Creativity, joy, soul and happiness Eliot Smith Dance presents AWAKEN

KeepingKeeping in Touch in Touch • June 2019 1 v1 31.05.19 2 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch Contents Cathedral

1 Stott Hill, Canon Mandy: A time to celebrate 04 Bradford, Thy Kingdom Come 06 West , Mission 10 BD1 4EH Centenary Prayer 12 (01274) 77 77 20 Cathedral Centenary Festival 13 [email protected] Unity with Diversity 19 Choir Festival 21

News in Brief 24 Find us online: Diocesan link with Sudan 26 bradfordcathedral.org/ A Quick Q&A with Andy McCarthy 29 StPeterBradford Photo Gallery 30 @BfdCathedral Volunteers Week 34 Approaching an uncertain future 35 @BfdCathedral Refugee Week 2019 36 mixcloud.com/ Eliot Smith Dance perform AWAKEN 41 BfdCathedral What’s On 49 bradfordcathedral. Music List 53 eventbrite.com Who’s Who 57

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Keeping in Touch 3 Welcome A time to celebrate

The saying, “Dwarfs standing on the the long hoped for extension work shoulders of giants” is believed to be for the Cathedral was realized, a first coined by Bernard of Chartres in visionary plan which had waited 1159. It was then later popularized by nearly forty years. When we asked Isaac Newton in 1675. It was used as how, after so long, Provost Tiarks a metaphor to explain that we see had succeeded in raising the money farther than our predecessors; not for the Cathedral expansion work, because our vision is better, but the answer surprised us. He asked because the the entire giants who have congregation to give “It was during Provost Tiarks gone before us as much as 40% of time that the long hoped for lift us aloft. their income and extension work for the When I stand in local businesses to Cathedral was realized, a the nave or contribute visionary plan, which had sanctuary of the wholeheartedly, Cathedral, I am waited nearly forty years. because the continually Cathedral belonged moved by the saints who have had to all of them.” Between them all they the vision and the passion to create raised an estimated £385,000 a the beauty that we all enjoy today. remarkable sum of money in the Earlier this year, Maggie Myers, David 1950s and early 60s. Worsley and I had the privilege to Today, the Cathedral is a testament meet with the Tiarks family. It was to their faith, vision, sacrificial giving deeply touching to hear the stories and passion. Their legacy has given us from when John Tiarks was Provost. a beautiful and holy canvas with which It was during Provost Tiarks time that to paint new colours. Each

4 Keeping in Touch generation, dating back to our canvas today and later this year new forebears who laid the foundation initiatives will be announced. I stone of the first preaching cross, has encourage all of us to consider these continued to add colour to this holy new proposals prayerfully and to be place, as an outward sign of their love generous in our giving, so that future for God. generations will look back at this time The very fabric and stones of with the same heartfelt appreciation Bradford Cathedral are a living story and thankfulness to God that we of faith, a holy space, which is always share today for our ancestors. changing and evolving to reflect the We stand on the shoulders of the community of faith both past and giants of faith; one day ours will be present. the shoulders that the next On the 15th June we will celebrate generation will stand upon. together the many different ways the Yours in Christ community of faith is adding to this Canon Mandy

Keeping in Touch 5 6 Keeping in Touch Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer and District: movement that invites Christians  Education around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. What  Health started in 2016 as an invitation from  Public sector (Council, Police the Archbishops of Canterbury and etc) York to the has  Social Action grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer.  Arts Media Entertainment & Sports

 Business & Finance Light up Bradford in Prayer  Faith & Culture. We are inviting you to join in to help Light Up The World. Taking place These spaces are open when the over ten days from Ascension Day Cathedral is open. Christians around the world are praying for more people to come to 24 Hours of Prayer know Jesus Christ. From 7pm on Friday 7th June for 24

hours Shine your light by pledging to pray today: thykingdomcome.global/ Please join us as we pray together for lightuptheworld the of Bradford. Over 24 hours we will be praying around different

sectors and themes that are part of Our Thy Kingdom Come events the life of our city.  As part of this international and Friday 7th June ecumenical initiative, led by the 19.00 - 21.00 Prayer and Praise , we Celebration have created Prayer Spaces for 21.00 - 22.00 Prayer for Young each of the following seven People led by Young People areas of activity across the City

Keeping in Touch 7 22.00 - 23.00 Arts and Media 16.00 - 17.00 University, students and 23.00 - 01.00 Late Night international students Contemplative Worship 17.00 - 18.00 Prayer for people of other faiths Saturday 8th June 18:00 - 19:00 Prayer and Praise 01.00 - 07.00 Night Watch - Prayer Please come along when you can and through the night with Prayer stay for as little or as long as you can. You don’t have to stay for a full hour Stations 07.00 - 08.00 Morning Prayer with session. Children looked after by Breakfast parents are welcome at any time. 08.00 - 09.00 Church and Christian Leaders For access during the night please 09.00 - 10.00 Poverty and Social come to the Stott Hill entrance. Justice 10.00 - 11.00 Education 11.00 - 12.00 Business and Finance 12.00 - 13.00 Health and the NHS 13.00 - 14.00 Prayer Walk around the City Centre 14.00 - 15.00 Police and Criminal Justice 15.00 - 16.00 Politics and Local Government

8 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch 9 Worship at the Cathedral precisely your Mission comments and The Cathedral provides a variety of suggestions which opportunities for people to gather inform the choices that are made in together for worship each week. developing our shared worshipping These times of worship are always life together. evolving and, over time, changing to Please speak to me or telephone or best meet the needs of those attending. email me. Thank you.

