Evensong and Installation of the of Durham as a Supernumerary Non-Residentiary and of Non-Residentiary Canons

Sunday 25 April 2021 3.30 p.m. We welcome you warmly to , and we offer a particular welcome to all who have come to support those to be admitted and licensed today.

This afternoon, the Bishop will license

The Venerable , , as a Supernumerary Non-Residentiary Canon

The Reverend Arun Arora as a Non-Residentiary Canon

The Reverend Anna Brooker as a Non-Residentiary Canon

The Reverend Remi Omole as a Non-Residentiary Canon

of Durham Cathedral.

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2 Voluntary Con moto from Fantaisie in E flat Camille Saint-Saëns

Stand at the entry of the Cathedral Procession

Bishop Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all All and with thy spirit.

The Bishop introduces the service and then sits

The Collation

The Canon in Residence addresses the Bishop

Reverend Father in God, I present to you Libby Wilkinson, Archdeacon of Durham, to be admitted and installed as a Supernumerary Non-Residentiary Canon, and Arun Arora, Anna Brooker and Remi Omole to be admitted and installed as Non-Residentiary Canons of this Cathedral Church.

The congregation sits

Bishop Thank you for your presentation. I now invite Libby, Arun, Anna and Remi to make the declaration and take the oaths according to law.

The Declaration of Assent, the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Canonical Obedience

Registrar The is part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, worshipping the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It professes the faith uniquely revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the Catholic Creeds, which faith the Church is called upon to proclaim afresh in each generation. Led by the Holy Spirit, it has borne witness to

3 Christian truth in its historic formularies: the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Ordering of Bishops, Priests and . In the declaration you are about to make will you affirm your loyalty to this inheritance of faith as your inspiration and guidance under God, in bringing the grace and truth of Christ to this generation and making him known to those in your care?

Response I, Name, do so affirm, and accordingly declare my belief in the faith which is revealed in the Holy Scriptures, and set forth in the Catholic Creeds, and to which the historic formularies of the Church of England bear witness; and in public prayer and administration of the sacraments, I will use only the forms of service which are authorised or allowed by Canon.

I, Name, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.

I, Name, do swear by Almighty God that I will pay true and canonical obedience to the Lord and his successors in all things lawful and honest. So help me God.

Bishop I now invite the candidates to take the Oath to uphold the Statutes and Constitution of this Cathedral Church.

4 The Statute Oath

I, Name, do swear by Almighty God that I will observe the Statutes, Ordinances and laudable customs of the Cathedral Church of Durham, so far as they concern me, by reason of my obtaining the office of a Supernumerary Non-Residentiary Canon or a Non-Residentiary Canon founded in the said Cathedral Church. So help me God.

The Declaration and Oaths are signed. The Bishop reads each legal instrument and hands it to each of the newly-appointed members of the Foundation, who kneel before him.

After reading each instrument, the Bishop says

Bishop Name, this ministry which is both mine and yours; in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Let us pray.

Kneel

Bishop Almighty God, you make us both to desire and to do your good will and pleasure; grant to your servants Libby, Arun, Anna and Remi grace truly to perform the vows and promises they have made, and grant that they may faithfully discharge their responsibilities, to the well-being of the people among whom they serve, and to the glory of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All Amen.

5 The Bishop blesses the newly-appointed members of the Foundation, saying

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you peace, now and for evermore. All Amen.

Sit

The Installation

The organ sounds as the Bishop goes to his seat and the leads the newly- appointed members of the Foundation to their stalls and installs them, saying

Dean I, , Dean of this Cathedral Church, do hereby admit you, Name, to the rights and dignities of a Supernumerary Non-Residentiary Canonry/ Non-Residentiary Canonry in the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and Saint Cuthbert of Durham. The Lord preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth for evermore. Amen.

The newly installed members of the Foundation say the Lord’s Prayer together with the Dean.

A fanfare sounds on the organ and the congregation stands

Preces Humphrey Clucas

Cantor O Lord, open thou our lips. All And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us.

6 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

Praise ye the Lord. The Lord’s name be praised.

