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Records of Bristol Cathedral
BRISTOL RECORD SOCIETY’S PUBLICATIONS General Editors: MADGE DRESSER PETER FLEMING ROGER LEECH VOL. 59 RECORDS OF BRISTOL CATHEDRAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 RECORDS OF BRISTOL CATHEDRAL EDITED BY JOSEPH BETTEY Published by BRISTOL RECORD SOCIETY 2007 1 ISBN 978 0 901538 29 1 2 © Copyright Joseph Bettey 3 4 No part of this volume may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, 5 electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any other information 6 storage or retrieval system. 7 8 The Bristol Record Society acknowledges with thanks the continued support of Bristol 9 City Council, the University of the West of England, the University of Bristol, the Bristol 10 Record Office, the Bristol and West Building Society and the Society of Merchant 11 Venturers. 12 13 BRISTOL RECORD SOCIETY 14 President: The Lord Mayor of Bristol 15 General Editors: Madge Dresser, M.Sc., P.G.Dip RFT, FRHS 16 Peter Fleming, Ph.D. 17 Roger Leech, M.A., Ph.D., FSA, MIFA 18 Secretaries: Madge Dresser and Peter Fleming 19 Treasurer: Mr William Evans 20 21 The Society exists to encourage the preservation, study and publication of documents 22 relating to the history of Bristol, and since its foundation in 1929 has published fifty-nine 23 major volumes of historic documents concerning the city. -
Bradford Cathedral's Dean Jerry Lepine Is Setting Out
Date: 29th May 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE BRADFORD CATHEDRAL’S DEAN JERRY LEPINE IS SETTING OUT ON A PILGRIMAGE OF PRAYER TO SISTER CATHEDRALS IN WAKEFIELD AND RIPON. The Very Revd. Jerry Lepine, Dean of Bradford, will be marking this year’s ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ by visiting and praying at the three Cathedrals in the Diocese of Leeds as part of Bradford Cathedral’s Centenary celebrations. Dean Jerry will be visiting and praying at Wakefield Cathedral on Thursday 30th May, Bradford Cathedral on Monday 3rd June and Ripon Cathedral on Wednesday 5th June, at 3pm on each day. Dean Jerry is also inviting people from the Diocese of Leeds to come and join him during this pilgrimage of prayer. The period of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. What started in 2016 as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. Dean Jerry says: "As part of Bradford Cathedral's Centenary I am looking forward to praying in each of the three Cathedrals in this Diocese during Thy Kingdom Come. The Archbishops have invited us to make this period of time a focus for prayer, particularly praying that people will come to faith and I look 1 HOSPITALITY. FAITHFULNESS. WHOLENESS. [email protected] Bradford Cathedral, Stott Hill, Bradford, BD1 4EH www.bradfordcathedral.org T: 01274 777720 F: 01274 777730 forward to joining with Dean John in Ripon and Dean Simon in Wakefield, and would like to invite anyone from the Diocese to join us on these occasions. -
Conservatives 'Do Good'
Christians The latest INSIDE caring for arts and God’s media creation, reviewed, p10 p11 THE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013 No: 6197 www.churchnewspaper.com PRICE £1.35 1,70j US$2.20 CHURCH OF ENGLAND THE ORIGINAL CHURCH NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1828 NEWSPAPER Commissioners take over Bank By Amaris Cole The board of RBS announced in the sum- invest in an exciting opportunity for the RBS chief, Stephen Hester, to account last mer they would favour the bid of this con- benefit of the serving and retired clergy, year, for failing to explain the Bank’s ‘duty The Church Commissioners are part of sortium, which includes the Corsair Capital bishops, cathedrals and the wide work of to society’, in relation to lending. a consortium of investors taking over investment fund, Centerbridge Partners the Church of England throughout the The Most Rev Justin Welby’s ‘war on 314 Royal Bank of Scotland branches and the Commissioners, with a focus on country especially in areas of need and Wonga’ and desire to see the finance indus- across the UK, now holding a 10 per ‘ethical standards and servicing the needs opportunity.” try become more socially responsible was cent stake in the bank. of retail and SME customers’. One way in which the Commissioners believed by some to be the motivation RBS was ordered to sell the portfolio of Lord Davies, former Labour minister and hope to influence the ethics of the bank is behind this bid, but those close to the deal high street banks by the European compe- boss of Standard Chartered, lined up the through bonuses. -
Cathedral News