Please speak to me if you have any Canon Paul comments or suggestions as it is

Our Purpose Our Values

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

Useful Links

Diocese of Leeds - leeds.anglican.org/ A Church Near You - achurchnearyou.com/church/5746/

10 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 11 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. 12 Keeping in Touch Amen News Cathedral Centenary Festival arrives on Saturday 15th June

On Saturday 15th June Bradford of the Parish Church of St. Peter Cathedral is opening its doors to becoming Bradford Cathedral. welcome in people from all over the city and the wider area to its first The day will begin with an opening by annual – and free – festival. Beginning the Very Revd. , Dean of at 11am the day will include events, Bradford, at 11am which will include a activities, talks and performances until poetry reading by Diane Pacitti, the late in the evening. Cathedral’s Centenary poet in residence, and music from the The festival, part of our Centenary cathedral choir. events line-up, will celebrate everything that the Cathedral and its community does, from craft groups to family activities, music performances to history, and everything in between!

There will be thought-provoking lectures on a range of subjects; the opportunity to go to the ringing room in the tower; and musical showcases. The day of live music, talks, craft sessions, family activities and Shakespeare performances will conclude with a huge street party down the Cathedral’s nave, timed at 19:19 in tribute to the 100th birthday

Keeping in Touch 13 The festival will then be marked at all about Bradford’s News 11:45am with a very special involvement in the Centenary-themed photograph and an Civil War and the official opening. famous Battle of the Steeple.

Throughout the day there will also be The main activities are scheduled to pop-up Shakespeare performances begin just after noon and will include a from ACT (Actor’s Community wide range of events and activities Theatre), who will be performing that people can enjoy until 6pm. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Cathedral

later on this summer, as well as talks These will include family activities on a range of subjects including including trails, quizzes and craft poetry, the Cathedral’s commitment activities, as well as face painting from to the environment, Fairtrade and ‘Happy Faces ’. There will be more. There will also be more in- the chance to look around the depth conversations with some very Cathedral’s special Centenary special guests. exhibition with photos from the building’s history, examples of school The music department will be running work created this year, photo performances throughout the day highlights of 2019 and a timeline including an organ recital, a piano where you can leave your own performance and a choral evensong. memories of your time at the

Cathedral, which will be collated at A free afternoon tea of a scone with the end of the festival. There will also jam and cream, with refreshments, be displays from the flower arrangers. will be served from 2:30pm, which can

be booked online now, before a range During the day there will be plenty of of evening events bring the day to a give-it-a-go activities, including close, with a sneak-peak into the stitching, crafts, trips to the ringing secrets of the sacristy, the launch of room, and a historical tent explaining

14 Keeping in Touch News the trailer for the upcoming ‘Bradford The Very Revd. Jerry Lepine, Dean of on Film’ archive film Bradford, says of the event: night, run in conjunction with the “This is the first festival that Bradford Yorkshire Film Archive, and an Cathedral has run and its aim is to interactive talk about the famous reach out to a wider audience and ‘Battle of the Steeple’. share with this city the significance of the Cathedral. I am delighted that The festival will end with a huge we’re offering such a broad range of indoor street party just after 7pm events for all ages and we’d like to ahead of a performance from the extend an invitation for you to come Salvation Army’s brass band and Night along with your families to get a taste Prayer at 9pm. of what our Cathedral has to offer.”

Throughout the day there will also be You can see the schedule for the spot-prizes for some of the activities Centenary Festival, and book free tickets, as well as a best dressed prize for the at bradfordcathedral.org/whats-on/ 1910s / 1920s theme, alongside centenary-festival refreshments.

Keeping in Touch 15 16 Keeping in Touch In the Media

(Above) The Telegraph and Argus covered the Faith Trail, which happens on the first Saturday of each summer month. thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ news/17626542.how-the-bradford-faith-trail-is-uniting-communities/

If you would like a full-colour (Above) The Telegraph and Argus talked electronic copy of the Cathedral about the Shuttle Shuffle festival, news visit our Issuu page at featuring Bradford Cathedral as a venue issuu.com/bfdcathedral or e-mail thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ commsandevents@bradfordcath news/17632114.pre-festival-gigs-at-little- edral.org for a PDF copy. germany-ahead-of-summer-event/

Keeping in Touch 17 Unity with Diversity: Bradford News Cathedral joins its Faith Trail partners at City Hall celebration event

Canon Mandy Coutts and Bradford their journey: how they can get to Cathedral’s Director of Education know other faiths close to their and Visitors Maggie Myers accepted vicinity. Some were about groups an award at on praying together, and looking for behalf of the Cathedral as members those commonalties. of places of worship across Bradford gathered together to celebrate how “For us at the cathedral, it was all they all work together in their local about the Faith Trail, which has been community. taking place for ten years. The relationships that exist between the The certificate, which marks the different part of the trail enable work that St. Peter’s Roman Catholic people to get a feel of what it’s like Church; the Abu Bakr Masjid; to have all these different faiths Bradford Cathedral; Bradford within a very short geographical Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple; and distance – it’s less than a mile long, Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara do along the same road – and what it’s together as part of the monthly faith like to live beside each other to share trail, is now proudly on display in the really good things, with a strong cathedral. sense of friendship. It’s all about what connects us rather than what divides Canon Mandy: us, and how that’s a hope for the city “The awards were about recognising of Bradford going forward, and how relationships and friendships that are we can find new ways to have already in place and those that were friendships that bridge divides which aspirational friendships. Some people are present in many other places in who got awards were just beginning the country.”

