Dean: Adrian Dorber; Precentor: Charles Taylor
Organist and Master of the Choristers: Philip Scriven
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (Patronal Sunday of St Chad) (Sunday 4 March 2007)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Patronal Eucharist and Procession to the Shrine of St Chad
- Mass of St Mary and St Chad Lloyd
- Give us the wings of faith Bullock [BUY]
- I sat down under his shadow Bairstow [BUY]
- Hymns 214 (546), 208 part 2, 585
- Preacher: Canon Charles Taylor Precentor incorporating Lent Address II: Preparing with Peter - Be living stones
- Organ Voluntary: Finale Vierne (Symphonie I) [BUY]
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Shephard Responses
- Psalm(s) 135 vv 1-14
- Noble in B minor [BUY]
- Lord, let me know mine end Greene [BUY]
- Hymns 64(i), 582
- Organ Voluntary: Piece Heroique Franck [BUY]
Monday 5 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the choristers
Tuesday 6 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 12.40pm Prayers attended by Lichfield Cathedral School, sung by the Girls' Choir
- Jesu, joy of man's desiring Bach, JS [BUY]
- 5.30pm Evensong
- Shepard Responses
- Psalm(s) 32, 33, 34
- Wood in D
- Wash me throughly Wesley, SS [BUY]
Wednesday 7 March 2007 - Perpetua, Felicity, and Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 8 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 12.00pm Mid-day Silent Prayers for the Church, the world and the community in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
- Tallis Responses
- Psalm(s) 41, 42, 43
- Viadana & Nanini (Evening Fauxbourdons)
- Lugebat David Absalon (prima pars) Gombert [BUY]
Friday 9 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung unaccompanied in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 10 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (Sunday 11 March 2007)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist and Admission of Head Steward
- Truro Eucharist Briggs [BUY]
- Psalm 63 vv. 1-5
- The Lamentation (part one) Bairstow [BUY]
- One thing have I desired Sumsion
- Hymns 467, 305, 233 omit *
- Preacher: The Very Reverend Adrian Dorber Dean Lent Address III: Preparing with Peter: For this you were called
- Organ Voluntary: Allegro Risoluto Vierne Second Symphony [BUY]
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Shephard Responses
- Psalm(s) 12
- Brewer in D [BUY]
- The Wilderness Wesley
- Hymns 536(i), 492
- Organ Voluntary: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (BWV 542)Bach, JS [BUY]
Monday 12 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Tuesday 13 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 12.40pm Prayers attended by Lichfield Cathedral School, sung by the Girls' Choir
- Pie Jesu Lloyd Webber [BUY]
- 5.30pm Evensong attended by participants in MusicShare
Wednesday 14 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 15 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 12.00pm Mid-day Silent Prayers for the Church, the world and the community in the Lady Chapel
Friday 16 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung unaccompanied in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 17 March 2007 - Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, 460
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral
- Tallis
- Hymn 203 vv. 1, 3, 5
- Psalm(s) 68
- Morley (Fauxbourdon)
- The Lamentations of Jeremiah (i) Tallis [BUY]
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Sunday 18 March 2007)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Jackson in G
- Psalm 32 vv. 1-6
- O hearken thou Elgar [BUY]
- Ave Maria Biebl [BUY]
- Hymns 253(ii), 573(i), 277
- Preacher: Canon Pete Wilcox Chancellor Lent Address IV: Preparing with Peter: Be good stewards
JOSEPH OF NAZARETH (Monday 19 March 2007)
- 7.40am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the choristers
- Archer Responses (Set 2)
- Psalm(s) 1
- Robinson in C
- The Cherry Tree Carol traditional
Tuesday 20 March 2007 - Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 12.40pm Prayers attended by Lichfield Cathedral School, sung by the Girls' Choir
- The sorrows of my heart Boyce
Wednesday 21 March 2007 - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Chapel Choir of the School of St Mary and St Anne, Abbots Bromley
- Lead me, Lord Wesley
- plainsong Responses
- Psalm(s) 106 vv. 1-12
- Dyson in C minor
- Cantique de Jean Racine Fauré [BUY]
Thursday 22 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 12.00pm Mid-day Silent Prayers for the Church, the world and the community in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Lay Vicars Choral in the Lady Chapel
- Tallis Responses
- Psalm(s) 108, 109
- Caustun (Fauxbourdon)
- The Lamentations of Jeremiah (ii) Tallis [BUY]
Friday 23 March 2007
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 110, 111, 112, 113
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung unaccompanied in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 24 March 2007 - Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (Passion Sunday) (Sunday 25 March 2007)
- 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
- 10.30am Sung Eucharist
- Mass for four voices Byrd [BUY]
- Psalm 126
- O Saviour of the world Ouseley [BUY]
- Salvator mundiTallis [BUY]
- Hymns 480, 121(309), 322
- Preacher: The Venerable Christopher Liley Treasurer and Archdeacon of Lichfield Lent Address V: Preparing with Peter - Keep alert
- Organ Voluntary: Prelude in E minor (BWV 548) Bach, JS [BUY]
- 3.30pm Evensong
- Lloyd Responses
- Psalm(s) 35 vv. 1-9
- Howells (Collegium Regale) [BUY]
- Blessed Jesu Dvorak
- Hymns 113(612), 109
- Organ Voluntary: Rhapsody Number 3 in C sharp minor Howells [BUY]
THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (transferred from 25 March) (Monday 26 March 2007)
- 7.40am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Chad's Head
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the choristers
- Archer Responses (Set 2)
- Hymn 242
- Psalm(s) 131
- Sumsion in D [BUY]
- The angel Gabriel traditional
The Cathedral Choir departs on a pre-Easter break until Palm Sunday
Tuesday 27 March 2007
- 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 March 2007
- 7.40am Morning Prayer
- Psalm(s) 132, 133, 134, 135
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Thursday 29 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 12.00pm Mid-day Silent Prayers for the Church, the world and the community in the Lady Chapel
Friday 30 March 2007
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel
Saturday 31 March 2007 - John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631
- 9.30am Holy Communion in the Chapel of St Michael
- 5.30pm Evensong sung by the choir of All Saints' Church, Northampton
- Ebdon Responses
- Hymn 127(i)
- Psalm(s) 130
- Gardner in D
- Solus ad victimam Leighton [BUY]
- 7.30pm The Dream of Gerontius Elgar sung by Lichfield Cathedral Special Choir with St Chad's Camerata. Tickets available from the Cathedral Shop.
all hymns numbers refer to Common Praise unless otherwise indicated
last updated: 1 March, 2007
©2007 Richard Shakeshaft
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