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#WishYouWereHere Enjoying the Summer at Keeping in Touch • August 2019

Keeping in Touch 1 2 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch Contents Jerry: Telling the Story 04 1 Stott Hill, Mission 06 Bradford, Prayer 08 West , Schools Leavers’ Service 09 BD1 4EH Hosting A Safari Evensong 12 (01274) 77 77 20 Join the Refill Revolution 14 [email protected] Toilet Twinning 16 Visiting Choirs 17

Social Media Community Guidelines 18 Find us online: Make a Big Difference to a Patients’ Day 20 bradfordcathedral.org/ Inn Churches 22 StPeterBradford Acorn Summer School 24 @BfdCathedral Photo Gallery 26 Do not be afraid, for I am with you 28 @BfdCathedral In the Media 33 mixcloud.com/ Refugee Action 34 BfdCathedral Introducing Graham Thorpe 36 bradfordcathedral. Polly Meynell 39 eventbrite.com What’s On 45 Who’s Who 50

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It was great to reflect on the Cathedral's dedication to St Peter at the recent Patronal Keeping in Touch 3 Festival, here with the Very Reverend Dr from St. Paul’s Cathedral

Dean Jerry: Telling the story, Welcome hospitality and responsiveness

We are now seven months into our Second, the congregation has been Centenary year. There is no doubt brilliant in the serving / hospitality that the cathedral has felt re- ministry. As has been said many energised by the experience and our times, cathedral congregations have a key value of hospitality has been very unique ministry to the wider well employed! Most of all, visitors, community in the welcome and volunteers, congregation and staff hospitality that is offered. It is core to seem to be enjoying it. But what are our being. I am aware that much is the lessons that being demanded and we are learning? we are always “ As has been said many looking for more First, we have times, cathedral benefited from a help but I am so strong social congregations have a unique grateful for your support. media presence. ministry to the wider You cannot do community in the welcome Third, the number of cathedral and hospitality that is different events and without it these offered. services has put an days because it It is core to our being. added burden on the not only Vergers department, reminds people particularly in the about events and services but it tells constant movement” of the chairs. the story about an openhearted One way that we can make that community engaging with the world easier for them is to go for high outside the church. In many ways we quality stacking chairs. This is normal are not doing new things but we are for these days. So, in the telling the story and it is being coming weeks we shall be trying noticed. some out.

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Telling the story, hospitality and God’s vitality. In a desert it can be responsiveness – all good signs of totally transformative. I remember an healthy faith. Australian lake, dried up for many years, coming alive with wild flowers Finally, I have been struck by the text after sudden rain. Let us pray that the in Psalm 126 recently – Restore our ‘aliveness’ we have felt this year, that fortunes, O Lord, like the sense of joy, energy and purpose that watercourses in the Negeb and the Centenary has given us, might have been using it as a prayer focus. also draw us more into the vitality of Water in the desert place – a sign of the Generous God.

Keeping in Touch 5 Worship at the Cathedral Mission

The Cathedral provides a variety of precisely your opportunities for people to gather comments and suggestions together for worship each week. which inform the choices that are made in developing our shared These times of worship are always worshipping life together. evolving and, over time, changing to best meet the needs of those attending. Please speak to me or telephone or email me. Thank you. Please speak to me if you have any comments or suggestions as it is Paul

Our Purpose Our Values

To serve Jesus Christ as a vibrant  Hospitality community of worship and mission  Faithfulness enriching the , the Diocese and  Wholeness further afield.

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6 Keeping in Touch Mission Cathedral Services

Sundays Thursdays 8am - Holy Communion 8.30am - Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) (Lady Chapel) 10.15am - Choral Eucharist (Nave) 5.45pm - Choral Evensong (Chancel) inc. Children’s Space. Prayer Ministry Fridays takes place on the 3rd Sunday of the 8.30am - Morning Prayer month. (Lady Chapel) 4pm - Choral Evensong (Nave) 5.30pm - Evening Prayer Mondays (Lady Chapel) 8.30am - Morning Prayer Saturdays (Lady Chapel) 8.30am - Morning Prayer 5.45pm - Choral Evensong (Chancel) (Lady Chapel) Tuesdays 5.30pm - Evening Prayer 8.30am - Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) (Lady Chapel) Choral Evensong only takes place during 5.45pm - Choral Evensong (Chancel) term-time, and may be cancelled if other Wednesdays events are occurring at the Cathedral. 7.30am - Holy Communion Other services subject to change. (St Aidan's Chapel) 8.30am - Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) 10.15am - Holy Communion (St Aidan's Chapel) 5.30pm - Evening Prayer (Lady Chapel)

Keeping in Touch 7 Prayer Centenary Prayer

Eternally present and ever faithful God, by whose grace a people have gathered here for over a thousand years to praise your name, and learn your ways.

We bless you for this witness and now we give you thanks for one hundred years of worship and ministry as a Cathedral. Grant to us, whose lives are like the flowers of the field, the spirit of joyful gratitude for the past, generous welcome and witness in the present, and the longing for your creation to be made whole in this City and Diocese.

