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Keeping in Touch Contents

Bradford Cathedral Mandy: A Year of KIT 04 1 Stott Hill, Places of Welcome Volunteers 05 , Mission 06 West Yorkshire, Cathedral Services 07 BD1 4EH Centenary Prayer 08 Shop Volunteers Wanted! 09 (01274) 77 77 20 Good Fundraising 10 [email protected] Faith and Peace Exhibition 12 Undercliffe Cemetery 14 Ida Pelliccioli 16 Find us online: In the Media 21 bradfordcathedral.org Chaplains 22 Refugee Action 26  StPeterBradford Photo Gallery 29 Emma Wilkinson 33   BfdCathedral Chris Czainski 36 Bee Happy! 42 Mixcloud mixcloud.com/ A Time for Change 43 BfdCathedral Harry Christophers CBE 45 Erlang bradfordcathedral. What’s On 52 eventbrite.com Friends of Bradford Cathedral 54 Regular Events 54 Front page photo: Who’s Who 58 Philip Lickley

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Salsa! We were one of the venues for August’s Shuttle Shuffle Festival. 4 Canon Mandy: Celebrating a Year of Keeping in Touch Teams ofvolunteers have been through the summer months. to theunsung heroes whotoiled wanttogiveI particularly thanks the volunteers. teamwork between thestaffand a result oftheextraordinary events andcelebrationshasbeen success ofthelargenumber of Cathedral isknown for. The and vibrancythatBradford testament tothepassion, warmth brochurecentenary isareal and thethird editionofthe This editionofKeeping In Touch thank Godfor. and there ismuch tocelebrateand embarked year onouranniversary Director ofMusic. We have also Thorpe, Sub-organistand Assistant newest staffmember isGraham staff. This monthwe welcome our people have joinedtheCathedral our campaignof100for100. New of volunteers, working toward We have alsoincreased ourteam members tothecongregation. The Cathedralhaswelcomed new it hasbeen. Keeping in Touch andwhatayear of This isthefirstanniversary Celebrating a Year of Keeping in TouchKeeping To recognize ourroles as adoration of ourcreator God. the gloriesof creation inhumble time. Itistheseasontoponder prayer, thanksgiving andharvest God’s world through worship, Creationtide, acelebration of September welcomes this holy place. Christian identityinandthrough and findnew ways toexpress our the nextgenerationtocare for a beaconofhopeandlight. We are a visibleexpression of God’s love, to bebuiltinfaithandlove tobe Cathedral isbuiltandcontinues create thissacred space. Bradford courage tostepoutinfaithand gone before us. Those hadthe living testamentofthosewhohave stonesandbuildingareThe very a the Cathedralover thecenturies. created, cleanedandmaintained Those whocarved, built, financed, faith whohave gone before. we are connectedtothoseof of thebuildingandgrounds of humbleservice. Through care and crannies. Itwasatrueact which waslodgedintothenooks delicately removing years ofdust, all thechoirstallsinchancel, patiently andmethodically cleaned Canon Mandy: Celebrating a Year of Keeping in Touch 5 Canon Mandy Yours in Christ, Yours placesofwelcome.org. We are looking for volunteers volunteers looking for are We to help with hospitality and to to the Cathedral. people welcome opportunity It is a wonderful people and new to get to know extend the hand of friendship. further please For information contact Canon Mandy. about Places of information More on their can be found Welcome at website God’s loving purpose for us; and us; for purpose loving God’s one the amongst us, recognize we sure our eternal rock; who is the foundation.

to pop in for a to pop in for welcome

chat and a drink and cake. Everyone is Everyone Volunteers urgently needed urgently Volunteers

refreshments and a chat. and a chat. refreshments Places of Welcome every week for for week every Welcome Places of and 20 people who come to Currently we have between 12 between have we Currently Places of Welcome. Places of Welcome. and 4pm Bradford Cathedral hosts and 4pm Bradford Every Wednesday between 2:30 between Wednesday Every hours a week. to local people for at least a few at least a few to local people for offer an unconditional welcome an unconditional welcome offer including faith communities, who including faith communities, of small community organisations, organisations, of small community Places of Welcome is a network is a network Welcome Places of

service we are drawn deeply into deeply drawn service are we time. Through our worship and our worship Through time. uncertainty, which dominate our which dominate uncertainty, antidote to the political unrest and unrest antidote to the political His provision for us serves as an for His provision The constancy of God’s love and love of God’s The constancy recommit ourselves to it’s care. care. to it’s ourselves recommit stewards of creation and to of creation stewards 6 Mission Our Purpose suggestions asitisprecisely have any commentsor Please speaktomeifyou needs ofthoseattending. changing tobestmeetthe evolving and, over time, times ofworship are always worship eachweek. These people to gather together for for variety ofopportunities The Cathedralprovides a and further afield. Diocese andfurther enriching theCity, the of worship and mission as avibrantcommunity To Jesus serve Christ cathedral-bradford Explore Churches LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/bradford-cathedral/ Visit Bradford:Cathedral” visitbradford.com “Bradford A ChurchNear You: achurchnearyou.com/church/5746 Diocese ofLeeds: .anglican.org e-mail [email protected] signing upto ChurchSuite. Login atlogin.churchsuite.com/ or Keep up-to-datewithallthelatestevents, andnews, by Worship attheCathedral : explorechurches.org/church/bradford- Useful Links ChurchSuite Our Values Thank you. telephone oremailme. Please speaktomeor worshipping life together. in developing ourshared the choicesthatare made suggestions whichinform your commentsand • • • Wholeness Faithfulness Hospitality

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Cathedral Services 7 ​​​ 10.15am ​​​​​​​10.15am - Holy Communion (St Aidan’s Chapel) ​​​​​​​5.30pm - Evening Prayer (Lady Chapel) Thursdays Prayer 8.30am - Morning (Lady Chapel) ​​​​​​​5.45pm - Choral Evensong (Chancel) Fridays 8.30am - Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) ​​​​​​​5.30pm - Evening Prayer (Lady Chapel) Saturdays 8.30am - Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) ​​​​​​​5.30pm - Evening Prayer (Lady Chapel) place takes Evensong only Choral and may not take during term-time, occurring are at place if other events Other services subject the Cathedral. to change.

