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Living in Hope Poetry Challenging Hate

Page 3 Page 7 Page 8 Dean’s Corner Living in Hope Lenten Prayer By Archdeacon Mark Ashcroft By The Dean I wonder where you feel most Our calling is to live as people of hope, comfortable living? Is it in the past, in the present and in anticipation of that where you look back on a golden future. In other words, we live now for the renewal of creation. We live for justice and This month we are well into And so as we reflect on our suffering age of exciting times or the good righteousness because, one day, evil will Passiontide, Holy Week and world which God loves so much, let old days? Or do you feel more be overcome. We live each day conscious Easter! It is a time for the richness us too seek to come alongside those comfortable living in the future, of the loving presence of God because, of our liturgy and worship to be who suffer and become signs of planning ahead for the dream one day, that will be our experience. hope, peace, justice and new life! experienced and celebrated. house, or the wonderful job, or Moltmann the famous German theologian working through your wish-list Living in hope means living God’s It is indeed a time for spiritual went to war with two books, Goethe’s future now – have a go! renewal as we reflect on the poems and the works of Nietzsche. of things to do in retirement? Or suffering of Jesus on the cross. Neither gave him comfort until he perhaps you feel most comfortable The Living Wage A proper theology of the cross turned to a New Testament given to living in the present. The future is and resurrection brings us into him by a well-meaning army chaplain. unknown and unpredictable and Cathedral a deeper love and appreciation may never come to pass in the way is one of the first of God and God’s suffering The psalms opened his eyes to ‘the you planned. The past is just that Church of with his people in their trials God who is with those that are of – it is past. We shouldn’t dwell on cathedrals to become a broken heart’. He found hope in and temptations. Whilst at the things that we can neither change an accredited Living God. He went on to abandon his field Wage employer. same time showing us the way of physics and became a leading nor return to, so let’s live for today. of hope in the resurrection. theologian best known for his ground- The Living Wage is an hourly rate set Many would say that Christians are called breaking book The Theology of Hope. independently, based on the cost of living to live in the present, in the light of the It seems a scandal that God does Let this month especially be a in the UK. The Living Wage campaign past, and with the hope of the future set indeed suffer on the cross! It is month of hope…in the God who has been running for ten years and has the amazing mystery of God who before them. If that seems like Double lifted over 45,000 people out of poverty. died and rose again for us! Dutch, then let me expand a little. is prepared to take on such awful An independent study found that more humiliation and pain on behalf of than 80% of Living Wage employers HAPPY EASTER! Our lives as Christians are rooted in past sinful, violent and blinded humanity. believe it has enhanced the quality of the events that give birth to a future hope. work of their staff, while absenteeism Rogers Govender The birth, life, death and resurrection had fallen by approximately 25%. of Jesus are foundational for all that we Around 70% of organisations felt the are and do. His coming into the world Living Wage policy had increased and his death and resurrection assure Thank you awareness of their commitment us of God’s love for the world. Jesus’s to being an ethical employer. I’d like to thank all those who contributed to the Cathedral congregation’s very resurrection is the basis of the “sure and generous ‘farewell’ present to me. And also to say thank you for all the many certain hope” that one day this world Rhys Moore, Director of the Living Wage kindnesses I have received over my ten years at the Cathedral. will be transformed; that heaven and Foundation, said “the benefit that the Living earth will be one, that all the evil in the Wage brings to staff and businesses is clear. They were good years for me. Indeed, as a historian of , and world will be defeated, and that we will I welcome the leadership shown of the Collegiate Church from which it evolved, I think I can safely say that they’ve live in the very presence of God together by Manchester Cathedral on this been very much one of the better periods in the whole history of the place. And the with the whole company of heaven. important issue.” To find out more, future looks good, too. I wish you all the best! - Andrew Shanks go to www.livingwage.org.uk

