February Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Verse: Cantoris Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls Voices) Psalm 52 Magnificat (Second Service) Moore The Lord s Prayer Stone The Song of the Tree of Life Vaughan Williams Friday 2 Saturday 3 Little Pips Free toddler group Responses Huxley Psalm 6 Short Service Gibbons Lord, let me know mine end Greene Choral Evensong (Visiting Choir King Edward School, Stourbridge) Responses Oxley Psalm 23 Dyson in D If ye love me Tallis Wednesday 28 Holy Communion Shorter Choral Evensong (Lower Voices) Responses Rose (Lower Voices) Psalm 3 Nunc Dimittis (Falso bordone) Huxley Christus factus est Anerio March Thursday 1 Sunday 4 The Third Sunday of Lent Verse: Decani Holy Communion 11.00am Choral Eucharist (Boys and Lower Voices) Mass for Five Voices Byrd Psalm 103 (Responsorial) Passer invenit (i) Locus iste Bruckner Preacher: The Reverend Canon Nigel Hand Choral Evensong (Girls and Lower Voices) Responses Byrd Psalm 11 Walmisley in D minor Daughters of Zion Mendelssohn
March Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Verse: Decani Music for Lunch Recital Paul Lamstaes (Saxophone) Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls Voices) Psalm 64 Nunc Dimittis (First Service) Beer Litany to the Holy Spirit - Hurford Wednesday 7 Holy Communion Shorter Choral Evensong (Boys Voices) Psalm 39 Nunc Dimittis Burgon With my whole heart Wesley Thursday 8 Wholeness and Healing Service Friday 9 7.45pm Saturday 10 Sunday 11 11.00am Little Pips Free toddler group An Evening of Bach Cathedral Choir Concert O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht Cantata: Ich habe genug Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied Jesu, meine Freude See the cathedral website for ticket details. Mothering Sunday (4 th Sunday of Lent) Verse: Cantoris Holy Communion Choral Eucharist (Girls and Lower Voices) Little Organ Mass Haydn Psalm 63 (Responsorial) Jerusalem quae aedificatur (iv) Ave verum corpus Mozart Responses Rose Psalm 14 Collegium Regale Howells Greater Love hath no man Ireland Preacher: The Reverend Canon Andrew Lythall
March Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Verse: Cantoris Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls and Lower Voices) Responses Shephard Psalm 80 Nunc Dimittis Holst Miserere mei Deus Byrd Wednesday 14 Choral Communion (St Philip s Singers) Mass of St Hild and St Bede McVicker My shepherd will supply my need Baldwin Shorter Choral Evensong (Boys Voices) Psalm 91 Magnificat (Salisbury Service) Archer The Lord is my shepherd Dvorak Thursday 15 Friday 16 Saturday 17 1.30pm Little Pips Easter Egg Hunt free toddler group Responses Huxley Psalm 130 Holman in F minor Lord, for thy tender mercy s sake Hilton Healing on the Streets event Sunday 18 The Fifth Sunday of Lent Verse: Decani Holy Communion 11.00am Choral Eucharist (Boys and Lower Voices) Whitlock in G Psalm 51 (Responsorial) Hoc corpus (viii) O Saviour of the world Bullard Preacher: The Reverend Canon Andrew Lythall Choral Evensong (Girls and Lower Voices) Responses Shephard Psalm 34.1-10 Sarum Service Howells Like as the hart Howells Preacher: The Reverend Canon Nigel Hand
March Monday 19 Tuesday 20 Verse: Decani Music for Lunch Recital Josh Roebuck (Organ) Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls Voices) Responses Lumsden Psalm 61 Magnificat (First Service) Beer Ex ore innocentium Ireland Wednesday 21 Holy Communion Shorter Choral Evensong (Lower Voices) Responses Moore (Lower Voices) Psalm 62 Magnificat (falso bordone) Huxley Brother James Air Huxley Saturday 24 Choral Evensong and Licensing Service for the Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations Development (Schola Philippi) Responses Rose Psalm 148 Stanford in A Hail gladdening light Wood Sunday 25 PALM SUNDAY Verse: Cantoris Holy Communion 11.00am Choral Eucharist with Healing (Girls and Lower Voices) Hosanna to the Son of David Weelkes Mass of St Henry and St Philip Huxley St Mark Passion Bertalot Pater si non potest (viii) Hosanna to the Son of David Gibbons Preacher: The Reverend Dr David Cheetham Responses Smith Psalm 69.1-10 Noble in B minor It is a thing most wonderful Moore Preacher: The Reverend Canon Andrew Lythall Thursday 22 Friday 23 Responses Huxley Psalm 145 Sumsion in G Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace Wesley
