January Sunday 4 th The Epiphany Choral Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher Canon Paul Rattigan, Canon for Discipleship Byrd for three voices Psalm 72. 10-15 Reges Tharsis Byrd Hymns 47 48 50 (tune 338) 49 (2nd tune) Epiphany Carol Service Boys, Girls and Men s Voices Omnes de Saba Handl. Eastern Monarchs arr. Tracey A babe is born Mathias The Three Kings Cornelius Masters in this hall Traditional O Magnum mysterium Victoria Bethlehem down Warlock Lullay, lulla Leighton Hymns Special Service Order Monday 5 th Responses Walsh Psalm 8 Dyson in C Minor New Year Carol Britten Tuesday 6 th Responses Rose Psalm 87 Aston in F Torches Joubert Wednesday 7 th Thursday 8 th Responses Tracey Psalm 46 Wood in E When Christ was born Joubert Friday 9 th Responses Rose Psalm 67 Purcell in G minor Come my way Lloyd Saturday 10 th Torches Joubert Responses Rose Psalm 36 Stanford in C Videntes Stellam Poulenc
January Sunday 11 th The Baptism of Christ Choral Girls and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher Canon Myles Davies, Vice Dean and Precentor Jackson in G Psalm 29 O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Tallis Hymns 52 431 55 476 Preacher Canon Pete Spiers, Vicar of St Luke, Great Crosby and Area Dean of Sefton O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Tallis Responses Walsh Psalm 47 Purcell in B Flat The heavens are telling Haydn Hymns 51 352 Monday 12 th Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 Responses Tomkins Psalm 110 Gibbons Short Service Prayer of St Richard White Tuesday 13 th Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367 Responses Ayleward Psalm 45 Batten First Service O magnum mysterium Victoria Wednesday 14 th Thursday 15 th Choral Evensong Girls and Men s Voices Responses Tomkins Psalm 61 Stanford in G O God who by the leading of a star Attwood Friday 16 th Responses Tracey Psalm 68 Amner in the Dorien Mode Let God arise Locke Saturday 17 th Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356 Choral Evensong Girls and Men s Voices Hear my prayer Purcell Responses Tomkins Psalm 85 Daniel Purcell in E Minor This is the day Rutter
January Sunday 18 th The Second Sunday of Epiphany Choral Boys and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher Canon Paul Rattigan, Canon for Discipleship Schubert in G Psalm 139. 1-9 The Lamb Taverner Hymns 475 200 56 361 tune 235 joined by the choir of the Metropolitan Cathedral O nata lux Tallis Responses Ayleward Psalm 96 Howells Collegium Regale Videte miraculum Haydn Hymns 355 485 Monday 19 th Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 Responses Sumsion Psalm 146 Stanford in F The Lord is my shepherd Goodall Tuesday 20 th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Responses Clucas Psalm 147. 1-11 Byrd Second Service Beati quorum via Stanford Wednesday 21 st Agnes, Child-Martyr at Rome, 304 Week of Prayer fo Thursday 22 nd Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Responses Rose Psalm 100 Sumsion in G for 3 voices Audivi Vocem Tallis Friday 23 rd Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Responses Clucas Psalm 27 Weelkes Short Service O nata lux Tallis Saturday 24 th Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622 O nata lux Tallis Responses Clucas Psalm 149 Purcell in G minor Videte miraculum Tallis