Page 2 Cathedral News Page 3 Cathedral News Andrew Shanks PassionArt Trail Neo-Hegelian Theology: 5 March – 21 April 2014 The God of greatest hospitality PassionArt is a visual arts trail latest exhibition, ‘Sculptural Forms’. across the centre of Manchester Rob Floyds exciting, newly painted that aims to link the Easter Stations of the Cross are on display at Passion story to the reality Manchester Cathedral, and finally The National Football Museum houses a large of everyday life, reflecting on work of ‘the resurrection of Eric Cantona’ universal themes of grief and based on a medieval fresco by Piero della loss, love and kindness, betrayal Francesca. The trail is accompanied by and forgiveness, in relation to a free booklet available at each venue the last week of Christ’s life. with reflections to accompany many of the art works and their themes. Hosted by 6 major venues, more Lent is a season of quiet meditation, than 60 art works by 20 artists self-denial and pilgrimage. are on display throughout Lent, in , The Hidden People from all cultures and faiths seek Gem, The John Rylands Library, St the path of solitude and simplicity in Anns Church, Manchester Cathedral, their search for meaning. The PassionArt and The National Football Museum. Trail creates opportunity for sanctuary in the midst of the busyness of modern The art works range from the powerful life; a place for those with faith and figurative oil paintings of artist Ghislaine with none to ponder the meaning of Howard, exhibiting 13 large oil paintings the Easter story and to relate the events at St Anns Church, along with works of Passion week to their own lives. by Maxine Bristow, James Sutton and Rachel James. Jane Poulton and Lin By Lesley Sutton Holland’s sound work is based on the rhythm of her mother’s heartbeat recorded in the last weeks of her life; two contemporary embroidered shrouds by Beverly Ayling-Smith and a series of embroidered Victorian handkerchiefs expressing the feelings of shock and grief experienced by their maker Jacqui Frost on the death of her husband to cancer, are all on display at The John Rylands Library. The Norman Adam’s much admired Stations of the Cross in Tuesday 6 May 2014 the Hidden Gem, and at Manchester Art 7.00pm at Manchester Cathedral Gallery you can see 3 well known Holman ‘The Cathedral on the Street’ (Victoria Street) Hunt paintings and Mat Collishaw’s evocative series of photographs, “Last Manchester Theological Society Meal on Death Row: Texas”, that draws www.passionarttrail.co.uk Contact Andrew Shanks links to the Last Supper of Christ, along tweet: @passionarttrail [email protected] with some sculptural works in their 0161 833 2220 for more details Page 5 Cathedral News Holy Week and Writing the Easter Cathedral Palm Sunday Eucharist at 10.30am ‘Writing the Cathedral’ brought together Stainer’s ‘Crucifixion’ at 5.30pm poets from all over the sung by the Cathedral Voluntary Choir Manchester area to write poems inspired by various locations in the Cathedral. This month’s poetry page Fire Window Sung Eucharist and features one of those By Rachel Davies poems ‘Fire Window’ So where does a myth begin? Where does it end? Stripping of the Altars at 7.30pm by Rachel Davies, The bird rises from a sea of flames for all the world followed by The Watch until 10pm a poet based just outside like a mallard from the Irwell frightened Oldham. She takes one of by a backfiring car. Only when you look closely the most striking parts of you see the brown flight feathers touched with gold, the Regiment Chapel, the the peacock blue breast dressed with sequins, the crest like the stamen of some exotic flower, Fire Window, and brilliantly the silver ruff, the eagle’s beak, the noble head weaves a fable through it – that dares even to look Apollo in the eye. the rising of the immortal Phoenix from the flames. For 500 years the only Phoenix lives Note the local details – in the reflected glory of the one sun god. ‘a mallard from the There is no hen to step out the ritual dance, no warm egg, no gaping beak to feed his future. Irwell’ – playing alongside Yet when the time comes he’ll know how to die classical images of new and from the dust of his dying be reborn in the form Easter Liturgy with life (the stamen of a of his own Phoenix chick, a single fledgling whose first task Confirmation at 7.30pm flower). Enjoy how Rachel is to form an egg from myrrh to shell his parent’s remains weaves this ancient and carry them to Helios to be consumed in the sun’s fire. story with that of the And here you see it, how that Phoenix chick rising of the Cathedral rises from the ashes of the parent’s pyre, from the flames of the flies upwards to this incendiary of reds, the Fire Window, Festal Eucharist at 10.30am Manchester Blitz. its flames licking and flickering in the sun’s rays Festal Evensong and even on the greyest day. Feel the heat in this window By Rachel Mann and think of the night in 1940 when German fire Procession at 5.30pm almost consumed the Cathedral. And then remember Follow us at: the church was 500 years old as it rose renewed from the dying heat of its own embers.

