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2 On Tuesday 25th November 1919 King George V decreed that the parish church of St Peter Bradford was to become one of England s parish cathedrals, as the new Diocese of Bradford was formed out of the ancient see of Ripon. Today we are still in the newest diocese in the Church of England, now the Diocese of Leeds, which includes three cathedrals at Bradford, Ripon and Wakefield. This year we shall be celebrating the Centenary with a programme emphasising faith, heritage, music, the arts and partnership. We begin our Centenary journey, appropriately, on the Feast of the Epiphany, Sunday 6th January. Our Diocesan Bishop, Bishop Nick, will preach and give an afternoon seminar and we shall launch an unusual exhibition which has the journey motif at the heart of it and continue through to the centenary of the King s announcement in November. It promises to be a really exciting time. It is perhaps worth reflecting on the last century. It has been a traumatic time in Europe, Bradford has changed hugely and faced new challenges as well. The Christian church is in a very different place than in Ponder the social, economic and lifestyle changes. It leaves you breathless. As Christians we are called to make our witness to God and serve our community, just as previous generations have done. Let us pray that this year will not only be a great celebration for this deeply loved cathedral but also a time for spiritual renewal. I encourage you to make the most of this special year s events and invite others along to join with us. The Very Revd Jerry Lepine Dean of Bradford REGULAR SERVICE TIMES Morning Prayer 8.30am Monday to Saturday Evensong (term time) 4.00pm Sunday 5.45pm Monday, Tuesday & Thursday Evening Prayer 5.30pm Wednesday, Friday & Saturday Holy Communion 8.00am Sunday 10.15am Sunday (Choral Eucharist) 7.30am Wednesday 10.15am Wednesday 2

3 Bradford Cathedral Centenary Prayer Eternally present and ever faithful God, by whose grace a people have gathered here for over a thousand years to praise your name and learn your ways. We bless you for this witness and now we give you thanks for one hundred years of worship and ministry as a Cathedral. Grant to us, whose lives are like the flowers of the field, the spirit of joyful gratitude for the past, generous welcome and witness in the present and the longing for your creation to be made whole in this City and Diocese. May your future come through the power of the Spirit of the Risen Christ. Amen 3

4 EVENTS OVERVIEW January Sunday 6 Celebratory centenary launch Choral Eucharist on Epiphany Sunday with Bishop Nick Baines 6 Sunday 6 to 6 April Eva Mileusnic Exhibition: Counter-Flow 6 Sunday 6 Lecture by Bishop Nick Baines and Festal Evensong 6 Friday 18 Chamber Concert: Tasmin Little (Violin) 7 Sunday 27 Holocaust Memorial Day Evensong with address by Judge Laurence Saffer 7 February Friday 1 Chamber Concert: EUCO & Bradford Cathedral Choir 7 Sunday 3 The Annual Legal Service with the Archbishop of York 8 Friday 8 to 3 March Touchstone Exhibition: Extraordinary Drawers 8 Tuesday 12 Coffee Concert: Galina Vale (Guitar) 8 Friday 22 Chamber Concert: George Todica (Piano) 9 March Sunday 3 Fairtrade Breakfast 9 Tuesday 5 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Lunch 9 Wednesday 6 Ash Wednesday Choral Eucharist 10 Weds 6 to 21 April Louise Carr Exhibition: Stations of Lament 10 Sunday 9 Yorkshire Girls Choirs Festival 10 Monday 11 Flourishing City: Anne-Marie Canning MBE 10 Tuesday 12 Coffee Concert: Katie Colbrook (Piano) 11 Weds 13, 20 & 27 Lent Course with Bishop John Pritchard 11 Friday 15 Chamber Concert: Pelleas Ensemble 11 Thursday 21 The Civic Service 12 Saturday 30 Singing Day with John Rutter CBE 12 Sunday 31 Mothering Sunday 12 April Monday 8 LAMPS Passion Play 13 Tuesday 9 Coffee Concert: Elizabeth Charlesworth (Soprano) 13 Friday 12 Chamber Concert: Emma Johnson (Clarinet) and the Gildas Quartet 13 In addition to publishing this brochure we send out occasional s informing our supporters of forthcoming events. If you would like to subscribe, please go to Thank you. 4

