Canon in Residence
8 - 14: Tony Barnard, Chancellor; 15 - 18: Charles Taylor, Precentor;
19 - 27: Tony Barnard, Chancellor; 28 - 4: Charles Taylor, Precentor
Precentor: Charles Taylor
Organist and Master of the Choristers: Philip Scriven
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER The Sunday after Ascension Day (Sunday 8 May 2005)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Mass in G Schubert [BUY]
- Psalm 68 vv. 32-end
- Erhaben, O Herr Mendelssohn
- Here, O my Lord Whitlock
- Hymns 338 omit *, 352, Christ triumphant
- Preacher: The Reverend Peter Holliday Chancellor's Vicar
- Organ Voluntary: Præludium in C (Bux. 137) Buxtehude [BUY]
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 47
- Stanford in A [BUY]
- God is gone up Finzi [BUY]
- Hymns 128(ii), 134
- Organ Voluntary: Transport de Joie Messiaen (L'Ascension)
Monday 9 May 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choristers
Tuesday 10 May 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 53, 54, 55
- Wood in E flat (ii)
- Thou wilt keep him Wesley, SS [BUY]
- 7.30pm Organ Recital given by Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City Organist) (Tickets £9 available from Cathedral Shop or at the door)
Wednesday 11 May 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the choir of King Edward VI School, Lichfield
- Above all praise Mendelssohn [BUY]
- Radcliffe Responses
- Psalm(s) 61
- Sumsion in A [BUY]
- Listen, sweet dove Ives
Thursday 12 May 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 65, 66, 67
- Vann (The Lichfield Service)
- Holy is the true light Harris [BUY]
Friday 13 May 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evensong of Matthias
MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE (Saturday 14 May 2005)
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Hymn 142 (351) vv. 1, 4, 5, 6
- Psalm(s) 80
- Stanford in B flat [BUY]
- Justorum animæ Stanford [BUY]
- Organ Voluntary: Postlude in D minor Stanford
THE FEAST OF PENTECOST (Sunday 15 May 2005)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Messe Solenelle Vierne [BUY]
- Dum complerentur Palestrina [BUY]
- Tantum ergo Duruflé [BUY]
- Hymns 175(i), 178, 179, You shall go out
- Preacher: The Venerable Christopher Liley Treasurer and Archdeacon of Lichfield
- Organ Voluntary: Choral Varie sue le Veni Creator Duruflé [BUY]
- 3.30pm Evensong, Procession and Te Deum with censing of the High Altar
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 150
- Dyson in D [BUY]
- Come, Holy Ghost Harvey [BUY]
- Festival Te Deum Britten in E [BUY]
- Hymns 197 (415), 199, 191
Monday 16 May 2005 - Caroline Chishol, Social Reformer, 1877
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choristers
- Archer Responses
- Psalm(s) 84
- Dyson in C minor
- Litany to the Holy Spirit Hurford [BUY]
Tuesday 17 May 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Walsh Responses
- Psalm(s) 89
- Sumsion in G [BUY]
- Gracious spirit, Holy Ghost Forbes
Wednesday 18 May 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 19 May 2005 - Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral
Friday 20 May 2005 - Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong unaccompanied in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 21 May 2005 - Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm First Evensong of The Holy Trinity
- Clucas Responses
- Hymn 421
- Psalm(s) 98
- Wood in E flat (i)
- Where thou reignest Schubert
TRINITY SUNDAY (Sunday 22 May 2005)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Mass in D Dvorak [BUY]
- Psalm 8
- Hymn to the Trinity Tchaikovsky
- O salutaris hostia Rossini
- Hymns 202, 466, 520
- Preacher: Prebendary Geoffrey Wynne Chaplain, University of Wolverhampton
- Organ Voluntary: Fugue in E flat ('St Anne') (BWV 552) Bach, JS [BUY]
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Clucas Responses
- Psalm(s) 93
- Walmisley in D minor [BUY]
- Duo Seraphim Guerrero [BUY]
- Hymns 206, 200
- Organ Voluntary: Wir glauben all an einem Gott (BWV 680) Bach, JS [BUY]
- 6.00pm Youth Inspired A celebration by young people from Staffordshire Youth and Community Education Service
Monday 23 May 2005 - Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 110, 111, 112, 113
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choristers
- Fox Responses
- Psalm(s) 114, 115
- Long in F
- Who can express Wesley
Tuesday 24 May 2005 - John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791, 1788
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral
Wednesday 25 May 2005 - The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian, 735
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm First Evening Prayer of Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion (Thursday 26 May 2005)
- 7.40am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) at the High Altar
- 5.30pm Sung Eucharist
- Missa Collegium Regale Howells [BUY]
- Ave verum Elgar [BUY]
- O sacrum convivium Messiaen [BUY]
- Hymns 293 (239), 290, 329(ii)
Friday 27 May 2005
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung unaccompanied
- Spicer Responses
- Psalm(s) 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131
- Andrews in D
- Steal away to Jesus arr. Tippett [BUY]
Saturday 28 May 2005 - Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar, 1089
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Spicer Responses
- Hymn 514
- Psalm(s) 136, 137, 138
- Blair in B minor [BUY]
- Great is the Lord Elgar [BUY]
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY (Sunday 29 May 2005)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Coronation Mass Mozart [BUY]
- Psalm 31 vv. 1-4
- Jubilate Deo Stanford in C [BUY]
- Ave verum corpus Mozart [BUY]
- Hymns 400, 368, 366 omit *
- Preacher: Canon Charles Taylor Precentor
- Organ Voluntary: Le Saint Esprit Langlais
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Rose Responses
- Psalm(s) 33 vv. 1-12
- Stanford in G [BUY]
- Ascribe unto the Lord Wesley, SS [BUY]
- Hymns 460, 444
- Organ Voluntary: Carillon de Westminster Vierne [BUY]
The Cathedral Choir is on half term vacation until 6th June
Monday 30 May 2005 - 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 (Tuesday 31 May 2005)
- 7.40am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Holy Communion at the High Altar
Wednesday 1 June 2005 - Justin, Martyr at Rome, 165
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 2 June 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
Friday 3 June 2005 - The Martyrs of Uganda, 1886 & 1978
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 4 June 2005
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the choir of the collegiate church of St Peter, Wolverhampton
- Archer Responses
- Hymn 392
- Psalm(s) 23
- Stanford in C [BUY]
- How lovely is thy dwelling place Brahms [BUY]
all hymns numbers refer to Common Praise from 15 May onwards unless otherwise indicated (before 15 May they refer to the New English Hymnal)
last updated: 4 May, 2005
©2005 Richard Shakeshaft
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