LEICESTER CATHEDRAL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Welcome to the Cathedral Sunday 28 October 2018, Simon & Jude 08.00 Eucharist 10.30 Cathedral Eucharist with wreath laying for Alderman Newton sung by Senior Girls and Songmen Preacher Sir Peter Soulsby, City Mayor Missa brevis Palestrina Faire is the heaven Harris Hymn-Prelude on Laudate Dominum F. Jackson 15.00 Choral Evensong sung by Boys and Songmen Responses Clucas Collegium regale Howells How lovely are thy dwellings Brahms Cathédrales Vierne The Revd Canon Dr Johannes Arens will be in residence 28 October 3 November 2018 The Canon in Residence can be contacted on 07399 523330 Notices at Cathedral Sunday Eucharist If you wish to have a notice included in the 10.30am Sunday Eucharist, please speak to the Dean, or if he is unavailable, the President, before the start of the service. CHALK We ask that children who regularly attend are brought by their parents/carer just before the start of the 10.30 service. There will be an extra opportunity for visiting children to join them early in the service when the Celebrant indicates. There is a play/books area for supervised small children in the Old Song School too. The children will return to their parents/carers either before or after the Eucharistic prayer. For those who do not wish to attend CHALK a supply of books, crayons and soft toys are available from the sidespeople. Please return these at the end of the service. For any further assistance, please ask members of the Welcome Team. @LeicsCathedral @leicester_cathedral @LeicesterCathedral
Prayers Please keep in your prayers all the people and events mentioned in this notice sheet. We pray for all the members of the Cathedral Community who cannot be with us today, including all those who will share in this Eucharist by home communion. We pray for all those who have a heavy burden to bear at this time, including: David and Mary Barnard Bill Lee and his Family Please continue to keep the following, who have asked for long term prayer support, in your prayers. Mads Morgan Liza and Joe Deeping Sarah Dobson Ruby Adams RIP We remember those who have died recently including Tom Vale and Geoff Rooms. Please remember those whose anniversary is at this time. If you have a person you would like to be prayed for by name, please contact Diana Belton on 07975 833209 or E: diana.belton@leccofe.org and they will be included in the prayer list for four weeks. If you have asked for a person to be included please keep us advised of their well-being and let us know if you would like them to remain on the prayer list. Sunday mornings The Chapel of Christ the King will be available from 10am every Sunday for anyone wishing to spend time in silent prayer before the Eucharist service. Cathedral Pastoral Team Please contact Diana Belton on 07975 833209 or E: diana.belton@leccofe.org if you have any pastoral concerns. Pastoral visits to hospital, nursing and residential homes, and to people at home can be arranged for our congregation. A group of commissioned lay people, working with the clergy, take Holy Communion out to those who are unwell or who are now unable to attend worship at the Cathedral. Please contact Celia Russell-Thorpe and Diana Belton to arrange this. Cancer Care Prayer Group The Cancer Care prayer group meets every Tuesday at 3pm to light candles and name people with or who have had cancer and have asked for our prayers. Everyone is welcome to attend. To add a relative or friend to the list, contact Sue Mason sue.mason4@btopenworld.com 2
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Confessions by appointments with the Monday 29 October clergy 08.30 Eucharist for the Diocese of Leicester 13.00 Poetry workshop with Dr Mark Rawlinson in St Martins House 13.00 Homeless Charter consultation 16.00 Cathedral Chapter meeting 17.30 Choral Evensong sung by the Junior Girls Responses Aston Salisbury Service Archer Wonderful your deeds, Lord Fish 18.30 That they may have life: The First World War and the Founding of the University of Leicester see page 11 Tuesday 30 October 08.30 Morning Prayer 13.00 Eucharist A Celebration of Wholeness and Healing 17.30 Choral Evensong sung by the Boys Responses Bramma Magnificat for Trebles Roberts Nunc dimittis in C minor Dyson Through the day Morley 18.30 Home and Away: How do we live well when we see the world differently see page 11 Wednesday 31 October 08.30 Morning Prayer 13.00 Eucharist for Peace and Justice 17.30 Evening Prayer 18.15 Light Party for children see page 10 Thursday 1 November 08.30 Morning Prayer 13.00 Eucharist for the Unity of the Church 15.00 Memorial Service for John Dean 17.30 Choral Evensong sung by the Boys and Songmen Responses Clucas Collegium regale Howells O how glorious is the kingdom Harwood 3