18 Keeping in Touch Maggie Myers: Again people coming together to “It was a real pleasure to go to City pray and remember religious Hall and to have the opportunity to persecution in the world is a very mix with people of different faiths, important thing to do.” who represent the Bradford and communities. There was a Canon Mandy: real drive to build even stronger links “It’s all about unity with diversity, in between faiths [as well as] celebrating peace time, so when there is a the links that exist. It was also lovely challenge, or conflict, whether that’s to see Police locally, nationally or internationally, represented at the event, as the those bonds of friendship are already police really support the Faith Trail in in place. There were stories told of Bradford.” faiths visiting other faiths at the time of tragedy to say that ‘we are here The event also included a one-minute for you’. It’s all about bringing peace silence for the victims of the Easter as a result of those friendships.” Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, alongside other conflicts and incidents of The Bradford Faith trail returns on persecution across the globe. Saturday 1st June, starting at St.

Keeping in Touch 19 Peter’s Roman Catholic Church on especially enjoyed News Leeds Road and visits all the venues the lunch at the listed earlier, and includes a talk by Gurdwara as well as faith leaders at each building, as well learning more about faiths we really as a free vegetarian lunch. Following know little about in a relaxed way.” the April Faith Trail those who took part were asked about what they “You see what the buildings are like took away from the day: inside; you see the way they are used; “It’s a tremendous offering to you get to know the people; and Bradford to have this trail; to hopefully make some new friends!” appreciate all the cultures and religions here.” To find out more about the Bradford Faith trail please visit https:// “We very much enjoyed being part of www.bradfordcathedral.org/visit/faith- the event. It was good to be able to trail/ and to sign up e-mail Maggie visit different worship centres and we on [email protected]. were warmly welcomed. We

20 Keeping in Touch News Wheear ‘ast tha bin sin’ ah saw thee: Choir singers and music lovers wanted for Bradford Cathedral Choir Festival, including locally themed Gloria.

On Saturday 8th June 2019 Bradford Cathedral is holding a very special choral festival in conjunction with the Royal School of Church Music, and the music department is looking for members of choirs from across the district to take part in an exciting musical programme. May and June with the choirs of churches such as Bolton Priory, The musical programme for the day St. John’s church in , St. will include pieces by Hanover and Osward’s in Guiseley, and St. Paul’s in Stanford, alongside readings and Shipley, which is also hosting a special prayers. children’s rehearsal as part of the rehearsals. As well as looking for choral singers, they are also extending the invitation On the day there will be a final out for those who want to come and rehearsal at Bradford Cathedral enjoy the music, sing hymns, and take before the service at 2pm. Singers part in a very special version of the are asked to come in the clothes they Bradford Gloria. would normally wear for a choir service, as well as bringing a packed Choral singers can sign up now to get lunch. a copy of the sheet music from the Cathedral’s Eventbrite page, and can Bradford Cathedral’s Director of take part in rehearsals throughout Music, Alex Berry:

Keeping in Touch 21 “This will be an excellent opportunity says of the event: News to sing with lots of like-minded “Choral worship people from choirs across West lifts the heart, and Yorkshire. They will be able to sing opens a window onto heaven. As some really fantastic music and sing such it is a vital part of the Church’s as part of a mass choir. mission to make known God’s love for all people.” “We’re also doing the first performance of a setting of the Gloria, based on the tune of Moor Baht’at.

“For those coming to watch, we’re delighted that we will have the Revd. Canon Peter Moger, the Precentor of York, preaching.”

Revd. Canon Peter Moger

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To find out more at a cost of £2 + booking fee, plus about the event, including rehearsal postage if required. The main Choral dates and venues, please Festival takes place at Bradford visit bradfordcathedral.org/music/rscm- Cathedral on Saturday 8th June at 2pm. choral-festival. Sheet music is available from bradfordcathedral.eventbrite.com

Keeping in Touch 23 News in Brief Fountains Church invite you to

Caring for Creation new weekly meeting Together: Thursday 29th August A fun, taster day for children and young people and their parents and leaders. Is God Green? What are other I love Eastertide, the season that remind us churches doing? With again of our hope found in the resurrected fellowship, Play Park and Ice Jesus. At the same time new life is springing cream! up all around with the sunshine and warmer A day for all ages to experience weather. Both these thoughts are firmly in how to develop their Church's the mind of the Fountains Church team ministry to include the formally known as Bradford City Centre Environment of their church Resource Church. This name has been and community. chosen as the church itself will overlook Please come with ideas to the fountains in City Park. As the team have share and ready for time prayed about Fountains Church a passage outdoors. All ages welcome; which keeps cropping up for us is “See, I children must be in the care of accompanying adults. am praying for the new church to join us in doing so. The Fountains Church team have Drinks and ice creams will be begun to meet and worship together every provided!! Please bring a picnic lunch. Tuesday evening at 7pm at Glyde House, Lane, Bradford BD5 0BQ. You can book on the Everyone is welcome to join us to pray Eventbrite at learning.leeds.anglican.org/ with us and for us and to find out more. event/churchenvironment/ or We go for a curry afterwards at the by just turning up, but knowing Kashmir and again everyone is welcome. numbers helps us make sure Revd Linda Maslen Leader we have enough refreshments, and if you book via Eventbrite Fountains Church Bradford you 24get a helpful reminder Keeping in Touch before the event! Diocese of Get Involved Nick to lecture Leeds on the vital role of There are lots of exciting things ecclesiastical law in coming up at Bradford ministry Cathedral and we’d love for you to get involved! If any of the How ecclesiastical law aids ministry in our below opportunities sounds like parishes is the subject of an upcoming fun, then e-mail us at lecture at Church House, by Bishop of commsandevents@ Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines. bradfordcathedral.org!

Bishop Nick will deliver the next of the Ecclesiastical Law Society’s series of Volunteers Week Northern Province Lectures on July 16. It’s #NationalVolunteersWeek from the 1st June (see page 34 leeds.anglican.org/news/bishop-nick-lecture for more information). What do -vital-role-ecclesiastical-law-ministry you get out of volunteering at Bradford Cathedral?

