Canon in Residence
14 - 15: Christopher Liley, Treasurer
16 - 20: Michael Yorke, Dean
21 - 30: Charles Taylor, Precentor
1 - 11: Tony Barnard, Chancellor
Dean: Michael Yorke
Precentor: Charles Taylor
Organist and Master of the Choristers: Andrew Lumsden
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 14 April) (Decani)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist sung by the St John's Singers
- Stanford in B flat
- Psalm(s) 116 [NEH 538]
- Christ the Lord is risen Foster
- O salutaris hostia Elgar
- Hymns 119 omit *, 279 [tune 255], 297
- Preacher: The Venerable Christopher Liley Treasurer and Archdeacon of Lichfield
- 3.30pm Evensong sung by the St John's Singers
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 48 vv. 8-13
- Brewer in E flat
- Christ the Lord is risen Rutter
- Hymns 206, 477 [tune 271]
Monday 15 April
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Tuesday 16 April - Isabella Gilmore, Deaconess, 1923
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 17 April
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 18 April
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
Friday 19 April - Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evening Prayer
- Psalm(s) 98, 99, 100, 101
Saturday 20 April
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Morley Responses
- Hymn 377
- Psalm(s) 104
- Sumsion in G
- My beloved spake Hadley
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 21 April) (Cantoris)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist with dedication of restored handbells. Sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Jackson in G
- Surgens Jesus Philips
- O sacrum convivium Messiaen
- Hymns 473(ii) vv. 1, 2, 6 & 8, 375, 121
- Preacher: The Reverend Prebendary David Crowhurst
- 3.30pm Evensong in Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the Death of Dr Erasmus Darwin. Sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Morley Responses
- Psalm(s) 139 vv. 1-5 & 13-18
- Cantate Domino John Alcock
- O, where shall wisdom be found? Boyce
- Great and mervellous are thy works Boyce
- Hymns 437, 267, You shall go out
Monday 22 April
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Smith Responses
- Psalm(s) 108, 109
- Moeran in D
- This joyful Eastertide Dutch traditional, arr. Wood
GEORGE, MARTYR, PATRON ON ENGLAND, ca. 304 (Tuesday 23 April)
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Smith Responses
- Hymn 488
- Psalm(s) 3, 11
- Byrd (The Second Service)
- O quam gloriosum Victoria
Wednesday 24 April - Mellitus, Bishop of London, first Bishop at St Paul's, 624
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Mark
MARK THE EVANGELIST (Thursday 25 April)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 37 vv. 23-40, 148
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Smith Responses
- Hymn 163
- Psalm(s) 3, 11
- Byrd (The Second Service)
- O quam gloriosum Victoria
Friday 26 April
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
- Sharpe Responses
- Psalm(s) 119 vv. 145-176
- Magnificat Sharpe (Fauxbourdon)
- Nunc dimittis Moore in A
- Regina coeli White
Saturday 27 April
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Smith Responses
- Hymn 359 [tune 322]
- Psalm(s) 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131
- Howells (The Gloucester Service)
- Surgens Jesu Philips
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 28 April) (Decani)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Missa brevis in D Mozart (K194)
- Psalm(s) 31 vv. 1-6
- My beloved spake Hadley
- The Call Vaughan Williams
- Preacher: The Reverend Prebendary Mark Geldard
- 2.00pm Lichfield District Scout Association Parade Service
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Smith Responses
- Psalm(s) 147 vv. 1-12
- Murrill in E
- Dum transisset Sabbatum Taverner
- Hymns 206, 205
Monday 29 April - Catherine of Siena, Teacher, 1380
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Moore Responses (set 1)
- Psalm(s) 142, 143
- Stanford in B flat
- Blessed be the God and Father S S Wesley
Tuesday 30 April - Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Philip and James
PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (Wednesday 1 May)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Moore Responses (set 1)
- Hymn 215 [tune 434]
- Psalm(s) 149
- Ireland in F
- Give us the wings of faith Bullock
Thursday 2 May - Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher, 373
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Moore Responses (set 1)
- Psalm(s) 12, 13, 14
- Purcell in B flat
- Regina coeli Gabrieli
Friday 3 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 4 May - English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
- Spicer Responses
- Hymn 101(i) vv. 1, 7 & 8
- Psalm(s) 116
- Moore in A
- Laudem dicite Deo omnes Sancti eius Sheppard
- 7.30pm Lichfield Cathedral Special Choir, Chamber Choir, Choristers and St Chad's Camerata
THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Rogation Sunday (Sunday 5 May) (Cantoris)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Missa brevis Palestrina
- Psalm 66 vv. 1-6
- Now the green blade riseth French traditional, arr. Lumsden
- O sacrum convivium Tallis
- Hymns 265, 103, 115
- Preacher: The Reverend Adrian Daffern Treasurer's Vicar and Vicar of Walsall Wood
- 3.30pm Evensong in celebration of Faith at Work
- Leighton Responses
- Psalm(s) 104 vv. 1-6, 13-15 & 23-30
- Naylor in A
- O ye works of the Lord Sumsion
- Hymns 263 vv. 1, 4 & 7, 336, 321 [tune 186]
Monday 6 May Rogation Day
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Tuesday 7 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
- Simon Whiteley Responses
- Psalm(s) 37
- Magnificat quinti toni Dufay
- Nunc dimittis Josquin
- Christ our paschal lamb Sheppard
Wednesday 8 May - Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer, ca. 1417
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Ascension Day
ASCENSION DAY (Thursday 9 May)
- 9.30am Morning Worship and Procession with Lichfield Cathedral School, followed by Liturgy of the Sacrament at the High Altar
Friday 10 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Byrd Responses
- Psalm(s) 53, 54, 55
- Wood in E flat (i)
- Erhaben, O Herr, über alles Lob Mendelssohn
Saturday 11 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong attended by Walsall Roman Catholic Pilgrimage for Ascensiontide
last updated: 12 April, 2002
©2002 Richard Shakeshaft
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