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6 EPIPHANY SUNDAY CHORAL EUCHARIST with THE RT REVD NICK BAINES Sunday 6 January at 10.15am We celebrate the beginning of our centenary year with a glorious Choral Eucharist sung by the Full Foundation of the Cathedral Choir, with Bishop Nick preaching. Within the service Una Barry sings Psalm 100: Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord for operatic soprano and organ, specially composed for the occasion by Colin Mawby. The service will be followed by celebratory refreshments. EVA MILEUSNIC: COUNTER-FLOW Opening on Sunday 6 January at noon and running until 6 April This installation, of 100 pairs of slip cast porcelain feet, represents migrants' feet. Each piece has been decorated with ceramic decal transfers of the world s textile patterns. The work references current global demographic shifts and the subsequent spread of cultural identities all around the world and celebrates the rich and diverse communities of Bradford. The feet will be on display in the Artspace during January and will then perambulate around the Cathedral. BISHOP NICK ADDRESS AND DISCUSSION Going back a different way - being Christian in a populist world Epiphany Sunday 6 January at 2.30pm followed by Festal Choral Evensong and the Launch of the Centenary Year at 4.00pm The feast of the Epiphany is a great day to launch our Centenary. The Festival focuses on the visit of the Magi to discover the new King. It s a story about journeying, discovering God, encountering politics and going back home no longer at ease in the old dispensation. (TS Eliot). So today we begin our Centenary journey, that will end in November, with a day built around worship and exploring faith and culture. 6

7 CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT TASMIN LITTLE (VIOLIN) and JOHN LENEHAN (PIANO) Friday 18 January at 7.30pm Brahms, Sonata No.2 in A major Beethoven, Sonata in E flat major Op.12 No.3 Clara Schumann, Romance Op.22 No.1 Delius, Legende, Grieg, Sonata No.2 in G major Tickets 18 & 16 (inc fees), available from the Alhambra Theatre box office on and HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY EVENSONG AND ADDRESS BY JUDGE LAURENCE SAFFER: TORN FROM HOME Sunday 27 January at 4.00pm Judge Laurence Saffer sits in Bradford and London and is president of the Leeds Jewish Representative Council. Following Evensong, his address will encourage us to reflect on how the enforced loss of a safe place to call home is part of the trauma faced by anyone experiencing persecution and genocide. THE EUROPEAN UNION CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND BRADFORD CATHEDRAL CHOIR IN CONCERT Friday 1 February at 7.30pm Director, Hans-Peter Hofmann Conductor, Alexander Berry Boccherini, Symphony in D minor Haydn, St Nicholas Mass Mozart, Ave verum corpus Haydn, Symphony No.59 Fire Tickets 18 & 16 (inc fees), available from the Alhambra Theatre box office on and 7

8 THE ANNUAL LEGAL SERVICE with THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK Sunday 3 February at 11.00am All the Judiciary, including High Court judges and Magistrates from throughout West Yorkshire, gather for this wonderful spectacle and public service when we acknowledge the sovereignty of God and the Judeo-Christian foundation of UK law and the legal system. This year we are very pleased to welcome the Archbishop of York, himself a former barrister, as the preacher. Free tickets available from EXTRAORDINARY DRAWERS! OPENING UP INSIGHTS INTO FAITH, CULTURE AND JOURNEY Friday 8 February to 3 March From Touchstone comes a photographic exhibition that uses the hidden life contained within drawers to share insights into the everyday lives of ordinary people. Personal stories are so often private, but we invited people to share something of their hidden lives by taking a photograph of a drawer that says something about them. We were given ordinary stuff that tells some extraordinary stories of life, faith and culture in Bradford. COFFEE CONCERT GALINA VALE (GUITAR) Tuesday 12 February at 11.00am Flamboyant international guitar diva, Galina Vale, returns to the Cathedral with a programme of flamenco and classical pieces. Her style is full of fire, enriched with elements of the purely classical and flamenco, resulting in enthusiastic and emotional music-making with modern touches alongside the flamenco tradition. Tea, coffee and cake are available from 10.30am. Retiring collection. 8