Friday 2 November 08.30 Morning Prayer 13.00 Eucharist Watching and Waiting 17.30 Evening Prayer Saturday 3 November 08.30 Morning Prayer 13.30 SoundCafé Remembers: Sing-Along of War-Time Songs all welcome 17.30 Evening Prayer 19.00 Music and Light: A concert of Indian classical music see page 12 1 SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER 08.00 Eucharist 10.30 Cathedral Eucharist with Baptism of Freddie William Poole sung by Boys and Songmen Preacher The Dean Darke in F So they gave their bodies to the commonwealth Aston Paean Leighton 15.00 Choral Evensong with Installation of the Archdeacon of Leicester sung by Boys and Songmen Responses Clucas Collegium regale Howells How lovely are thy dwellings Brahms Cathédrales Vierne Fanfare for St Gregory Tambling Cathedral Closures For details of when the Cathedral will be closed please visit our website at www.leicestercathedral.org. Cathedral Music Autumn Concert Season 2018 1pm on Monday. Free admission. Concerts last approximately 30mins. 5 November Samuel Ali, Royal College of Music, Organ 12 November Stoneygate School, Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo Concerts continue through October and November. For more details pick up a leaflet available in the Cathedral or see our website. 4
Cathedral Community Sunday Morning Breakfast There is to be a breakfast following the 8am Eucharist service on Sunday 4 November. We welcome members of the congregation from the 8am service and those arriving early for the 10.30am service when there is an opportunity to meet and chat over breakfast. This is the last breakfast of 2018 and a new schedule of dates for 2019 will be issued in the New Year. Sponsors for the breakfasts are always welcome and if anyone would like to sponsor a breakfast please contact David or Marilyn Brooks ( 01530 242919). Could you be a sides person or help with the sound system? We are urgently seeking some additional volunteers to act as sides people giving out service sheets and generally welcoming people to services and events. Could you possibly help out occasionally? It need not be an onerous role and you could control how frequently you offered assistance. We see this as a vital role in terms of supporting the cathedral community. A training event is due to take place on Saturday 17 November between 10am-12noon in the old song school but if you can t make that date then please do not let it put you off volunteering. We also desperately need volunteers to help run the sound system during events and services. Training is offered to learn how to work the system, which I am reliably told is not difficult to do. If you would like to discuss volunteering for either of these roles, please speak to Amanda Fitchett or David Dewdney, both of whom can be contacted via the Cathedral office. The Head Warden Flowers Arrangers The Flower Arrangers play a huge role in making the church beautiful for worship and welcoming to visitors. Like music, beauty and a sense of the divine presence often go together. If you would like to find out more, please contact Madeleine Loftus via maddyloftus212@outlook.com The Act of Remembrance will be marked by the Flower Arrangers with a simple but beautiful display. We invite members of the congregation to help us with a small donation of 5, so we may make this a very special occasion. If you would like to do so please place it in an envelope clearly marked Flower Fund and hand in to the Cathedral office or to a Sides-person. Your gift would be greatly appreciated. Madeleine Loftus Chairman, Flower Arrangers 5
Coffee Rota Tea and Coffee is an important feature to our Sunday worship. Many of us appreciate the time to catch up with one another, to have purposeful conversations and to talk about God. It is also important to making new people feel welcome and included in our community. Can you help volunteer? Do you think you could help serve refreshments on Sundays after services? You will be supported by a good team and you will be trained responsibly in what you should be doing. Please prayerfully consider if you can help us, see Nathan Morley nathanmorley8218@googlemail.com for more details. November Day time Retreat: Christ the King Beaumont Leys Saturday 24 November 9.45am 4.15pm We are also putting together a Day Time Retreat at Christ the King Church in Beaumont Leys. This will be a free event open to all the community and we hope to cater for spiritual needs of this community. Revd Clive Watts has agreed to take this day on to lead and will be assisted by the community committee putting this day together. The day will feature a bring and share lunch and will also offer a Eucharist. Please email Nathan Morley (nathanmorley8218@googlemail.com ) with confirmation of your attendance; you can also call the Cathedral Office to confirm you re attendance. 2019 Programme We have started work to provide a program of activities and events for our 2019 diary. We have already floated ideas such as a return of the Quiz night, a games evening and a treasure hunt themed day for family and friends. We are interested in collaborating with members of our community to add to our events planning for the New Year. If you have ideas for events and/or can possibly help with event volunteering then please send me Nathan an email and we will be happy to take these to the community meetings. We would like to involve more of you in our planning for the future. Cathedral Community Craft Circle Please join us every Thursday, from 2.00pm 4.00pm, for Cathedral Community Craft Circle in the White Rose Café, St Martins House. This is a social and informal gathering where you can bring along your knitting, crocheting, or any alternative art materials that you are working on. All welcome! Your Belongings Please keep an eye on your belongings during your visit to the Cathedral. Cathedral Mothers Union The next Cathedral Mothers Union meeting will be 6 held on Tuesday 6 November at 2pm in the Cathedral.