Church of England Church of Alexa skill asked England World Environment Day 75,000 questions in On June 5th we’ll be celebrating first year our EcoCathedral credentials! The smart speaker skill was originally launched with prayers, explanations of the Bike Week 2019 Christian faith and details of where to find the nearest church for local events and From the 8th June we’ll be services based on location. celebrating all things cycling. Do you come to the Cathedral on churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/ your bike? Why not snap a news/church-england-alexa-skill-asked- cycling selfie (if it’s safe to do 75000-questions-first-year so!)

Keeping in Touch 25 How much do you know about our News diocesan link with Sudan? Would you like to know more?

Sudan hit the news over Christmas Download it from leeds.anglican.org/ and again at Easter due to the content/prayer-diary peaceful protests against the existing Commit to looking regularly at a government but it soon disappears world news channel either on from our television screens and UK television, radio or via the headlines. internet to keep abreast of Our Diocese is linked with the events in the country. Episcopal Church in Sudan, a church You might like to listen to ‘Radio 4’s known for its strong witness and The Inquiry’ programme from 18 May growth under oppression. It is a via https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/ companion link, expanding and play/m00055qs deepening our understanding of Christian fellowship. Inspired by our Attend an event organized by brothers and sisters in Sudan, we the Sudan Link group discover more of what it means to be The next Sudan event is a meeting on a follower of Christ in the world June 10th at 7:30pm at St George’s today. Church, Leeds, LS1 3BR. There are a number of ways you can Refreshments from 7pm. keep in regular contact with news of [Parking restrictions nearby apply the country and the ongoing until 10pm, so allow time to walk connections with the Church in from a car park or bus stop.] Sudan; This evening will include an update on There is a monthly prayer diary news from Sudan and an opportunity that is published on the Diocesan to hear from three speakers, all based website. in Leeds:

26 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch 27 Ludia Shukai, is a leader among Last but not News Sudanese people living in least, might you Yorkshire. A daughter of the late Bp consider a visit to Butrus Shukai, she takes a special Sudan? interest in the Bible Training Institute Encounter visits have been in Omdurman where ECS church successfully run for a number of years ministers are trained. She is a visiting with small groups visiting churches, lecturer. schools and other projects run by the Revd Dr Kevin Ward visited Sudan in Episcopal Church of Sudan. This is a 2018 with one of our encounter memorable way to meet our groups. An expert in Africa studies brothers and sisters in this long- and church history, he brings a wealth standing Diocesan link and to learn of knowledge to the interpreting of first-hand about life in Sudan. the life of the Church in Sudan. If you are interested in a trip which is Our Diocesan Bishop, Nick Baines, being planned for October 2019 or recently visited Sudan to lead a are interested in exploring what a conference on Freedom of future visit would involve, please Religion. He spoke with politicians, contact Revd Anne Russell (co-chair religious leaders, police and military Sudan Link) 07528 572072 or representatives, and had contact with email [email protected]. civil rights people in the early stages of the protests that have brought about the downfall of President Fiona Beevers Bashir. Talk with people in this diocese who have visited Sudan recently or in the past. See above or speak to Canon Paul or Fiona Beevers.

28 Keeping in Touch Features A Quick Q&A with Andy McCarthy, our new Income and Development Officer!

Could you tell us a little about to join the Cathedral team. I’m only a yourself, hobbies etc? couple of weeks in, so there’s still I’m originally from Hull, with many lots to learn but my role is to focus family connections still in that part of on the Cathedral’s financial the world. I’ve moved around the sustainability through income country a bit but have lived in development. That will involve for the past 20 years or working with clergy, staff, so, with my wife Dee and our son, congregation, Friends and other Gabriel – currently sitting his GCSEs. supporters to secure external funding We enjoy walking, eating well and through grants, and explore how we laughing together! I’m a keen runner, can develop philanthropic giving, a big reader and also a writer. My corporate partnerships and other home church is St Mary’s in fundraising initiatives to support the Oxenhope and I’m an enthusiastic, life and work of the Cathedral. though not particularly skilled, bell ringer. 3. Where have you previously worked? 2. What does your new role at I’ve been lucky enough to work in the Cathedral involve? It’s fantastic to have the opportunity Continued on page 32...

Keeping in Touch 29 PhotoPhoto GalleryGallery

(1 and 3) Bishop Rowan Williams spoke at Bradford Cathedral at two events in mid-May. (2) Carson Becke, who performed at the May coffee concert. (4) A Day in the Life: Orchestral Celebration of Peterloo and Textile Workers, was an impressive sight as the month came to a close. (5) Our choir have headed off to Germany for their tour. More on this in the next issue!

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(6 and 7) The prayer stations for Thy Kingdom Come arrive at Bradford Cathedral (8 - 10) Dean Jerry begins his ‘Visit and Pray’, taking him to Wakefield Cathedral where he prayed with Dean Simon (11) A specially assembled band rehearse ahead of their performance at the Ascension Day service (12) Some of the characters who appeared at May’s Civil War-themed family activities