Page 7 Cathedral News The feedback from the Food, glorious food! event has been wonderful: A reminder to readers of Cathedral News that hate crime is defined Challenging Hate Forum By Alison Rowland as any crime targeted at a person Being part of the Cathedral because of hostility or prejudice Event was great. We met towards that person’s disability, The Booth Centre homeless charity was You can’t beat food, fun and people from different agencies religion or belief, race, sexual fellowship as a recipe for a good thrilled to be involved and they provided “that we would have never come orientation, sub-culture, trans some traditional Polish food, while the event! These were the ingredients into contact with. We forged and gender reassignment. for the Challenging Hate Forum’s Cathedral staff prepared some good new links with agencies who old-fashioned British dishes – Lancashire public event in support of Hate can take our work on reducing How to report hate crime: hot-pot and Geordie favourite: ham, Hate Crime to another level. Crime Awareness Week entitled pease pudding and stottie cakes. And the food was great for 1. Call Greater Manchester Police ‘Food brings communities Greater Manchester Police served tea, bringing people together, it was on 101. If it’s an emergency together’ on 21 January 2014. coffee and biscuits throughout the great to share our Curry Goat, always call 999. event, so there was plenty of food to Rice and Peas with everyone. The Cathedral on the Street was choose from and more than enough 2. Visit the GMP website transformed from a worship space to satisfy the 80-strong crowd. Angela Hunter, www.gmp.police.uk and fill into a mobile kitchen for the event Mosscare Housing Ltd ” in the online reporting form and the general public was invited to try a variety of tasty hot and cold 3. Fill in the form on the True Vision food prepared by representatives from I would like to add if I may how hate crime reporting site for England faith and community groups around excellent a format it was and and Wales www.report-it.org.uk Manchester. Jonathan Schofield (Editor, congratulations to all involved Manchester Confidential) was the Master “in the idea in the first place 4. Visit a reporting centre. These are of Ceremonies on the day and he kept and the all the organising independent non-police centres that everyone entertained by interviewing the and coordinating it entailed. allow you to report events in total ‘chefs’ about the type of food they were I felt it proved to be hugely confidence. If you don’t want to talk preparing, its particular characteristics positive in so many ways. to anyone, you can pick up a self- and how it fitted into their respective reporting pack. For details, select the cultures. It was interesting to see just Filis Rosenberg, ‘Hate Crime reporting centre’ tab on how many common themes there Jewish Representative Council ” the GMP website for your local area. were across the different cultures. The theme of this year’s Hate Crime Awareness week was third party reporting 5. Call Crimestoppers with The dishes on offer included a superb and the objectives of this event were to An excellent event, not only the information relating to a hate array of kosher food provided by the raise awareness of hate crime, encourage food but the people. A heavy crime. For example, following Jewish Representative Council with people to report it and to promote subject in a social context. a police appeal for witnesses bread and cakes representing the community cohesion. Organisations “ after an incident. They will not Sabbath and various festivals sponsored provided displays showing the work they Rose Godkin, Victim Support ask for your name and your call by Brackman’s Bakery, a traditional do to raise awareness of hate crime and ” is not traced or recorded. Nigerian dish prepared by CARISMA, how to report it. As well as those involved a delicious Caribbean goat curry with in food preparation, Breakthrough UK, Fantastic! Everyone came Contact them on 0800 555 111 rice and peas made by Mosscare Victim Support, the Crown Prosecution together and there was good or visit the Crimestoppers website Housing, Halal dishes expertly cooked Service, Engage and The Lesbian and communication. This could www.crimestoppers-uk.org by Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Gay Foundation all participated. “be a template to do something Service -who also demonstrated fire The event resembled a food fair and similar for a wider audience. safety advice in the kitchen as they provided an excellent opportunity Funding for this event was provided by did so- and a Ghanaian dish prepared for people from different faiths Yusuf Tai, Engage Manchester City Council and the office of Greater by Faith Network for Manchester. and cultures to mingle in a safe ” Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner. and relaxed atmosphere. Page 8 Cathedral News Page 9 Cathedral News Challenge for Change Campaign Corner

