Comments on: Turn your radio on http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/ The Blog of the Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:21:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MURIEL AND IVAN http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3994 MURIEL AND IVAN Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:22:47 +0000 http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3994 What a day we had on Sunday at the cathedral- three services in a space of 12 hours! Highlight of the early morning Radio 4 broadcast service for me had to be the choir singing James MacMillan's A New Song with Oliver Rundell at the organ. Spine-tingling - well my spine tingled. Also memorable was the way in which the Provost managed to lift our spirits after the dreadful events the previous day at Glasgow Airport. I doubt if it could have done better - restrained, thoughtful, calming and uplifting. At Evensong the choir and Oliver continued to impress at their "end of term" appearance - the singing of the Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis was absolutely beautiful. Footnote: Thank you to all the helpers who provided the orange juice, coffee, tea and croissants for our early morning breakfast, all done quietly, efficiently and without any fuss. What a day we had on Sunday at the cathedral- three services in a space of 12 hours! Highlight of the early morning Radio 4 broadcast service for me had to be the choir singing James MacMillan’s A New Song with Oliver Rundell at the organ. Spine-tingling – well my spine tingled.

Also memorable was the way in which the Provost managed to lift our spirits after the dreadful events the previous day at Glasgow Airport. I doubt if it could have done better – restrained, thoughtful, calming and uplifting.

At Evensong the choir and Oliver continued to impress at their “end of term” appearance – the singing of the Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis was absolutely beautiful.

Footnote: Thank you to all the helpers who provided the orange juice, coffee, tea and croissants for our early morning breakfast, all done quietly, efficiently and without any fuss.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3973 Andrew Sun, 01 Jul 2007 08:30:44 +0000 http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3973 Thank you, Kelvin - and thanks to everyone else - for once on Sunday Worship it sounded as if real people were praying with us listeners. The Macmillan piece was quite wonderful and perfectly complemented your thoughts. Space and quiet and calm and enough Biblical disturbance to stop us being complacent and stop us also responding to the newspapers headlines that we really ought not to go outside without a gas mask and binoculars. A space to make Radio 4 seem sane. Thank you. And I never saw a kingfisher in the Kelvin in my days in Q Margaret Drive - just the odd used sofa thrown over the bridge. Glasgow really is transformed. Thank you, Kelvin – and thanks to everyone else – for once on Sunday Worship it sounded as if real people were praying with us listeners.
The Macmillan piece was quite wonderful and perfectly complemented your thoughts. Space and quiet and calm and enough Biblical disturbance to stop us being complacent and stop us also responding to the newspapers headlines that we really ought not to go outside without a gas mask and binoculars.
A space to make Radio 4 seem sane. Thank you.
And I never saw a kingfisher in the Kelvin in my days in Q Margaret Drive – just the odd used sofa thrown over the bridge. Glasgow really is transformed.

]]> By: Andy http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3971 Andy Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:43:25 +0000 http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3971 We have our radios on fathoming out how close Glasgow Airport came to going up completely in smoke - the carnage of Iraq almost brought to our own city. Never has the timing of a service been so close to current events. Thoughts and prayers with you as you prepare in the media spotlight. We have our radios on fathoming out how close Glasgow Airport came to going up completely in smoke – the carnage of Iraq almost brought to our own city. Never has the timing of a service been so close to current events. Thoughts and prayers with you as you prepare in the media spotlight.

]]> By: asphodeline http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3969 asphodeline Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:20:57 +0000 http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3969 Brilliant!! I'll be there! (listening that is) Brilliant!! I’ll be there! (listening that is)

]]> By: Stewart http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3968 Stewart Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:23:13 +0000 http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3968 ...and selecting the listening live option. Just remember the time difference. …and selecting the listening live option. Just remember the time difference.

]]> By: Stewart http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3967 Stewart Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:21:33 +0000 http://www.thurible.net/20070630/turn-your-radio-on/#comment-3967 Those outwith the range of BBC tranmitters, but with access to the Internet, can always pick listen to Kelvin's dulcet tones via the bbc website. Those outwith the range of BBC tranmitters, but with access to the Internet, can always pick listen to Kelvin’s dulcet tones via the bbc website.

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