May your future come, through the power of the Spirit of the Risen Christ. 8 Keeping in Touch Amen News Over 400 local children gather at Bradford Cathedral for year six leavers’ services

Pupils from twelve local Church of Leavers’ services take place across England schools packed into Bradford the ‘Diocese of Leeds’ with similar Cathedral over two busy sessions to services held this year at Ripon and mark the end of their primary Cathedrals, and Leeds and education, celebrating their successes Minsters. and enjoying a mixture of music, presentations and the chance to The services were led by the Revd. reflect on the theme of ‘Looking Canon Mandy Coutts, who talked on Forward?’ during which Canon the theme of ‘Looking Forward?’, and Mandy encouraged the children to how it was both a time of happiness share their hopes about the start of but also anticipation for the future, their secondary education and what and how the children could take what they would like to achieve when they’ve learnt to be inspired to go on they’re older. to do extraordinary things. The

Keeping in Touch 9 service also included hymns and Others did News music, which the schools had handprints in a prepared for, including learning some rainbow of colours. of the actions that were The one thing they all had in demonstrated by the Zephaniah common was how they showcased Trust. Several of the schools also the creativity of the children and contributed to the service by writing their optimism for the future. There some of the prayers and performing a was a lot of emphasis on helping the dramatic reading of a Bible passage world, and working towards a better up on the stage, complete with future and society.” props.

During the services the adults blew Each school also brought forward an bubbles, which moved upwards and offering, which this year was a outwards into the body of the Rainbow of Promises, based on the Cathedral. This was to symbolise the pupils’ thinking about how they can children’s transition into the next make a difference in the world by stage of their education whilst, like being who they are and what they bubbles, being unique and would like to be remembered for. extraordinary, travelling in different Director of Education and Visitors, directions and possessing an Maggie Myers, said of this: individual beauty, capturing the light in their own way.

“Our twelve schools produced really different interpretations of this idea. The service concluded with a hymn For example, one did a banner and on the organ led by Bradford some offered transparent baubles Cathedral Director of Music, Alex with their promises written inside. Berry, before each child was given a One made a pyramid out of which keyring by the Diocesan Education unfolded photos of the children. team as a memento of the day.

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Maggie Myers: to show the young people how “The service is an important part of valued they are by the Church.” the leaving process for the children in our schools. It Diane Norton, Schools Adviser for was a really joyful day, and we love Religious Education at the Diocese of having young people in the Cathedral, Leeds, said: particularly as many may not go into a church very often. The idea of them being here and taking part in worship, “These services are clearly valued by both traditional and non-traditional, schools and venues alike and I am showed them how important they sure form part of a memorable last are in the life of the Church. This a few weeks of primary school for the key service in Bradford Cathedral’s children. A fitting way to mark the calendar and we’re already planning move to secondary school from a and looking forward to the next one, church school.”

Keeping in Touch 11 Calling all Diocese of Leeds churches: News Could you host a Bradford Cathedral Choir Safari Evensong?

Six times a year, Bradford Cathedral The choristers love sharing their Choir undertakes a ‘Safari Evensong’ music with congregations of other in one of the Diocese of Leeds 605 churches, many of which do not have parish churches. We have so far a choral tradition of their own. The visited St John Carlinghow choristers also enjoy collaborating (Huddersfield EA), St Edmund with other children, having recently Roundhay (Leeds EA), St Mary the sung an evensong together with the Virgin Cundall (Ripon EA), St Michael children’s choir of Holy Trinity & St Kirklington (Ripon EA), St Mary Jude Halifax. Magdalene Outwood (Wakefield EA), Sharing our choral music with Holy Trinity & St Jude Halifax churches across the diocese is a (Huddersfield EA), St James really valuable part of the cathedral’s (Bradford EA), St Chad Lane mission. (Bradford EA), St Clement Road (Bradford EA). We are always delighted to hear If you are interested in hosting a from parishes who would like the service at your church, please get in cathedral choir to sing a service at touch with Alex Berry on their church. We are very willing to [email protected]. fit in with the worshipping traditions The choir does not charge a fee, but of each parish church, whether that is very pleased if churches can offer a be by doing a traditional choral buffet lunch/tea and a contribution evensong, vespers and benediction, a towards travel expenses. service of Holy Communion, or something more contemporary.

12 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch 13 Have you got the bottle? Bradford News Cathedral joins the Refill Revolution

Refill is an award-winning campaign hatch opposite the toilet, or if you designed to help you reduce your enter through the West End doors plastic pollution, by making it easy to the water dispenser is located to refill your reusable water bottle your left. instead of buying a plastic one. Bradford Cathedral has become one of the places in the city where you can refill your water bottle. To find out more and to discover your nearest Refill station, download the app from refill.org.uk/get- the-refill-app/ Where to fill up at Bradford Cathedral >>> Go through the North door, turn right and the water dispenser is found near the serving

14 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch 15 The Rohingya have lost everything – so News a safe toilet means the world

A safe, clean toilet saves lives – especially when you live in an overcrowded refugee camp. For the 900,000 Rohingya refugees in the sprawling camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the threat of basics such as soap. Our partners are disease spreading is constant. And also helping to establish volunteer now the camps are on high alert as committees to ensure toilet and the monsoon rains begin. water points are properly maintained. You can now twin with a Rohingya The Rohingyas’ situation remains refugee toilet block – and protect the critical and the needs of these health of families in desperate need. extremely vulnerable people are For women and girls especially, a huge. Please help us keep them safe – clean toilet close to their shelter is and show them they’re not forgotten. vital for their safety too. Could you club together with In the camp, our partners are friends, family or colleagues providing separate male and female to twin a refugee toilet block for toilets, access to clean water, hygiene £240? To find out more please training and hygiene packs containing speak to Canon Mandy.