The Volunteer Team owe a huge workshops and more to support our thanks to PWRE Engineers who job-seeking volunteers. We also have Be a Part of it sponsored a free teambuilding a new volunteer supporting our Thursday session for Group 8 at Challenge work club. John Foster is a PhD student Manchester Cathedral Development Project researching worklessness, and his IT for Change. The high ropes skills are proving an invaluable resource obstacle course and other to volunteers using email and online job activities are designed to build searches. The work club relies heavily on communication skills, problem on the volunteers who run it, who provide The Development Project I live in Helsby, Cheshire and am solving and teamwork. Completing help with CVs, covering letters and committees are responsible married with three daughters in their the session gives you such a sense application forms. Two of our volunteers for planning and delivering 20s. My wife is an artist and architectural illustrator; you may see some of her of achievement and the feeling that are attending training with TFGM to some of our major projects. illustrations in the Cathedral as part become Travel Ambassadors, which The committees are made up of after facing the fears of the high of the displays of planned projects. ropes course anything is possible! will enable them to help our job-seeking members of staff, clergy, Chapter, volunteers access free travel and plan I am an architect and was a founding The session is a great motivator consultants and many volunteers their journeysto job interviews. partner in a North West based for the volunteers. It can be hard from other organisations in the architectural practice for over 30 years. getting rejection after rejection city. We have invited some these Projects have included the Merseyside when you’re jobseeking, and this volunteers to introduce themselves Maritime Museum in Liverpool’s Albert outing will have really helped to and explain a little about their Dock, the refurbishment and expansion give them the boost they need. work with the Cathedral. of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Concert Hall and, just before I retired in 2006, several schemes within the Our programme is still achieving fantastic Design Group and FAC: ’Liverpool One’ project for Grosvenor. results with 59% of volunteers moving Martyn Coppin into employment. As a result of this As a personal appointment I was also success, Jobcentreplus have presented My name is Martyn Coppin and I have Cathedral Architect for Liverpool Anglican us with the challenge of taking on an been Chairman of the Cathedral’s Fabric Cathedral for 15 years until I retired at the additional group of 25 volunteers, to see Advisory Committee since 2006. end of 2012. In addition to maintenance if we can help even more people back This committee has a statutory duty of responsibilities I was fortunate to be to work. I’m pleased to report that we will care for the fabric of the Cathedral, which involved in the design of new interior be working collaboratively with Greater It’s fantastic that some of our volunteers includes important fixtures and fittings. facilities for the congregation and visitors. Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have now come full circle: having started Each cathedral is required to have such on this project. GMFRS will be providing as participants on the programme a committee and members have skills At Manchester Cathedral I am placements and training rooms for the they are now in employment and still in a wide variety of related disciplines. a member of several of the committees additional volunteers. We’ve had some continue to volunteer at the Cathedral as concerned with individual development great results recently, with volunteers Welcomers or Guides. They are also able initiatives such as the new organ, being offered work at the Civil Service, to let the new job-seeking groups know lighting and potential HLF projects. in Security, at Old Trafford, Royal Mail about job opportunities, and can help It is a very exciting and challenging and Aegis contact centre. Meanwhile with mentoring, recruitment and training, time to be involved and I greatly enjoy our employer network continues to grow, acting as ambassadors for the Cathedral working with all those committed to with Redgate Holdings, McDonalds and Volunteer Programme – what these significant improvements. DWF offering guaranteed interviews, a great result.

