newscathedral June 2019

Prayer Worship Music Arts Education Heritage Welcoming

From bitterness to sweetness Page 3

A Celebration of Faith and Language Diversity Page 8&9

Churchwardens & Stewards Page 12

www.manchestercathedral.org From bitterness to sweetness

David Holgate, Sub-Dean and Canon for Theology and Mission

Last Night while I was sleeping John Chrysostom wrote, ‘the bee traverses I dreamed – blessed illusion! the meadows that she may prepare a I had a beehive banquet for another … the bee is more inside my heart, honoured than all other animals … not Dean’s Corner and from my old bitterness because she labours, but because she the gold bees labours for others.’ were contriving white combs and sweet honey.

These lines from ‘Anoche cuando dormia’ by the Spanish poet Antonio Machado As Machado discovered in caught my eye recently because the poet his dream, God is always refers to a beehive, gold bees and sweet An update from the Dean honey, all rich symbols for Manchester and working for our benefit. our Cathedral, with its gold bees on our Knowing this, I wish us choir stalls and honeycomb under the altar. I have been reflecting on the importance The faith communities also make a all sweet midsummer night of being a ‘Resilient City’ in the light huge contribution to bridge building and In Machado’s dream, the beehive is in dreams. of the second anniversary of the attack cohesion. Faith leaders across different his heart, and the bees there are working on the Arena on 22 May. How have we religions work tirelessly to promote to transform his bitterness into honey. managed to stay strong and not allow togetherness and peace through bridge- Elsewhere in the poem, he imagines a the extremists to divide us? This is building activities. This is very important fountain flowing inside him, and a fiery sun something that cities and communities work if we are to celebrate difference and blazing there in a red fireplace. Finally, he dreams that all these things are symbols of around the world are considering recognise our common humanity and the God’s living presence in his heart. simply because all parts of the world are spiritual values we share in common. vulnerable to this senseless violence. The symbols of living water and the fiery All these values, activities and gatherings sun are biblical images for God. But In Manchester we have incredibly enable us to build friendships of mutual where does the image of God as a beehive good and positive leadership from respect and build harmony. This is come from? Bees are symbols of wisdom politicians and the community that why our city can be resilient in the face and industry, but how is God like a promotes cohesion and unity. Our Local of serious challenges and the terrible beehive? I think it is because the deepest Government Councils support events violence wreaked on our people in recent characteristic of God is to work to transform us for our benefit. that gather the community together to years. May we continue to work for peace, celebrate culture and promote peace. This unity and harmony in this amazing City is something that we can be proud of as of Manchester. a city. Our taxes enable our communities to thrive and flourish. This is the way it The blessings of our Lord Jesus be should be. with you.

Rogers Govender

Front cover image: Alex Amato, Capture the Cathedral 2018 Page 3 Cathedral News Taizé Service

Andy Salmon, On Sunday 30 June at 7pm, we hope that Rector of Sacred Trinity, Salford people from different churches around the diocese will gather together in the Cathedral Many churches around the diocese have to pray in the Taizé style. Some will be from benefitted from and been influenced by the churches that regularly hold Taizé services, spirituality of the Taizé community and some from churches that are thinking about many hold regular Taizé style services. starting and some just out of interest. We A Taizé service is marked out by simple hope though that it will be a moving spiritual prayerful chants, a period of silence, use experience for everyone. of candles and icons and a beautiful atmosphere of prayer. Because of the international nature of the community, If anyone wants to be involved songs are sung in a variety of languages and often in Latin. in the music on the day they should get in touch as At Sacred Trinity we have been enjoying Taizé services on the first Sunday in the it would be lovely to have a month for a couple of years. There are people small one-off choir to lead us. who have been to the Taizé community in Southern France for a week or so who have found it a very profound experience but you don’t have to have been there to enjoy their For more information, contact Andy Salmon, style of worship. [email protected]

