Services

Sunday

11.00 Morning Service (last Sunday Holy Communion); 17.30 Evening Service (except July & August)

Facilities

Shop: Abbey Shop open from 10.00 - 15.30

Website: www.paisleyabbey.org.uk/index.htm

E-mail address: info@paisleyabbey.org.uk

Telephone
0141 889 7654

Music

Director of Music
Dr George McPhee (since )

Choir

In 1586 a 'Sang Scuil' was founded with money from the Abbey to educate boys who would sing at Abbey services.  That Song School became Paisley Grammar School which maintains a close association with the Abbey to this day.  In the 19th Century Paisley Abbey was at the forefront of a move to reintroduce choral singing into the Chuirch of Scotland.  The Boys' Choir was reformed at the beginning of the 20th century and a Girls' Choir formed in the 1990s.  In 2000 the Boys' & Girls' Choirs were amalgamated for form The Choristers. There is a senior choir to which a number of choral scholarships are awarded on an annual basis.

Organ

The original organ, of 24 stops over two manuals & pedals was built by Cavaille-Coll in 1872.  This was enlarged and moved by Norman & Beard in 1902 and further enlarged by Hill, Norman & Beard in 1928 to 66 stops over 4 manuals & pedals.  Further work by Walker in 1928 and Harrison & Harrison in 2009 led to the present day instrument of 67 stops.  Positive 13, Great 13, Swell 15, Bombarde 10, Pedal 16 

Organ specification www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N18196

Cathedral

The Minister
Revd Alan Birss (since )