Cathedral News August 2019 – No. 688 From: The Dean We’ve recently gone through the process of Peer Review. After the Chapter had completed a lengthy self-evaluation questionnaire on matters of governance and finance and so on, three reviewers came from other cathedrals to mark our homework. Or rather, to bring an external perspective to bear, and help us refine our thinking about where we are heading as a cathedral. In spite of our natural wariness in advance, only to be expected given the amount of external scrutiny the cathedral has undergone in recent years, it was an encouraging experience. More of that, however, in a future Cathedral News. For now, I want to pick up on a comment made by all three reviewers. They came to us from Liverpool, Winchester, and Ely, and all expressed delight, and surprise, at the splendour of our cathedral: “We had no idea what a marvellous building it is!” For me, their observations provoked two questions... Is it because we all take the building for granted? Or is it because we’ve failed to tell our story effectively? I suspect there is truth behind both these questions. We all know how ‘distance lends enchantment to the view’; and the converse is also clearly true. It is not that familiarity necessarily breeds contempt, but you cannot live in a perpetual state of wonderment. Sir Simon Jenkins, the author of all those books on beautiful houses and railway stations and churches and cathedrals, told of his visit to Exeter: “I came into the cathedral and sat in silence for half an hour, overwhelmed by the beauty of the place.” I have the benefit of being in the cathedral every day, and will often speak of how our vaulted ceiling lifts my heart daily to heaven. -
Co He Fu Fra 20 Onsu Erita Nd's Amew 013 O Ltati Ge L S Str Wor Onw Ion O
Consultation on the Heritage Lottery Fund’s strategic framework from 2013 onwards Report 20 June 2011 4th Floor, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings , London WC2A 1AH T + 44 (0) 207 861 3080 W www.opinionleader.co.uk E [email protected] Contents 1. Executive Summary ............................................................... 3 2. Introduction .......................................................................... 7 3. Methodology ......................................................................... 9 4. Main Findings ...................................................................... 18 4.1 Section One: HLF’s Strategic Framework & how it works .... 18 4.2 Section Two: HLF’s Current Grant Programmes .................. 51 4.3 Section Three: Additional Opportunities and Challenges .... 85 5. Appendices ........................................................................ 114 Opinion Leader 2 1. Executive summary HLF’s Strategic Framework The strategy document presented to respondents of this consultation suggested that HLF consolidate its three strategic aims of ‘conservation’, ‘participation’ and ‘learning’ into a single aim: Making a positive and lasting difference for heritage and people. This was met with majority agreement with almost seven in ten saying they tend to or strongly agree with the proposal. Those who were more hesitant suggested that the single aim needs to be clarified further and guidance on its interpretation should be provided when putting in bids for funding to avoid any misinterpretation or difficulties. HLF’s proposal to target more funds to identified strategic needs was met with a mixed reaction, just over a third agreed, just over two in five disagreed and a fifth were neutral. Advocates felt that this approach encourages change and flexibility, especially in challenging financial times. Those neutral or in opposition to the proposal of targeting funds expressed concerns over the potential impact this would have on the ability for smaller bidders to obtain funding. -
Diocesan News Advent 2020
Diocesan News Advent 2020 www.leeds.anglican.org Building our home together Where every- Bishop Nick Baines one knows Every Christmas we your name hear afresh those defiant words from Revd Canon John’s Gospel: “The Rachel Firth light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not I’ve always thought parish overcome it.” This communities are like the last year, with the signature tune to the old sitcom pandemic and its Cheers. “You want to go where consequences, has people know people are all the put us all on the same. You want to go where spot: is that text simply a bit of So, where is the light that everybody knows your name.” religious comfort stuff, or does cannot be overcome by the Moving jobs at the start of this it stand the test of reality? darkness? pandemic my name was one of the few things my new parish Well, there has certainly This question pushes us back knew about me. Despite the been plenty of darkness. Last to that first Christmas. Jesus pandemic we have been able Christmas we were beginning was born into a world in which to get to know one another to hear of a strange disease life was cheap and power better – both in online events and in China; within a couple of everything. Mortality was worship, and just picking up the months we were facing a less an inconvenient fact and phone too. We found ourselves complete lockdown of ‘normal’ more a daily confrontation. free from many preconceived life across Europe and much The darkness of military ideas about what was ‘normal’ of the world. -
Leeds Diocesan News