Cathedral ServicesCathedral

(Lady Chapel) 8.30am - Morning Prayer

(St Aidan’s (St Aidan’s Chapel) Communion 7.30am - Holy

Wednesdays

(Chancel) 5.45pm - Choral Evensong 5.45pm - Choral Evensong

(Lady Chapel) 8.30am - Morning Prayer

Tuesdays (Chancel) 5.45pm - Choral Evensong 5.45pm - Choral Evensong

(Lady Chapel) 8.30am - Morning Prayer

Mondays Sunday of the month. Sunday Ministry takes place on the 3rd place on the 3rd Ministry takes (Nave) 4pm - Choral Evensong inc. Children’s Space. Prayer Prayer Space. Children’s inc. (Nave) - Choral Eucharist 10.15am

(Lady Chapel) Communion 8am - Holy

Sundays 8 Centenary Prayer by whosegraceapeoplehave gathered here for over athousandyears and thelongingfor your creation tobemadewhole through thepower oftheSpiritRisenChrist. and now we give you thanksfor onehundred years generous welcome andwitnessinthepresent, whose lives are like theflowers ofthefield, the spiritofjoyful gratitudefor thepast, of worship and ministry asaCathedral.of worship andministry Eternally present andever faithfulGod, We blessyou for thiswitness in thisCityandDiocese. May your future come, to praiseyour name, and learnyour ways. Grant tous, Amen

News 9 We are looking for volunteers volunteers looking for are We who: to the • can commit regularly shop • can bring enthusiasm and fresh ideas our to attend prepared • are meetings monthly or would interested are If you details, to find out more like contact the please could you cathedral office in the first in or phoning calling by instance, help and Your 01274 77 77 20. be verysupport much would welcomed. Bradford Cathedral shop Cathedral Bradford Friendly, enthusiastic and and enthusiastic Friendly, dedicated volunteers wanted for the for the wanted volunteers dedicated Our principal aims are to Our principal aims are the shop as an integral promote and to part of the cathedral, and maintain the range develop thus there, stocked of products in role augmenting the shop’s the raising essential funds for cathedral. Would you like to join our like you Would enthusiastic and friendly, dedicated Retail Team? Do you have a few hours a few have Do you at the to volunteer to spare cathedral each month?

News 11 Get involved with involved Get Bradford Cathedral Bradford This September we’ll be be This September we’ll at the a presence having fairs at both the freshers and of Bradford University helping College, Bradford to the the word spread students who are new coming to the city this as a special as well year, at the event welcome cathedral. to help out like If you’d of these or support any to hear love we’d events on the e-mail you from listed above. address We are currently planning currently are We January for to our events want and we April 2020 ideas and thoughts your to like about what you’d think has see or what you or could be well, worked previous from done better, events. thoughts to have If you come and see us share office in the cathedral or e-mail us at events@ bradfordcathedral.org.

Bass Choral Scholar Choral Bass

Believing in Bradford is Believing in Bradford is

looking for ambassadors

bradfordcathedral.org/about-us/careers/ For more information please visit information more For a Cathedral music department.a Cathedral music looking to gain experience of working in of working looking to gain experience students or to postgraduates who are who are students or to postgraduates University undergraduates, gap year year gap undergraduates, University The scholarship is suited to current to current is suited The scholarship for the academical year 2019-2020. 2019-2020. the academical year for seeks to appoint a Bass Choral Scholar a Bass Choral appoint seeks to The Chapter of Bradford Cathedral Cathedral of Bradford The Chapter

New appointment available: available: appointment New Cat Thatcher on 01535 648391. Cat Andrew Howorth on 01274 232442 or on 01274 232442 Howorth Andrew the programme entails, people can call entails, the programme For informal conversations about what conversations informal For [email protected]. Carmel Dylak on 0113 353 0290 or Carmel Dylak on 0113 353 0290 Application forms are available from from available are Application forms with disabilities. the programme is accessible for people for is accessible the programme Anyone over the age of 18 can apply, and the age of 18 can apply, over Anyone

2019-2020. Recruitment is currently in progress for for in progress Recruitment is currently promote the district. promote new ambassadors for Bradford to help Bradford ambassadors for new Believing in Bradford is searching for for is searching in Bradford Believing 12 News their reflections. artworks which capture someof their everyday lives andcreated faith andpeacemeanto them in explored whatthethemesof workshops withwomen who created theexhibitionandled years. The Peace Museumhave Bradford area over thepast3 by groups ofwomen inthe also accompaniedby artworks and Islam. The exhibitionis religions –Judaism, Christianity peace from three Abrahamic presents perspectives on Peace. This inspiring exhibition exhibition calledFaith and Cathedral willbehostingan From mid-SeptemberBradford Promoting Peace: Bradford Cathedral focussesonthe perspectives ofpeace in new exhibition Peace Museumin Bradford. in thecollectionof artefacts illustrated withimagesof and theexhibitionpanels are Anglican Pacifist Fellowship project sponsored by the Faith andPeace wasa3-year faiths. including thestrangerofother and welcome for thestranger, how eachstresses hospitality their peace-makers. Itshows their people. Ittellsstoriesof teaching, andinthelives of promote peace–intheir way inwhichthethree faiths This exhibitionlooksatthe

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Religions. Fellowship. Faith and Peace: and Peace: Faith by the Anglican Pacifist the Anglican Pacifist by An exhibition sponsored Perspectives Perspectives from Three

Saturday 7th - Thursday 19th Thursday 7th - Saturday all day. September, Thursday Workshop: and Talk 12th September 1-3pm 6:45-8:15pm). (repeated place: Reserve your faith-peace.eventbrite.co.uk

There will also be a talk and will also be a talk and There is open which open workshop The talk of charge. to all and free Liz will be led by and workshop Caton-Rose Firth Shaeron and and will include a simple creative experience activity – no previous All materials will be is necessary. provided.

very different backgrounds.” very different relationships between women of women between relationships Making these has helped to build through the Peace Museum. Museum. the Peace through groups of women in Bradford, in Bradford, of women groups produced through by mixed-faith mixed-faith by through produced of the original artworks have been have of the original artworks a work of peace-making! Several of peace-making! Several a work producing the exhibition has been producing the Peace Museum, added: “Just “Just added: Museum, the Peace Peace Textile Project on behalf of Project Textile Peace Liz Firth, who has led the Faith and Liz Firth, of our world.” part the peace of the solution for that religion is not the problem but is not the problem that religion own faith, perhaps others will see others will perhaps faith, own imperative for peace-making in our for imperative faith traditions. If we all act on the If we faith traditions. alongside our neighbours in other alongside our neighbours in other within the Anglican Communion, Communion, Anglican within the and honour the peacemakers and honour the peacemakers an appropriate place to recognise place to recognise an appropriate is hosting this exhibition. It seems is hosting this exhibition. delighted that Bradford Cathedral delighted that Bradford Museum, commented: “We are are “We commented: Museum, Clive Barrett, Chair of the Peace Chair of the Peace Barrett, Clive 14 News this project. cathedral raising £750towards and re-set thegrave, withthe up thearea ofthecemetery theprojectto support to tidy Friends ofUndercliffe Cemetery, by Allan Hillary, Chair ofthe Cathedral wasapproached Earlier thisyear Bradford the thenBishopofRipon. people, wasdedicated in 1897by containing theremains of1,688 of the19thcentury. The grave, Bank wascreated attheend cathedral graveyard untilChurch of thosewhousedtobeinthe grave containingtheremains overgrown foliage around amass restoration project toclearaway August at2pm. This followed a onSundayservice 25th re-dedicationheld ashort Friends ofUndercliffe Cemetery Bradford Cathedralandthe The re-dedication service in The re-dedication service August (Jane Tarver) Re-dedication service takes place Re-dedication service Holding the history ofthecity:Holding thehistory at Undercliffe Cemetery magnificent graveyard toview enable allthose whovisitthis team ofvolunteers. Itwill the hard work ofanexcellent been aheritageproject, involving ofourcities.history This has are maintainedasthey hold the cemeteries these 19thcentury toensure“It isimportant that former glory. able torestore thearea to its Society,Family History we are congregation andtheBradford donations from thoseinthe but now, thankstothekind hold backtheforces ofnature years ago it’s beendifficultto the grave wasmoved over 100 ofprojects.important Since onthismost Cemetery with theFriendsofUndercliffe “It hasbeenapleasure towork ofBradford, says: The Very Revd , News 15