Keeping in Touch 31 some wonderful places and for some a lot already and am Features wonderful organisations. I spent quite really looking a few years working in the arts and forward to working heritage sector, initially at the with the team in the coming months Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere, to help the Cathedral to continue to with English Heritage, and then 15 develop and have a real impact on years at the Brontë Parsonage the life of the city and those who live Museum in . I began life at here. the Parsonage as Education Officer, finishing with a 4-year stint as the 5. What's been your favourite museum’s Director. I spent a couple moment at the Cathedral so far? of years as Development Manager at There have been so many! I really Yorkshire Sculpture Park and, for the enjoyed my guided tour of the last 4 years, have been Head of Cathedral with Maggie Myers, our Fundraising & Development for a Director of Education & Visitors. It Bradford-based mental health charity, was wonderful to learn about the The Cellar Trust. history of the Cathedral building and it’s fantastic to see that there is so 4. How have you found the first much great education work being few weeks at Bradford done by Maggie and her team. I must Cathedral? admit I really loved having the Starting a new job is always opportunity to spend a little time challenging. It takes a little time to Stitching the Cathedral. Such a brilliant familiarise yourself with how things project and very therapeutic too. I work and what needs to be done. also loved my first Choral Evensong. But everyone has been so welcoming Music is obviously such an important and positive. The Cathedral is the part of Cathedral life and I was so first place I’ve ever worked where I impressed by the choir. And I haven’t received a welcome card signed by even mentioned Rowan Williams… I everyone… a lovely touch! I’ve learnt could go on!

32 Keeping in Touch Features 6. What are your without realising it!) important plans for the first community and business connections. few months? Income development and fundraising At the moment I’m spending some isn’t easy to do in isolation. It relies time getting to know the Cathedral quite heavily on the ideas, contacts and the various different aspects of and support of others. So, I’d really Cathedral life. As part of this process, encourage anyone from the I’m looking into where there are congregation who wants to know a particular funding needs and what the bit more about the work I’m doing, priorities are. This will then inform or who feels they might be able to an income development plan that I’m help, to get in touch. working on (I like plans and to do lists!) which will include a range of 8. What's the most surprising short, medium and longer term work thing you've discovered at the to increase both capital and revenue Cathedral? income. That the cross in the Sanctuary is suspended by line used for shark 7. What message would you like fishing! to pass on to the congregation of the Cathedral. 9. How do you like your tea / I’ve met some members of the coffee? congregation already and am very Strong, milk no sugar. much looking forward to having an opportunity to meet everyone over 10. Finally... tell us your the coming weeks and months. I favourite joke... know from my own church that any “Man: Doctor, I swallowed the congregation is always filled with dictionary! people who have remarkable Doctor: Don’t breathe a word to histories, amazing knowledge and anybody.” skills, great ideas and (sometimes

Keeping in Touch 33 Bradford Cathedral marks national Volunteers’ Week

34 Keeping in Touch Features Approaching an uncertain future: Bishop Nick Baines brings new talk to Bradford Cathedral

The Rt Revd Endorsing the book, Mark Oakley, Nick Baines, Dean of St John's College, the Bishop of Cambridge, says: ‘Like the prophet he Leeds, will writes about, Nick Baines has the gift speak on 9 of dispelling illusions without leaving June us disillusioned’. (Pentecost Bishop Nick also gave a topical and Sunday) on well-received talk at the start of his new book Bradford Cathedral’s Centenary year: ‘Freedom is “Going back a different way - being Coming’, in which he considers how Christian in a populist world”. we can hold onto our sense of God’s faithfulness within the pressures and Bishop Nick’s book, ‘Freedom is challenges of 21st century life. Coming: From Advent to Epiphany with the Prophet Isaiah’, provides six Bishop Nick says, “We now live in a weeks of daily reflections for Advent world of increasing uncertainty, if not and the Christmas period. It comes fragility. Yet, there is wisdom to be out in paperback on 15 August 2019. found in texts from nearly three th thousand years ago. But, words of ‘Freedom is Coming’ is on Sunday 9 promise also bring words of threat. June at Bradford Cathedral starting at Ahead of publication of a new book 2:30pm. Entry is free and your place in August, I will be looking at what can be reserved at the prophet Isaiah might have to say bradfordcathedral.eventbrite.com, or you to us in our context.” can just turn up on the door.

Keeping in Touch 35 Won’t be a dry eye in the house: Bradford Features Cathedral to host a film showing and exhibition as part of Refugee Week 2019

Refugee Week is a nationwide in their lives here as well. In Bradford programme of arts, cultural and we’ve whole-heartedly embraced it to educational events that celebrates the the best of our ability. It’s an contribution of refugees to the UK. organisation that runs on a lot of Ahead of Bradford’s contribution, goodwill. We don’t have an taking place from the 15th to the 23rd established organisation that says yay June, we spoke to Deb Collett, or nay to what people can do, rather Project Coordinator at Artworks it’s a collection of people who spread Creative Communities, all about this the word as best we can and year’s line-up, which includes a film encourage as many organisations – showing and exhibition at Bradford refugee-led, service-providers, Cathedral. communities that may not necessarily have many refugees in them at all – Can you explain a little of what but everybody to get on board and Bradford Refugee Week is all put something on that acknowledges about? that it’s Refugee Week and it’s worth Refugee Week is a national event. It doing. has a two-fold purpose: firstly to Is the City of Sanctuary status celebrate the contribution that something that’s important for refugees make to our society, and Bradford to have? have done over millennia, and secondly to raise awareness of some Yes, it is. It underpins an ethos, and of the reasons why some people find that has also spread. We’ve also got a it necessary to flee their country of number of schools of sanctuary. A origin and seek sanctuary, and also particular thing we like to do at the some of the issues that refugees face launch of Refugee Week is promoting