Page 5 Cathedral News Volition

Anthony O’Connor, Poem Director of Fundraising and Development Andrew Rudd, Poet in Residence, Manchester Cathedral I would like to take this opportunity introduce Donna Denston who will be taking up her role as the Manager for Volition on Monday 10 June 2019. Donna joins us from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority where she has worked for the past 2 years through the Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service. This poem tells the true story of William Walker, the Winchester Diver, who saved Winchester Cathedral from collapse (1905-1912). This year, seeing Notre Dame in Donna’s background has been recruiting and flames underlines what a treasure we have in cathedrals, and the care we need to coordinating volunteers that go out into the What this and other projects have taught take to cherish these special places of encounter with God. community, fundraise at fire stations and act as Donna is that volunteers bring many skills to causalities to assist in fire fighter training. It has an organisation as well as vitality and new been a varied role and Donna managed to recruit ways of seeing things. She has indicated that some great volunteers ranging in age from 18 to she has been very fortunate in her life, with a Descent 81 years old. very supportive family and friends. Donna They watch his peculiar dressing: confirmed that working for Volition will vestments of descent, thick armour enable her to continue to garner the skills and Prior to this, she worked for the Alzheimer’s against the deep, two hundred pounds Society matching individual volunteers with experience of everyone at the Cathedral to in weight. At last only his white hands people with a diagnosis of dementia. support all our Volunteers to reach their full The service enabled those with a diagnosis to potential. She believes that we all add to each are showing. He’s winched into the trench. get out and about and continue to do the things other’s experience and she hope to make a important to them. positive contribution. The cathedral’s foundation is a raft of rotting beech logs, soft as a sponge. God’s tower cracks, threatens to up-end and slide into the Itchen. So they dig down through marl and peat, beside the retrochoir

until filthy water fills the workings. And William Walker goes down, easing timbers out beneath the buttresses: stuffing, stacking, slashing cement bags; working by touch in the slurry darkness,

six hours a day, six years until it’s done. His air-tube reaches to the world of light where quiristers keep their endangered offices in sweet harmony. And one who kneels or lifts his eyes to the vulnerable roof

may whisper a momentary prayer for the diver and his daily incarnation into the hostile hole of worms and leeches: that all this shall not fall. Amen, amen; sing the precarious galleries of the air.

Page 7 Cathedral News A Celebration of Faith and Language 25 Diversity June

Join us to celebrate the threads of Workshops information: language, faith and culture that are woven through Manchester life. Take part in open Guests have the opportunity to attend two conversations in themed workshops, listen short, informal workshops, on themes related to multilingual prayers and readings from to languages in Manchester. When you click a range of religions, and enjoy choir and 'register', we will ask you to choose your dance performances, as we look together two preferred workshops, from a total of at the bridges that language can help us to six workshops that will be taking place build across communities. at the same time around the Cathedral. PassionArt Your first workshop will last for 20 minutes, 'A Celebration of Faith and Language then you will move on to your second Lesley Sutton, Director of PassionArt Diversity' is an event co-hosted by workshop, before everyone comes back Multilingual Manchester (The University together for the service. of Manchester), Manchester Cathedral, PassionArt is a charity that explores the way This project aims to culminate in a city We Stand Together and Faith Network for Each workshop will be led by a different art and faith impact our everyday lives. Our wide arts project and festival that tells the person or group, who will kick-start the mission is to recover beauty, stillness and story of 600 years of faith and belonging in Manchester, with support from Creative compassion at the heart of our communities. Manchester to coincide with the Cathedral’s Manchester (School of Arts, Languages and conversation; you are then encouraged We have been partnering with the Cathedral 600th anniversary of being established as Cultures, The University of Manchester). to use the workshop as an open forum since 2014 when we curated our first city a Collegiate Church in 2021 exploring how to discuss, ask questions and share wide PassionArt Trail, exhibiting visual art faith communities have settled in the city and Event programme: your own experiences. works in both secular and sacred spaces contributed to the growth and culture of the across the city centre to invite creative communities that belong here. If you would like 6:30pm-7pm: Welcome, exhibition of Find out more and register on Eventbrite: participation in the season of Lent. to get involved then please contact holy books and Multilingual Manchester's www.faithandlanguage.eventbrite.co.uk [email protected] interactive exhibition, light refreshments We are currently working with the Cathedral, St Ann's Church, Methodist Central Hall Our next exhibition at the Cathedral is this 7pm-8pm: Workshops (more information and the Centre For Theology and Justice on summer displaying some of Elizabeth Kwant’s a project called “Because I Long to Belong” work on migration and displacement. below) looking at how the Arts can help us engage compassionately with social justice issues www.passionart.guide 8pm-9pm: Service and keynote speech and how the scriptures can feed into the by Rona Barbour (Storyteller), prayers development of new creative ways of supporting and readings in a range of languages, vulnerable people and helping them share live performances their stories.