the area, as well as volunteering as volunteering as well the area, the whole opportunities across which includes site, 26-acre 124,000 graves. equipment and good have “We a training scheme and people be most welcome. would Support in looking after the looking after, and graves soldier’s the cathedral plot would initially, be great.” Photo of the work being undertaken in being undertaken Photo of the work Spring (Monica Slocombe)

to help support the upkeep of to help support the upkeep There are also opportunities are There cathedral.” in this centenary year for the in this centenary for year visible felt most appropriate most appropriate visible felt the records but making it the records We knew it was there from from it was there knew We which was in total wilderness. wilderness. which was in total machinery to correct the area, the area, machinery to correct had a four-day programme with with programme had a four-day the cathedral our volunteers volunteers the cathedral our “Through this joint effort with “Through Friends of Undercliffe Cemetery: Friends of Undercliffe Allan Hillary, Chair of the Allan Hillary, Undercliffe Cemetery.” Undercliffe cathedral and the Friends of and the Friends cathedral fruitful partnership the between the work and to celebrate the and to celebrate the work to thank all those involved in all those involved to thank “The service a chance was more easily. more this piece of Bradford’s history of Bradford’s piece this 16 Features: 15-minutes with Ida Pelliccioli time entirely tomusic. degrees Imoved todedicatemy period. After finishing those music during theHellenistic History, where Ispecialised in and theotherin Ancient Greek degrees, oneinItalianliterature studies, completingtwo masters’ how Iunderwent academic focusing solely onmusic. That’s hadn’t mademy mindupabout school atsixteen-years-old, soI young,very having finishedhigh to Paris. At thattimeIwasstill South ofFrancebefore moving my musical educationinthe soIstarted music andsports) me toseveral activities(dance, younger my parents introduced was inhisstudio. When Iwas My first approach with music listening toclassicalmusic. painter andpaintedwhilst My fatherwasasurrealistic How didyou get intomusic? Yorkshire thisSeptember. in expect whenshearrives West musical background andwhatto abouther ahead oftheconcert with IdaPelliccioli. We spoke toher September withapianorecital return on Concerts Tuesday 10th Bradford Cathedral’s Coffee Citizen ofthe World: IdaPelliccioli to help you discover somethingnew at September’s CoffeeConcert ask me ifIfeel more Italian or with homecountries, people It’s difficult topickone. Even thatyou’vecountry visited? Have you got afavourite discovering theworld. definitely ledmetocontinue being involved withmusic has and discovering new places, so people anddifferent cultures, and I’ve enjoyed meetingnew life hasalways attractedme younga very age. That sideof been usedtotravelling from exhibited allover Europe I’ve my fatherwasapainterand but grew upinFrance. As I’m half-Italianandhalf-Croatian world? music helpedyou seethe Has beinginvolved with first love ofclassicalpiano! but Ialways camebacktomy violin anddidsomepianojazz, Growing upIalsotriedthe that wasreally excitingfor me. if Iwould like tolearn it, and years oldmy parents asked me piano andwhenIwasfive We hadafriendwho piano? What attractedyou tothe

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Prelude, Chorale and Fugue Prelude, (1822-1890) C Franck, Klavierstucke Drei N°1, 946, D. F Schubert (1797-1828) Ida’s Coffee Concert programme Ida’s

transcription by F. Liszt F. transcription by J S Bach (1685-1750), in a minor BWV 543, Prelude and Fugue Prelude 18 Features: 15-minutes with Ida Pelliccioli textures. – working onthesoundand approach oftheinstrument more interested in thesound myself asa technical pianist. I’m I oftensay thatIdon’t consider your musical style? How would you describe before andaftertheconcert. they’re always keen tomeetme excitement from people, and audience there’s always lotsof a smallorganisationor they are doing. Even ifit’s only always proactive very withwhat taken care of, andpeopleare I know thateverything willbe I feel whenIgo totheUKas I always appreciate how relaxed when itcomestoclassicalmusic. people are professional very most istheorganisation. English years andwhatIappreciate the more totheUKinlasttwo I’ve beencomingmore and forward tointheUK? What are you mostlooking its own charmanddifferences! surroundings. has country Every of adapting myself tomy at homeanywhere. I’mcapable citizen oftheworld andIfeel to say! Iconsidermyself a Croatian andit’s sodifficult the different sonictextures of audience to be immersedin my programme Iwantthe piece.the Schubert With be exactly that, especially new. What Iwillpresent will help themdiscover something are notoftenplayed, soIcan audiences somepiecesthat I always tobring the try concert? expect from your coffee September; what can people Bradford Cathedralin You’re performing at excited toplay it. intimidating piece, butI’malways the wholeinstrument. It’s an and Ilove that, andembracing demanding andchallenging orchestra. Physically it’s very between thesoloistand brilliantly achieved dialogue one ofthebestexamples potential ofthepiano, andit’s orchestral,very itusesthefull just love Brahms’writing. It’s for pianoandorchestra, asI that’s thefirstBrahmsconcerto piece thatstays withmeand the years there’s oneparticular that moment. However, over be performing orpracticingat usually like whatIhappen to It doestendtochange, butI piece you like toperform? Do you have afavourite Features: 15-minutes with Ida Pelliccioli 19

Prelude and and Prelude by C. Franck, an Franck, C. by

the piano. The concertThe startwill piano. the organ a Bach’s with – transcribed for the piano piano the for – transcribed Fugue with an Liszt - and continue F. by with the Prelude, writing organ-like Fugue and Chorale organist himself, who admired and who admired himself, organist actually He Bach. by was inspired to this piece as a homage wrote partThe last of the composer. the concert more will shift to a music-like intimate and chamber One common with Schubert. sound these three point that unifies construction, pieces is their mature the cyclic a masterful use of and thematic evocations, form that illustrate the composer’s and deep spiritual preoccupations upon life. reflections particular any have Do you particularly you musicians enjoy? a lot of them! Not are There still alive of them are many say but I would unfortunately, Brendel, Cortot, Gilels, Richter, one by I was mentored Volodos… a Cuban of the best pianist alive, I so admire Luis Prats. called Jorge his enthusiasm on stage and his he shares how and generosity, can You his art the public. with he enjoys much see how always and he transmits that performing, to the audience.