Cathedral & Diocesan Notices Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Canon Chancellor at Leicester Cathedral The Bishop of Leicester is pleased to announce the appointment of the Revd Canon Paul Rattigan, Canon for Discipleship at Liverpool Cathedral, to the combined role of Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Canon Chancellor at Leicester Cathedral. The date of Paul s installation will be announced in due course. Bishop of Loughborough, the Rt Revd Guli Francis-Dehqani whose role includes that of Sponsoring Bishop, overseeing and supporting the vocations of those called to ordained ministry also welcomed Paul s appointment. Bishop Guli said: I m very excited about working with Paul who combines a real love for Cathedral ministry with a passion for vocations. He will be a great asset to the team here in Leicester and we re looking forward to welcoming him. The Very Revd Dean of Leicester, David Monteith, said: A third of Paul s time will be spent on cathedral educational work. He will bring much experience in this area. As we welcome Paul, we pray he will thrive and help us become more of a beating heart for city and county. Paul, who is married to Anne and has a daughter who lives with her family in Nottingham, has himself spoken of his connections to the Midlands and his commitment to both cathedrals and vocation. He said: Vocations and discipleship have long been a passion of mine. Cathedrals are a more recent love but no less important in my calling to this new role. I grew up in the Midlands and then went to university where I studied various subjects before moving to Liverpool to teach Maths and Psychology. It was here that my call to ordained ministry crystallised and I was ordained in 1995 at Liverpool Cathedral. Since then I have served in various parishes from inner city to suburbia in both Birmingham and Liverpool. I was delighted to return to Liverpool five years ago to become Canon for Discipleship but surprised to find myself at the cathedral which is not my background at all. Since then cathedrals have gotten under my skin and I have thoroughly enjoyed being able to focus on discipleship. Having been involved in careers guidance before ordination, I quickly became part of the vocations team during my curacy and have continued this for over 20 years. Firstly becoming Examining Chaplain, then Diocesan Vocations Adviser and currently a BAP adviser as well as working closely with St Mellitus North West. 7
Therefore, when I saw this post where I could more fully serve within the vocations field as well as keeping my love of cathedrals and discipleship going I felt a definite call to this post. There are changes currently going on within the discernment and training for ordained ministry and new ones for the future. I am looking forward to being part of a newly formed team, walking with people, as together we discern what God is doing in their lives. I will be sad to leave Liverpool and our friends but my overarching impression of Leicester, and the people I met during the interview process, was how hospitable everyone was. I am very excited about getting to know new friends and a new area. Cathedral Experience Placement We welcome the Revd Canon Andrew Dodd who will be with us from 29 October- 9 November. Andrew has been Rector of Grimsby Minster since 2011 and he is also the Area Dean of North East Lincolnshire. He will be shadowing the Dean and other colleagues to learn more about the opportunities and challenges of Cathedral Ministry. Please welcome him into our midst. Wedding Tim and Motje Thank you very much for your thoughts and prayers in the run up to our wedding and afterwards. We had an amazing day that we will remember forever. The music was fantastic, Johannes' sermon was discussed until late at night and all our guests were very impressed with the Service. We watched everybody going in from the Precentor's house and felt blessed by every person walking through the door to be with us at our special day. Thank you! Worship, Witness and Welcome Sunday 30 September Sunday 4 November 2018 We recently launched our renewal of giving appeal which will run throughout the month of October and results announced and blessed on Sunday 4 November. Please do pick up either a named envelope on your way out of the cathedral today. There will be some blank envelopes for those that may not be on the electoral or community roll or other cathedral group. Please ask the cathedral office for an electoral or community roll form if you would like to join either of these. Thank you. The Dean Service of Collation and Installation The Bishop of Leicester and the Dean and Chapter of Leicester Cathedral warmly invite you to attend the service of installation of The Revd Canon Richard Worsfold as Archdeacon of Leicester on Sunday 4 November 2018 at 3pm in the 8