9 CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT GEORGE TODICA (PIANO) Friday 22 February at 7.30pm Mozart, Sonata in A K.310 Chopin, Barcarolle Op.60 Chopin, Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante Rachmaninov, Variations on a theme of Corelli Op.42 Ravel, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Tickets 18 & 16 (inc fees), available from the Alhambra Theatre box office on and FAIRTRADE BREAKFAST Sunday 3 March 8.45am to 9.45am We d love to welcome you to our annual Fairtrade Breakfast. Whilst sharing fellowship with others, we enjoy a simple but delicious breakfast in the Cathedral. Come and sample Fairtrade muesli, jam, marmalade, chocolate spread, tea and coffee along with locally produced honey and butter. Donations of 3 are requested to cover costs and to enable us to donate to the work of Traidcraft Exchange. SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE LUNCH Tuesday 5 March 12 noon for 12.30pm We look forward to the beginning of the Lenten season with a celebratory pancake lunch in the Cathedral. Catering experts Sally and Paul Brodie provide a delicious two-course pancake lunch, and it s an opportunity to meet old friends and make new. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are 8.50, available from and the Cathedral on

10 LOUISE CARR: STATIONS OF LAMENT Opening at our Ash Wednesday Choral Eucharist at 7.00pm on Wednesday 6 March and running until 21 April During her tenure as Superintendent Methodist Minister in Bradford South, Louise Carr pondered the theological significance of Lament. She worked with textiles and colour, and made pieces based on concepts that include weeping, desolation, comfort, and emerging hope. Louise s work has now become an interactive prayer pilgrimage, which we exhibit during the penitential season of Lent. Louise will also lead a pilgrimage around the Stations of Lament with the Monday Fellowship on Monday 11 March at 2.00pm. This event is free and all are welcome. THE YORKSHIRE GIRLS CHOIRS FESTIVAL CHORAL EVENSONG Sunday 9 March at 5.00pm The girl choristers and adults of the cathedral choirs at Bradford, Ripon, Sheffield, Wakefield and York join together once a year to sing a festal choral evensong. This year, the music for the service will include Matthew Martin's mysterious setting of the ancient Latin hymn, Te lucis ante terminum, and Edward Elgar's stirring Give unto the Lord, written for the 1914 Sons of the Clergy Festival at St Paul's Cathedral. FLOURISHING CITY ANNE-MARIE CANNING MBE Monday 11 March at 7.00pm Anne-Marie is the Director of Social Mobility and Student Success at King s College London. In Bradford she is the Independent Chair of Bradford Opportunity Area, providing leadership and strategic direction for widening participation. In her address Anne-Marie will address key priorities for Bradford including strengthening school leadership and the quality of teaching, improving literacy and access to rewarding careers through raising aspirations and removing barriers to learning. Doors open at 6.30pm, refreshments available. 10

11 COFFEE CONCERT KATIE COLBROOK (PIANO) Tuesday 12 March at 11.00am Talented pianist, violinist, and classical and rock guitarist Katie Colbrook will play a variety of pieces including music by Debussy, Greig and Ravel through to Poulenc & Leroy Anderson. Tea, coffee and cake are available from 10.30am. Retiring collection. LENT COURSE: BISHOP JOHN PRITCHARD - THE ELUSIVE GOD Wednesdays 13, 20 and 27 March at 7.30pm Previously the Bishop of Oxford, John Pritchard is now an assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leeds. He is an author of many books, most recently Five Events that made Christianity. In this series of three addresses, Bishop John will explore how we live our faith when it feels like a struggle. The evening will end with Night Prayer. 13 March: Why do we lose touch with God? 20 March: Seeing in the dark 27 March: Learning to do the same thing differently CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT PELLEAS ENSEMBLE Friday 15 March at 7.30pm Henry Roberts, Flute Luba Tunnicliffe, Viola Oliver Wass, Harp Bach, Sonata for Flute & Harp in A Chopin, Variations on a theme by Rossini Rachmaninov, Prelude Jolivet, Petite Suite Ravel, Sonatine for Flute, Viola & Harp Tickets 18 & 16 (inc fees), available from the Alhambra Theatre box office on and 11

12 THE CIVIC SERVICE Thursday 21 March at 5.00pm The Lord Mayor, Councillors, Officers and Council employees gather with other leaders and representatives from all areas of City life to celebrate the wonderful diversity of Bradford and its unity of vision and purpose. The Lord Mayor will share some thoughts from his year of office. A sherry reception for all is offered from 4.30pm and refreshments are served afterwards. Free tickets available at SINGING DAY WITH JOHN RUTTER CBE Saturday 30 March 11.00am to 5.00pm A fantastic opportunity to sing under the guidance of the legendary John Rutter. Music will include Rutter, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Brahms. Entry by ticket only: 20 from and Bradford Cathedral on Early booking is advised as there is limited capacity, and booking will close on 20 March. MOTHERING SUNDAY SERVICE Sunday 31 March at 10.15am On Mothering Sunday we hold together two traditions. From our English past we give thanks to God for Mother Church; for the ways in which the church nurtures us and cares for us. From the more recent past we give thanks for our own Mothers and for those who have mothered us. During our Mothering Sunday Choral Eucharist, flowers will be given out as a gift to all women present. 12

