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S ERVICES & M USIC April 2 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Dean of Bristol The Very Revd Dr David Hoyle Canon Precentor The Revd Canon Nicola Stanley Master of the Choristers and Organist Mark Lee For more information, please contact the Music Administrator Tim Popple [email protected] 0117 926 4879 3 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Welcome hrist is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! CAt last the sombre weeks of Lent, which began this year on 14 February, are finally over and we can celebrate the joy of Our Lord’s Resurrection. Once again the choir are singing alleluias, the purple cloths of Passiontide which have covered all our symbols and statues have been removed and the Cathedral is full of flowers and light. The message of Easter is that Christ burst from the tomb, death could not contain him: through Christ’s death on the Cross we are freed from the burden of sin and through his Resurrection we are promised a share in his eternal life. Never again need we be separated from the love of God our Father – we are an Easter people, no wonder we rejoice! Easter is a time for new beginnings and we congratulate the newly baptised and confirmed, praying too for all those who are preparing for marriage or baptism over the coming weeks. This winter seems to have been particularly long and cold - we’re all waiting for the warmer weather - and I pray that the new life and spiritual growth of Easter will soon be reflected in new life and growth in our gardens and the countryside. Happy Easter! The Revd Canon Nicola Stanley Canon Precentor 4 bristol-cathedral.co.uk About the Cathedral The original foundation on this site was an abbey established in 1148 by Robert Fitzhardinge of Berkeley Castle. It was built just outside the original walls of Bristol on high ground overlooking the river. The new monastery was dedicated to St Augustine. Initially all the abbey buildings were in Norman style (characterized by massive pillars and round arches) but between the 13th and early 16th centuries a sequence of rebuilding projects transformed the church into a Gothic one, showing the successive developments of Gothic style. The last section due to be rebuilt was the nave. However, just after the old nave had been demolished, and before much progress had been made with the rebuilding, Henry VIII dissolved the country’s monasteries and confiscated their assets. The new nave was therefore never built, and the work that had already been done was dismantled to provide stone for other projects in the area. On 9 December 1539 the last Abbot of Bristol handed over the abbey to the King’s Commissioners. Unlike many other cities, it was not originally intended that there should be a diocese of Bristol, and so its abbey was not due to become a cathedral. However, when it was discovered that St Peter’s Abbey in the nearby rival port of Gloucester was to be made a cathedral, Bristol’s citizens petitioned for equal treatment and in 1542 the disused abbey church was designated the Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol. In 1877 the rebuilding of the nave was finally completed, 350 years after the original, Norman nave, had been demolished. 5 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Information Anthems Selected translations of anthems which are not sung in English are available from page 17. Bible Translation The Cathedral uses the NRSV Anglicised Edition translation of the bible for all services except BCP Holy Communion on Sundays. Reading selections are taken from the Common Worship Lectionary, with Evensong readings taken from the Pillar Lectionary. Choir Unless otherwise specified, all choral services are sung by the Cathedral Choir. On Mondays the boy choristers sing with the lay clerks and choral scholars. On Tuesdays the girl choristers sing with the lay clerks. Weekend services alternate between boy choristers and girl choristers. Communion If it is your custom to receive communion in your own church, you are welcome to receive here, whatever denomination you are. Feast Days Key On each day there is an indication of whether it is a day of significance. The different significances are indicated as follows: Feria (no commemoration or otherwise) Commemoration Lesser Festival Festival PRINCIPAL FEAST For Festivals and Principal Feasts, (and the evening service the day before) the altar colours will reflect the occasion, and Festal Responses are said or sung at the close of the evening service. Hymns Hymn numbers refer to the New English Hymnal (NEH), with tunes following. Incense On some feast days, incense is used during the service. This is indicated by the † symbol. Photography and Recording No photography or recording of any kind may take place during services, concerts, or rehearsals without the express permission of the Chapter. 