January Sunday 25 th The Conversion of Paul Choral Girls and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher Mark Russell, Chief Executive of Church Army Haydn Little Organ Mass Psalm 67 Give us the wings of faith Bullock Hymns 336 461 tune Corvedale 155 2 nd tune CP 508 tune 339 Preacher Canon Myles Davies, Vice Dean and Precentor Give us the wings of faith Bullock Responses Sumsion Psalm 119. 41 48 Howells Magnificat in G Nunc Dimittis for Double Choir Let the people praise thee Mathias Hymns 372 216 tune 433 Monday 26 th Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul Responses Smith Psalm 138 Sumsion in G Song of the Tree of Life Vaughan Williams Tuesday 27 th Responses Reading Psalm 36 Stanford in C O be joyful Britten Wednesday 28 th Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 Thursday 29 th Responses Smith Psalm 24 Rawsthorne in D Vidi Aquam Byrd Friday 30 th Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 Responses Rose Psalm 65 Batten Fifth Service I give you a new commandment Shephard Saturday 31 st Locus iste Bruckner Responses Reading Psalm 122 Murrill in E O pray for the peace Howells
February Sunday 1 st The Presentation of Christ in the Temple Choral Boys and Men s Voices at the High Altar Preacher The Very Reverend Dr Pete Wilcox, Dean Dove Missa Brevis Psalm 24. 7-end When to the Temple Eccard Hymns 205 8 (tune 128, 2 nd tune) 33 477 (tune 271) Choral Evensong Boys and Men s Voices Preacher Canon Steve McGanity, Vicar of St Andrew, Clubmoor and Area Dean of West Derby When to the temple Eccard Responses Reading Psalm 63. 1-9 Second Service Gibbons Thy word is a lantern Purcell Hymns 157 252 Monday 2 nd Responses Tomkins Psalm 4 Rawsthorne in F Only say the word Polglase Tuesday 3 rd Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 Responses Lloyd Psalm 6 Harwood in A flat O nata lux Lauridsen Wednesday 4 th Thursday 5 th Responses Smith Psalm 119. 1-8 Wood in C minor O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth Byrd Friday 6 th The Accession of Her Majesty the Queen Responses Rose Psalm 20 Byrd Third Service Come, my way Vaughan Williams, arranged Fletcher Saturday 7 th Processional Lord for thy tender mercies sake Farrant Responses Lloyd Psalm 21 Wise in F For lo, I raise up Stanford
February Sunday 8 th The Second Sunday before Lent Choral Girls and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher Canon Cynthia Dowdle Darke in F Psalm 104 verses 26 - end See, see the Word is incarnate Gibbons Hymns 433 466 CP 398 265 Preacher Canon Richard White, Canon for Mission and Evangelism O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Tallis Responses Smith Psalm 65 Batten Fourth Service See, see the Word is incarnate Gibbons Hymns 377 338 Monday 9 th Responses Byrd Psalm 28 Walker Robson in G Evening Hymn Madden Tuesday 10 th Responses Clucas Psalm 32 Sumsion in G a 4 A vision of wheels Shephard _ Wednesday 11 th Thursday 12 th Responses Byrd Psalm 119. 33-40 Jackson in G O clap your hands Gibbons Friday 13 th Responses Tracey Psalm 31 Wood in g If ye love me Tallis Saturday 14 th Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885
February Sunday 15 th The Sunday next before Lent Choral at the Nave Altar sung by St John s Chapel Choir, Southsea Preacher The Reverend Tim Watson, Cathedral Curate Psalm 50. 1-6 Hymns 339 CP 383 410 494 2 nd tune Choral Evensong sung by St John s Chapel Choir, Southsea Preacher Canon Paul Rattigan, Canon for discipleship Psalm 150 Hymns 178 336 Monday 16 th Tuesday 17 th Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 Wednesday 18 th Ash Wednesday Thursday 19 th Friday 20 th Saturday 21 st February
Sunday 22 nd The First Sunday of Lent Litany and Choral Boys and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher The Very Reverend Dr Pete Wilcox, Dean Part Berliner Mass Psalm 25. 1-9 Purge me, O Lord Tallis Hymns 67 398 tune 395 393 Preacher Canon Malcolm Rogers Purge me, O Lord Tallis Responses Ayleward Psalm 119. 17-24 Sumsion in G Save us, O Lord Bairstow Hymns 357 76 Monday 23 rd Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155 Responses Walsh Psalm 13 Dyson in C minor The Father s love Lole Tuesday 24 th Responses Leighton Psalm 49 Sumsion in A A Celtic Prayer Rouwkema Wednesday 25 th Ember Day Thursday 26 th Responses Walsh Psalm 137 Noble in A minor All we like sheep Handel Friday 27 th George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 Responses Marlow Psalm 54 Dufay Magnificat plainsong Nunc Dimittis Tantum ergo de Serverac Saturday 28 th God liveth still Bach Responses Leighton Psalm 4 Brewer in D All wisdom cometh Moore