Jean-Luc Gillet. Jean-Luc Raffaele Bellafronte and Raffaele Bellafronte composers in 2019 – works from the following the following from works she will be premiering she will be premiering contemporary and music Ida shows a great interest in interest a great Ida shows the US in 2019. Cyprus, Portugal, Spain and Portugal, Cyprus, make her debut in Norway, make troughout Europe. She will Europe. troughout Ida has been performing Ida has been performing Prats. concert pianist Jorge Luis concert pianist Jorge Gutman, and the Cuban Gutman, (RCM London), Stephen (RCM London), Gerard Wyss, Norma Fisher Wyss, Gerard from Jean-Claude Pennetier, Pennetier, Jean-Claude from Ida also received guidance Ida also received Roussel. one from Fondation Albert Fondation one from Zaleski Foundation and Zaleski Foundation them, one from the Zygmunt the Zygmunt from one them, several scholarships, amongst amongst scholarships, several Pelliccioli was awarded was awarded Pelliccioli During her studies, Ida During her studies, Unesco Artist Peace. for Unesco class of Serguei Markarov, Markarov, class of Serguei Paris - Alfred Cortot in the Alfred Paris - Normale de Musique de de Musique de Normale Région and at the Ecole Région and the Nice Conservatoirethe Nice de Bergamo, Italy. She studied at She studied Italy. Bergamo, Ida Pelliccioli was born in born was Pelliccioli Ida Is that something you’d like Next year I’m also going back to explore in the future? to chamber music with a new Who knows!? Whilst I was collaboration with a Berlin based studying jazz I also had to learn quartet. the basics of composition and I really enjoyed that focus, and it’s Coffee Concert with something I’d like to go back to. Ida Pelliccioli

Finally, what are your Tuesday 10th September at upcoming plans? 11am; refreshments from The end of the year will be 10:30am. very busy; I’m visiting Canada and Cyprus and in 2020 I’ll be pianist.idapelliccioli/ furthering my horizons even more and it’ll be an exciting year.

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(Left) The Telegraph and Argus In the Media promoted the upcoming National Heritage Open Days, which include many Bradford attractions, including here at the cathedral on Sunday 15th September. The Eco Extravaganza was also previewed earlier in August.

(Above) As the month nearer its end, there was a catch-up about the Sparkling Bradford trail which included twelve venues, one of which is Bradford Cathedral.

(Right) The 100 days countdown to the UCI championships was announced, including reference to when Bradford Cathedral displayed a huge t-shirt on its tower.

For links and more, please visit bradfordcathedral.org/about-us/media-area/ 21 22 The Bradford Cathedral Chaplains After two difficult ‘wilderness’ 1997, aged only 47. Itwastough. retire in from parishministry which resulted inmy needto In 1994Iwastaken seriously ill with StMargaret’s, Frizinghall. Team Vicar ofStPaul’s, Shipley knowing thatIwould soonbe at StMargaret’s, Frizinghall, 1982 IbecamePriestinCharge John theDivine, Thorpe Edge. In to be Assistant CurateatSt I cametoBradford inJune 1979 was five years ofhard slog! St John’s CollegeNottingham. It Ian Ramsey CollegeinKent and Training CollegeinCambridge, at Romsey House Theological training for ordination. Itrained teacher before beginning maintenance manandcarpentry the DanishBaconcompany; and as ahotelporter; salesrep for Born inCambridge, Iworked Revd Paul Booth onpage 59. chaplains find outmore aboutourhonorary direction.in aclockwise You can upwiththephotos profiles match Bradford Cathedral chaplaincy. The some ofthosewhomake upthe of Keeping in Touch, let’s meet In aspecialfeature inthisedition Cathedral chaplains? Who aretheBradford Who ministry havingministry formerly been have abackground incathedral wonderful years. However, I Harrogate, where Ihadseven based around Spofforth, near caring for four rural parishes was asHouse-for-Duty priest significance. Mylast clericalpost especially thosewithreligious management ofhistoricsites, with aspectsoftheinternational research andpublicationsdealt School where mostofmy based atNottinghamBusiness 20 years ago. Iwaspreviously in Southwell Diocesemore than ministry, having beenordained from academiclife andparish four years ago afterretiring I moved backtoBradford Revd MyraShackley ways inthisspecialplace. Godinsmall privilege toserve Chaplain.as anHonorary It’s my licensed by BishopDavid James cathedral, andinJuly 2010Iwas toworshipI started atthe In 2009my wife, Linda, and Spiritual Direction. training ofLay Readers, and gift from God. These were the emerged whichwere areal years, two new areas ofministry The Bradford Cathedral Chaplains 23

Warden, Lay Reader and now as Reader and now Lay Warden, 14 years I was ordained a Priest. ago. our and having After nursing into the I moved children three Following counselling world. in a variety of training I worked an Leeds Counselling, settings; and the university upper school, 13 For in independent practice. Adviser I was the ’s years Counselling and in Pastoral Care

involved in church life: as a life: in church involved Since my teens I have been teens I have Since my Revd Helen Lealman Revd know its congregation. know enjoying gradually getting to gradually enjoying at Bradford cathedral and I am at Bradford asked to participate in servicesasked It is a great privilege to be It is a great the Chapter of . of Ripon cathedral. the Chapter Chapter there, plus five years on plus five there, Chapter and a member of the cathedral Priest-Vicar at Southwell at Priest-Vicar 24 The Bradford Cathedral Chaplains London, andouryoungest and in Australia, ourdaughterin and hisfamily are now settled 44th anniversary. Oureldest year we happily celebrate our of thecongregation, andthis tradition Imarried Pat, one as itisnow? Following cathedral say itwasasgood inthosedays sang withthechoir, anddare I spade” (quoteNevil Shute). I in Yorkshire “spade calledto Curate, andfound thatasaKiwi I cametothecathedralas atOxford.ministry In1973 and Physics. Itrainedfor the My background isNew Zealand Rod Anderson Revd pottery. my hobbiesofgardening and but now Ihave more timefor Godinthecathedral serve It isaprivilegetocontinue to years ago. role andparishwork three before retiring from boththat anyone can share prayer togetherwithothersis Read more at A “prayer map” ofplaces, days andtimeswhere Diocese ofLeeds: Amap being compiledfor ourdiocese. ful-places-being-created-diocese of prayerful places leeds.anglican.org/news/map-prayer- robbed!” by Englandatcricket, “We was 2019 defeat ofNew Zealand Oh, andconcerningtheJuly together. friends, asourfirstplace to thecathedral, oldandnew chaplaincy we have returned anduniversity ministry Since retirement from parish neglect. Science/Christianity area andits interest,My particular the it disappeared from thesyllabus. totraineeReaders,History until I enjoyed beingtutorinChurch seven years. For seventeen years Rural Deanof Airedale for diocesan committeesandwas I have onumpteen served as ministeringinseveral parishes Diocese ofBradford, andaswell I stayed inwhatwasthe his wife currently inFarsley. ExtravaganzaEco