Diocesan News January 2019 www.leeds.anglican.org Bishop Jonathan calls for national ‘Guinea Pigs’ rural strategy to save schools trial clergy Bishop Jonathan, Chairman management of the Diocesan Board of Education, said there must be training a co-ordinated Yorkshire vision A pioneering training project to protect rural communities, developed in the Ripon with pressure on Westminster Episcopal Area to develop to draw up a blueprint for management and leadership the future. “We need our skills has seen its first cohort politicians, both locally and of clergy complete a 14 nationally, to be pressing month course. The group of National decision makers must central Government for a twelve clergy ‘guinea pigs’, adopt a co-ordinated approach more co-ordinated approach,” as they were called, formed to protecting rural communities said Bishop Jonathan. “These a new Clergy Leadership and listen to the needs of schools are central pillars of Network (CLN) with the aim of rural schools, says Bishop rural communities...our rural fostering mutual support and Jonathan Gibbs, the Bishop of communities need joined-up development. Huddersfield, in an article for thinking in order to be able to the Yorkshire Post. thrive, not just survive.” “We need to be shouting loud Last month, the diocese and proud about our rural hosted the Rural and Small communities, and making School’s Conference 2018. sure that people in London Held at Allerton Castle, near are hearing that in the midst Knaresborough, it brought The CLN programme was of all the noise,” he says. heads and governors together developed and led by The newspaper says urgent from rural schools across the Bishop Bev Mason while meetings are to be held due region. -
2017-October-Cathedral-News-1.Pdf
Cathedral News October 2017 – No. 667 From the Acting Dean On the 31 October 1517, Martin Luther published his 95 theses in the German town of Wittenberg. His action is regarded as the start of the Reformation period across Europe. During the early part of the 15th century, many in the Catholic Church began criticising its activities. Luther was a leader of that movement, insisting that every Christian had a direct relationship with God. There was no need of the large superstructure of the Catholic Church to administer the grace of God; it was wrong to think that salvation was achieved through good works or the buying of ‘indulgences’. Salvation was God’s to give freely to those who accepted, and put their faith, in Jesus Christ. An understanding of God comes directly from the Bible, not the institutional church, so the Bible should be accessible to everyone by translating it into their native language. The ripple effect of the changes started by this debate, initiated by Luther continues to this day. The Reformation removed much of the role of the church as an autonomous and secular power. Many areas of welfare provision were taken over by the secular state. The Bible in England was translated from Latin, and the Prayer Book created. There was considerable resistance to the requirement to use English in worship. In the West Country, some Cornish and Devonians rose up in protest. They were brutally repressed. Luther’s theses, written in Latin, were quickly translated into German. Then, thanks to the invention of the printing press, they were widely distributed, and a social movement for radical change based on the Bible began, which has lasted in different forms ever since. -
Hospitality Faithfulness Wholeness Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music
Hospitality Faithfulness Wholeness Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music An introduction by the Dean Thank you very much for showing your interest in the post of Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Bradford Cathedral. Bradford Cathedral has a thriving musical tradition. The 90 children and adults in our choirs come to the cathedral to sing at five choral services each week. Our education programme gives over 30 young choristers from different backgrounds free singing lessons and tuition in music theory. Our organ recitals draw some of the finest performers from the UK and abroad. We seek a musician of the highest calibre to join the Music Department. We need someone who will uplift our worship with fabulous organ playing and has a genuine interest in enthusing volunteer singers, both young and young-at-heart. You will be joining a Cathedral that is at a time of change. After a number of years of staff stability 2018 saw a number of new appointments, including the Chief Operating Officer, Director of Education & Visitors, Head Verger, Dean’s PA and Communications, Marketing & Events Officer. Each person brings ideas and new energy. The Chapter of the Cathedral have also been involved in renewing the Strategy. You will be able to demonstrate: energy and enthusiasm for Bradford Cathedral a high level of musicianship, and a willingness to share it personal values that are aligned to the cathedral as a Christian institution that you are a team-player, and are able enhance a healthy working culture flexibility and resilience. Should you wish to have a confidential discussion about this role, please email me at [email protected] to arrange a conversation. -
