addition to St Andrew’s Cathedral (below), the churches of St Paul the Apostle, St Mary, St Peter and St Simon will open their doors to the city. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art will also be open for visitors to tour its fascinating collection.
This year’s festival, which takes place during the weekend of September 15-16, is supported by a brochure, which encourages people interested in visiting some of Glasgow’s finest buildings to ‘browse then book.’
Ruth Morris, Glasgow Building Preservation Trust’s events and development coordinator, spoke of her excitement ahead of the city’s Doors Open Day and the choice of Maryhill Burgh Halls as the image to front the brochure.
“It is always hard to ensure that the brochure is an adequate reflection of the festival itself, which is why Maryhill Burgh Halls was such an obvious choice for our front cover this year,” she said. “I think the stained glass as a whole represents the uniqueness of Glasgow’s architecture; every little bit has a story to tell and a reason behind its creation. It is also a great combination of the old and the new—something that is often hard to combine. Hopefully this is seen within the makeup of the programme too, many old traditional buildings, teamed with the brand new, innovative additions. We hope that we can attract some new crowds this year and really open the eyes of Glaswegians to their incredible city.”
A downloadable brochure for Glasgow Doors Open Day is available online at http://www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com. Glasgow Building Preservation Trust is also offering to post the brochure to people directly. To receive the brochure, send an A5 letter size, stamped (small first or second class) addressed envelope to the following address. Doors Open Day Brochures, Room 16, Wellpark Enterprise Centre, 120 Sydney Street, Glasgow, G31 1JF.
Pic: Paul McSherry
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I haven’t been inside the newly refurbished St. Andrew’s Cathedral but the photographs I have seen disappoint me. Where has this fashion come from, of moving the tabernacle “out of the way?” What makes it worse is that is replaced by the Bishop’s chair! When did he become the main focus of the sacrifice of the Mass? Removing the altar rails was the first step in reducing the respect for the Blessed Sacrament – this just erodes it further.
Can someone explain the thinking behind this?