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Tour of Maryhill, Glasgow: Stories from people
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Why this place is important to the local New Scots: "This place is important, because I sometimes worship here and come here for support. The church is also a food bank and gives food to people living in the community." The church, dedicated to St Gregory Barbarigo, is strategically placed in the centre of the parish. The parish was founded in 1965 and the church, designed by Thomas S. Cordiner of Borthwick & Watson, was opened in 1971. The Kelvin walkway, which runs along the west side of the church, enhances the complex of buildings. One of the many attractive features of the church is the stained glass Stations of the Cross.

St Gregory Catholic Church

St Gregory Catholic Church

St Gregory Catholic Church

St Gregory Catholic Church

Details of the construction phase:

19 February 1965

The Parish of St Gregory Barbarigo was formed when the Archbishop appointed Fr Brendan Murphy as Parish Priest, to found the parish for the newly built Wyndford Estate and parts of the parishes of the Immaculate Conception and St Charles.

17 March 1965

A lot of work went on to find a base to say mass and to house Fr Murphy. Then, at Easter, Father Hickey, Parish Priest of the neighbouring Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption, had just completed a new Presbytery and St. Gregory’s were able to acquire their old house in Bilsland Drive to serve as a temporary Presbytery for 6 years.

St Mary’s School Annexe, which stood on Maryhill Road, had the two rear classrooms transformed into a little oratory and the first public mass was celebrated for the parish on St Patrick’s Day 17 March 1965.

28 March 1964

Permission was granted for Sunday masses to be held in nearby Shakespeare St School, and the first two public masses were celebrated on 28 March. Thereafter, every Sunday morning an army of workers went into operation transporting an altar, seating, vestments, tabernacle, vessels etc. in order that mass could be celebrated.

February 1971

Archbishop Scanlan laid the foundation stone of the £160,000 church. A piece of rock from Massabielle hillside at Lourdes where our Lady stood during the apparitions to St Bernadette and where the spring of miraculous water has continued to flow, was enclosed in the casket placed under the stone. A set of Britain’s new decimal coins was also enclosed.

Accessed September 11th 2020. https://issuu.com/keywest/docs/st_gregorys_-_a5_-_50_years_draft_1.

Accessed September 11th 2020. https://c20society.org.uk/c20-churches/st-gregory .

Scotland's Churches Trust. Accessed September 11th 2020. https://scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-gregory-barbarigo-wyndford-glasgow/ .

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Jonathan Thacker - licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

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