36 Keeping in Touch Keeping in Touch 37 the schools that are awarded the so fantastic. I’m really pleased that the sanctuary status to mark all the hard libraries are on board this year and work they’ve done. That’s our flagship they’ve shifted their focus during the bit! week to a lot of the story times and craft times, which is great. They’re As we write this, the political coming to the final day – The Great landscape for refugees is still a Get-Together in Peel Park on hot topic - is this week important Saturday 22nd June – and bringing a as a rebuttal to some political whole raft of things to try and stances? encourage refugee families to get Absolutely. We’ve discussed about the involved with the summer reading importance of the printed programme challenges and the sort of things that and how widely it is distributed. I am are sometimes difficult to get involved of the belief that it’s really important with if English isn’t your first language, that we get the word out to as many and you’re not familiar with the city, as people as we can. Obviously our so we’re really proud about that. first priority is to ensure refugees, and There are also the things you’d the people that support them, know expect: some people are having what is available but my view is very parties; there’s the BEACON much that we need it to be high sponsored walk. But this year we’ve profile, big and bold, and we need that got more of a questioning, political publicity and that awareness that it’s edge as well. The Bradford Palestine happening to go into places where Solidarity Campaign are putting on a people might not like the fact that meeting that’s about child detention. there is a Refugee Week. But I think We’ve not really grasped the nettle it’s important that they know it’s about some of those issues [so this happening whether they like it or not! will be a great opportunity to do so]. Could you give us a flavor of what I’m also really pleased that we have a is happening during the week? cracking film programme, not least What organisations are putting on is ‘The Dream of Shahrazad’ here at the

38 Keeping in Touch Cathedral, which is going to be so I think that’s the message – come gorgeous in this venue. I don’t think along! Lots of the things that are going there’ll be a dry eye in the house to be the most popular have been that’s for sure! There won’t be a spirit organised by refugee support groups that won’t be uplifted, or a brow that and refugee-led groups, so they will be isn’t furrowed. We’ll have the whole generating the major interest, and gamut! others will come too I hope. Our biggest event will be the final day We’ve also got the first showing in the which is going to be absolutely jam- whole country of ‘Gaza’, a fabulous packed with things to do, for all the documentary that looks at people family: sports, crafts, bike-riding living in Gaza as it is, done with real events, food, the usual henna, mehndi skill, understanding and finesse. I think and face-painting. It’ll be an absolute that’s going to be a really popular film. delight in Peel Park, and we’re really We’re also particularly pleased to be pleased to team up with community working with the Sudanese community groups on the festival this year. in Bradford and presenting a film Refugee week is now incredibly soon, called ‘Beats of the Antonov’ that’s and that’s really exciting! about resistance through traditional music to constant bombing, which will be quite a challenging watch but it’s You can find out more about the going to be good as we’ll have week by visiting facebook.com/ discussions and learn more about the BradRefugeeWeek or by picking Sudanese community, who’ll have a up a programme in the platform to explain more about the Cathedral. ‘The Dream of situation in their home country. It’s Shahrazad’ is on June 20th at going to be great! 7pm (Pay what you feel) and the What message would you give to ‘Burma, Bangladesh, Bradford: A refugees and their families to Celebration of Integration’ encourage them to come along? exhibition runs from June 17th - 22nd.

Keeping in Touch 39 40 Keeping in Touch Features Creativity, joy, soul and happiness: Eliot Smith Dance perform AWAKEN at Bradford Cathedral this June

On June 19th Eliot Smith Dance performing in halls and spiritual presents AWAKEN - a triple bill of bold places, and theatres, so I’m still and exciting contemporary works, coming down from that type of presented in partnership with Kala season, but I’m getting ready for Sangam and Bradford Cathedral. We Bradford Cathedral which we’re very caught up with Eliot Smith ahead of the excited about! performance the night after a performance at the Journal Culture How did Eliot Smith Dance Awards to ask him about the come to be? background to his career as a dancer We’re based in Newcastle-upon- and what we can expect from the show, Tyne [and are] a professional touring but firstly on how he was feeling after contemporary dance company. I was very little sleep! born and raised in the North East, something that I’m very passionate It was a full day and a full night, and about as the North is very rich in I’m now in London on four hours culture, art and heritage, and I think sleep! We’ve just finished our spring that inspires me. It makes my job season which involves touring three much easier as I’m naturally inspired. works, which were premiered at the We are a company that comprises of SAGE Gateshead last year, and that technical and theatrically takes us to our rural venues, which accomplished male and female we love to engage in, like memorial dancers that are drawn from around halls, churches and cathedrals, across the world. We’ve had dancers from the north east, taking dance to areas Germany, France, Colombia, New that are less engaged with the arts, Zealand and Spain, and in the

Keeping in Touch 41 performance at Bradford Cathedral early works have been inspired by my there will be myself, a principal spirituality. I am a practicing Catholic, dancer Yamit Salazar who is which I do keep quite quiet. I don’t Colombian and Gemma Paganelli really put on my faith to others who is Italian, so it brings a really unless they ask. We’ve performed diverse perspective to the extensively across the North East. I performance. The company is eight feel that, when we perform in these years old and we have a lot of spaces, it gives the sense of magical, ambition for our tenth anniversary, natural and spiritual evolution. It which includes developing the Smith enriches and empowers our Method, a national tour, going back performances. It gives the audience a to where we performed previously – very different perspective on the Paris, New York, Italy. We also dance works than what you would commission work, for people to see at a typical theatre, and I love create pieces for the company. It’s that. I always hear that from the not just myself who makes the work. audiences, that they’re always I should mention that a lot of my inspired when they come to see our

