Canon in Residence
12 - 16: Tony Barnard, Chancellor
17 - 31: Charles Taylor, Precentor
1 - 8: Tony Barnard, Chancellor
Dean: Michael Yorke
Precentor: Charles Taylor
Organist and Master of the Choristers: Andrew Lumsden
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 12 May) (Decani)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Jackson in G
- Psalm(s) 68 vv. 32 - end
- God is gone up with a triumphant shout Finzi
- Non vos relinquam Byrd
- Hymns 338 (omit *), 352, Christ Triumphant
- Preacher: Canon Charles Taylor Precentor
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Byrd Responses
- Psalm(s) 47
- Sumsion in G
- Viri Galilæi Gowers
- Hymns 128(ii), 134
Monday 13 May
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evensong of Matthias sung by the Choristers
- plainsong Responses
- Hymn 214
- Psalm(s) 87
- Dyson in C minor
- Lift thine eyes Mendelssohn
MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE (Tuesday 14 May)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 16, 147 vv. 1-12
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Spicer Responses (set two)
- Hymn 165 [tune 318]
- Psalm(s) 80
- Noble in A minor
- How beautiful upon the mountains Stainer
Wednesday 15 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 16 May - Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
Friday 17 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evening Prayer
- Spicer Responses (set two)
- Psalm(s) 89
- Sanders (The Lichfield Service)
- Daughters of Zion Boyle
Saturday 18 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Pentecost
- 6.00pm 'Equipping the Saints' A renewal Eucharist for the Eve of Pentecost
- President: The Bishop of Shrewsbury
DAY OF PENTECOST (Sunday 19 May) (Cantoris)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Festal Sung Eucharist
- Mass for five voices Byrd
- Gracious spirit, Holy Ghost Forbes
- O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Tallis
- Hymns 138, 139, You shall go out with joy
- Preacher: Canon Tony Barnard Chancellor
- 3.30pm Festal Evensong and Procession
- Spicer Responses (set two)
- Psalm(s) 67
- Wood in F (Collegium Regale)
- The Spirit of the Lord Elgar
- Te Deum Ireland in F
- Hymns 143 [tune 428], 142 [tune 351], 431
Monday 20 May - Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Tuesday 21 May - Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 22 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 23 May
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 110, 111, 112, 113
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
- Moore Responses (set two)
- Psalm(s) 114, 115
- Sheppard (The Second Service)
- Loquebantur variis linguis Tallis
Friday 24 May - John and Charles Wesley, Evengelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong in the Lady Chapel
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 119 vv. 1 - 32
- Lumsden (The Service on plainsong tones)
- Abendlied Rheinberger
Saturday 25 May - The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historia, 735
- 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
- Rubbra in A flat
- Where thou reignest Schubert
TRINITY SUNDAY (Sunday 26 May) (Decani)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Missa Collegium Regale Howells
- Processional Hymn 146
- Hymn to the Trinity Tchaikovsky
- Tantum ergo Duruflé
- Hymns 373 [Coe Fen], 298
- Preacher: The Venerable Christopher Liley Treasurer and Archdeacon of Lichfield
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 150
- Dyson in D
- I saw the Lord Stainer
- Hymns 358(ii), 159 vv. 1, 5 & 6
- 6.00pm Staffordshire Youth and Community Celebration
Monday 27 May
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- Psalm(s) 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Tuesday 28 May - Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar, 1089
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 132, 133, 134, 135
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
- Ashfield Responses
- Psalm(s) 136, 137, 138
- Jonathan Lycett (Fauxbourdon)
- O beata trinitas Handl
Wednesday 29 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI (Thursday 30 May)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Moore Responses (set one)
- Hymn 268 vv. 1-4 [tune 202
- Psalm(s) 23, 42, 43
- Watson in E
- O sarcrum convivium Messiaen
THE VISIT OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TO ELIZABETH (Friday 31 May)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Moore Responses (set one)
- Psalm(s) 122, 127, 128
- Wood in E flat (ii)
- Ave Maria Mendelssohn
Saturday 1 June
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by The Leicester Church Music Consort
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (Sunday 2 June) (Cantoris)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Psalm 31 vv. 1-4
- Hymns 363 [tne 185], 333, 346
- Preacher: The Very Reverend Michael Yorke Dean
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Psalm(s) 33 vv. 1-12
- Hymns 482, 495
Monday 3 June - The Martyrs of Uganda 1886 and 1978
- 7.40am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Tuesday 4 June - Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 5 June - Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 6 June - Ini Kopuria, Founder of Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
Friday 7 June
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 8 June - Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the choir of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Tanworth-in-Arden
- Walsh Responses
- Hymn 357
- Psalm(s) 41
- Noble in B minor
- The heavens are telling Haydn
last updated: 8 May, 2002
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