16 Keeping in Touch News Visiting Choirs at Bradford Cathedral this Summer

Over the summer we have several singing the 5.45 evensong on visiting choirs coming to enrich the Saturday, and on Sunday the 10.15 worship at Bradford Cathedral, whilst Eucharist and 4pm evensong the cathedral choir is on vacation. Sunday August 11th @ 10:15am, We’ve already welcomed the Choir 4pm from Worcester College, Oxford, St Paul's Shipley will be singing the and St Martin’s in Brighouse, with 10.15 Eucharist and 4pm Evensong more coming up: Sunday August 25th @ 10:15am, Saturday July 27th @ 5:45pm, 4pm Sunday July 28th @ 10:15am, St Oswald's Guiseley will be singing 4pm the 10.15 Eucharist and 4pm Peterborough Chamber Choir will be Evensong

Keeping in Touch 17 Church of England launches new News social media community guidelines

The Church of England’s new social churches across the Church of media community guidelines have England are welcome and encouraged been created to encourage to adopt them. conversations that reflect our values. By engaging with the Church of They apply to all content posted on England and Archbishops’ social the national social media accounts media accounts, you agree to: run by the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Be safe. The safety of children, Archbishop of York. young people and vulnerable adults must be maintained. If you have any Social media is a very public way of concerns, ask a diocesan safeguarding enabling us as Christians to live out adviser. our calling to share the good news of Jesus Christ. One of its many joys is Be respectful. Do not post or that it is immediate, interactive, share content that is sexually explicit, conversational and open-ended. This inflammatory, hateful, abusive, opportunity comes with a number of threatening or otherwise downsides if users do not apply the disrespectful. same common sense, kindness and Be kind. Treat others how you sound judgement that we would use would wish to be treated and assume in a face-to-face encounter. the best in people. If you have a While written specifically for all users criticism or critique to make, who engage with the Church of consider not just whether you would England’s and Archbishops’ national say it in person, but the tone you social media channels, these would use. guidelines are built on universal Be honest. Don’t mislead people principles. They are a resource for about who you are. Christians, people of other faiths and Take responsibility. You are people of no faith. Dioceses and local

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accountable for the things you do, say and write. Text and images shared can be public and permanent, even with privacy settings in place. If you’re not sure, don’t post it. report it to the respective company. Be a good ambassador. Personal How will we respond to people and professional life can easily who breach our social media become blurred online so think community guidelines? before you post. The Church’s and Archbishops’ Disagree well. Some conversations Communications teams may take can be places of robust disagreement action if they receive complaints or and it’s important we apply our spot inappropriate, unsuitable or values in the way we express them. offensive material posted to the Credit others. Acknowledge the national social media accounts. This work of others. Respect copyright may include deleting comments, and always credit where it is due. Be blocking users or reporting careful not to release sensitive or comments as appropriate. confidential information and always Who do I speak to for further question the source of any content advice? you are considering amplifying. If you have a safeguarding concern, Follow the rules. Abide by the please follow the policies and terms and conditions of the various procedures or contact form linked at social media platforms themselves. If churchofengland.org/terms-and- you see a comment that you believe conditions/our-social-media- breaks their policies, then please community-guidelines

Keeping in Touch 19 One visit that can make a News big difference to a patient’s day

The Chaplaincy Service at Bradford providing a listening ear and words of Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s encouragement. They carry out visits Hospital, both part of Bradford to hospital patients for a few hours Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation every week, to give support and Trust, is looking to increase its encouragement. volunteer numbers to cater for “The Chaplaincy team currently has people’s spiritual needs during their approximately 70 volunteers but we hospital stay. want to expand its reach even Volunteers from all religions and further.” none are being sought to visit To become a volunteer you need to patients and help bring a listening ear be aged 17 and over, and be able to and a kind word into the lives of commit at least two-to-three hours hospital patients across the city. every week to the hospital. All The Chaplaincy team is multi-faith, volunteers must undergo a training consisting of seven chaplains course, led by the hospital chaplains, representing all major religions in the before they are permitted to work city, who provide pastoral healthcare on the Trust’s wards. for those of religious belief and those Joe added: “The Chaplains deliver a of no faith; it is seen as an integral thorough training programme to part of the patient experience, equip potential volunteers with the contributing to a patient’s holistic essential skills that are required for wellbeing. visiting patients.” Hospital chaplain, Joe Fielder said: “This includes vital listening skills, “For many this is a vital source of how to provide general support to comfort during their stay. Chaplaincy people in a variety of different volunteers help supplement this situations that might occur during service by visiting patients and their hospital stay, understanding

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religion and spirituality from different Make a difference to patients by faiths, and an introduction to becoming a hospital chaplaincy providing bereavement support.” volunteer. Previous chaplaincy volunteers have If you are interested in becoming a won awards in recognition for the chaplaincy volunteer, please contact kindness, commitment and dedication Dawn Arnison on 01274-365819 or they have shown across the e-mail [email protected]. Foundation Trust’s hospitals and its The Foundation Trust will be running patients. a four-day induction course for One Chaplaincy volunteer comments chaplaincy volunteers on 30th “I could see how my 10-15 minutes September – 3rd October 2019, visiting made a huge difference to this 9.30am-3.30pm, at St Luke’s Hospital. patient” another feedback “I was Anyone interested should apply now, incredibly touched and overwhelmed so the various checks can take place that my visit had made such a ahead of training. difference to the patient, something that I will remember for a long time”

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Keeping in Touch 21 Inn Churches: Do you have a News couple of hours to give?

