SUNDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2019 THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT

8.00 HOLY COMMUNION Service begins on page 236 of the Prayer Book. Collect and readings for Septuagesima are on pp 78-79.

10.00 MATTINS Weelkes - Te Deum (Short Service) Responses: Ayleward Wood - Oculi omnium Hosea 10: 1-8, 12 Galatians 4: 8-20 Psalm: 6 Hymn: 391 Preacher: The Rt Revd Dr Alan Chesters Organ Voluntary: Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 by J S Bach (1685–1750)

11.00 SUNG EUCHARIST For full details of this Service please refer to the separate Order of Service. After the Sung Eucharist this morning, wine, coffee and soft drinks will be served in the South Transept, to which all members of the congregation are warmly invited.

3.30 EVENING PRAYER (SAID)

The Cathedral Choir will be singing Evensong at St Richard’s, Heathfield at 4.00pm Notices

Thank you from Anthony: I am so grateful for the warm ‘send-off’ Clare and I received last Sunday. It has been a real privilege to be part of the life and work of the Cathedral these past eleven years, so we leave full of gratitude. The generous gift will be really helpful as we prepare to move house, and part of it will go on a new bike, so that I can get to know my new cathedral city on two wheels rather than four! Finally, we’re delighted that so many of you have booked a place on a Friends’ coach in order to attend my Installation on Saturday 16th March at 4pm – at which the Chichester choir will sing alongside their Portsmouth colleagues. Those coming on a coach will be given a ticket for the service, and I have also left some tickets at both the Vergers’ office in the Cathedral, and at Cathedral reception in the Cloisters, for anyone who prefers to come under their own steam. Would you like to attend Anthony’s installation (16th March)? There are now very few places left on the second coach. We will have to leave from Chichester Cathedral prompt at 2.30pm (the coaches are not allowed to wait in West Street) and will have to leave 6.20pm prompt from Portsmouth Cathedral after the Reception. A round trip ticket costs £10. For details and tickets visit www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/get-involved/chichester-cathedral-friends or purchase directly from the Cathedral shop. (Marianne Lecompte) James Speller: Congratulations to James who has moved to a new field of work with Southern Railways, and as well as wishing him well for the future we thank him for all his work as a verger. The Cathedral Roll is in the process of being renewed. Being a member of the Cathedral Roll is one of the ways in which regular worshippers at the Cathedral can be identified as being committed to the Cathedral and gives the opportunity to be involved in electing and being a candidate for the Cathedral Community Committee or Deanery Synod. It is also very important as one of the ways in which the Cathedral can keep in touch with you if you give your permission. Please note that if you are on the Roll already you will need to reapply for inclusion in the new Roll. New members are very welcome. Application forms are available in the Cathedral and Cathedral Office. Closing date for applications: Tuesday 12th March 2019. ‘The Unexpected’ is the subject for discussion at tomorrow’s meeting of the Cathedral Fellowship (Monday 18th February). We all meet someone or something totally unexpected in our lives from time to time - so why not share your experience with the group? Come and join the Cathedral Fellowship at 2.30pm in 4 Canon Lane. A donation of £1 is kindly requested. For further information please contact Michael Cox [email protected] Everyone is invited! Be Still: The next meeting of the Chichester Contemplative Prayer Group is on Tuesday 19th February (7.15pm for 7.30pm start, finishing 8.30pm) in 4 Canon Lane. The guiding theme for the year is ‘The Rule of St Benedict’; the specific focus for the evening will be ‘Our delight in the Law of God. 1 Thessalonians 2: 12’ . St Paul’s and City of Chichester Mothers’ Union will meet on Thursday 21st February. Many of us will join the 10am Eucharist before our meeting at 11am when the Revd Paul Matthews will tell us about his career. For more information please contact Janet Watson 01243 788525, or Heather Hyde 01243 785633. Family Activities: ‘Wonderful Water.’ Friday 22nd February 10am - 3pm (last entry 2.30pm.) A fun-filled family day at Chichester Cathedral. Design and make creative crafts. Follow the Wonderful Water trail - with prize! Ages 3 - 11 years, accompanied by an adult. No need to book, just drop-in. Toddlers’ toy area. £1.50 child’s meal offer with voucher available on the day. For further details contact Luna on 01243 812986 or [email protected] An Illuminating Cathedral Tour: Memorials in Metal. Monday 25th February 10.30am - 12noon, led by Chichester Cathedral guides. Stone monuments to memorials in metal: the story of some of Chichester Cathedral’s monuments.The tour will start with coffee in the Alexandra Room - accessed through the Cloisters Café. Advance booking essential. Tickets £7.50 from www.chichestercathedral.org.uk or Chichester Box Office, The Novium Museum, Tower Street, Chichester 01243 775888. Bernstein and the Chichester Psalms: Wednesday 27th February 10.30 - 12 noon, 4, Canon Lane. A talk by Alan Bradford, Cathedral Guide, into the background to the commissioning of Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms by Dean Walter Hussey. Tickets £7.50 available from www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/whats-on/or Chichester Box Office, The Novium Museum, Tower Street, Chichester 01243 775888 Sunday 31st March: Enjoy Mothering Sunday lunch at 4 Canon Lane. Three courses with coffee £25. To book call 01243 813585 or [email protected] World Day of Prayer (formerly the Women’s World Day of Prayer). The service this year has been prepared by the Christian women of Slovenia. The service in Chichester will take place on Friday 1st March at St Pancras Church, Eastgate Square, Chichester at 2pm. Soup will be served from 1pm. All are welcome. Further information from Diann Berry 01243 786254. New Chair of Sanctuary sought: Sanctuary in Chichester was set up in 2016 to make Chichester and the surrounding area a welcoming place for asylum seekers and refugees. We have a network of volunteers and organise a wide range of activities including a drop-in session, language tuition, a football team, fund-raising activities and ongoing support to families and young people. We seek a Chair who is able to co-ordinate and promote our response to new opportunities, to help consolidate the activities we are currently delivering and to work effectively with other local partners. We anticipate receiving charity status later this year when the chair would then act as Chair of the Trustees. This is a voluntary post. If you are interested please contact [email protected] by 31st March. Pastoral Care: If anyone has a pastoral concern and would like to speak to someone, please contact the Precentor (813589) or the Chaplain (07919 092504). Services, Events and Prayer Calendar In residence: The Precentor Monday 18th February 7.30am Mattins (said) 8.00am Holy Communion - Order 1 (Chapel of St Mary Magdalene) 5.30pm Evening Prayer (said) East Grinstead, St Swithun: Andrew Hawken, incumbent; Julia Peaty, curate; Karen Higgs, assistant curate