42 Keeping in Touch Features works – that on myself, Gemma and Yamit. What they’re seeing them will be interesting about this work in a different will be seeing it in Bradford perspective. Cathedral so it’s allowing the dancers to transform this rich space with the Could you tell us a little about culture in the body, and helping the ‘AWAKEN’? audience see different perspectives. There are three works that we’re bringing to Bradford Cathedral: one The last work – ‘After the Rite’ – is a of them is called ‘Artemis Clown’ work performed by myself. It is quite which is by Rosie Kay. It’s just been a special, sentimental, personal work. on tour. It’s a new work and a solo I say that because it’s the last piece piece, and what’s magical about that I’ve created looking at my spiritual particular work, is that it draws upon background. It’s a work created in beauty, humour, fragility and 2013. It’s my perspective on looking strength, with the title referring to at what happened after the ‘Rite of the goddess Artemis (goddess of wild Spring’. I studied at the Martha animals, childbirth and virginity) and a Graham school and at that time I was reference to the clown and Pierrot. It asked to create a solo. I came back gives a sense of fluidity within the to the UK and premiered this inside movement and it’s something that St. Mary’s Cathedral. This is my the audience can acknowledge and interpretation of what happened after enjoy in abstract way. the sacrifice, looking at death and resurrection from a Christian The second piece is a trio called ‘We perspective. It’s set to Carl Nielsen's Got the Beat’ which is a work Rhapsody Overture and James choreographed by Maurice Causey in MacMillan's Father, into thy hands I 2016. It’s set to music by composer commend my Spirit, from Seven Last and musician Gyorgy Ligeti . It’s a Words from the Cross. For those playful type of technical work created who don't know McMillan – he’s a

Keeping in Touch 43 Scottish and Catholic Composer Is the live organ Features who's works have been created for accompaniment the Pope. That particular composed important to you? music fits very neatly with the solo. Very much so. The last six months The bit that I’m really looking I’ve been working with live musicians, forward to, and this is very exciting, such as Jason Holcomb, our is that we’re working with Alex Berry trombonist. I’ve worked previously at Bradford Cathedral, who will be with Dominic White, part of the featuring and playing over the portion Dominican order, and he’s of the track at the end, to give a real sometimes played the piano or the sense of jubilance and revelation organ at St. Dominic's Church in within the Cathedral. It’ll be really Newcastle, and it just gives such an interesting to have the mixture of elevated feel, having live organ. It’s music, dance, organ and the heritage very different to playing live organ of Bradford Cathedral happening at from CD or a recording. You can feel once. It’s going to be really exciting! the organ run through the body, and it gives more drama to the dance, Going to places like Bradford and it will be really exciting for the Cathedral is such an honour for us as audience to see that. I believe this is dancers, and the audience, and I’m the first time that professional dance aware the Cathedral has such history, has been performed at Bradford and that people have worshipped Cathedral, so if it is then it’s another there for some long. It’s such an exciting and honourable thing for us honour that we’re performing in the to be part of. same space that people have worshipped in for centuries and even Are you excited about today, and I hope that we will be do celebrating a decade of Eliot justice to that. I’m very much excited. Smith Dance? Yes, but there have been lots of challenges! We are an independent

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company, so over the past eight years we have been very thankful from private companies, foundations and trusts. We are very thankful to the Arts Council England who have invested in us over freedom, should be free – I very the past five years through the much believe in that. Although the creation of new dance works, last eight years have been very delivering workshops to schools and rewarding for us – last year we were community groups and providing a finalist in the Journal Culture company development. We don’t awards and I was a finalist in the One have the funding like other dance Dance UK as a personality of the companies where they can rehearse year – these recognitions have been every day and be paid weekly, so we fundamental and to perform in some still find lots of challenges and I think of the UK's beautiful places, with that’s the same for many other arts collaborations, but coming up to our organisations – like libraries, tenth anniversary, internally as a museums, spiritual buildings, I find it company we’re looking how we can very sad when I see churches closing be more sustainable over the next down. Once again it comes down to ten years with our exciting projects financial support – art and spirit, are coming up in the pipeline. We’re

Keeping in Touch 45 looking at new commissions and to Do you think Features try and engage in local areas with some may be those who have Autism or Mental inspired by health and how we can work with AWAKEN to become a dancer them to create new perspectives for themselves? them and opportunities, to be part of Definitely, and that’s very important. the company. There are a lot of Though I’m only twenty-eight years exciting things, like hopefully our own old, I can still feel my body cracking studio where we can rehears rather here and there! It’s very important than working at satellite buildings. It’s that new artists in training, graduates all great, but we’ve realised that if we or even those who are younger, male have a place we can call home, it will and females from eight to sixteen, allow us to do more. that if they come to this performance and feel inspired. Finances can be For those interested in coming quite difficult in the arts, but you can along to AWAKEN, how would make a living out of it. It’s a passion. you sum it up? Every day I feel honoured that I’m Naturally the three works we’re doing what I love to do – to be a bringing are varied and different. dancer. That is just such a beautiful They’re pulled out of creativity, joy, gift. It’s important that people who soul and happiness, so altogether we are young will feel enriched and that will help the audience have an they could be the next, and better, experience and an awakening, that Eliot Smith and we are very much they’ll come to Bradford Cathedral here to support that. with issues in their personal lives or a bad day at work, but they can come Eliot Smith Dance would like to here, relax, enjoy the performances acknowledge the support from and be enriched and feel a sense of Bradford Cathedral and Kala Sangam awakening, and go away feeling for Awaken. inspired.

46 Keeping in Touch Features Eliot Smith This spring, Kala Sangam Dance presents introduced a new Pay What You AWAKEN is on Decide pricing structure for Wednesday 19th June at 7:30pm most of their events. Under the at Bradford Cathedral. Pay what new system, tickets can be you decide tickets can be booked in advance as usual but booked at www.kalasangam.org audiences don’t pay until they or by calling 01274 303340. have seen the show. This allows people to not only pay what they The event also includes a post- can afford, but also decide on a show discussion, where price based on their experiences audiences will have the of a show. opportunity to ask the trio any burning questions they may have.

