Canon in Residence
11 - 20: Tony Barnard, Chancellor
21 - 31: Christopher Liley, Treasurer
1 - 7: Tony Barnard, Chancellor
Dean: Michael Yorke
Precentor: Charles Taylor
Organist and Master of the Choristers: Philip Scriven
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 11 May)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Cathedral School Chapel
- 8.05am Morning Worship to mark Christian Aid Week sung by Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir and broadcast live on BBC Radio 4
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Missa brevis Palestrina [BUY]
- Psalm(s) 23
- Dum transisset Sabbatum Taverner
- Communion Leighton (An Easter Sequence)
- Hymns 112, 272, 283
- Preacher: Canon Tony Barnard Chancellor
Monday 12 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Leighton Responses
- Psalm(s) 65, 66, 67
- Wood in D
- Since by man came death Handel [BUY]
Tuesday 13 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm First Evensong of St Matthias the Apostle
MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE (Wednesday 14 May)
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Chapel Choir of Dean Close School, Cheltenham
Thursday 15 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choristers
- Darke Responses
- Psalm(s) 78 vv. 1-12
- Dyson in C minor
- I know that my Redeemer liveth Handel [BUY]
Friday 16 May - Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 82, 83, 84, 85
- Sharpe (Fauxbourdon)
- Let God arise Locke
Saturday 17 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm 'He is risen indeed' - A celebration of the Paschal Mystery in words and music sung by the Cathedral Choir with choirs from the Lichfield Diocesan Area of the Royal School of Church Music
- Come faithful people traditional
- Ubi caritas Duruflé
- O living bread Whitlock
- St Matthew Passion Victoria
- Now the green blade riseth arr. Lumsden
- God is gone up Finzi [BUY]
- Te Deum Ireland in F
- You shall go out with joy Spicer
- Hymns on special service sheet
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Sunday 18 May)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Missa Sancti Nicholai Haydn [BUY]
- Psalm(s) 22 vv. 25-31
- Laudate Dominum Mozart
- Ave verum corpus Mozart [BUY]
- Hymns 279 (255), 310, 276(ii)
- Preacher: Canon Charles Taylor Precentor
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 96
- Mathias (The Jesus College Service) [BUY]
- O death, where is thy sting? Handel [BUY]
- Hymns 113, 362 (185)
- 6.00pm Staffordshire Youth and Community Education Service
Monday 19 May - Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Clucas Responses
- Psalm(s) 98, 99, 100, 101
- Stanford in G [BUY]
- Awake, thou wintry earth Bach
Tuesday 20 May - Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 21 May - Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 22 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) 108, 109
- Magnificat quarti toni Palestrina
- Nunc dimittis plainsong
- Hæc dies (a3) Byrd
Friday 23 May
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 110, 111, 112, 113
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
The Cathedral Choir is on half term vacation until Monday 2 June
Saturday 24 May
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Rogation Sunday) (Sunday 25 May)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am The Eucharist Congregational Service
- Responsorial Psalm 98 (NEH 535)
- Hymns 408(ii), 431, 364 (408(i)), 305
- Preacher: The Right Reverend Michael Doe Bishop of Swindon
- 3.30pm Evening Prayer with Hymns
- Psalm(s) 65
- Hymns 366, 263 (omit *)
Monday 26 May (Rogation Day) - Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choir of Holy Trinity Church, Stroud
- Ayleward Responses
- Hymn 493
- Psalm(s) 119 vv. 169-176
- Cantate Domino Pitoni
- Brewer in D [BUY]
- Evening Hymn Balfour Gardiner [BUY]
Tuesday 27 May (Rogation Day)
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evening Prayer
- Psalm(s) 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131
Wednesday 28 May (Rogation Day) - 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 Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Ascension Day
ASCENSION DAY (Thursday 29 May)
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Noel Singers
- Reading Responses
- Hymn 128(ii)
- Psalm(s) 8
- Walmisley in D minor [BUY]
- God is gone up with a merry noise Hutchings
Friday 30 May - Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906; Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431; Apolo Kivebulya, Priest, 1933
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evensong of the Visitation sung by the choir of St Bavo's Cathedral, Haarlem, The Netherlands
- Rose Responses
- Hymn 188(ii), vv. 1, 2, 3, 7
- Psalm(s) 122
- Howells (Collegium Regale) [BUY]
- Ave Maria Elgar
- 7.30pm The Liturgy of Ascension Day sung by Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir
THE VISIT OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TO ELIZABETH (Saturday 31 May)
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Hymn 166 (470) omit v2
- Psalm(s) 127, 128
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (The Sunday after Ascension Day) (Sunday 1 June)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist sung by Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Psalm 1
- Hymns 128(ii), 134
- Preacher: The Reverend Peter Holliday Chancellor's Vicar
- 3.30pm Evensong sung by Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir
- Psalm(s) 147 vv. 1-11
- Hymns 128(ii), 134
Monday 2 June
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 12, 13, 14
- Jackson in G
- Coelos ascendit hodie Stanford
Tuesday 3 June - The Martyrs of Uganda, 1886 and 1978
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
Wednesday 4 June - Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 5 June - Boniface of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
Friday 6 June - Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 32, 33, 34
- Moeran in D
- Erhaben, O Herr, über alles Lob Mendelssohn
Saturday 7 June
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 12.00pm Solemn Eucharist President and Preacher: The Bishop of Ebbsfleet
- 5.30pm First Evensong of the Feast of Pentecost
- Walsh Responses
- Hymn 140
- Psalm(s) 48
- Jackson Hill (The Lichfield Canticles)
- Come, Holy Ghost Harvey [BUY]
all hymns numbers refer to the New English Hymnal (NEH) unless otherwise indicated
last updated: 5 May, 2003
©2003 Richard Shakeshaft
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