By Lauren Bailey-Rhodes

Page 10 Cathedral News Page 11 Cathedral News Devotional The Diary April

Wednesday 2 April Sunday 13 April Saturday 19 April Saint of 12.45 pm Turning of the Leaves 9.00 am–6.00 pm Pickled 7.30 pm Easter Eve Liturgy with 6.30 pm Lent Course 2014 Walnut Wedding Fair (CotS) Baptism and Confirmation 5.30 am A sequence of music Thursday 3 April and readings for Palm Sunday Sunday 20 April – Easter Sunday the Month 1.10 pm Chetham’s School of 10.30 am Easter Day Eucharist – Music Lunchtime Concert Monday 14 April – Holy Week incense will be used 1 April. Frederick Denison Maurice 10.30 am Sung Eucharist 5.30 pm Festal Evensong & Priest, Teacher of the Faith (1805-72) Saturday 5 April with Blessing of the Oils Procession – incense will be used 11.00 am Coffee Concert and Renewal of Vows Tuesday 22 April Wednesday 9 April Tuesday 15 April 12.30 pm Julian Prayer Group 6.30 pm Lent Course 2014 11.30 am Bishop of F. D. Maurice was the son of a As a founding member of the Christian Beverley’s Chrism Mass Wednesday 23 April Unitarian minister and born into Socialist movement Maurice was Thursday 10 April 2.00 pm Townswomen’s Guild a Christian thinker with deep interests 12 noon Mothers’ Union Wednesday 16 April Thanksgiving Service a family in which theological Thursday Prayer 12.45 pm Turning of the Leaves and intellectual argument were in social and political reform. Friday 25 April In 1854, he also helped to found Saturday 12 April Thursday 17 April – 7.00 pm Hope14 Prayer Service the order of the day. In 1823, the Working Men’s College. 9.00 am–6.00 pm Pickled Walnut Maundy Thursday with the intention of becoming a Wedding Fair (CotS) 7.30 pm Sung Eucharist with Saturday 26 April 11.00 am Chetham’s School of Stripping of the Sanctuary, followed 1.00 pm Lunchtime Concert barrister, he went to Trinity College As a theologian he was always abreast Music Founders’ Day service by the Watch performed Mirabilé Vocal Ensemble 2.15 pm–5.00 pm Be a Chorister 8.30 pm–11.00 pm The Watch Cambridge and later Trinity Hall. of the latest thinking. In 1846, he took on for a Day Wednesday 30 April In those days, however, in order to John Henry Newman’s ideas about the 5.00 pm Be a Chorister for Friday 18 April–Good Friday 12.45 pm Turning of the Leaves Development of Christian Doctrine, while a Day Act of Worship 12 noon Way of the Cross graduate it was necessary to sign 7.30 pm Music and Readings the 39 Articles of the Church of his Bampton Lectures of 1854 challenged for Good Friday England and at that time he could H. L. Mansel’s criticisms of philosophical not do this in conscience. But theology. However, his belief that the Rob Floyd, Stations of the Cross Capture the Cathedral New Testament’s understanding of Wednesday 5 March – Saturday 10 May – Thursday 5 June his inward debate was unending, Exhibitions Friday 21 April Regiment Chapel ‘eternity’ had nothing to do with time, and by 1830 he had become an together with his denial that hell meant Anglican. Maurice’s upbringing endless punishment, resulted in his losing Be the first to get the news! Service Times By signing up to receive Cathedral News by and struggle for his faith was his professorship at King’s College. Midweek Services email, as a PDF file, you will help us reduce reflective of an age of intellectual our postage bill and paper consumption. Morning Prayer 9.00am Mon-Fri combat and exploration, perhaps Perhaps a controversial age needs Holy Communion 1.10pm Mon-Fri more than any other in history. a controversial church, and a To register, simply send an email to: Evensong 5.30pm Tues-Thurs* Evening Prayer 4.30pm Mon & Fri controversial church needs controversial [email protected] Maurice was ordained in 1834 and theologians. Not everyone believes that, Saturday Services Back copies are available to view began a lifetime of writing. He was though the Church today is challenged Morning Prayer & 9.00am on our website, under ‘Publications’. orthodox yet always controversial. His intellectually on even more theological Holy Communion Go to: www.manchestercathedral.org range was wider than that of most of fronts than it was in Maurice’s time. Evensong 5.30pm* his learned contemporaries. He was Controversy is unavoidable in the human You can also subscribe online to the Sunday Services just the sort of Christian intellectual search for truth. Jesus didn’t avoid it, E-News, and updates for Development, Matins 8.45am that the Victorian Church needed. and nor did St Paul, or St Augustine, Music and Events for Schools. Holy Communion (1662) 9.00am or F. D. Maurice – and nor can we. 