Canon in Residence
13 - 16: Charles Taylor, Precentor
17 - 31: Tony Barnard, Chancellor
1 - 9: Charles Taylor, Precentor
Dean: Michael Yorke
Precentor: Charles Taylor
Organist and Master of the Choristers: Andrew Lumsden
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 13 May) (Decani)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Psalm 148 vv. 1-6
- Jackson in G
- Jubilate Deo in C Stanford
- O taste and see Vaughan Williams
- Hymns 408(i), 310, 437 (omit v. 2)
- Preacher: Canon Tony Brnard Chancellor
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Tomkins Responses
- Psalm(s) 98
- Gibbons (The Second Service)
- When Israel came out of Egypt East
- Hymns 372, 120
MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE (Monday 14 May)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Spicer Responses (ii)
- Hymn 165 [tune 318]
- Psalm(s) 80
- Ireland in F
- Os justi Bruckner
Tuesday 15 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 7.30pm Cathedral Choir Recital at St Alphege's Church, Solihull
Wednesday 16 May - Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 17 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
- Tallis Responses
- Psalm(s) 89
- Magnificat quarti toni Palestina
- Nunc dimittis tertii toni Palestrina
- Christ our Paschal Lamb Sheppard
Friday 18 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong and licensing of Rev Peter Douglas as Chaplain, HM Prison, Uttoxeter
- Spicer Responses (ii)
- Hymn 388(ii)
- Psalm(s) 146
- Noble in B minor
- Expectans expectavi Wood
Saturday 19 May - Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Spicer Responses (ii)
- Hymn 467 (omit vv. 3 and 5)
- Psalm(s) 98, 99, 100, 101
- Walmisley in D minor
- Dum transisset Sabbatum Taverner
THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Rogation Sunday (Sunday 20 May) (Cantoris)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Psalm 67
- Mass for five voices Byrd
- Jubilate Deo Weelkes (The Short Service)
- O sacrum convivium Tallis
- Hymns 346, 285(ii), 342
- Preacher: The Reverend Prebendary Geoffrey Staton
Monday 21 May - Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330 (Rogation Day)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Clucas Responses
- Psalm(s) 106
- Stanford in F
- Regina coeli Gabieli
Tuesday 22 May (Rogation Day)
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
Wednesday 23 May (Rogation Day)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion
- Psalm(s) 110, 111, 112, 113
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Ascension Day
ASCENSION DAY - Thursday 24 May
- 9.30am Morning Worship and Procession with Lichfield Cathedral School, followed by Holy Communion (Ministry of the Sacrament) at the High Altar
- 7.30pm The Liturgy of Ascension Day
- Hymns 130, 271, 133
- Stanford in B flat
- Viri Galilæi Gowers
- Coelos ascendit hodie
Friday 25 May - The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian, 735
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Clucas Responses
- Psalm(s) 119 vv. 73-104
- Watson in E
- O clap your hands Vaughan Williams
Cathedral Choir half-term holiday until Saturday 2 June
Saturday 26 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the London Cantata Choir
- Vann Responses
- Hymn 394
- Psalm(s) 119 vv. 169-176
- Aston in F
- Give us the wings of faith Bullock
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Sunday after Ascension Day (Sunday 27 May) (Decani)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist sung by the London Cantata Choir
- Psalm 97 vv. 1-6
- The London Cantata Mass Vann
- If ye love me Vann
- O sacrum convivium Vann
- Hymns 352, 338, Christ Triumphant
- Preacher: Canon Tony Barnard Chancellor
- 3.30pm Evensong sung by the London Cantata Choir
- Vann Responses
- Psalm(s) 68 vv. 1-8 and 32-end
- Vann (The Hereford Service)
- Hear my prayer Vann
- Hymns 128(ii), 134
Monday 28 May - Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar, 1089
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- Psalm(s) 132, 133, 134, 135
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the London Cantata Choir
- Vann Responses
- Psalm(s) 137, 138
- Weelkes (The First Service)
- The Spirit of Truth Moorse
Tuesday 29 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 30 May - Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of the Visitation
THE VISIT OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TO ELIZABETH (Thursday 31 May)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) at the High Altar
Friday 1 June - Justin, Martyr at Rome, ca. 165
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 2 June
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm First Evensong of Pentecost sung by the Vicars Choral
DAY OF PENTECOST (Whit Sunday) (Sunday 3 June) (Cantoris)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Festal Sung Eucharist
- Processional Hymn 137
- Messe Solennelle Langlais
- Gracious Spirit Forbes
- O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Tallis
- Hymns 138, 139, You shall go out
- Preacher: The Reverend Prebendary Frazer Williams
- 3.30pm Festal Evensong and Procession
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 36 vv. 5-10
- Wood in E flat Number 2
- The Spirit of the Lord Elgar
- Te Deum Ireland in F
- Hymns 143 [tune 428], 142 [tune 351], 431
Monday 4 June - Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th Century
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 22, 23
- Noble in A minor
- Listen, sweet dove Ives
Tuesday 5 June - Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 27, 28, 29
- Ayleward (The Short Service)
- Dum complerentur Palestrina
Wednesday 6 June - Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 7 June
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
Friday 8 June - Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nun-Juror, Hymn Writer, 1711
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong in the Lady Chapel
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 41, 42, 43
- Lumsden (The Service on plainsong tones)
- Daughters of Zion Boyle
Saturday 9 June - Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm First Evensong of Trinity Sunday
- Walsh Responses
- Hymn 145
- Psalm(s) 97, 98
- Jackson in G
- Where thou reignest Schubert
last updated: 10 May, 2001
©2001 Richard Shakeshaft
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