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Photo Gallery 29 30 Photo Gallery Star service, Bring and Share lunch and preparing forStar service, and preparing theEcoExtravaganza. and Share lunch Bring (Overleaf) The recent MondayFellowship tea, strawberry alongsidetheBurma (Above) Photosfrom ACT’s Romeoand Juliet attheendofJuly

Photo Gallery 31 32 Photo Gallery Swan Song Project photos. Skyeladder. Thank youtoOsmanMohammad for theStranger Creatures and Song Project, Eduardo Niebla, We Are Family, salsadancing, Ella Playford and Hour Show, theChurwellCommunity Choir, Stranger Creatures, theSwan Nick Festival heldinLittleGermanyincluding Tozcek’s MillionMiles an (Overleaf andabove) at The actswhoentertained August’s ShuttleShuffle Emma Wilkinson: A Milestone Features:Emma Wilkinson and A Bishop’s Advisory Panel

September is going to be a big month for me! Firstly, I’m hitting a big milestone in my adventure of following Jesus. Secondly, I’m going to a Bishop’s Advisory Panel.

In case you recognise me, but you’re not quite sure where from, I’m Emma and I’m a theology student at Durham University, having grown up in A Milestone Buttershaw, south Bradford. September is an important Being a student means I’m only month for me because it was in Bradford for half the year, but in September 2009 that I first when I’m here this cathedral is decided to follow Jesus as my the place I call my home church. Lord and Saviour. When I started University terms mean you secondary school I also started will probably see me the most going to the Christian Club when the cathedral is either there and I was so blown away really busy (Christmas and by the fact that God loved me, Easter) or when the cathedral I could think of nothing better feels quiet (the summer). This to do then say ‘yes’ to Jesus. So Church became home to me that’s what I did and I’ve never when I started attending the looked back! Wednesday morning 10:15 communion service. I still love That was ten years ago, when being part of that congregation I was 11 years old. Life has and am so thankful for their changed so much since then continual fellowship, prayer and and following Jesus has been support. They made me feel like wonderful and challenging, at family, and that made joining the times it’s been really hard but Sunday morning congregation a mostly it’s been filled with joy. really easy addition! I’m a big fan of celebrating everything you can so I’m 33 excited to celebrate this the weeks following the BAP I’ll milestone in my adventure with be told by Bishop Nick, who is Jesus! I also can’t wait for the sponsoring me, whether I have next ten years of following Jesus been selected for ordination and whatever this next decade training or not. might bring… This is a big, exciting and slightly The Bishop’s Advisory Panel scary thing! I would love it if It wasn’t very long after I you would pray for me. became a Christian that I felt God calling me towards Church Please pray: leadership. This has taken a lot • for me! Pray that I

Features: Emma Wilkinson Features: of figuring out and thinking would have peace in the about, and I’m still figuring it preparation, energy whilst out and thinking about it! For at BAP and trust in God the last three years I’ve been whatever the result. in the discernment process • for the Bishop’s advisors within the Church of , who will be assessing me. exploring a call to ordination. Pray they will have wisdom Through this process I’ve been and discernment to hear guided by Steve Proudlove the what God is saying and diocese’s ADDO and prayerfully confidence in their decision. supported by the clergy at this • for my family and friends cathedral as well as clergy in who are supporting me. Pray Durham. they would know God’s peace whilst I’m attending The discernment process has the BAP. lead to me being invited to attend a Bishop’s Advisory And, more than all of this, Panel (BAP) for selection for give thanks to God for His training for ordained ministry faithfulness. I’ve been following later this month. The panel is Jesus for a decade and I’m still carried out over three days in overwhelmed by the faithfulness Ely and whilst I’m there I’ll do a and kindness of God. Whatever range of things from interviews happens and wherever God to giving a presentation to help calls me, I know that His the advisors discern with me faithfulness won’t change and what God is calling me to do. In for that I’m so thankful! 34 Features: Emma Wilkinson 35 36 Features: 15-minutes with Chris Czainski We have acottage in Staithes you toiconography? What wasitthatattracted all thetraditionaltechniques. training andpaintingicons using route. I’ve beengettingsome the traditionaliconography last few years I’ve gone down ofmywas part practice. For the about tenyears ago, butthat full-time. tomake Istarted icons teaching I became a studio artist encourage them. When Ileft problems andusedmy to art with peoplebehavioural I alsoworked inaprison always inmy usedart work. I usedtobeateacherbut asanartist? history Can you tellusaboutyour iconography cameabout. exhibition andhow herworkwith people canexpectfrom the We spoke toheraboutwhat September atBradford Cathedral. Contemporary’ from the4th of… Icons, traditional and her exhibition ‘By theHand Czainskiwillpresent Chris Artist Chris Czainskiexhibitshericonsin Chris Re-discovering faiththroughart: new Autumnexhibition ‘By theHandof...’ heading down the traditional knew where I wasindeed thought notoo. Butbefore I the traditionalroute, whichI said how Ishouldgo down about my iconography andhe there, Iwaschattingtoapriest for retreats andonce, whilst nearLancaster monastery We go quite regularly toa and it’s gone onfrom there. onto ChristandMadonnaicons, as theStarofSea, andthen makingall sorts,started such research intoothericonsand andfrom thereGallery Idid I hadthemdisplayed atStaithes and peoplereally enjoyed them. is thepatron saintofnavigators, making St. Brendon icons, who the family offisherman. Istarted people whowere fishermanor be supportive, andhelpfulto make somethingthatcould felt thatitwould beniceto was quitenotoriousfor it. I goes backtogeneration; it at seawithfishermanthat oftragedy has ahistory on theeastcoast. Staithes