6 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Psalms The traditional BCP Coverdale translation is used at Evening Prayer and Evensong. Common Worship translation is used at all other services. Congregation sit for the psalms, standing for “Glory be to the Father…” at the end of the last psalm. Service Length Said morning prayer lasts approximately 20 minutes. Said Lunchtime Eucharist lasts approximately 30 minutes. Evensong lasts around 40 minutes; evening prayer around 20 minutes. Eucharist on a Sunday lasts around 1hr 15. On a Sunday, Evensong lasts around one hour, incorporating additional hymns and a sermon. Quire Services: those unable to stay for the whole service are asked to sit in the Nave. Joining the Cathedral Choir If you have a child in Year 4, with a passion for music and singing, there are details of the Voice Trial Day towards the back of this booklet. If you are coming to Bristol as a student in September and sing alto, tenor, or bass, there are details of our Choral Scholarships towards the back of this booklet. 7 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Sunday 1 April Easter Day 7.40am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) QUIRE 10.00am FESTIVAL EUCHARIST OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD NAVE Preacher The Dean SPECIAL ORDER OF SERVICE Setting Messe Solennelle – Vierne Voluntary Final (Symphonie 1) – Vierne 3.30pm † FESTAL EVENSONG QUIRE Preacher The Dean SPECIAL ORDER OF SERVICE Responses Rose Psalm 105.1-15 Canticles Stanford in A Anthem Worthy is the Lamb – Handel Voluntary Incantation pour un jour saint – Langlais Monday 2 April Monday of Easter Week 10.00am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm Evening Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL Psalm 16.1-2, 6-end Tuesday 3 April Tuesday of Easter Week 10.00am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist SEAFARERS’ CHAPEL 3.30pm Evening Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL Psalm 33.4-5, 18-end 8 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Wednesday 4 April Wednesday of Easter Week 10.00am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm Evening Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL Psalm 105.1-9 Thursday 5 April Thursday of Easter Week 10.00am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm Evening Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL Psalm 8 Friday 6 April Friday of Easter Week 10.00am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist SEAFARERS’ CHAPEL 3.30pm Evening Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL Psalm 118.1-4, 22-26 Saturday 7 April Saturday of Easter Week 10.00am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm Evening Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL Psalm 118.1-4, 14-21 9 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Sunday 8 April Choir in Residence Second Sunday of Easter Christ Church, Swindon BCP: First Sunday after Easter 7.40am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP, First Sunday after Easter) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher The Revd Sarah Evans, Minor Canon Setting Darke in F Psalm 133 Motet Ye choirs of new Jerusalem – Stanford Hymns Processional 296 St Helen Offertory 106 St John Damascene [219] Communion 295 Picardy Post-communion 107 Vulpius (gelobt sei Gott) Voluntary Dithyramb – Fletcher 3.30pm First CHORAL EVENSONG of the Annunciation QUIRE Preacher The Revd Canon Judith Ashby SPECIAL ORDER OF SERVICE Introit Mary Sumner’s Personal Prayer – Eyles Responses Reading Psalm 85 Canticles Sumsion in A Anthem The Lord bless you and keep you - Rutter Hymns 186 Woodlands; Lord of the years Voluntary Toccata Giocosa – Mathias Monday 9 April THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalm 131, 146 Tuesday 10 April William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist SEAFARERS’ CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalms 53, 54 10 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Wednesday 11 April George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalm 59 Thursday 12 April Feria 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalm 65 Friday 13 April Feria 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist SEAFARERS’ CHAPEL 5.15pm Evening Prayer QUIRE Psalm 69 (omit 23-29) Saturday 14 April Choir in residence Feria The Wheatsheaf Consort 8.30am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 12.30pm Eucharist ELDER LADY CHAPEL 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Responses Reading Psalm 73 Canticles Aston in F Hymn 110 Easter hymn Anthem Christ the Lord is risen – Rutter 11 bristol-cathedral.co.uk Sunday 15 April Choir in residence Third Sunday of Easter The Wheatsheaf Consort BCP: Second Sunday after Easter 7.40am Morning Prayer BERKELEY CHAPEL 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP, Second Sunday after Easter) QUIRE 10.00am CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST NAVE Preacher Canon Martin Gainsborough Setting Cantus Missae – Rheinberger Psalm 4 Motet When Mary through the garden – Stanford Hymns Processional 351 Neander Offertory 103 Lux Eoi Communion 294 Saffron Walden Post-communion 117 Ellacombe Voluntary Carillon-Sortie – Mulet 3.30pm CHORAL EVENSONG QUIRE Preacher Canon Nicola Stanley Responses Sanders Psalm 142 Canticles Brewer in D Anthem Greater love – Ireland Hymns 112 St Albinus; 252 St Clement Voluntary Rhapsody No.