13 PASSION PLAY by LAMPS THEATRE Monday 8 April at 7.00pm Performed by a cast of three talented professional actors, the life, death and resurrection of Jesus are recreated in a moving, memorable and ultimately joyful retelling of the Easter events. Told from the perspectives of Peter, Mary Magdalene and a Roman centurion named Marcus, The Passion leads us up to and through the events of Holy Week, the cross and beyond. Tickets 8 (under 25 5) available at COFFEE CONCERT ELIZABETH CHARLESWORTH (SOPRANO) Tuesday 9 April at 11.00am Elizabeth specialises in twentieth century English songs as well as opera, oratorio and French and German music. She will be accompanied by Hugh Finnigan from Sheffield and her programme will feature music by Schubert, Brahms, Faure, Ireland and Quilter. Tea, coffee and cake are available from 10.30am. Retiring collection. CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT EMMA JOHNSON (CLARINET) AND THE GILDAS QUARTET Friday 12 April at 7.30pm Haydn, Quartet in B minor Op.33 No.1 Weber, Clarinet Quintet Mozart, Clarinet Quintet K.581 Tickets 18 & 16 (inc fees), available from the Alhambra Theatre box office on and 13

14 Holy Week and Easter Services at the Cathedral Palm Sunday 14 April 10.00am Palm Procession around the Cathedral grounds 10.15am Choral Eucharist 4.00pm Choral Evensong Monday 15, Tuesday 16, Wednesday 17 April 7.00pm Reflection led by the Dean and incorporating Choral Compline Maundy Thursday 18 April 7.00pm Choral Eucharist with the washing of feet: Preacher the Bishop of Ripon Good Friday 19 April noon to 3.00pm 10.00am Messy Cathedral Good Friday (ends at 12 noon) 12 noon Meditations and the proclamation of the cross, to 3.00pm with music and hymns, led by the Bishop of Ripon Holy Saturday 20 April at 7.00pm 7.00pm Easter Vigil and Diocesan Confirmation with the Bishop of Leeds Easter Day 21 April 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.15am Choral Eucharist Preacher: Bishop Chris Edmondson 4.00pm Choral Evensong Holy Week is quite simply a supreme gift. It is the opportunity in the Christian year to invest time in praying the momentous events that lead up to Easter. For centuries Christians have observed these days almost as a time for a communal retreat. It is a pilgrimage week as we learn the way of Christ through music, silence, listening, reflection, liturgy and action. Please join us, as if you were part of the Gospel story, and join others who are seeking to come to Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life. 14

15 Siting Its task was present When the site chose itself. Three streams or more Which flowed together. A place of crossing. A place to build a bridge, To cluster homes. The site was high enough For a sweeping view of the dale, and yet the sky Felt like a neighbour. Then Bradford moved downhill. The streams Flowed poison, and were culverted underground. It seemed the church was stranded high and dry In a new secular age. Still in a city Of crossed continents, thrown-together faiths, Its purpose remains To hold in prayer; To work with all that is suppressed and choked And bring it into light; To site a crossing; To sight hope. Diane Pacitti, 2018 During the Cathedral s centenary year Diane Pacitti is our poet in residence. She will produce a collection of poems based on Bradford and its cathedral. There has been a church on the Bradford hillside since Saxon times and Siting is about its location and purpose. 15

16 Events are free unless stated otherwise and all are welcome. Exhibitions are generally open during normal opening hours Monday to Saturday 8.15am to 5.30pm and Sunday 7.45am to 5.00pm Parking is available at The Broadway Bradford from 6.00am until 1.00am every day. Access is off Hall Ings (satnav BD1 1JR). Disclaimer: All information is correct at the time of print but may be subject to change without notice. Please check with the Cathedral Office if you are making a special journey as the programme may be subject to change or special circumstances may prevent or restrict access. Cover photograph taken by the Revd Canon Mandy Coutts HOSPITALITY FAITHFULNESS WHOLENESS info@bradfordcathedral.org Bradford Cathedral Stott Hill, Bradford, BD1 4EH f: stpeterbradford T: