LENT and EASTER 2018 Services and Events BODIES BROKEN AND BLESSED Mother, behold your son. Son behold your mother.
Services and Events ASH WEDNESDAY Wednesday 14 February 13.00 Lunchtime Eucharist Preacher: The Canon Missioner 17.30 Eucharist for Ash Wednesday Preacher: The Revd Iain McKillop Sunday 18 February Lent I Preacher: The Dean and Rachel Radford (on disability) 16.00 RSCM Festival Choral Evensong Preacher: The Canon Precentor Monday 19 February 13.00 Lunchtime Recital: LES Chamber Choir Free admission, all welcome. Sunday 25 February Lent II Preacher: Jane Avery (on mental health) 15.00 Leicester Comedy Festival 25th Anniversary Service With special guest Nicholas Parsons CBE Preacher: The Dean Monday 26 February 13.00 Lenten Organ Meditation Readings, poetry, and organ music performed by Simon Headley. Free admission, all welcome. Saturday 3 March 10.00 Cathedral Choir Auditions Details from Christopher Ouvry-Johns (chris.ouvry-johns@leccofe.org). Sunday 4 March Lent III Preacher: Trevor Worsfold (on safeguarding) 15.00 Bach Cantata Service III: Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut My heart is swimming in the blood Katy Dent (Soprano), Nicky Adkinson (Oboe), Christopher Ouvry-Johns (Organ). Monday 5 March 13.00 Lunchtime Recital: Bach s Cantata 55 Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, Philip Leech and Christopher Ouvry-Johns. Free admission, all welcome. Friday 9 March 18.30 Launch of The Museum of the Moon Exhibtion By Luke Jerrom, for British Science Week. Book via the Cathedral website. Sunday 11 March Lent IV / Mothering Sunday Preacher: The Revd Alison Roche (on adoption) 15.00 Service for Commonwealth Day Preacher: The Bishop of Leicester Monday 12 March 20.00 Rite of the Waning Moon A meditation service beneath the Museum of the Moon installation. Wednesday 14 March 19.00 Dean s Discussion Faith in Science? Part of British Science Week 2018. Free entry, book via the Cathedral website.
Friday 16 March 19.30 London Concertante: Bach s Brandenburg Concertos by Candlelight The UK s leading chamber orchestra performs a selection of Baroque classics by candlelight. Tickets via Cathedral website. Sunday 18 March Lent V 10.30 Cathedral Eucharist Preacher: Richard Reddie (United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) 15.00 Service for the 135th Anniversary of the YMCA Monday 19 March 13.00 Lunchtime Recital: LES Wind & Brass Ensembles Free admission, all welcome. Thursday 22 March The Tale of Two Thieves Working with Holy Trinity Leicester, a multimedia and dramatic account of Easter aimed at Junior school children. Tickets for school age children only, from Eventbrite. HOLY WEEK PALM SUNDAY Sunday 25 March 10.30 15.00 Palm Sunday Eucharist Choral Evensong for the Anniversary of the Reinterment of King Richard III Preacher: The Revd Alan Hawker Monday 26 March 13.00 Holy Week Organ Meditation Readings, poetry, and organ music performed by Simon Headley. Free admission, all welcome.
MAUNDY THURSDAY Thursday 29 March 11.00 Chrism Eucharist with the Renewal of Ordination Vows, the Celebration of Ministries and the Blessing of the Holy Oils Preacher: The Bishop of Leicester 19.30 Eucharist of the Last Supper and Vigil Preacher: The Sub-Dean GOOD FRIDAY Friday 30 March 10.00 Leicester @ the Cross Until 10.20: Act 1 Cathedral Gardens; 10.30: Market Sqaure; 11.00: Humberstone Gt. 12.00 Good Friday Liturgy A three hour devotion with prayers, hymns, music, addresses, and silence in half-hour sections, concluding with the Passion Reading and Holy Communion from 14.00. HOLY SATURDAY Saturday 31 March 11.00 Messy Cathedral Meet for crafts and children s activities including making an Easter Garden. Free. 18.00 Easter Agape Meal with Easter Vigil, Baptism and Confirmation Preacher: The Bishop of Leicester EASTER DAY Sunday 1 April 08.00 Eucharist (BCP) 10.30 Festal Eucharist Preacher: The Bishop of Loughborough 15.00 Bach Cantata Service IV: Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret Heaven laughs! Earth is jubilant. Senior Girls, Songmen of the Cathedral Choir, with Leicester Cathedral Chamber Orchestra. Preacher: The Dean
Sunday 8 April Easter II Preacher: The Canon Missioner Sunday 15 April Easter III Preacher: The Revd Zoe Hemming (on a disabled church) Tuesday 17 April 19.00 Dean s Discussion On Mental Health The Dean will be joined by a panel led by Dr John Devapriam, Consultant Psychiatrist Leicester Partnership NHS Trust (LPT). Free entry, book via the Cathedral website. Sunday 22 April Easter IV Preacher: Dr Rebecca Barnes (on domestic abuse) Sunday 29 April Easter V Preacher: David Hamilton (on death and bereavement) Sunday 6 May Easter VI with Baptism Preacher: Diana Belton (on pastoral prayer) ASCENSION DAY Thursday 10 May 17.30 Ascension Day Eucharist Preacher: The Dean Images used in this booklet by Iain McKillop. See next page for more information on his exhibition.