March Sunday 1 st The Second Sunday of Lent Litany and Choral Girls and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher Canon Richard White, Canon for Mission and Evangelism Di Lasso Bell amfitrit Psalm 2 O sacrum convivium Tallis Hymns 64 383 (2 nd tune) 379 (tune 408 2 nd tune) Preacher Canon Cynthia Dowdle, Chancellor One thing have I desired Sumsion Responses Walsh Psalm 40. 1-10 Tomkins Fifth Service Lord, let me know mine end Greene Hymns 368 65 Monday 2 nd Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672 Responses Smith Psalm 70 Rose in E Love divine Goodall Tuesday 3 rd Choral Evensong Boys and Men s Voices Responses Radcliffe Psalm 52 Walmisley in D minor Come, my way Lloyd Wednesday 4 th Thursday 5 th Responses Smith Psalm 3 Stanford in F Steal away Tippett Friday 6 th Responses Marlow Psalm 6 Shephard First Service Hear the voice and prayer Tallis Saturday 7 th Perpetua, Felicity and their companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203 Thou knowest, Lord Purcell Responses Radcliffe Psalm 23 Byrd Fauxbourdons Miserere Allegri
March Sunday 8 th The Third Sunday of Lent Litany and Choral Boys and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher Canon Myles Davies, Vice Dean and Precentor Victoria Missa O Quam gloriosum Psalm 19. 7 - end Bow thine ear, O Lord Byrd Hymns 206 353 CP 448 (tune 265) Preacher The Venerable Ricky Panter, Archdeacon of Liverpool God so loved the world Stainer Responses Radcliffe Psalm 12 Dyson in F If the Lord had not helped me Bairstow Hymns 70 (1 st tune) 420 Monday 9th Choral Evensong Girls Voices Responses Tomkins Psalm 11 Stanford in B flat Ave verum Wills Tuesday 10 th Responses Clucas Psalm 64 Wood in D Never weather beaten sail Shephard Wednesday 11 th Thursday 12 th attended by the King s Regiment Responses Tomkins Psalm 57 Jackson in G Justorum animae Byrd Friday 13 th Responses Cleobury Psalm 69 Fletcher Fauxbourdons O how amiable Tomkins Saturday 14 th The choir is singing Evensong with the cathedral choirs of Manchester and Chester at Chester Cathedral today
March Sunday 15 th The Fourth Sunday of Lent Choral Girls and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher Canon Paul Rattigan, Canon for Discipleship Palestrina Missa Aeterni Christi Munera Psalm 107. 1-9 If ye love me Tallis Hymns Our Father God in heaven tune 117 376 294 387 Preacher The Reverend Tim Watson, Cathedral Curate Jesu, joy of man s desiring Bach Responses Tomkins Psalm 14 Weelkes Sixth Service Jehova quam multi sunt Purcell Hymns 445 362 Monday 16 th Responses Sumsion Psalm 28 Rawsthorne in F Stabat Mater Pergolesi Tuesday 17 th Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 Responses Ayleward Psalm 80 Wood in E Flat No 1 O Quam Gloriosum Victoria Wednesday 18 th Thursday 19 th Joseph of Nazareth Responses Cleobury Psalm 1 Amner in the Dorian Mode In manus tuas Shephard Friday 20 th Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687 Responses Ayleward Psalm 16 Tomkins Fauxbourdons Thou knowest, Lord Purcell Saturday 21 st Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556 Drop, drop slow tears Leighton Responses Ayleward Psalm 140 Noble in B minor Behold, the Lamb of God Handel