Features: 15-minutes with Chris Czainski 37 38 Features: 15-minutes with Chris Czainski clothes, frames andsurrounds traditionally paintedbut their All theirhandsandfaces were such asbeads, fabricandpadding. normally expect tofindinicons, lot ofthingsthatyou wouldn’t and Iuseda is contemporary That’s correct. Myearlierwork styles withyour icons? You work intwo different different route withmy art. my faithaswell ashaving a interesting process ofre-finding grown backagain, soit’s beenan producing theicons, my faithhad What hadhappened, asI’d been faith withoutmeknowing it. it wasanexpression ofmy came aboutatthistime, and iconographydirections. This and Iwaslookinginother I didn’t go tochurch anymore then lostmy faithinmy forties; a Christianinmy twenties, and realised atthetime. Ibecame spiritualwhichIhadn’tvery back over my work it’s been close tomy heart. When Ilook nose anddidthingsthatwere Yes, definitely. Ijust followed my your own distinctstyle? did thishelpyou establish You were initially self-taught; for me. it wasobviously therightpath route andbookingacourse, so I got tothose pointswithboth will alsobea display abouthow around theCathedralandthere I’m going toexhibittheicons styles whichisquiteinteresting. There will beamixture ofboth they visit? people expect from itwhen September.can What The exhibition beginsin different. the sameiconbutthey’d alllook whole group ofpeoplecould do your own styleonthem. A but you can’t helpbutimpose icons, they’ll have asimilarlook, follow patternsinthecanonof paint icons, becauseyou tendto my styles. Becausetheway you few Celticonesaswell; Imixed the Byzantineicons, butIdida route you with tendtostart you go down thetraditional It’s how I’ve evolved really. When evolved asanartist? styles oristhathow you’ve Do you have apreference to through tothefinaltouches. the way theboard isprepared are absolutely traditional, from whereas my religious iconsnow be littlethingsadded tothem, he isstitched, andthere will is surrounded by amap and way. For instanceSt. Christopher would bedoneinadifferent Features: 15-minutes with Chris Czainski 39 to the vicar about the in the room. power incredible that it’s It made me realise Holy but that the not just you, here. Spirit is at work you mention that You did art used in prison; have that help people in those situations connect with art? lots of it helped them in Yes, a big again, That was, ways. I hadn’t life. turning point in my art was powerful how realised and to people with problems out lots could work they how and find peace in of things, It was did. that they the work amazing. Creating these icons these Creating re-discover helped your think do you faith; your an impact on it will have other people who come to exhibition? see your Bury’s I did an exhibition in St. by asked in Cornwall, Church I was day. a feast the vicar for it the impact by so staggered up all I decided to give had, other art and just focus my because of the on icons, Cornwall has of them. power and Wiccans, a population of some of them came to even the exhibition and commented the techniques used in the making of the icons. 40 Features: 15-minutes with Chris Czainski sculpture course Idid doanart went full-time intopaintingand had abigimpact onme. When I to explore spirituality. That has of ways, soit’s alovely place spiritualplaceinallsorts very Definitely. HebdenBridgeisa have they beeninspirations? places tolive andwork in; Staithes whichare lovely Bridge, Sowerby Bridge and You’re based inHebden a prayer. right spiritualstateofmind, with you have togetyourself inthe whole life, astodoiconography aspects ofit. Itaffects your symbolism; it’s thespiritual images: it’s thehistory; it’s the It’s notjustthepaintingof with them–it’s allconsuming! the iconsasIwanttomove on really, butmy mainfocus ison that comingup. We doallsorts, and we have hopefully someof such aspaintingmurals orrooms, doing that. We dowork together description, andwe’ll on carry we always doanevent ofsome together, andfor StaithesFestival husband andIdofilm-making focussed ontheicons, butmy At themomentIamcompletely the icons? explore thatorjustfocus on in thepast. Doyou still making, printandsculpture You have alsodonefilm- tempera. to usingthetechniqueof egg then anintroduction topainting introduction toiconography and icon, I’mgoing togive ageneral topaintafull time istooshort For theworkshop, becausethe as eachhastheirown story. work, andtheindividualpieces, got towhere Iam, andaboutmy talk aboutmyself andhow I’ve At themeetartist get outofthose? workshop; whatwillpeople take inaniconpainting part to meetyou and asan artist There isalsoanopportunity there too. it, anditwasagood position nice toseethatpeopleenjoyed It went down well. very Itwas was thatreceived? Cathedral. How displayed earlierthisyear at The exhibition was painting I firststarted my icons. else available, and that was where differentwas very butanything it was, andthatreally helpful. It at thetimefor how good quality College, whichwasquitefamous at TodmordenCommunity I’llgenerally Features: Czainski 15-minutes with Chris Is that a medium that into that room and met with many people won’t have an the icons. Some people were so experience in? captivated by the spirit of the It’s quite unusual! It’s not one icons and this kind of peace that that people use generally, but comes out of them. it’s one you always use when creating icons. It’s been used That must be a great from the 8th or 9th century. The experience as an artist to first icons were painted in wax see people reacting like that and pigment, but changed over to your work? to egg tempera afterwards, so It is, and is absolutely lovely. it’s a really ancient technique. The icons you see, from the 9th century, have still got the brilliance! By the Hand of… Icons, traditional If you could sum up about what people can expect and Contemporary from your exhibition, what would you say? From Wednesday 4th I’m hoping people will come September to Sunday 20th and discover something for October, all day. themselves about iconography and its relevance to us today, Meet the artist: Wednesday as both an art form and its 11th September, 6:30 - spirituality for Christians. I hope 8:30pm the icons themselves will speak to people when they see them. Icon Painting Workshop: Last year at the Staithes Festival Friday 20th September, 10am I did an installation and called it - 4pm A Sacred Space and displayed the icons in the living room of our Book your places at house, and lit candles and played bradfordcathedral.eventbrite. music in the room to create a com sacred space. We reckon about a thousand people came to our For more information please house over that weekend and it visit czainski.co.uk was incredible how people came 41 42 Features: Bee Happy! 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Features: A Time for Change 43 We are looking for a team looking for are We to help with of volunteers the lifting of shrubs A team to plant Donations of plants and spring bulbs your support are planning to support are your scheme. change the planting lifting some of This will require and replacing the older shrubs scheme, them with a planting to sympathetic which is more bee our ambition to be more friendly. planting is Bee Friendly can all do either something we at the cathedral or at home. to bring about this In order need your we important work ways: key help in three • • • in involved to be If you would like to a member please speak anyway Canon Mandy or of the Eco group, David. Verger our Head

