Dean: Adrian Dorber; Precentor: Wealands Bell
Organist and Master of the Choristers: Philip Scriven
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 27 April 2008)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist attended by friends from Limburg an der Lahn and Ste Foy-les-Lyon
- Messe Solenelle Vierne [BUY]
- Erhaben, O Herr Mendelssohn
- Hymns 258, 301, 143(i)
- President: The Right Reverend Jonathan Gledhill Bishop
- Preacher: The Very Reverend Adrian Dorber Dean
- Organ Voluntary: Grand Choeur Dialogué Gigout
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 87, 36 vv. 5-10
- Hill, Jackson (The Lichfield Canticles)
- Light out of darkness Elgar
- Hymns 482, 502 omit *
- Organ Voluntary: Paean Howells
Monday 28 April 2008 - Rogation Day; Peter Chanel, Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841
- 7.30am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 132, 133, 134, 135
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choristers
- Archer Responses (Set 2)
- Psalm(s) 136, 137 vv. 1-6, 138
- Dyson in C minor
- When in our music God is glorified Briggs
Tuesday 29 April 2008 - Rogation Day; Catherine of Siena, Teacher, 1380
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 8.50am Lichfield Cathedral School Prayers sung by the Girls' Choir
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 30 April 2008 - Rogation Day; Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm First Evensong of Ascension Day sung by the Cathedral School Girls' Choir
- Brown Responses
- Psalm(s) 15, 24
- Magnificat Dyson in C minor
- Nunc dimittis Halls (Second Service)
- A Gaelic blessing Brown
ASCENSION DAY (Thursday 1 May 2008)
- 7.15am MOrning Worship and Singing from the Cathedral Roof (South Side)
- 9.00am Holy Communion (BCP) at the High Altar
- 10.00am God Is Gone Up - WOrship with Local Church Primary Schools and the Cathedral School
- 12.00pm Mid-day Silent Prayers for the Church, the world and the community in the Lady Chapel
- 7.30pm Sung Eucharist sung by Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Psalm 47
- Mass in G Schubert [BUY]
- Hymns 168, 166, 172
- Homily: The Reverend Canon Dr Peter Wilcox Chancellor
PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (Friday 2 May 2008)
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral
- Tanto tempore plainsong
- Lloyd Responses
- Hymn 212
- Psalm(s) 149
- Magnificat quarti toni Palestrina
- Nunc dimittis plainsong
- Holy is the true light Harris [BUY]
Saturday 3 May 2008
- 12.00pm Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong in memoriam Michael Exham, formerly Diocesan Registrar and Cathedral Chapter Clerk
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 4 May 2008)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Missa Papæ Marcelli Palestrina [BUY]
- Psalm 68 vv. 1-10
- Today hath salvation come Rachmaninov [BUY]
- Hymns 163, 311, 398
- Preacher: The Reverend Canon Dr Peter Wilcox Chancellor
- Organ Voluntary: Fantasia Chromatica Sweelinck [BUY]
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Clucas Responses
- Psalm(s) 47
- Blair in B minor [BUY]
- Like as the hart Howells [BUY]
- Hymns 401, 563
- Organ Voluntary: Chorale Fantasia on the Old Hundredth Parry [BUY]
Monday 5 May 2008
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choristers
- Archer Responses (Set 2)
- Psalm(s) 27, 28, 29
- Marshall in C
- God is ascended Leighton (An Easter Sequence) [BUY]
Tuesday 6 May 2008
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 8.50am Lichfield Cathedral School Prayers sung by the Girls' Choir
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Smith Responses
- Psalm(s) 32, 33, 34
- Batten (The Fourth Service)
- Non vos relinquam Byrd
Wednesday 7 May 2008
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 8 May 2008 - Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer, ca.1417
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 12.00pm Mid-day Silent Prayers for the Church, the world and the community in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral
- Non vos relinquam plainsong
- Lloyd Responses
- Psalm(s) 41, 42, 43
- Sumsion in G [BUY] (Men's Voices)
- Viri Galilæi Byrd
Friday 9 May 2008
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Smith Responses
- Psalm(s) 47, 49
- Byrd (Fauxbourdon)
- Laud ye the name of the Lord Rachmaninov [BUY]
Saturday 10 May 2008
- 5.30pm Evensong attended by new Friends of Lichfield Cathedral
- Clucas Responses
- Hymn 178
- Psalm(s) 48
- Walmisley in D minor [BUY]
- Come Holy Ghost Attwood [BUY]
- Organ Voluntary: Komm, heiliger Geist (BWV 652) Bach, JS [BUY]
DAY OF PENTECOST (Whit Sunday) (Sunday 11 May 2008)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Missa Dum complerentur Victoria [BUY]