The Healthy Holidays project runs Our tiny staff team relies on regular over the school summer holidays, volunteers to keep the food and is going to be one of our busiest collecting, sorting, storing and times of the year. distributing process running in our The project aims to help support warehouse. However, during the local community groups and schools summer holidays we need additional to keep children and young people volunteers to meet the demand - well fed and occupied during the during our busiest weeks we will be supporting 20 different groups with school holidays. Many children in Bradford, in the absence of free over 1,000 meals. school meals, would not be fed Whether you can spare a couple of during the day otherwise - which is hours during one week, a regular half proven to have a detrimental effect day for the whole six weeks, or on their learning when they return to anything in between, we'd love to school. hear from you.

22 Keeping in Touch News Volunteer role volunteering opportunities. details How to apply Primarily we need If you can offer any time, please people who can help in contact Gary on the warehouse, with tasks including: [email protected] or  assembling packed lunches 01274 955010. He'll have a quick chat with you about what you can offer,  assisting with food collections and deliveries in the van and then he'll ask you to fill in a short online application form so we've got  weighing and sorting donated all of your details. food

 assembling mini markets and other food to be collected Hours to suit, 8am-4pm Mon-Thu and 8am-2pm Fri.

We also need a few people to help in the café, assisting in the preparation and serving of lunches (Tue-Thu only).

We have these, and other volunteering opportunities, available all year round -visit our website for more information about

Keeping in Touch 23 Acorn Summer School: News equip yourself with Ministry skills

on our doorstep, you really will be able to rest as well as learn. On top of this you will be able to spend time in personal reflection and Acorn's Summer School is a two day receive prayer with our dedicated training event equipping you in ministry team. There will be an ministry skills for the journey of evening healing celebration on the Christian Healing, a very relevant evening of day one, which we invite topic in the Christian media today. anyone to attend. Ideal for ministry leaders, home The flexibility of choosing to attend groups, prayer groups, and one or both days makes this event fit individuals; over two days we will be your lifestyle and means that you delivering quality workshops led by won’t be missing out if you can’t Acorn’s Director and National make both days. Training Manager. But it doesn’t end there. On the Whether you have completed any of night of day one we are honoured to our training programs before and have private caterer, 'Cutting Edge fancy a refresher, or if you have Food', serve up a delicious street newly discovered the Christian food style meal made from fresh, healing ministry, we invite you to local produce. Dinner is included in come along and engage in insightful your ticket price. teaching, worship, and fellowship. For more information please There will be times throughout each visit acornchristian.org/ day for you to pause, reflect, and events/2019/08/21/ recharge. Whether it is in our summer-school/ dedicated reflective space, or taking a stroll around the Devil’s Punch Bowl and various beautiful walks right 24 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch 25 PhotoPhoto GalleryGallery

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(1) A busy day for the toddler’s group! (2) Maggie poses at the urban beach in a promotional shot for the family activities (3) The visiting choir from Worcester College, Oxford, sing at the final organ recital of the season (4) The Healthy City talk with Professor Neal Small (5-8, 13) Photos from the various Bradford Literature Festival events held at the Cathedral (9-12) The speakers at July’s ‘A Conversation Between Faiths’

Keeping in Touch 27 Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Features Do not be anxious for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you. [Isaiah 41:10]

This was the key text to a sermon I practical support they both get from heard in earlier this year. Many within their congregations. It is hard will remember one of Canon Paul’s to survive as a Christian without homilies last year when roughly some sort of denominational. Yet in speaking we were invited to get out Ireland it took some courage and self of our Anglican boxes, have a Sunday -confidence even in the 1980s to in someone else’s denomination and become something else, particularly report back - with weddings and not so mainstream. funerals not counting. So still up for the challenge, I plunged on the Jehovah Witnesses in Ilkley to go and Going back to Ilkley, I can say nobody pray with that community, and tried to convert me to the Jehovah experience something new. Witness way of thinking, and my being in that church did not turn me into a Jehovah Witness no more than On a practical level, the Jehovah sitting in a garage would turn me into Witnesses are not unfamiliar to me a car. The friendly family, who had for one simple reason - I have two called at my home some weeks cousins who left the Irish Catholic before, immediately spotted me and, church to join the local ‘Kingdom with being on my own, came to sit Hall’ in Dublin, and they profess to beside me after I had been genuinely be much better Witnesses and and warmly welcomed at the door by Christians than they ever were as their welcoming team. Catholic. They love their church, know and read their Bibles, and this is manifested by the wonderful