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Until 3rd June Saturday 15th June Martin Cosgrove: Fresh Horizons Cathedral Festival, from 11am Monday 3rd June Sunday 16th June The Dean Visit and Pray: Bradford Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Cathedral, 3pm Wednesday 19th June Tuesday 4th June Eliot Smith Dance presents Bradford Cathedral: A Visual History AWAKEN, 7:30pm (Until 14th July) Thursday 20th June Wednesday 5th June Celebrating our HLF Bells Team, 4pm The Dean Visit and Pray: Ripon Refugee Week Film: The Dream of Cathedral, 3pm Shahrazad, 7pm Saturday 8th June Friday 28th June RSCM Choral Festival, 2pm Bradford Literature Festival: The Sunday 9th June Norman Angell Peace Lecture: Messy Cathedral Pentecost, 12:30pm Professor Paul Rogers, 7:30pm Freedom Is Coming, 2:30pm Saturday 29th June Monday 10th June Bradford Literature Festival: A New Monday Fellowship: Canon and Mrs. Divan, 3pm Mitchell - "Bags of Difference" - a Sunday 30th June charity helping people in Kisiizi, Patronal Festival, 10:15am Uganda, 2pm Tuesday 11th June Coffee Concert with Garreth Romain (Countertenor), 11am

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Saturday 6th July Wednesday 24th July Bradford Faith Trail, 10am Silence Clinic, 7:30pm Bradford Literature Festival: Thursday 25th July Reflecting a Century: Bradford Family Activities, 10am Cathedral, 11am ACT Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet, Bradford Literature Festival: The 7:15pm Evolution of Goth Culture, 12:30pm Friday 26th July Sunday 7th July ACT Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet, Bradford Literature Festival: Sacred 7:15pm Poetry, 7pm Saturday 27th July Monday 8th July ACT Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet, Monday Fellowship: The Very Revd 2:30pm Jerry Lepine, ACT Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet, Cathedral, 2pm 7:15pm Flourishing City: Healthy City, 7pm Monday 12th August Monday 15th July Monday Fellowship: Strawberry Tea A Conversation Between Faiths, 7pm in the Deanery, 2pm Friday 19th July Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th David Worsley, Turn of the Wheel August (until 1st September) Shuttle Shuffle Festival, Times TBC Sunday 21st July Sunday 18th August Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Tuesday 23rd July Wednesday 4th September Family Activities, 10am Chris Czainski: Icons (until 20th October)

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Saturday 7th September Tuesday 8th October Bradford Faith Trail, 10am Coffee Concert: František Brikcius - Monday 9th September Cello, 11am Monday Fellowship: The Revd Canon Saturday 12th October Mandy Coutts, 2pm City of London Sinfonia, 7pm Tuesday 10th September Sunday 13th October Coffee Concert: TBC, 11am Augustiner Kantoei of Erfurt sing the Saturday 14th September Eucharist, 10:15 The Sixteen: An Immortal Legacy, Sunday 13th October 7:30pm Hope on the Edge, 6:30pm Sunday 15th September Monday 14th October National Heritage Open Day Monday Fellowship: Canon Myra Saturday 21st September Shackley, 2pm Reconciliation Training Day Wednesday 16th October Wednesday 25th September de Lacy Lecture: Ben Quash, 7pm Silence Clinic, 7:30pm Saturday 19th October Sunday 29th September Eco Extravaganza Harvest Service, 10:15am Sunday 20th October Friday 4th October Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Bradford on Film, 7:30pm Wednesday 23rd October: Saturday 5th October Common Threads (until 27th Bradford Faith Trail, 10am November) Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Yorkshire Choirs’ Festival, 10am

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Friday 1st or Saturday 2nd Sunday 1st December November Advent Procession, 4pm Oxford Cambridge Singing School Monday 9th December Sunday 3rd November Monday Fellowship: Christmas Festival of Remembrance, 5pm Fellowship, 2pm Wednesday 6th November Saturday 14th December Bishop Nick Lecture: 30 years since Christingle (TBC), 4pm the fall of the Berlin Wall, 7pm Sunday 15th December Monday 11th November Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Monday Fellowship: John Wright Nine Lessons and Carols (TBC) (TBC), 2pm Monday 16th December Tuesday 12th November City Carol Service, 6pm Coffee Concert: TBC, 11am Monday 24th December Sunday 17th November Bring and Share Lunch, 12noon Annual Lunchtime Carol Recital, 1pm Saturday 23rd November Messy Cathedral, 4pm Centenary Choir Chorus (TBC) First Communion of Christmas, Sunday 24th November 11:30pm Centenary Sunday Eucharist with the blessing of the altar frontals, 10:15 Centenary Service, 4pm Keep up-to-date with all the latest Monday 25th November events, and news, by signing up to Official Centenary ChurchSuite. Login at Wednesday 27th November login.churchsuite.com/ or e-mail Silence Clinic, 7:30pm [email protected]

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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.

Upcoming Dates for your Diary Friends' Annual Lunch, Oakwood Hall 20th October, 12:30 for 13:00. Friends' Trip to Leicester Cathedral 10th June - leaving the Cathedral in Visit to St. Paul's, Shipley the morning 15th September, afternoon

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Other Regular Events Children’s Space Toddler Group Every Sunday, 10:15am (term-time Every Friday (term-time only) only) Every Wednesday: Monday Fellowship Wednesday@One: 12:30 - 12:55. 10th June, 2pm Buffet Lunch (£4) / Organ recital at Places of Welcome 1pm (Free entry) Every Wednesday, 2:30pm Don't forget to pick up a copy of the Stitching the Cathedral Organ Recitals and Coffee Concerts 11th, 25th June @ 1pm guide!

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

Music Director of Music Alex Berry Assistant Director of Music Vacant Associate Organist (Part Time) Dr Ed Jones 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 Fundraising 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

Keeping in Touch 57 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 Elaine de Villiers (Eco Group) 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

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