Sit

Psalm 81. 9-17

Hear, O my people, and I will assure thee, O Israel : if thou wilt hearken unto me, There shall no strange god be in thee : neither shalt thou worship any other god. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth wide, and I shall fill it. But my people would not hear my voice : and Israel would not obey me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lusts : and let them follow their own imaginations. O that my people would have hearkened unto me : for if Israel had walked in my ways, I should soon have put down their enemies : and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the Lord should have been found liars : but their time should have endured for ever. He should have fed them also with the finest wheat-flour : and with honey out of the stony rock should I have satisfied thee.

Stand

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

Sit

7 First Lesson Exodus 16. 4-15 read by the Venerable Libby Wilkinson Archdeacon of Durham

Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.’ So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, ‘In the evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaining against the Lord. For what are we, that you complain against us?’ And Moses said, ‘When the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening and your fill of bread in the morning, because the Lord has heard the complaining that you utter against him—what are we? Your complaining is not against us but against the Lord.’ Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, “Draw near to the Lord, for he has heard your complaining.” ’ And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked towards the wilderness, and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. The Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, “At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.” ’ In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground. When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

A pause for reflection follows the lesson, after which all stand

Magnificat John Ireland in F

My soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed.

8 For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations. He hath shewed strength with his arm : he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel : as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

Sit

Second Lesson Revelation 2. 12-17 read by the Reverend Canon Remi Omole

‘And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword: I know where you are living, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding fast to my name, and you did not deny your faith in me even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan lives. But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the people of Israel, so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and practise fornication. So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth. Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give a white stone, and on the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

A pause for reflection follows the lesson, after which all stand

9 Nunc Dimittis John Ireland in F

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace : according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen : thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared : before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles : and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

Face east

The Apostles’ Creed

All I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth: and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried, he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

10 The Lesser Litany, Responses and Collects Humphrey Clucas

Cantor The Lord be with you. All And with thy spirit.

Kneel

Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us. And grant us thy salvation.

O Lord, save the Queen. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

Endue thy ministers with righteousness. And make thy chosen people joyful.

O Lord, save thy people. And bless thine inheritance.

11 Give peace in our time, O Lord. Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.

O God, make clean our hearts within us. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

The Collect for the Third Sunday after Easter

Almighty God, who shewest to them that be in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness: Grant unto all them that are admitted into the fellowship of Christ’s religion, that they may eschew those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Collect for peace

O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

12 The Collect for aid against all perils

Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Anthem My beloved spake

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Song of Solomon 2. 10 - 13 Patrick Hadley

Sermon The Bishop

Stand as the organ sounds and the newly-installed canons move to stand with the Dean before the Bishop for the ‘Ceremony in the Chapter House’ which normally takes place in the Chapter House but, on this occasion, takes place in church.

The Ceremony in the Chapter House

Dean This service in Church expresses the centrality of worship and prayer in the life of the Foundation. But now we symbolise our collegiality and responsibility as Chapter, College of Canons and Cathedral Council, for the governance of this Cathedral Church. We remember our Benedictine inheritance and continue to take inspiration from the Rule of St Benedict.

Reader A reading from Chapter Three of the Rule.

Whenever anything of importance is to be done in the monastery, let the Abbot assemble the whole community and

13 himself declare the matter to be treated. And having received advice, let him weigh it within himself, and then do what he judges to be most expedient. Moreover, we have said that all are to be called to counsel, because it is often to the younger that the Lord reveals what is better.

Dean Libby, Arun, Anna and Remi, we welcome you among us.

Dean Members of the Foundation, will you welcome Libby, Arun, Anna and Remi into the fellowship of those who share in the governance of this Cathedral Church, and support each of them in their vocation and ministry?

They reply

We welcome you among us. May the Lord bless you and keep you.

The Dean and the newly-appointed members of the Foundation stand before the Bishop

Dean Paul our Bishop, I present to you Libby, Arun, Anna and Remi, duly installed as Canons of this Cathedral Church.

The Bishop acknowledges them and all applaud and then stand

Blessing The Bishop

May God, who filled the disciples with the life of the risen Lord, empower you and fill you with the peace of the risen Christ; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

Voluntary Allegro di molto e con fuoco from Fantaisie in E flat Camille Saint-Saëns

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15 Material in this order of service is reproduced under the Christian Copyright Licensing Scheme, and under CCL No 68670; MRL No 720413. Extracts from NRSV © National Council of Christians Churches USA 1989

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