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The service was completely lay-led, than possible to find God in the faith and lasted two hours with music that of others whatever that faith, or was somewhat ‘interesting’, very religion, or Christian denomination American and pre-recorded, but they or wing of the church it may be. sang. My perception was that there There is so much to learn, and also was a lot of Old Testament that stop us trying and create God in our morning being preached, no mention own image and likeness. After all faith of the Trinity which was of no is essentially a gift and a calling from surprise for that religion, and a God. The more faith we have been Biblical sermon somewhat given to us plus the more that has emphasising the evils of blood been revealed to us, the more that is transfusions. But what was really expected of us. That morning pleasing and heart-warming was to certainly made me question and gave see an engaged congregation full of me a better understanding of my own young families and their very well faith, and as to why my two cousins behaved kids, all seemingly there by decided to jump camp all those years choice rather than out of duty or ago in Dublin, and who now have a habit, and then those older than faith that is a living and vibrant faith, myself who simply had joy in their far more they say than just simply faces. That was just lovely to see and going to church to please others or experience. be seen. In all, that Sunday morning was a blessing so I am glad I made the effort. Okay, everything that morning was on different route to God from what I’m used but I do believe it is more Una Barry

Keeping in Touch 29 30 Keeping in Touch Diocese of Get Involved Capture A Leeds Christian Summer There are lots of exciting things Photo Competition coming up at Bradford Cathedral and we’d love for you A photo competition to celebrate all to get involved! If any of the Christian life, great and small, across our below opportunities sounds like diocese is returning to coincide with the fun, then e-mail us at Summer holidays. “Capture a Christian commsandevents@ Summer” is the theme of the fun project, bradfordcathedral.org! which aims to generate a fantastic gallery of people and places of worship. Yorkshire Day

Look out for our special For more visit leeds.anglican.org/ message from Dean Jerry on news/capture-christian-summer- our social media on photo-competition Thursday 1st August

Church of England Church of releases prayer to England mark moon landing

The prayer, which is being shared on social media, speaks of man’s drive to “explore the mysteries of creation” and the need to cherish our world.

For more visit churchofengland.org/more/ media-centre/news/church- england-releases-prayer-mark- moon-landing-anniversary

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(Right) The Telegraph and Argus ran a piece ahead of David Worsley’s ‘Meet the Artist’ event on the first day of his ‘Turn of the Wheel’ exhibition which is on now until 1st September. Here he is at his talk in July. (Photo by Martin Cosgrove)

(Left) Fran from BCB Radio recorded interviews with many of those involved with June’s Centenary Festival and it aired on the station in early June, and you can listen back to it now via the ‘media area’ page on our website.

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Keeping in Touch 33 34 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch 35 Introducing our new sub-organist Features and Assistant Director of Music

Bradford Cathedral will be accepting all sorts of work all over welcoming Graham Thorpe to the city and beyond. In my spare time the team this month as the new I enjoy walking dogs, and cooking. Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music. Ahead of him What is your background in starting the role we asked him terms of music? about his background, how he I grew up in a musical family in which got into music and what he is organ music was frequently played on most looking forward to when CD and LP. I started as a pianist, then he starts here soon. took up the trombone and finally, the organ. Could you tell us a little about yourself, hobbies etc? I have wanted to be a cathedral For the last few years, I have been organist for many years, and was able working as a freelance musician in to gain experience as the organ London alongside my studies. I enjoy

36 Keeping in Touch Features scholar at What attracted you to Bradford ? Cathedral, and more In the first instance, my previous recently at the London Oratory. experiences in Bradford Cathedral, Here, I have had the fantastic playing for a visiting choir weekend, opportunity to gain experience in top and giving an organ recital. I have class Catholic liturgy and music. visited many cathedrals and it is one Although I no longer play the of the friendliest churches at which I trombone regularly, I thoroughly have played. I am also impressed by enjoyed playing in orchestras and big the Cathedral’s commitment to the bands, and it does occasionally make highest quality of liturgy and music in a special appearance! order to bring people in.

My musical tastes aren’t strictly The move will also be an extremely Classical, for example I also welcome return to the north, having thoroughly enjoy Queen, grown up in County Durham. Deep Purple, and Flanders and Swann! What will your role at the Cathedral involve? You've been broadcast on BBC Principally, I will be the main Radio 3; what was that like to be accompanist to the Cathedral Choir. involved in? However, the job encompasses all Nothing short of terrifying...! sorts of tasks, including managing the However, you do everything to choir library, being involved with prepare, leaving nothing to chance. rehearsals, training choristers and For instance, I spent many hours teaching singing, a certain amount of practising the psalm in order to make administration, and outreach. it sound spontaneous...

Keeping in Touch 37 What are you most looking forward to getting Features forward to? to know you all, I am very excited to be joining such and becoming part of an exciting and friendly team. I am the community. really looking forward to founding the Cathedral Youth Choir, and the How do you like your tea / general day to day pattern of the coffee? Cathedral Music Department. Very simple: black and hot!

What message would you like to Finally... what is your favourite pass on to the congregation of joke...? the Cathedral? It would probably have to be along I am extremely excited to be joining musical lines: What’s the difference Bradford Cathedral in its centenary between an organist and a terrorist? year. I am thoroughly looking You can negotiate with a terrorist!