Tuesday 19th February 7.30am Mattins (said) 8.00am Holy Communion - Order 1 (Chapel of St John Baptist) 1.10pm Lunchtime Concert - Duo Fantasia, Saxophone & Piano 5.30pm Evening Prayer (said) Forest Row, Holy Trinity: Angela Martin, incumbent; Sandra Bale, assistant curate. Forest Row CEP School: Ann Williams, head teacher

Wednesday 20th February 7.30am Mattins (said) 8.00am Holy Communion - Order 1 (Chapel of St George) 1.10pm Holy Communion (Lady Chapel) 5.30pm Evensong sung by the Choir of St Peter’s, Bexhill Ifield, St Margaret: Simon Newham, incumbent; Jamie Gater, assistant curate. St Margaret’s CEP School: Jill Hine, head teacher; Lindsey Plunkett, chair of governors

Thursday 21st February 7.30am Mattins (said) 8.00am Holy Communion - Order 1 (Shrine of St Richard) 10.30am Holy Communion (Lady Chapel) 5.30pm Evening Prayer (said) Gossops Green and Bewbush: Ann Alexander, incumbent. Holy Trinity CE Secondary School: Christine Millwood, head teacher; Sarah-Jo Davies, chair of governors

Friday 22nd February 7.30am Mattins (said) 8.00am Holy Communion Order 1 (Chapel of St Thomas and St Edmund) 5.30pm Evening Prayer (said) South Crawley, St Mary: Tim Wilson, team rector; Robert Edwards, team vicar; Howard Schnaar, team vicar; Gwilym Richards, assistant curate. St Andrew’s CEP School: Deborah Packham, head teacher; Hywel Thomas, chair of governors

Saturday 23rd February Choral Services this weekend are sung by The Harsnett Choir Polycarp, bishop, martyr, c. 155 8.00am Mattins (said) 12.00pm Holy Communion Order 1 (Lady Chapel) 5.30pm Evensong Furnace Green: Richard Poole, incumbent

Sunday 24th February 8.00am Holy Communion (Lady Chapel) SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE 10.00am Mattins LENT 11.00am Sung Eucharist 3.30pm Evensong

The readings at the Sung Eucharist next week

Genesis 2: 15-end Resp. Psalm: 65: 1-7 Revelation 4 Luke 8: 22-25