Cathedral. Light refreshments will be served following the service. Please RSVP by Friday 26 October 2018 to chaplain.leicester@leccofe.org or phone 0116 270 3390. Tablet Lecture The International Catholic weekly magazine The Tablet is holding a discussion evening at English Martyrs School on Thursday 8 November starting at 7pm. The celebrated speaker and author Fr Timothy Ratcliffe will be in dialogue with Brendan Walsh the Editor of the Tablet and the distinguished journalist and author Maggie Fergusson. The title of the presentation is 'Christian Identity in Modern Britain'. The evening is aimed at those who want to explore their faith in contemporary society and there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions. Tickets for the evening are free as the event is being sponsored by the Tablet. If you would like to attend please email plee@thetablet.co.uk stating your name, the number of seats you would like to reserve and a contact telephone number. The Tablet will email you to confirm your reservation. One Roof Winter Night Shelter Get Involved-Come and Volunteer! This is the third year that the One Roof Winter Night Shelter will be offering 10 beds each night across a series of venues offered by different faith groups in the city. The shelter will be open from 10 December until early March with St Andrew s Jarrom Street Community Hall being the Friday night venue. Volunteering is straightforward and great fun. The main role is to sit and chat with the guests and to eat an evening meal or breakfast with them. If you would like to find out more contact Canon Karen karen.rooms@leccofe.org 07906 899611 or check out the One Roof Leicester website. There are 3 opportunities to find out what volunteering means and to receive some light touch training: 6 November 6pm - 9pm St Andrews Community Hall 10 November 10am - 1pm St Philips Church, Evington 15 November 6pm - 9pm Central Baptist Church Gender Equality: 100 Years on from the Representation of the People Act, where are we today? Public Lecture by Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Shadow Attorney General. Thursday 15 November, 6.30pm - 7.30pm, University of Loughborough Shami Chakrabarti is the Shadow Attorney General and a member of the House of Lords. A lawyer, she is Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Manchester, Honorary Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford and a Master of the Bench of Middle 9
Temple. She was previously Chancellor of both Oxford Brookes University and then the University of Essex. Shami also received an honorary doctorate from Loughborough University in 2005. Baroness Chakrabarti was Director of Liberty, the National Council for Civil Liberties from 2003 to 2016, and a member of the panel of the Leveson Inquiry, the judicial inquiry into UK phone hacking in 2011. Called to the Bar in 1994 she worked as a lawyer in the Home Office from 1996 until 2001 for Governments of both persuasions. The lecture is free, but you need to register for tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baroness-shami-chakrabarti-gender-equality-100-yearson-from-the-representation-of-the-people-act-tickets-51202381702 Leicester s Homeless Charter This will be launched in the Cathedral on Monday 29 October in the Cathedral. The aim is for many organisations, groups and individuals to pledge to it and, as a result, work far more closely together to expand and improve services for those experiencing homelessness. The Sub-Dean has been chairing this development ask her for more details. People Politics Planet Faith Into Action course Monday evenings 7pm - 8.30pm, Kempe Room, St Martin s House 6 weeks from 24 September 29 October 2018 We will reflect together on the politics and theology of the sermon preached in the Cathedral the Sunday before each study group. Drawing on our experiences, the Christian tradition and our cultural context we are aiming to facilitate real actions: to stop talking and do something! 29 October A Vision for Leicester Sir Peter Soulsby Light Party for Children 31 October 6.15pm 7.45pm Games, Snacks, Crafts, activities and much much more! Book via www.eventbrite.co.uk If you would like to volunteer to help the team on the night please contact the Cathedral Admin Office for more details 0116 261 5373. 10
JAM JARS and PEOPLE NEEDED! During our light party we will be getting the young people to decorate glass jam jars with tissue to make a colourful tea light holder for them to take home. If you have any clean empty jam jars that we could use please could you give them to Andy Heafford or Lucy Wiles, or alternatively pop them into the Cathedral Office. We still need some more volunteers to help with this event whether as a welcomer; technical support, activity leader, or generally be a spare pair of hands. We have had an excellent response to our initial publicity and expect this to be a well-attended, positive and exciting evening. THANK YOU Foodbank donations The local foodbank is in need of donations. A particular need is for boxes of UHT milk, sugar, tea and coffee. Please could you donate any of the following tinned vegetables, tinned meat, tinned sweetcorn, tinned carrots, rice, nappies and female sanitary products. Please bring donations on a Sunday and place in the box by the door. Or during the week, please give to the welcomers or verger on duty. Thank you. Ann Reddecliffe Poetry workshop with Dr Mark Rawlinson Monday 29 October 2018, 13.00 Exploring the link between poetry and the First World War. Free admission, all welcome. Held in St Martins House, next door to the Cathedral. That They May Have Life: The First World War and the Founding of the University of Leicester Monday 29 October, 6.30pm All are welcome to a lecture given by Elizabeth Blood on how WW1 led to the creation and founding of Leicester s first university. Home and Away How do we live well when we see the world differently? Tuesday 30 October, 6.30pm All are welcome to a talk in partnership with the St Phillips Centre, asking the questions how do we live well when we see the world differently. SoundCafe Remembers Come and sing-a-long songs of peace and hope with the SoundCafe Choir on Saturday 3 November from 1.30pm 4pm in the Cathedral. 11