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38 Keeping in Touch Features Polly Meynell: The artist behind the Cathedral textiles

Polly Meynell lives in West Cathedrals, the Drapers’ Sussex and makes bespoke Company, the Lutheran Church textile art works for individuals, in New York USA, to name a public buildings, and sacred few. spaces. She has created large- scale banners, wall hangings and Ahead of Polly visiting the installations in addition to Cathedral for our Centenary bespoke robes and costume for celebrations in November where special events, theatre and the new kneelers designed by festivals. She has designed for her and sewn by the ‘Stitching red carpet actors, theatrical the Cathedral’ group will be productions, and dedicated; we spoke to her

Keeping in Touch 39 about her background with the Sam took me on a Features Cathedral and about her work. tour of the city as I had never been to How did your work with Bradford before. Viewing the city Bradford Cathedral come about? from the car window and discussing I’ve been a textile artist for twenty- the cultural history and present-day four years. I set up on my own social structure gave me a bank of shortly after I left University. I’d been words and visual images from which working as a freelance designer with to create a series of designs which Watts and company for about a year were in time presented to Chapter. at their Westminster office but The history of Bradford is intricately decided to set up alone when I bound to the wool trade, and the moved out of London to Sussex. I industrialisation of the city with its have had commissions all over the changing demographic and world: there are pieces of my work architecture were all influences which in New York City and Venice, but fed into the design. I deliberately most of my work is in the UK, with sought a local wool fabric as the base quite a lot of it in Yorkshire. cloth for the new work which led me to Hainsworth, a Yorkshire based My involvement with Bradford mill who have traded since 1783. I Cathedral began in 2012 with Revd also sourced silk from the Asian Canon Sam Corley, who was Canon community in order to represent at the time. He found their part in the story of Bradford. examples of my work on the internet which prompted a telephone Was it important for you to conversation. He then came down to have that local connection in visit me in my studio and in due everything that you’ve designed? course I travelled to Bradford and It was paramount for the design to stayed with him and his family to ‘belong’ in the space and reflect its discuss the whole project in depth. surroundings. I hope certain

40 Keeping in Touch Features landmarks from the I went to meet them about eighteen city are months ago and did a little bit of recognisable and that stitching to contribute to the work. It local people might feel a familiarity was a pleasure to meet the team and with the design. The only thing that terrific to watch it coming together. wasn’t local about the new textiles was me. But even though I don’t live And the work will be going on in Yorkshire, my mother-in-law was for the foreseeable future, with brought up in Bradford, so there is a new designs for cushions in the link. I was proud to reflect her Sanctuary and kneelers for the upbringing and heritage and have a Lady Chapel? family connection to the city. The Sanctuary cushions and altar rail kneelers for the Lady chapel are a In November the kneelers sewn new project which have come about by our stitching group will be as the stitching group want to keep dedicated, did you work with meeting and working. It’s a wonderful them on these? legacy for the Cathedral: not only When the project was originally put creating something visual which together there was an aspiration that enhances the space but also bringing the kneelers would be created by the the community together through community, that I’d design them, and artwork and a common interest, they would make them up. It took a developing their relationship with bit of time to get a group together each other and the building. and create a cohesive team to meet regularly, but the work gained How has it been for you to be momentum and people from all age involved with the project? groups, backgrounds and cultures What was particularly significant was have come together and produced illustrating the past by pulling key these kneelers, which is a wonderful features from the achievement in itself. and weaving them into the current

Keeping in Touch 41 cultural debate together with a Have you Features liturgical message for a major focal enjoyed pulling point in the Cathedral. This that together? illustrated journey will be taken in I am lucky to very much enjoy my consciously and subconsciously by work. It’s a privilege to connect with the congregation, those who work in remarkable buildings that are such a the building, and visitors, gently significant part of our history and feeding into the mission of the culture. I’ve also met some church. I feel privileged to have had extraordinary people; who have been the opportunity to use my skills to a real pleasure to work with. Each visually translate this information and project takes a considerable amount give observers a reason to pause and of time and the level of success think. depends on the depth of communication I have with the client. You have an exhibition taking With the Bradford textiles, Canon place at the British Library Sam was able to articulate the detail next year? of what the work should portray The inaugural robes that I made for with great clarity which hugely helped the of Gloucester in 2015 are the creation of the designs. being displayed as part of an exhibition about pioneering modern What are you working on at the women who are doing things that moment? previously only men have done. I have a great deal of work on at the Bishop Rachel Treweek is the first moment. I’m creating a large altar female Bishop of Gloucester and the frontal and other co-ordinated first female Bishop to have a seat in textiles for a central London church, the House of Lords. I’m also working on an installation for a church in Blackpool and have a piece of public art destined for a Sussex Cottage Hospice in the

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Autumn, so I’m busy! I am also little less labour intensive- so I will exhibiting a selection of my smaller prepare a maquette which will be pieces in a gallery in Sussex in enlarged and digitally printed. They November. can still have a spectacular piece of work but without as many hand- Do you have a particular style or hours involved. way of working? Each commission comes with its own You can find out more about the particular brief. I will always make a altar frontals by visiting site visit to the space the work will Bradford Cathedral. For more occupy and discuss in depth the detail information about the ‘Stitching of the message with the client. For the Cathedral’ group, who meet example the Cottage Hospice fortnightly on a Tuesday, please mentioned earlier, have go to bradfordcathedral.org/ commissioned a piece of hand- whats-on/weekly-events/stitching worked textile art wall mounted as a -the-cathedral/ or call the focal point for a room. That required Cathedral office. a carefully prepared design and will take a great many hours to execute the work. In contrast, the church in Blackpool would like something a

Keeping in Touch 43 44 Keeping in Touch What’s On Sep - Oct Events details subject to change. Always check our website and social media for the latest.