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and verger’s team along with and verger’s Bradford Cathedral’s eco group eco group Cathedral’s Bradford bees can enjoy. bees can enjoy. flowers that both humans and flowers challenge for planting bulbs and challenge for shrubs, which creates a which creates shrubs, many very mature and old very mature many The West end gardens have have gardens end West The just be. to visitors who seek space to children who come to play, and to play, who come children eat their lunch, for families and for eat their lunch, center and Little Germany who center and Little Germany office workers from the city from workers office beautiful oasis to the many of beautiful oasis to the many visitors. They serve as a They visitors. in popularity with our many in popularity with our many have continued to increase to increase continued have The gardens at the cathedral at The gardens grounds. in the building and the cathedral in the building and extend our eco credentials both credentials extend our eco always looking for new ways to to ways new looking for always Here at the Cathedral we are are at the Cathedral we Here 44 Keeping in Touch Features: 15-minutes with Harry Christophers CBE 45

the 4000 acts that are on at acts that are the 4000 the most just It’s the Fringe. finest one of the city; incredible cannot imagine You in the world. other city being able to any on, going cope with so much activity in the and so much the for there were We arts. did We best part of the week. Hall a concert at the Queen’s older venue, which is a lovely We a glorious concertnow hall. for a standing ovation also got the MacMillan piece which was he how know I don’t fabulous; does it! to positive be really It must the embracing see everyone arts? Edinburgh is just Absolutely! and the brimming with people, are thing is that there lovely people there young so many is fantastically and everything just wish that You accessible. could city in the world every embrace that kind of culture and be welcoming. and diversity, which Everybody was so lovely, when is what most people say come up to Edinburgh they is just so Everyone August. in

‘An Immortal Legacy’ ChristophersCBE introduces Composer of The Sixteen Harry Sixteen The of Composer A joyous programme: Founder and and Founder programme: A joyous How has the Edinburgh How been? International Festival with that and amazing, It’s Firstly can we offer our offer can we Firstly congratulations on your of the Herald receipt Award Archangel for at the recent work your Edinburgh International does that feel How Festival. that? to receive a lovely had We’ve great. It’s for association with the Festival just and we’ve now, years many of James done the premiere Symphony No.5 MacMillan’s Genesis (commissioned by us) on for especially Foundation August] which [17th Saturday been an It’s special. was pretty year. wonderful absolutely Harry Christophersthe CBE is The of and conductor founder ‘An Sixteen who bring their to Bradford Immortal Legacy’ 14th on Saturday Cathedral Ahead of the concert September. to Harry about the we spoke their recent The Sixteen, history of the hopes for successes and his of choral music.future

Features: 15-minutes with Harry Christophers CBE 47 . I’m looking forward I’m looking forward . sanctis very well but they may may but they sanctis very well In manus Sheppard’s not know tuas III to the 20th and 21st century from Dances Choral Britten’s people should never Gloriana: Benjamin Britten! be put off by celebration a wonderful It’s which is of Queen Elizabeth I, madrigals put a few I’ve why in the first half to balance that. Spirituals fantastic Five Tippett’s Time are A Child of Our from of the one of the main-stays are they today; choral repertoire heart-felt settings. fabulous, had a long And we’ve association with James MacMillan and no programme a couple be right without would I guarantee a of his pieces in. large majority of the audience will come out speaking about one or both of the pieces of they James’ in the programme: in

You are presenting the presenting are You ‘An Immortal Legacy’ to us in programme September – could you tell us a little about how that came about and what it? from people can expect bag programme. I call it a mixed The Sixteen what very much It’s people a wider it gives is about: and spectrum of choral music A lot of our grass- its beauty. of course, – which is, roots wonderfully Renaissance – are are There pieces. approachable known, well that are one or two who People and some not so. tradition a choral come from Laudibus Byrd’s will know calm and helpful, and it doesn’t and it doesn’t calm and helpful, been the it’s matter whether the Fringe or smallest thing at the grandest at the International the same. all treated it’s Festival, it! I love Photo: Firedog Photo: 48 Features: 15-minutes with Harry Christophers CBE people’s reactions. I’ve never always find it fascinatingtohear what your impressions were. I speak tousandletknown up andseeusattheend and We’d welcome anyone tocome along andseewhatyou think. likea concert thistocome anyone whohasnotbeento our world. Iwould encourage a phenomenalintroduction to know anything aboutit, itwillbe pieces butfor peoplewhodon’t will hearalotofwell-known who know thechoraltradition programme isaimedat. Those ofpeoplethatthis those sort Very much so. It’s exactly The Sixteen? maybe have notyet seen welcoming tothosewho Will itbesomething emotions. also occasionally testpeople’s joyous programme butitwill in alovely setting. It’s avery actually appreciate thismusic have tobeapersonoffaith for audiencestoo. You don’t pillars, important whichisvery notes resounding around the you’ve got anambienceandthe like Bradford Cathedral, where music thatwillsuitabuilding the bestofunaccompaniedvocal programme thatencompasses bringing inCelticroots. It’s a are wonderfully atmospheric, so personal tous all. We’re voice hasthatfragility asit’s world is, andthatthehuman age we realise how fragile the tohow inthisdayin part and love ofchoralmusic, thanks a wonderful resurgence for the bit tothe20thcentury. There’s the Baroque andthenskippinga those Renaissanceroots through through therepertoire from have grown. What isnicegoing English Tudor music –butwe music,16th century particularly sixteen singersperforming Sixteen –originally there were often askwhy we’re called The is now isquitestaggering!People back in1979andtoseewhere it I would never have dreamt it milestone? reach suchanincredible year –how doesitfeel to this their 40thanniversary The Sixteenare marking changed. emotion ofthismusic hasn’t changed, butthespiritualityand centuries. The world mighthave forward tothe20th and21st 16th century, andthenleaping from the13thcentury, tothe suddenly realise thatyou’ve gone when itgoes intopolyphony you which isabsolutely beautiful, but voices. with plain song, Itstarts inspired by unaccompanied heard from anyone thatwasn’t Features: 15-minutes with Harry Christophers CBE 49 , which is , English

There will always be challenges challenges be always will There do, want to we things new and projects. community more with with project had a fantastic We ago year two Opera Streetwise like I’d Passions and with Bach’s do more The Sixteen to see taking and work, project-based wider audience, to a our music all about. which is what we’re the been What have particular highlights of your with the time conducting Sixteen? all of our The highlight for James was performing careers Stabat mater in MacMillan’s of in front the Sistine Chapel, phenomenal Michelangelo’s ever and I doubt we’ll murals, better than that; get anything I think also it was very special. Opera at the Sydney performing and the House was very special, veryPilgrimage start the Choral of Minster was York in 2000 in It was only an amazing project. 2000 year the to be for going later 19 years are we but here Cathedrals more to many going In fact, the country. up and down in to perform very happy we’re the end as our aim by Bradford performed is to have of the year that is Cathedral in every mentioned in Simon Jenkins’ book our ulterior motive!