Image: Mediterranea Screen print by Elizabeth Kwant

Page 9 Cathedral News A Service to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre

The Peterloo Massacre

On August 16th 1819, 50,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Fields to protest peacefully for greater political The Peterloo story invites us representation. The authorities used to reflect on injustices and cavalry to break up the meeting, killing 15 and injuring 650. This tragedy, four inequalities in the present years after the Battle of Waterloo was world, and evaluate our Journalling, Dimensions of Christian soon dubbed “Peterloo”. Many historians see the protest as a key milestone in responses to them. 200 years Spirituality and Fellowship of campaigns for civil and political rights later, we remember those who Bereaved Persons groups in Britain. died, repent of the times when During the industrial revolution, cities the Church has supported like Manchester grew rapidly but lacked Raylia Chadwick, Cathedral Reader Emeritus representation in parliament. Few men and oppression, and commit no women could vote. The government prided ourselves to fighting injustice The Cathedral Journalling group meets in the The Cathedral Fellowship of Widowed People itself on having avoided the revolutions seen Cathedral library at 10.30 am for an hour on meets by arrangement on Saturdays. Our next in many European states and sometimes now and in the future. a Saturday every two months. Everyone is meeting is on Saturday 8 June from 10.30 am to struggled to distinguish between popular welcome. 11.30 am in the Refectory. protest and revolution. Fear of a popular uprising motivated the magistrates’ Fiona Nuttall, explains, The Fellowship invites anyone who has lost a life disproportionate response to the protest. On Sunday 7 July 2019 (2pm), a Service The Journalling group is an opportunity to meet partner, whether through bereavement, divorce, the to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary others on a spiritual pilgrimage, and share time, ending of a civil partnership or a similar loss, to While the role of religion in events leading of the Peterloo Massacre will take place at thoughts, and loving friendship. The group opens come for informal conversation and companionship up to Peterloo is complex, it raises questions Manchester Cathedral. The service is open to the possibility for examining one's relationship over coffee and croissants, and to explore for the Church. Many magistrates involved the public; tickets are not required. with 'what is' and of finding a way to articulate this questions about life and faith. in the decision to use violence were Church with exercises and discussions to inspire deeper For more information about the Peterloo awareness, and lead to a more mature spirituality. Ralph White says, of England ministers. Some subsequent It is, simply transformative." The Fellowship enables us to talk openly about sermons praised the authorities and anniversary, visit https://peterloo1819.co.uk/ some of the most difficult experiences of our condemned protesters. However, other Cathedral Dimensions of Contemplative lives. To be able to share experiences and realise clergy were more critical. Edward Stanley, an Spirituality offers inner peace and stillness of that one is not on one's own, in friendly and eyewitness and future Bishop of Norwich, later mind in a busy world, with suggestions for ways sympathetic company, is illuminating, comforting testified to the peaceful nature of the protest forward on a personal, Christian spiritual path. and deeply helpful." and disordered response of the cavalry. Everyone is welcome. Please direct queries about all three groups to The final session, Praying the Scriptures (Lectio Raylia Chadwick at Divina), is on Saturday 1 June from 10.30am to [email protected] 11.30am in the Chapter House. #Cathedral Journalling Sue Whitely says, '.... great series, good company... #Cathedral Fellowship very informative, and really good booklets to take #Cathedral Dimensions away for further reflection and follow up... no pressure to follow any particular path...'

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The Diary June

Churchwardens & Stewards part 2 Saturday 1 June Thursday 13 June Saturday 22 June 10.30 am Dimensions of 3.00 pm Friends’ AGM 10.00 am Children’s Choir Contemplative Spirituality (Visitor Centre) 2.30 pm Ordination Graham Curtis, Senior Warden session of Priests 3.00 pm Organ Recital; Friday 14 June Celebrating Portuguese 7.30 pm Vivaldi-The Four Tuesday 25 June National Seasons by Candlelight 12.30 pm Julian Prayer Day / Sacred & Group What other than seating has Secular Music: 16th Saturday 15 June 6.30 pm A Celebration changed since 2002? Perhaps to 19th Centuries 11.00 am Coffee Concert of Faith and Language 1.00 pm Be A Chorister Diversity most importantly, the current Sunday 2 June For A Day (BACFAD) stewards reflect the increased 10.30 am British Sign Saturday 29 June diversity of the congregation. Language interpreted Wednesday 19 June 10.00 am Children’s Choir Eucharist 12.45 pm Turning of the Also, until 2006 the number (congregational setting) Leaves Sunday 30 June of stewards was limited to 12.00 pm Bring and 5.30 pm Evensong for 10.30 am Ordination of Share Lunch Retiring Headteachers’ Deacons just 12 and their main role 7.00 pm Taizé Service was to help at the two main Tuesday 4 June 12.30 pm Julian Prayer Sunday services. But as the Group meeting Cathedral has become much more involved with the life of Wednesday 5 June Service Times 12.45 pm Turning the city and stewards have been of the Leaves Midweek Services asked to help at many more and Morning Prayer 9.00am Mon-Fri (Wed: BCP) Saturday 8 June Holy Communion 1.10pm Mon-Fri varied services, the number has 10.00 am Children’s Choir Evensong 5.30pm Mon-Thurs* When I first became a steward in 2002, I Evening Prayer 4.30pm Fri was told by Gordon Egerton, the senior more than doubled. 10.30 am Cathedral steward of the day, that I should sit in Fellowship group Saturday Services the ‘horse boxes’ during a service. The 12.00 pm The Gin Society Festival - Afternoon Session Morning Prayer & Holy Communion 9.00am three wardens sat in the front row and the Evening Prayer 4.30pm* stewards sat behind in pews separate from 6.30 pm The Gin Society Stewards also now make up a large proportion Sunday Services the rest of the congregation. Festival - Evening Session of the lay intercessors and communion Matins 8.45am Thankfully the new floor in 2013 ended this assistants at Eucharist; roles that were not Sunday 9 June Holy Communion (BCP) 9.00am segregation and the horse boxes were moved taken by members of the congregation 10.30 am Sung Eucharist Sung Eucharist (Choral) 10.30am Evensong 5.30pm* to the north quire aisle where they remain twenty years ago. for Confirmation Sunday 5.30 pm Evensong today. The memorial plaque is to George *Please note: during the below school holidays evening services are said. Pilkington, a local 19th century wine commemorating Portugal’s All said services are at 4.30 pm (unlessstated as being sung by a visiting choir on these pages). merchant who left money to buy clothing Independence Day for the poor. Income from his endowment is 6-13 April 2019, Chorister Easter Holiday still distributed annually to local charities by the churchwardens in one of our more 25 May-2 June 2019, Chorister Half-Term pleasant tasks.