Iain McKillop s Lent and Easter Exhibition From 15 February to 19 April Iain McKillop is a painter and art historian and an Anglican priest. His altarpieces hang in Gloucester Cathedral, Saint Peter s, West Molesey, and Saint John s, Bury St Edmunds. His exhibitions regularly tour British cathedrals and churches. This exhibition is made up from two groups of works. The Stations of the Cross displayed along the north aisle were made in 2016 and were first exhibited in Lichfield Cathedral in 2017. The challenge in devising Stations of the Cross is to find a way to present the positive message within the Cross yet treat the Passion with realism, dignity, sorrow that leads to true repentance, assurance of forgiveness and peace. The Seven Last Words from the Cross hang facing into the Ambulatory and the tomb of King Richard III. The Seven New Songs of the Resurrection hang facing into the Chapel of Christ the King whose stained glass shows the risen and ascended Christ in glory. These paintings were made following a visit to Wurzburg which was bombed on 16 March 1945 because it would burn easily and so be destroyed. These works are a tribute to some of the art works that were saved and stand as a memorial to all innocent lives taken as a result of war, in all nations. It asks us to learn a new way, following the loving, self-sacrificing and non-recriminatory, peace-bringing example of Christ. Image used above: The Seven Last Words
The Museum of the Moon Exhibition From 9 March to 18 March An art installation of a 7m diameter model of the Moon is placed in the Cathedral, as part of a joint project led by the University of Leicester to mark British Science Week 2018. Space will be made available for personal reflection and prayer, and there will also be special activities for children and young people during normal visiting hours. Other events include: Launch of British Science Week Friday 9 March, 6.30pm With Sir Peter Soulsby, city Mayor, Paul Boyle, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester, and Luke Jerrom. Tickets available via Eventbrite (see the Cathedral website for details). Worship the Lord of Heaven and Earth Monday 12 March, 5.30pm A special service beneath the moon, in the genre of Cathedral Choral Evensong. Faith in Science? Wednesday 14 March, 7.00pm A Dean s Discussion on how local scientific figures approach the perceived conflict between science and religion. Come and listen, and make your contribution! Drumming for the Moon Thursday 15 March, 8.00pm Come along for a free concert of West African style rhythms performed by the drumming band Cassia Tree. Throughout the Bodies Broken and Blessed Season: The Story of the Crosses: an opportunity for families to explore the Cathedral and see the variety of crosses on display and find out the story behind some of them. There will be items to collect on the way and a shape to make when they have all been collected. Please ask the volunteers for more information.
Leicester Cathedral Peacock Lane LE1 5PZ LENT COURSE: BROKEN Mondays in Lent: 19, 26 Feb, 5, 12, 19, 26 March; 7.00 9.00pm The Kempe Room, St Martins House 2.00 suggested donation/person/session We will reflect upon the TV series Broken, starring Sean Bean. Set on an estate parish, it features a Roman Catholic priest who, despite trauma and anxiety about his own inadequacies, attempts to bring the Light of Christ into the lives of his parishioners. We will watch an episode each week and discuss questions prepared by Canon Dr Paula Gooder. Each session will be led by a member of the Cathedral Clergy. WARNING: The series contains disturbing story lines such as death, suicide, abuse and violence. This course is only open to those aged 16 and above and it will only be suitable for those willing to engage with this material. Gift membership of the Guild of St Martin to a friend this Easter! The Guild of St Martin is a scheme for those interested in supporting the work of Leicester Cathedral. For details of costs, benefits and events please call 0116 261 5344 or email claire.recordon@leccofe.org Cathedral Closures Please check the Cathedral website for information on Cathedral opening and access times. All information is correct at the time of publication. 0116 261 5357 leicestercathedral@leccofe.org www.leicestercathedral.org