just wonder quite what is next. quite what is next. just wonder from strength to strength, and I to strength, strength from in 2002. Things are just going just going Things are in 2002. since we first commissioned him first commissioned since we James which has blossomed this fantastic relationship with this fantastic relationship feel very privileged to have veryfeel privileged to have and James was ecstatic. We We and James was ecstatic. programme. It was staggering programme. choir, which is our student choir, the forty-strong Genesis Sixteen the forty-strong Chamber Orchestra as well as as well Chamber Orchestra We were there with the Scottish there were We presented. presented. largest scale of The Sixteen ever The Sixteen ever largest scale of symphony in Edinburgh with the symphony with James MacMillan’s choral with James MacMillan’s stage. Then to crown it last week it last week Then to crown stage. finest pieces and perfect for the finest pieces and perfect It’s probably one of Handel’s one of Handel’s probably It’s that was so colourful and active. that was so colourful and active. visually phenomenal production phenomenal production visually Grange Festival in Hampshire, a in Hampshire, Grange Festival of Handel’s Belshazzar at the Belshazzar at of Handel’s a fantastic stage production production a fantastic stage in our anniversary year. We did We in our anniversary year. done so many wonderful things wonderful done so many very much there today. We’ve We’ve today. there verymuch has never changed and it’s still changed and it’s has never and that principle from 1979 from and that principle communicating with an audience, with an audience, communicating been about performing and and performing been about very special thing. It’s always always It’s very special thing. our own being, and that’s a and that’s being, our own delivering it from our soul and our it from delivering under our chin – we’re actually actually – we’re our chin under piece in our mouth or a violin a violin mouth or in our piece not putting a clarinet mouth- a clarinet putting not 50 Features: 15-minutes with Harry Christophers CBE to the individual. We have a of them, butit’s much very up are helpingbut we need more philanthropists outthere who funding! There are wonderful to continue, butit allneeds girls’ choirs, andthisallneeds it’s difficult. very We needmore embrace awiderselection, but Cathedrals are working hard to forming community choirsand who areacross thecountry there are great individuals to individuals, andthankfully minority allthetime, soit’s up arearts only going togeta we currently have thenthe continue undertheGovernment is justatravesty. Ifit’s going to education instateschoolswhich such asthetotallackofarts always ‘despite’ something, I thinkitis. These thingsare positive? future ofchoral music is Finally doyou thinkthe fantastic tomeetnew faces. a great love ofthismusic, andit’s got wonderful communities and we getuptonew places. You’ve the universe, andit’s great when London, butit’s notthecentre of communities. We’re basedin getting intothesewonderful 20 years withthegroup, is overseen particularly thelast about that, andwhatwe’ve What’s beenreally lovely ticketlight.co.uk from bradford-cathedral. Limited tickets are available at Bradford Cathedral. 14th Septemberat7:30pm programme onSaturday Legacy’ ‘An Immortal The Sixteenpresent their secular orsacred it’s fantastic. social gatheringandwhetheritis choir. It’s community: it’s agreat of whatitisaboutsingingina been areal riseinappreciation there has ofthecountry parts and I’msure itwill. Invarious is there. Longmay itcontinue, actually thebasicinstrument cost you tohave lessonsbut if you getaninterest init, itwill your voice isthere. Obviously don’t have tobuyaninstrument, that itdoesn’t costanything: you interested. The great thingis of choralmusic andgetpeople toplaypart topromote thelove and socialmediahave agreat but itcanonly help. Television about theGareth Maloneeffect great things. People always talk fantastic peoplewhoare doing It’s sointeresting toseesuch programme. underwrites ourentire outreach Watt ofRonnieScott’s who wonderful inMichael supporter The Sixteen An Immortal Legacy Music by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, Sheppard, Tippett, James MacMillan and Britten

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to pick uparound Bradfordto pick now! Our new what’s onguide isavailable Messy Harvest, 12:30pm Service,Harvest 10:15am Sunday 29thSeptember Silence Clinic, 7:30pm 12:30pm Organ Recital: Jonathan Bielby, Wednesday 25thSeptember Reconciliation Training Day, 9am Saturday 21stSeptember Icon Painting Workshop, 10am-4pm Friday 20thSeptember 12:30pm Organ Recital: RachelMahon, Wednesday 18thSeptember (Meet atSt. Paul’s) Visit toSt. Paul’s, Shipley, 4:30pm 12noon -3pm National HeritageOpenDay, Sunday 15thSeptember

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Sports ministry receives boost from Five-a-side football, running groups, after-school sports and a boxing club are to be supported by the Church of England as part of a drive to reach people who may never have been to church before,

Read more at churchofengland.org/more/media- centre/news/sports-ministry-receives-boost-church- england 58 Who’s Who Gift Aid Officer(Volunteer, Part Time) Income Development Officer Director ofFinance(Part Time) Finance Diane (Part Time) and Visitor AdminAssistant Education Maggie Hadwen Director ofEducationand Visitors (Part Time) Education &Heritage Myers Choir Administrator (Part Time) Graham Sub Organistand Assistant Director ofMusic Director ofMusic Thorpe Music Chief OperationsOfficer The CanonPrecentor Revd The Canonfor MissionandPastoralDev. The Dean Canon Mandy Coutts Officer (Volunteer, Part Time) Officer /Designated Adult Safeguarding Philip Communications, Events andMarketing Officer PA totheDean(Part Time) Lickley Cathedral Secretary Administrators Verger (Part-Time) Verger andHandyman(Part Time) Verger Head Vergers John Verger Canon Paley David Chris Worsley Wontner-Smith Andy McCarthy Simon Dennis Ann Foster Alex Berry Sarah Field-Blesic Revd CanonPaulMaybury The Very Revd Jerry Lepine Ian Price Canon Mandy Coutts Sandra Heaton Julie Bowyer Ian Price Dave Robinson Who’s Who 59 Joe Tarver Joe Price Jenny Whitham, Nora MBE Canon Alex Alex Canon McLelland (Interim) Alex McLelland Anderson Canon Rod The Revd Grainger Canon Bruce The Revd Myra Shackley Canon Prof The Revd Barbara Glasson Dr. The Revd Mandy Coutts Canon The Reverend Lepine Jerry Revd Very The Paul Maybury Canon The Reverend Lepine Jerry Revd Very The Canon Mandy Coutts The Revd Canon Paul Maybury The Revd Alex Canon McLelland Arnold (Finance) Canon Sharron Malcolm Carr

Roll Officer Electoral Committee Community Chair Representative Bishop’s Committee Rep Community The Revd Paul Booth Slocombe Wardens Church Lealman Paul Monica Helen Revd Honorary Chaplains Revd The The (Methodist) Dean Members Lay Isla Skinner (Disability Rep) Susan Ibnou Zaki & Chapter) Alex McLelland (Churchwarden Chair) Wright (Deanery Synod Lay John & Chapter) Monica Slocombe (Churchwarden (DeaneryMalcolm Carr Synod) Jane Thompson (Secretary) Chapter Chair Residentiary Canons Slocombe Churchwardens Monica Vacant Friday 29th November • 7:30pm. Book by calling 01274 432000 or at bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/steeleye-span-in-concert