Music and Light: A concert of Indian Classical Music Saturday 3 November 2018, 7pm For tickets ( 10) and more information please go to www.eventbrite.co.uk Requiem Eucharist Monday 5 November 2018, 17.30 All are welcome to a special Eucharist for All Souls Day. The Cathedral Choir will sing Fauré s Requiem. Service to Commemorate the end of First World War Sunday 11 November 2018, 16.00 All welcome. Leicester Cathedral Revealed Project Director s update As the HLF submission deadline of 4 December draws nearer we re busy completing various important bits of work required for that. A really crucial one is the Cathedral s Business Plan, which will cover the period from next year, when work is due to start, through to the three years past reopening with a look beyond that too. Alongside making sure the capital works can take place, it clearly needs to include provision for the new ways of operating that will be needed once we fully reopen, assumptions about visitor numbers and income lines. Beyond all that, it is written to make it clear our core purpose is and will remain being place of worship, witness and welcome. The current draft was reviewed by Chapter on Friday 5 October, with the intention of final sign-off next month. Another important piece of work is around how we review all this activity as it s no use setting out to do something and not asking yourself at the end how you got on. Or indeed along the way how it s going. So we have Oakmere consultants helping us develop our Evaluation framework. On 2 October we held an evening called The Accidental Philanthropist for 120 potential friends from further afield. In the course of the evening we gave a voice to three of our Chapels St Katharine, St George and Christ the King - each speaking of the people memorialised in there, ordinary people who in their time made extraordinary contributions. You can find the scripts for this on-line on the Revealed section of our website. Pete Hobson 4 October 2018 0116 261 5363 pete.hobson@leccofe.org 12
Domestic notices Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults Leicester Cathedral is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. The Independent Persons whom children, youth workers and volunteers may talk to if they wish about any concerns are Glenda Barratt and John Freeman. They may be contacted via the Cathedral office on 0116 261 5373. Our Safeguarding Co-ordinator is Linda Green and Vulnerable Adults Co-ordinator is Kathleen Rowberry. Both can be contacted via the Cathedral Admin Office c/o 0116 261 5200. Any of our duty clergy will also be pleased to speak with you about any of these matters. A copy of Leicester Cathedral s Safeguarding Policy for Children and our Vulnerable Adult s Policy is available on request through the Cathedral office. Useful helplines: Childline: 0800 1111 Elder Abuse: 0808 808 8141 Domestic Violence: 0808 2000 247 Toilets and Ancillary Rooms These spaces are accessed via the door in St Dunstan s Chapel only via the assistance of one of our staff or authorised volunteers. During normal office hours and at other times, our public toilets are available in St Martins House. During Sunday services, toilets are usually available in St Martins House. Please ask our staff, wardens or stewards for assistance. Children using any facilities in our backstage areas must always be accompanied by an authorised adult. Hearing Loop System We can provide you with an individual pack for the service that will enable your hearing aid to pick up sound from our PA system. Please ask a steward for more details. 13
New Street Car Park At present, parking on Monday to Friday is restricted to permit holders only, but on Saturdays and Sundays it is open from 7am to 6pm at the following rates: Saturdays arrive before midday 5, arrive after midday 3. Sunday 3 all day. Please pay the attendant. Parking is subject to space being available and all vehicles are left at the owner s risk. The gates will be locked at 6pm each day. Access to New Street Car Park From this weekend access to the car park will be via Friar Lane. Notices Any information which you would like to be included in the weekly notice sheet should reach Gillian Aird no later than 9.00am on Wednesday morning. Email: gillian.aird@leccofe.org or 0116 261 5373. Cathedral Clergy The Very Reverend David Monteith The Reverend Canon Alison Adams The Reverend Canon Dr Johannes Arens The Reverend Canon Karen Rooms The Reverend Pete Hobson St Martins House, 7 Peacock Lane, LE1 5PZ. Dean of Leicester Canon Pastor and Sub-Dean Canon Precentor Canon Missioner and City Centre Transition Priest Leicester Cathedral Revealed Project Director 14
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