Unity Through Prayer
CHURCH MUSIC QUARTERLY SEPTEMBER 2019 UNITY THROUGH PRAYER CONTENTS 5 EDITORIAL 40 HYMN MEDITATION Gordon Giles discusses For all the saints who from their labours rest. 6 IN ACTION A look at Music Sunday celebrations across the world 43 NEWS FROM 6 PUBLISHING Information about the forthcoming 8 WHAT’S ON publication Light on the Way, by Highlights of RSCM events Timothy Dudley-Smith. across the UK, September 2019 to January 2020. 44 SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW 14 STRIVING FOR A A look at an evangelical and GERMAN HYMN BOOK a BCP congregation rubbing Gunter Kennel looks at the long- shoulders in London. standing efforts to create a German national hymn book. 47 ANNIVERSARIES 14 The anniversaries of notable 20 HEAD REGISTER church musicians and composers AND DESCANTS FOR coming up in 2020. SOPRANOS AND TREBLES Adrian Lucas offers advice on 48 EVERYTHING teaching higher voices how to HOLDS TOGETHER discover and use head register. A look at a new song commissioned for Creationtide. 24 FROM THE DIRECTOR Hugh Morris talks about not shying 50 READERS’ LETTERS away from innovation. 20 51 HELP WHERE AND 25 RSCM NEWS WHEN IT’S NEEDED News and reports from across the David Duvall talks about local RSCM’s international network. support networks in Wessex. 30 BRANCHING OUT 52 CLASSIFIED ADS Janice Eichner provides an account of the RSCM America National Choir. 53 PUZZLES 33 LOOKING TO THE 54 THE MUSIC AND THE FUTURE CAMARADERIE 24 Hannah Gill writes about church A look behind the scenes at the musicians and the gig economy. Three Choirs Festival. -
Report on Strand 3A
Church Growth Research Programme Strand 3: Structures Cranmer Hall, St Johns College, Durham Report on Strand 3a Cathedrals, Greater Churches and the Growth of the Church October 2013 Canon John Holmes & Ben Kautzer 1 Contents Introduction Cathedrals are Growing p.5 Cathedrals are Growing Aims Limitations Methodology Overview Reflection Section 1 Background Section 1.1 The Narrative of Cathedral Growth p.8 1.1.1 Introduction 1.1.2 White Elephants? 1.1.3 Pilgrims and Tourists: Growth of Cathedral Visitors 1.1.4 Social change and church attendance 1.1.5 Growing signs 1.1.6 Spiritual Capital 1.1.7 Latest statistics Section 1.2 What are Cathedrals For? Cathedral Ministry and Mission in Context 1.2.1 Introduction 1.2.2 The Bishop’s seat 1.2.3 A Centre of worship 1.2.4 A centre of mission 1.2.5 Worship 1.2.6 Teaching 1.2.7 Service 1.2.8 Evangelism 1.2.9 Witness Section 2 Growing Cathedrals Section 2.1 Where is Cathedral Growth Happening? The Statistics p.16 2.1.1 Introduction 2.1.2 The Statistical Evidence for Cathedral Growth 2.1.3 Analysing the Data 2.1.3.1 Strengths of the data 2.1.3.2 Limitations of the data 2.1.4 Unpacking the Headline Statistics 2.1.4.1 Attendance Statistics by Province 2.1.4.2 Attendance Statistics by Region 2.1.4.3 Attendance Statistics by Cathedral Type 2.1.5 Church Growth and the Shifting Patterns of Cathedral Worship 2.1.5.1 Sunday Services 2.1.5.2 Weekday Services 2.1.6 Conclusion Section 2.2 Who is Attending Cathedral Services? The Worshipper Survey 2.2.1 Introduction 2.2.2 Towards a New Research Strategy 2 2.2.3 -
Mailing Contents Page
Clergy Mailing - April 2013 Contents 1. Nifty Notes 2. Study Day 2013 3. Spirituality Day - 8th June 2013 4. Money Matters 2013 5. JiF Taster Evening 6. Common Marriage Licence fees 7. Celebration of Older People Niftynotes news & information from the Diocese www.southwell.anglican.org APRIL 2013 Compiled by Nicola Mellors email: [email protected] Pupils and Bishop call for action on global food crisis otts school pupils, a local In addition to the special event, they receive in UK aid. councillor and the Bishop Bishop Paul wrote to all the The Enough Food for Everyone Nof Southwell & Nottinghamshire MPs asking IF campaign is a coalition of Nottingham are joining forces to them to support the campaign. more than 100 organisations, ask their MPs to help ensure The MPs including Vernon working together to demand enough food for everyone, as part Coaker are being asked to write to changes to the food system that of the national IF campaign. the Prime Minister, David will benefit hungry people. Cameron, and the Chancellor of Pupils from Christ the King the Exchequer, George Osborne, The special school lobby at Voluntary Catholic Academy in Arnold, was supported by the Arnold, backed by their local Revd Denise Dodd, Developing borough councillor joined World Church Links Adviser for thousands of people around the the Diocese of Southwell & UK in demanding the government Nottingham, Muriel Weisz and address root causes of hunger. Continued on page 2 They met with Vernon Coaker demonstrating democracy in action and urged immediate In this month’s issue: action on hunger in George Osborne’s budget on March 20th.