- Psalm 104 vv. 24-35
- Dum complerentur Victoria [BUY]
- Hymns 175(i), 331, 179
- Preacher: The Reverend Canon Wealands Bell Precentor
- Organ Voluntary: Komm, heiliger Geist (BWV 651) Bach, JS [BUY]
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 67, 133
- Howells (The Gloucester Service) [BUY]
- The Spirit of the Lord Elgar
- Festival Te Deum Britten in E [BUY]
- Hymns 191, 180
- Organ Voluntary: Allegro maestoso e vivace Mendelssohn (Sonata Number 4) [BUY]
Monday 12 May 2008 - William Higgins, Precentor, Preserver of St Chad Gospels during Commonwealth, 1666
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choristers; attended by pilgrims from Loftus, Cleveland
- Brown Responses
- Psalm(s) 65, 66, 67
- Sumsion in G [BUY] (Boys' Voices)
- Litany to the Holy Spirit Hurford [BUY]
Tuesday 13 May 2008
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 8.50am Lichfield Cathedral School Prayers sung by the Girls' Choir
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 7.30pm Concert of Popular Church Music given by the Cathedral Choir A programme also recorded on CD to celebrate today's launch of the Lichfield Cathedral stamp. Free entry.
MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE (Wednesday 14 May 2008)
- 7.30am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 16, 147 vv. 1-12
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist at the High Altar
Thursday 15 May 2008
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 12.00pm Mid-day Silent Prayers for the Church, the world and the community in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral
- Veni creator spiritus plainsong
- Tallis Responses
- Psalm(s) 78
- Magnificat secundi toni Suriano
- Nunc dimittis plainsong
- Loquebantur variis linguis Tallis [BUY]
Friday 16 May 2008 - Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 17 May 2008
- 12.00pm Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong attended by members of the Elgar Society
- Rose Responses
- Hymn 421
- Psalm(s) 97, 98
- Dyson in D [BUY]
- Te Deum Elgar [BUY]
- Organ Voluntary: Prelude to 'The Dream of Gerontius' Elgar [BUY]
TRINITY SUNDAY (Sunday 18 May 2008)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Mass in G Schubert [BUY]
- Psalm 8
- Where thou reignest Schubert
- Hymns 202, 203, 466
- Preacher: The Venerable Chris Liley Archdeacon of Lichfield and Canon Treasurer
- Organ Voluntary: Fantasia in F minor (K608) Mozart
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 93, 150
- Magnificat Rachmaninov [BUY]
- Nunc dimittis plainsong
- Hymn to the Trinity Tchaikovsky
- Hymns 267, 392
- Organ Voluntary: Grand Choeur Dialogué Gigout
- 6.00pm 'Positive Youth' - A Celebration of Young People's Talents by Staffordshire Youth Service and Performing Arts
Monday 19 May 2008 - Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 998
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choristers
- Archer Responses (Set 2)
- Psalm(s) 98, 99, 100, 101
- Long in F
- God be merciful unto us Halley
Tuesday 20 May 2008 - Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 8.50am Lichfield Cathedral School Prayers sung by the Girls' Choir
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral with Lichfield Cathedral School Girls' Choir
Wednesday 21 May 2008 - Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI (Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion) (Thursday 22 May 2008)
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) at the High Altar
- 12.00pm Mid-day Silent Prayers for the Church, the world and the community in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Solemn Eucharist sung by the Lay Vicars Choral with the offering of incense
- Mass for three voices Byrd [BUY]
- Ave verum corpus Victoria
- Psalm 116 vv. 11-16
- Hymns 277, 316(i), 322
Friday 23 May 2008
- 7.30am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 110, 111, 112, 113
- 8.00am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Eucharist in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong in the Lady Chapel
- Tomkins Responses
- Psalm(s) 114, 115
- Gibbons (Fauxbourdon)
- Hymn to the Mother of God Rachmaninov [BUY]
The Cathedral Choir begins its half-term vacation after Evensong
Saturday 24 May 2008 - John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the St Cecilia Singers; attended by Diocesan Pilgrims
- Smith Responses
- Hymn 12
- Psalm(s) 119 vv. 1-32
- Weelkes (The First Service) [BUY]
- The heavens are telling Haydn [BUY] [BUY]
all hymns numbers refer to Common Praise unless otherwise indicated
last updated: 26 April, 2008
©2008 Richard Shakeshaft
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