Until 1st September Saturday 14th September David Worsley, Turn of the Wheel The Sixteen: Monday 12th August An Immortal Legacy, 7:30pm Monday Fellowship: Strawberry Tea Sunday 15th September in the Deanery, 2pm National Heritage Open Day, Saturday 17th August 12noon - 3pm Shuttle Shuffle Festival, 12noon - 9pm Saturday 21st September Reconciliation Training Day, 9am Sunday 18th August Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Wednesday 25th September Shuttle Shuffle Festival, Silence Clinic, 7:30pm 12noon - 3pm and 5pm - 7pm Sunday 29th September Wednesday 4th September Harvest Service, 10:15am Chris Czainski: Icons (until 20th Messy Harvest, 12:30pm October) Friday 4th October Saturday 7th September Bradford on Film, 7:30pm Bradford Faith Trail, 10am Saturday 5th October Monday 9th September Bradford Faith Trail, 10am Monday Fellowship, 2pm Yorkshire Choirs’ Festival Tuesday 10th September Recital, 2pm / Evensong, 3:30pm Coffee Concert: with Tuesday 8th October Ida Pellicciolo (Piano), 10:30am Coffee Concert: František Brikcius Wednesday 11th September (Violincello), 10:30am Meet the Artist: Chris Czainski: Icons, 7pm

Keeping in Touch 45 What’s On Events details subject to change. Always check Oct - Nov our website and social media for the latest.

Saturday 12th October Sunday 27th October City of London Sinfonia - Saying Goodbye Service, 4pm The Fruit of Silence, 7pm Tuesday 29th October Sunday 13th October Family Activities, 10am - 2pm Augustiner Kantoei of Erfurt Thursday 31st October sing the Eucharist, 10:15 Family Activities, 10am - 2pm Sunday 13th October Friday 1st November Hope on the Edge, 6pm The Oxford and Cambridge Singing Monday 14th October School Music and Magic: A Day of Monday Fellowship: Spooky Singing and Mysterious Music Canon Myra Shackley, 2pm (ages 7-13 years), 9am - 4pm Wednesday 16th October A Celebration of the 550th Birth Special Organ Recital: Anniversary of Guru Augistiner-Kantorei of Erfurt, 1pm Nanak Dev Ji, 6:30pm de Lacy Lecture: Ben Quash - Saturday 2nd November Reading the Bible with a Great Company of Artists, 6:30pm Commemoration of the Faithful Departed: Fauré's Requiem, 7:30pm Saturday 19th October Eco Extravaganza, 11am - 4pm Sunday 3rd November Festival of Remembrance, 5pm Sunday 20th October Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Wednesday 6th November Bishop Nick Lecture: 30 years since Wednesday 23rd October: the fall of the Berlin Wall, 7pm Common Threads: Alive With Change (until 27th November) Saturday 9th November Meet the Artist at 6:30pm Business and the Kingdom - The Big Picture, 10am - 4pm

46 Keeping in Touch What’s On Nov - Dec Events details subject to change. Always check our website and social media for the latest.

Monday 11th November Sunday 1st December Monday Fellowship - Advent Procession, 6pm John Wright, 2pm Monday 9th December Tuesday 12th November Monday Fellowship: Coffee Concert: with Robert Sudall Christmas Fellowship, 2pm (Jazz Piano), 10:30am Tuesday 10th December Sunday 17th November Coffee Concert with Reed & Ivory: Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Helen Goldsmith (Clarinet) and Saturday 23rd November Ben Cockburn (Pianist), 10:30am Tree Planting Day, 10am - 3pm Friday 13th December Sunday 24th November Craig Halliday & Friends - Centenary Sunday Eucharist with the A Festive Musical Feast, 7:30pm blessing of the altar frontals, 10:15 Saturday 14th December Centenary Sunday with Christingle, 4pm Bishop Nick, 4pm Sunday 15th December Monday 25th November Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Official Centenary Monday 16th December Wednesday 27th November The City Carol Service, 6pm Silence Clinic, 7:30pm Sunday 22nd December Friday 29th November Nine Lessons and Carols, 6pm Steeleye Span’s 50th Anniversary Monday 24th December Tour, 7:30pm Christmas Eve Carol Service, 1pm Saturday 30th November Messy Crib, 4pm Messy Advent, 10:30am First Communion of Christmas, 11:30pm

Keeping in Touch 47 What’s On

The Friends of Bradford Cathedral is exactly what it says it is: a group of people who have joined together to promote the work of the Cathedral.

Visit to St. Paul's, Shipley Sunday 15th September Meet at St Paul's at 4:30pm for a tour around the church, refreshments and Evensong at 6:30pm. All are welcome.

Friends' Annual Lunch: Sunday 20th October, 12:30pm for 1pm The Friends are celebrating the Cathedral's centenary with our Annual Lunch, this year at Oakwood Hall by popular request. Applications will be treated on a first come first served basis and forms will be available shortly.