March Sunday 22 nd The Fifth Sunday of Lent Litany and Choral Boys and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher The Reverend Crispin Pailing, Rector of Liverpool Part Berliner Mass Psalm 119. 9-16 Salvator Mundi Tallis Hymns 92 84 94 Preacher College of Canons Drop, drop slow tears Leighton Responses Ayleward Psalm 40 1-10 Byrd Second Service Bow thine ear, O Lord Byrd Hymns 83 79 (tune 128 2 nd tune) Monday 23 rd Responses Sumsion Psalm 121 Long in F My song is love unknown Archer Tuesday 24 th Responses Leighton Psalm 85 Dyson in D Ave Maria Parsons Wednesday 25 th The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Choral Evensong sung by St Bees School Chamber Choir Responses Rose Psalms 131, 146 Stanford in G Ave Maria Parsons Thursday 26 th Responses Sumsion Psalm 43 Gibbons Short Service When David heard Tomkins Friday 27 th Responses Cleobury Psalm 31 Byrd Third Service In ieiunio et fletu Tallis Saturday 28 th Morning Prayer Said in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit Said in the Lady Chapel The King of love Stopford Responses Sumsion Psalm 130 Walton Chichester Service Never weather-beaten sail Parry March
Sunday 29 th Palm Sunday Palm Sunday Girls and Men s Voices at the High Altar Hosanna to the Son of David Gibbons Byrd Mass for Four Voices Ave verum Mawby Crucifixus a 6 Lotti Hymns A&MR 597 95 86 511 Preacher Canon Cynthia Dowdle, Chancellor Hosanna to the Son of David Gibbons Responses Sumsion Psalm 69. 1-19 Walton Chichester Service Lift up your heads Handel Hymns 94 90 Monday 30 th Monday in Holy Week Chrism at the Nave Altar Preacher: The Right Reverend Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool Responses Smith Psalm 36. 5-10 Long in F It is a thing most wonderful Ireland Tuesday 31 st Tuesday in Holy Week Responses Plainsong Psalm 55. 13-23 Gibbons Fauxbourdons Jesu, grant me this Bairstow April Wednesday 1 st Wednesday in Holy Week Responses Plainsong Psalm 88 Plainsong Tones V & VII Lamentations part 2 Tallis Thursday 2 nd Maundy Thursday Evening Prayer in the Chapter House 7.30pm of the Lord s Supper at the High Altar Preacher The Right Reverend Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool Ubi Caritas Durufle Byrd Mass for 3 voices Psalm 116. 10 - end Love bade me welcome Vaughan Williams Lamentations part 1 Tallis Friday 3 rd Good Friday Morning Prayer in the Chapter House The Way of the Cross in the Central Space Holy Communion distributed in the Memorial Chapel 2.00pm An hour at the Cross 3.30pm Evening Prayer in the Central Space 7.30pm No story so divine words and music for Good Friday with the Cathedral Choir Saturday 4 th Easter Even Morning Prayer in the Chapter House Ante Communion in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit Choral Evensong Sung by the Cathedral Youth Choir April
Sunday 5 th Easter Day 5.00am The Easter Vigil and Festival Boys, Girls and Men s Voices at the Nave Altar Preacher The Right Reverend Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool Above all praise Mendelssohn Gabrieli Sacred Symphony Mass Easter Anthems Bullock Christians, shout for joy Bach Haec Dies Byrd Hymns 110 117 A&MR 602 120 Festival Evensong Boys Girls and Men s Voices Preacher Canon Paul Rattigan, Canon for Discipleship Haec Dies Byrd Responses Ayleward Psalm 66. 1 11 Stanford in A Coronation Te Deum Walton Hymns 103 124 Monday 6 th Monday in Easter Week Morning Prayer and Tuesday 7 th Tuesday in Easter Week Wednesday 8 th Wednesday in Easter Week Thursday 9 th Thursday in Easter Week Friday 10 th Friday in Easter Week Choral Evensong in the Lady Chapel sung by the Harsnett Choir Saturday 11 th Saturday in Easter Week Choral Evensong in the Lady Chapel sung by the Harsnett Choir with the choir of St Giles in the Fields, London April
Sunday 12 th The Second Sunday of Easter Zone 2 Café Style Church in the Concert Room Choral sung by the Harsnett Choir with the choir of St Giles in the Fields, London Preacher The Very Reverend Dr Pete Wilcox, Dean Psalm 133 Hymns 124 342 tune 178 296 1 st tune CP 609 Choral Evensong sung by the Harsnett Choir with the choir of St Giles in the Fields, London Preacher Canon Cynthia Dowdle, Canon Chancellor Psalm 143. 1-11 Hymns 119 1 st tune 112 Monday 13 th Tuesday 14 th Wednesday 15 th Evening Prayer Said in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit Thursday 16 th Friday 17 th Saturday 18 th