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Page 12 Cathedral News Page 13 Cathedral News Contacts Looking ahead May The Clergy Thursday 1 May Tuesday 13 May Thursday 22 May 12 noon Mothers’ Union 12.30 pm Julian Prayer Group 10.00 am–2.30 pm Mothers’ The Dean: Staff Thursday Prayer Union Quiet Day The Very Revd Rogers Govender 7.00 pm Cathedral Quiz Night Wednesday 14 May 1.10 pm Chetham’s School of [email protected] Cathedral Administrator: Stuart Shepherd 12.45 pm Turning of the Leaves Music Lunchtime Concert [email protected] Friday 2 May 7.00 pm Manchester Theological 7.00 pm Concert: Thursday 15 May Society presents The Wickham Canon Theologian: Dean’s PA: Alison Rowland Angus and Julia Stone 7.00 pm Concert: The Fall Lecture: Elaine Graham Vacancy [email protected]

Sunday 4 May Friday 16 May Friday 24 May Archdeacon of Manchester: Cathedral Administrative Secretary: 7.30 pm Oldham Choral 7.00 pm Concert: Belinda Carlisle 12 noon A service to celebrate The Venerable Mark Ashcroft Joanne Hooper Society perform Duruflé Canon John Sykes’s 50th [email protected] and Fauré Requiems Saturday 17 May anniversary of preaching [email protected] 11.00 am Coffee Concert Tuesday 6 May 2.15 pm–5.00 pm Be a Saturday 24 May Canon Precentor: Cathedral Office Assistant:Jade Newbury 7.00 pm Manchester Theological Chorister for a Day 12 noon A service to celebrate Canon Philip Barratt [email protected] Society: Andrew Shanks 5.00 pm Be a Chorister Canon John Sykes’s 50th [email protected] for a Day Act of Worship anniversary of preaching Finance Assistant: Joanne Hodkin Friday 9 May 7.00 pm A service to celebrate [email protected] 7.00 pm Launch event for Capture the 20th anniversary of the first Monday 26 May Cathedral Curate: the Cathedral competition ordinations of women to 10.00 am Whit Walks Revd Rhiannon Jones Logistics Officer:Peter Mellor the priesthood (times and routes tbc) [email protected] [email protected] Monday 12 May 7.30 pm Visitation Service for Wednesday 28 May Chapter Lay Canons: Senior Verger: Derrick May Manchester Archdeaconry 12.45 pm Turning of the Leaves David Howe, Jennifer Curtis, Barrie Cheshire [email protected]

Vergers: Cathedral Chaplains: Martin Taylor Looking further ahead June Canon Adrian Rhodes [email protected] Revd Peter Bellamy-Knights (Retired) Gareth Screeton Tuesday 3 June Sunday 15 June – Trinity Sunday Saturday 21 June [email protected] 12.30 pm Julian Prayer Group 10.30 am Sung Eucharist – 11.00 am Coffee Concert incense will be used 6.30 pm Ordination of Priests Organist & Master of the Choristers: Sunday 8 June—Day of 5.30 pm Festal Evensong and Christopher Stokes Pentecost Procession – incense will be used Tuesday 24 June Congregation [email protected] 10.30 am Sung Eucharist – 12.30 pm Julian Prayer Group incense will be used Tuesday 17 June Churchwardens & Stewards: Sub Organist: Jeffrey Makinson [email protected] 3.30 pm Civic Service 7.00 pm Manchester Theological Wednesday 25 June [email protected] 5.30 pm Festal Evensong and Society: Jack McKelvey 12.45 pm Turning of the Leaves Archives: [email protected] Procession – incense will be used Lucy Shepherd Flowers: Helen Bamping Worship & Music Administrator: Thursday 19 June – Corpus Sunday 29 June [email protected] Wednesday 11 June Christi 10.30 am Ordination of Deacons Friends of Manchester Cathedral: Pauline Dimond 12.45 pm Turning of the Leaves 1.10 pm Chetham’s School Ringing Master: Malcolm Murphy Education Officer:Pam Elliott 5.30 pm Evensong with of Music Lunchtime Concert [email protected] Retiring Headteachers 5.30 pm Sung Eucharist – Secretary to Bell Ringers: Catherine Rhodes incense will be used Director of Fundraising & Development: Thursday 12 June 7.00 pm The Manchester Lecture: Please contact the above people via the Anthony O’Connor 11.00 am Mothers’ Union the Bishop of Manchester Cathedral Office:Manchester Cathedral, Thursday Prayer anthony.o’[email protected] 1.10 pm Chetham’s School Victoria Street, M3 1SX, 0161 833 2220 Secretary to the Development Project: of Music Lunchtime Concert The Cathedral Diary is accurate at the time of going to print. Also: Grace Timperley [email protected] May Issue Keep up to date via social Chetham’s School of Music: 0161 834 9644 Please note that due to the dates of Easter this year, the May media, website or telephone: National Rail Enquiries: 0845 748 4950 Volunteer Programme Manager: issue of Cathedral News will be available from the first Sunday (Nearest station is Victoria) of the month (4 May) rather than the last Sunday of April. 0161 833 2220 Lauren Bailey-Rhodes Mantax (Taxi Service): 0161 230 3333 [email protected] Taxifone (Taxi Service): 0161 236 2322 Visitor Services Manager: Dympna Gould [email protected]

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