For more information, and to join the Friends of Bradford Cathedral, please visit bradfordcathedral.org/about-us/ friends-of-bradford-cathedral/ or e-mail [email protected]

48 Keeping in Touch What’s On Regular Events This Month

Just A Minute Most Sundays • 11:45am - 12noon An informal and fluid group who gather after worship, over refreshments to reflect together what we will each take away from today's worship. All welcome. [email protected] Bring and Share Lunch Sunday 18th August • 12noon Open to everyone. Bring cold food to share. Drinks are provided. [email protected] Silence Space Monday 12th, Monday 26th August • 1pm An opportunity to meet with others for half an hour of silence-based prayer. [email protected] Monday Fellowship Monday 12th August • 2pm With a programme of interesting speakers and events. Come along and join the fellowship - all are welcome! This month: Strawberry Tea in the Deanery [email protected] Women of Faith Book Group Tuesdays 13th August • 11am (Waterstones) Open to people of all faiths and includes books on a variety of subjects, and includes discussion and a reading. This month’s book: City of Friend by Joanna Trollope. Stitching the Cathedral Tuesday 6th, Tuesday 20th August • 1pm No experience or commitment needed. [email protected] Places of Welcome Every Wednesday • 2:30pm A friendly and welcoming social space where you can meet new people and also enjoy refreshments. [email protected]

Keeping in Touch 49 Who’s Who

The Dean The Very Revd The Canon Precentor Revd Canon Paul Maybury The Canon for Mission and Pastoral Dev. Revd Canon Mandy Coutts Chief Operations Officer Sarah Field-Blesic

Music Director of Music Alex Berry Sub Organist and Assistant Director of Music Graham Thorpe Choir Administrator (Part Time) Ann Foster Education & Heritage Director of Education and Visitors (Part Time) Maggie Myers Education and Visitor Admin Assistant (Part Time) Diane Hadwen Finance Director of Finance (Part Time) Simon Dennis Income Development Officer Andy McCarthy Gift Aid Officer (Volunteer, Part Time) Canon Chris Wontner-Smith Vergers Head Verger David Worsley Verger John Paley Verger and Handyman (Part Time) Dave Robinson Verger (Part-Time) Ian Price Administrators Cathedral Secretary Julie Bowyer PA to the Dean (Part Time) Sandra Heaton Communications, Events and Marketing Officer Philip Lickley

50 Keeping in Touch Safeguarding Safeguarding Officer / Designated Adult Canon Mandy Coutts Safeguarding Officer (Volunteer, Part Time) Ian Price Church Wardens Canon Alex McLelland Monica Slocombe Electoral Roll Officer Alex McLelland (Interim) Honorary Chaplains The Revd Canon Rod Anderson The Revd Paul Booth The Revd Canon Bruce Grainger The Revd Helen Lealman The Revd Canon Prof Myra Shackley The Revd Dr. Barbara Glasson (Methodist) Community Committee Chair The Reverend Canon Mandy Coutts Dean The Very Revd Jerry Lepine Precentor The Reverend Canon Paul Maybury Lay Members Isla Skinner (Disability Rep) Malcolm Carr (Deanery Synod) Susan Ibnou Zaki Jane Thompson (Secretary) Alex McLelland (Churchwarden & Chapter) Joe Tarver John Wright (Deanery Synod Lay Chair) Nora Whitham, MBE Monica Slocombe (Churchwarden & Chapter) Jenny Price Chapter Chair The Very Revd Jerry Lepine Residentiary Canons The Revd Canon Mandy Coutts The Revd Canon Paul Maybury Churchwardens Canon Alex McLelland Monica Slocombe Bishop’s Representative Canon Sharron Arnold (Finance) Vacant Community Committee Rep Malcolm Carr

Keeping in Touch 51 From the Very Revd Jerry Lepine Each of our Christmas services seeks to proclaim afresh the wonderful miracle of the coming of God in human flesh: Emmanuel, God with us. This is the real gift of Christmas; a God who knows what it is like to be human. God in Christ reaches out to all of us, whatever our situation. May God bless you this Christmas.

Advent Sunday (1st December) Friday 13th December 08:00 Holy Communion (Said) 19:30 Craig Halliday & Friends - 10:15 Choral Eucharist A Festive Musical Feast 18:00 Advent Procession Saturday 14th December Monday 2nd December 16:00 Christingle* 19:00 Marie Curie Carol Concert Sunday 15th December Wednesday 4th December 08:00 Holy Communion (Said) 19:00 Martin House Carol Concert 10:15 Choral Eucharist 12:00 Bring and Share Lunch Thursday 5th December 16:00 Advent Choral Evensong 18:00 Law, Order, Justice and Emergency Services Monday 16th December Carol Service 18:00 The City Carol Service Sunday 8th December Tuesday 17th December 08:00 Holy Communion (Said) 19:00 HFT Coming of Christmas 10:15 Choral Eucharist Sunday 22nd December 16:00 Advent Choral Evensong 08:00 Holy Communion (Said) Monday 9th December 10:15 Choral Eucharist 14:00 Monday Fellowship 12:00 Bring and Share Lunch 19:00 Bradford Grammar 18:00 Nine Lessons School Carols and Carols Tuesday 10th December Christmas Eve (Tuesday 24th December) 11:00 Coffee Concert 13:00 Carol Service 19:00 Music & Arts Christmas Festival 16:00 Messy Crib* 23:30 Midnight Choral Eucharist Wednesday 11th December 19:00 Rotary Carol Service Christmas Day (Wednesday 25th December) 10:15 Choral Eucharist Thursday 12th December 19:00 NHS Carol Service All Cathedral services are free and open to everyone - please join us

*suitable for families 52 Keeping in Touch