Page 13 Cathedral News Looking ahead July Clergy Congregation Dean of Manchester Reader Emeritus Wednesday 3 July Thursday 11 July Tuesday 23 July The Very Revd Rogers Govender Raylia Chadwick 12.45 pm Turning 7.00 pm Remembering 10.15 am Terrific Tuesday [email protected] [email protected] of the Leaves Srebrenica Memorial Service Sub-Dean and Canon for Theology & Mission Churchwardens & Stewards Tuesday 30 July The Revd Canon Dr David Holgate [email protected] Thursday 4 July Saturday 13 July 10.15 am Terrific Tuesday [email protected] Archives: [email protected] 10.30 am Talk 11.00 am Coffee Concert Canon Precentor English North West 3.00 pm Saying Goodbye – Cathedral High Steward & Chair of Manchester The Revd Canon Marcia Wall Cathedral Development Trust Celebration 2019 Service of Remembrance [email protected] Warren Smith JP Friday 5 July Sunday 14 July Exhibitions Archdeacon of Salford [email protected] / 0161 834 0490 2.00 pm Piano Recital 3.00 pm A Celebration of The Venerable David Sharples Flowers: Helen Bamping Admission to all our [email protected] by William Thomson Reader Ministry Service Cathedral Friends: Pauline Dimond exhibitions is free. Chapter Lay Canons Saturday 6 July Tuesday 16 July Philip Blinkhorn & Addy Lazz-Onyenobi Ringing Master: Andy Ingham 10.00 am British Sign 12.30 pm Julian Prayer 'Invisible Faith' digital art Cathedral Chaplains Secretary to Bell-Ringers: Catherine Rhodes installation by Jiayu Liu Language Choir Festival Group meeting The Revd Canon Adrian Rhodes 12-27 July The Revd Peter Bellamy-Knights Sunday 7 July Wednesday 17 July 2.00 pm A Service to 12.45 pm Turning Wi-Fi by Phil Wharton Commemorate the 200th of the Leaves 15 July Anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre Monday 22 July Mediterrean artwork 6.30 pm Climate exhibition Change Conference 15 July-1 September Staff Cathedral Administrator Organist & Master of the Choristers [email protected] [email protected] Dean’s PA Sub Organist Staff member [email protected] [email protected] for June Finance Assistant Assistant Organist [email protected] [email protected] Carol Langhorn, Cathedral Cleaner Logistics Officer Chorister Recruitment Officer [email protected] [email protected] What is your favourite film? I don’t watch many films; I prefer to go to the theatre. Head Verger Worship and Music Administrator The last show I watched was The King and I. [email protected] [email protected] What music do you like? Senior Verger I’m a big fan of Rod Stewart. Education Officer (Pam Elliott) [email protected] [email protected] Do you have any hobbies? I have four grandchildren who I like to spend time with. I Verger Director of Fundraising & Development also have five sisters and a brother and we try to get together [email protected] anthony.o’[email protected] once a week. Do you have any pets? I have a Shih Tzu called Molly. Volunteer Programme Coordinator (Volition) [email protected]

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