Festival Opening Service (Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts)
16 August @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
St Giles’ Cathedral, founded in 1124 by King David I and a working church for over 900 years, provides a stunning sacred space for the Festival’s opening worship. Its magnificent interior has witnessed many royal and state occasions and provides an ideal context for the Festival’s opening worship.
Minister: Revd Dr Scott Rennie
Music (Director, Jack Oades)
Introit: Rachmaninov To Thee, O Lord
Anthem: Herbert Howells Te Deum (Collegium Regale)
ALL WELCOME: FREE ADMISSION: RETIRING COLLECTION