Canon in Residence
23 - 26: Charles Taylor, Precentor
27 - 29: John Ridyard, Prebendary
30 - 31: Charles Taylor, Precentor
1 - 16: Tony Barnard, Chancellor
17 - 18: Charles Taylor, Precentor
19: Christopher Liley, Treasurer
Dean: Michael Yorke
Precentor: Charles Taylor
Organist and Master of the Choristers: Andrew Lumsden
The FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Sunday 23 December) (Decani)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Mass for five voices Byrd
- There is no rose Joubert
- Ave Maria Biebl
- Hymns 161 [tune 385], 186, 295, 8 [tune 128(ii)]
- Preacher: Canon Tony Barnard Chancellor
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 80
- Antiphon O Emmanuel
- Darke in F
- Ave Maria Mendelssohn
- Hymns 181(ii), 10
Monday 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 85
- Antiphon O Virgo virginum
- Howells (Collegium Regale)
- Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Gardner
- 6.30pm Family Crib Service
- 11.30pm Midnight Mass sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir who will sing carols from 11.00pm
- Spätzenmesse Mozart
- Hodie Christus natus est Poulenc
CHRISTMAS DAY (Tuesday 25 December)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Festal Sung Eucharist President: The Bishop
- Processional Hymn 30
- Missa brevis in D Mozart
- Nativity carol Rutter
- In the bleak mid-winter Darke
- Hymns 34, 26
- Preacher: The Very Reverend Michael Yorke Dean
STEPHEN, DEACON, FIRST MARTYR (Wednesday 26 December)
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 3.30pm The Cathedral Carol Service
Cathedral Choir holiday until Monday 14 January, 2002
JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (Thursday 27 December)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- Psalm(s) 21, 147 vv. 12-20
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) at the High Altar
THE HOLY INNOCENTS (Friday 28 December)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
Saturday 29 December - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
THE SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS (Sunday 30 December) (Cantoris)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Eucharist with Hymns
- Psalm 148 vv. 7-14
- Hymns 33 vv. 1, 5 & 7; 39, 29, 387 vv. 1, 2 & 5
- Preacher: Canon Charles Taylor Precentor
- 3.30pm Evening Prayer with Hymns
- Psalm(s) 132
- Hymns 41 [tune 3(i)], 25
Monday 31 December
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of the Naming of Jesus
THE NAMING AND CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS (Tuesday 1 January)
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
Wednesday 2 January - Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzuz, Bishops, Teachers, 379 and 389
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 3 January
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
Friday 4 January
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 5 January
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm First Evensong of The Epiphany sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Leighton Responses
- Hymn 40 vv. 1&3
- Psalm(s) 97
- Dyson in D
- Susanni R R Bennett
THE EPIPHANY (Sunday 6 January) (Decani)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Darke in F
- Psalm 72 vv. 10-15
- Omnes de Saba Handl
- In the bleak mid-winter Holst
- Hymns 52, 49, 48
- Preacher: Canon Tony Barnard Chancellor
- 3.30pm Evensong sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Leighton Responses
- Psalm(s) 98
- Gray in F minor
- O leave your sheet traditional, arr. Leighton
- Hymns 46 [tune 221(ii)], 56 (omit *)
THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST (Monday 7 January)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
Tuesday 8 January
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 9 January
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 10 January - William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
Friday 11 January - Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 12 January - Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Leighton Responses
- Hymn 51
- Psalm(s) 65, 66, 67
- Murrill in E
- O magnum mysterium Lauridson
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY (Sunday 13 January) (Cantoris)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Missa O magnum mysterium Victoria
- Psalm 27 v. 1
- Jubilate Deo Stanford in A
- O magnum mysterium Victoria
- Hymns 57, 55, 349
- Preacher: The Very Reverend Michael Yorke Dean
- 3.30pm Evensong sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Leighton Responses
- Psalm(s) 96
- Stanford in A
- The Three Kings Jonathan Dove
- Hymns 497 [tune 449], 466
Monday 14 January
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 73, 74
- Watson in E
- The Three Kings Cornelius, arr. Atkins
Tuesday 15 January
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 16 Janaury
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 17 January - Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
- Moore Responses (set 2)
- Psalm(s) 89
- Magnificat tertii toni Binchois
- Nunc dimittis 15th century English anonymous
- All sons of Adam 16th century Scottish anonymous
Friday 18 January
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 19 January - Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Rose Responses
- Hymn 499
- Psalm(s) 98, 99, 100, 101
- Leighton (The Second Service)
- Here is the little door Howells
last updated: 18 December, 2001
©2001 Richard Shakeshaft
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