March Monday 26 7.45pm Tuesday 27 7.45pm Said Eucharist and Reflection Verse: Cantoris Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls and Lower Voices) Responses Byrd Psalm 55.13-24 Magnificat (Worcester Service) Howells The Lamentations Bairstow Said Eucharist and Reflection Wednesday 28 Choral Communion (St Philip s Singers) Darke in E O saviour of the world Goss Shorter Choral Evensong (Boys Voices) Psalm 88 Nunc Dimittis in A flat Huxley When I survey the wondrous cross Huxley 7.45pm Said Eucharist and Reflection Thursday 29 MAUNDY THURSDAY 11.00am Chrism Eucharist with Blessing of the Oils (Schola Philippi) Gloria (Canterbury Service) How Christus Factus est Bruckner Sanctus Taizé Thursday 29 7.45pm Friday 30 10.00am 12.00pm Saturday 31 7.00pm Choral Eucharist, including the Stripping of the Altars and Watch of Repose (Girls and Lower Voices) Missa Papae Marcelli Palestrina Ubi caritas Duruflé; Drop, drop slow tears Gibbons Love bade me welcome Vaughan Williams Psalm 22.1-21 Preacher: The Reverend Canon Nigel Hand GOOD FRIDAY Ecumenical Procession of Witness The Three Hours Reflection on Christ s Passion (Boys and Lower Voices) Were you there? Chilcott Reproaches Sanders Salvator mundi Tallis Preacher: The Reverend Dr David Cheetham Holy Saturday Compline and Easter Vigil Sunday 1 EASTER DAY Verse: Decani 7.00am The Easter Liturgy with Renewal of Baptismal Vows 11.00am Choral Eucharist (Boys and Lower Voices) Darke in F This joyful Eastertide Wood Pascha nostrum (vi), Dum transisset Taverner Preacher: The Bishop Choral Evensong (Girls and Lower Voices) Responses Shephard Psalm 66.1-11 Collegium Regale Wood Worthy is the Lamb Handel
April Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Verse: Decani Sunday 8 Low Sunday Verse: Cantoris Holy Communion 11.00am Choral Eucharist (The Half Circle Singers) Exultate Deo Palestrina Schubert in G Alleluia, confitemini Domino Mouton Sicut Cervus Palestrina Flocks in pastures green abiding J S Bach Wednesday 4 Holy Communion Ye choirs of new Jerusalem Now is eternal life Blessed Thomas, doubt no longer Love s redeeming work is done Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 7 Wholeness and Healing Service with Communion Choral Evensong (The Half Circle Singers) Responses Rose Psalm 85 Stanford in B flat Geistliches Lied Brahms Preacher: The Reverend Canon Nigel Hand Come ye faithful, raise the strain At even, when the sun was set Now the green blade riseth
April Verse: Cantoris Monday 9 Mother s Union Eucharist Tuesday 10 Wednesday 11 10.00am Easter Family Holiday Activities Holy Communion Thursday 12 10.00am Easter Family Holiday Activities Wholeness and Healing Service Sunday 15 The Third Sunday of Easter Verse: Decani Holy Communion 11.00am Choral Eucharist (Schola Philippi) Missa O quam gloriosum Victoria Rejoice in the Lord alway Anon Ave verum corpus Byrd Christ the Lord is risen again Walking in a garden Jesus lives! Thy terrors now The strife is o er Choral Evensong (Lower Voices) Responses Moore Psalm 142 Carlisle Service Walsh I will life up mine eyes Walker Good Christian men, rejoice and sing King of glory, King of peace Love s redeeming work is done Friday 13 Saturday 14 Little Pips free toddler group in the cathedral Choral Evensong (Cantemus cum Spiritu)
April Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Verse: Decani Music for Lunch Birmingham Conservatoire Harp Department Saturday 21 11.00am Mothers Union Festival Service Sunday 22 The Fourth Sunday of Easter Verse: Cantoris Holy Communion 11.00am Choral Eucharist with Healing (Boys and Lower Voices) Darke in E Psalm 23 Walford Davies The King of Love Bairstow Wednesday 18 Holy Communion Shorter Choral Evensong (Boys Voices) Psalm 72 Nunc Dimittis in G Sumsion Christo Resurgenti Couperin Thursday 19 Friday 20 Little Pips free toddler group in the cathedral Responses Huxley Psalm 77 Harris in A I am the resurrection Schütz Christ the is made the sure foundation Christ is our cornerstone How sweet the name of Jesus sounds I will sing the wondrous story Choral Evensong (Girls and Lower Voices) Responses Shephard Psalm 81.8-16 Purcell in G minor My beloved spake Purcell Come ye faithful, raise the strain Walking in a garden Ye choirs of new Jerusalem