Cathedral Echo News and views from the Minster Easter 1989 Floral view a real delight EASTER daffodils outside the Trust where it was reset into the precious stained glass from Cathedral are made even lovlier new lead. the effects of the elements for this year by the emergence of On its return to Lincoln it was many hundreds of years," said the building's east end from its replaced in its original position, Mark Dicken, co-ordinator of the veil of scaffolding. but this time double-glazed not Cathedral's Fabric Fund. The scaffolding has been in with familiar sheets of glass but It has taken five years to position for at least five years with clear glass panels cut to complete the project for just two during which time restoration match the stained-glass shapes windows positioned on either work has been carried out on the behind them. side of the great east window. east aisle windows. Plans are now in hand to carry "There is no evidence to the out similar restoration and Druing this time the medieval naked eye that the windows protection work on other pre- stained glass was removed and have been double-glazed. cious stained-glass windows in sent to the Canterbury Glaziers' "But it is hoped it will protect the Cathedral. Preparing for a new challenge

CATHEDRAL staff are Lincoln and met the Bishop tramps and university stu- Provost Jackson said he busy preparing for the and his wife they changed dents. was looking forward to his May installation of the their minds and are now both From there he went to installation on May 12. "I am Dean-elect, the Very looking forward to it very Shipley where he also itching to get on with the job. much. worked for Yorkshire Tele- My guess is I will be Rev Brandon Jackson, vision for 10 years, as wel1 as • A spectacular view of the Cathedral's east end He is already anticipating particularly concerned with who says he is just it- keeping up his parish work. Lincoln wil1 be entirely dif- holding the whole team He and his wife, Mary, ching to arrive and get on ferent from Bradford where together." have three children: Tim (29) with the job. he has spent the past 11 Angle who works as a butler at Minster At present he is Provost of years. Buckingham Palace; Robert Speaking of how he would Bradford Cathedral which, he "Bradford has an 27) who is married and who feet taking over fo• explained ia she as a 040■1111Nifpiplarixem**ss egmes suffered enormous un- the chinch; and Sarah (24), a for one of employment through the nurse who is also married and to BB his shoes in the sense out of the ancient foundations such contraction of the wool in- with her doctor husband that I am the new Dean. But I as Lincoln. dustry of which it is still the hoping to work for the do feel very inadequate. Provost Jackson said he centre. Church Missionary Society "However, we are very the dark was completely overwhelmed different and I will be You give up things "From what I have seen of for three years. when he received the 1etter approaching the job from a AS duskdusk falls on Easter Day, Lincoln, I anticipate it will be Unlike the Dean Emeritus, asking him to consider different angle so it wil1 be a city counci1 engineer will a much slower pace of life the Very Rev Oliver Fiennes when you buy becoming Dean of Lincoln. difficult to compare us." alter all the timeswitches on although I don't really know the Dean-elect and his wife Despite his initial re- the Cathedral's floodlighting. a Wrights' Conservatory... what that means," he said. will not be living in the Keeping This wil1 enable the building Before we went to Brad- Deanery. luctance to take the post, "I was just wondering who to be illuminated after the ford, Provost Jackson was "We came to look at it and Provost Jackson and his wife would take over from Oliver are now very excited about long darkness of Lent. vicar of St Peter's Church in we honestly didn't know how Fiennes when the letter ar- they managed to live there all the prospect Shipley for 12 years. Switching on the lights, rived from number 10 asking these years. It is so huge and "1 am looking forward to which are arranged in banks me if I would consider it," he Born in Cheshire he has demonstrating the relevance cold," he explained. of 10 or 12, has to be stag- said. spent all his working life in of the Christian Gospel to a Instead they will be living gered. This helps to reduce At first, Provost Jackson Yorkshire starting as a curate in Minster Yard until a house city which is so dominated by the burden on the 1ocal elec- had been reluctant. But after at St George's in Leeds next to the Bishop's is ready the physical stature of the tricity supply. he and his wife Mary came to where he worked among for them. Cathedral itself, - he said. Exhibition idea 4••• proves a winner •••''

SPRINGTIME visitors to the Arts and local sponsors to fund Cathedral are all benefiting resident artists, Medina from an idea thought up by Hammed, to work on the ...Things like rotting, rusting, Bailgate butcher, Larry Cathedral Awareness Cam- corroding, painting and draughts. Dickens. paign. Mr Dickens suggested he Miss Hammad's enthusiasm For a more carefree, maintenance should make a donation to the took her into numerous schools free, problem free life style, choose Cathedral which could be used and colleges in the county. as a contribution towards Scholars and students in turn Wrights' conservatories for extra funding a programme by which visited the Cathedral where space and warmth. Made and today's city and county child- they experienced its imposing ren became the well-informed presence at first hand. installed by the experts. adults of tomorrow. The result of this work is the Now open seven days a week. Now the ideal has come to exhibition of paintings and fruition with an exhibition of pottery which completely fills children's art taking place in the North Transept. WRFGHT the North Transept between The exhibition was opened WINDOW SYSTEMS now and the end of April. by the Archdeacon, the Ven As well as Mr Dickens's do- Christopher Lawrence, and Outer Circle Road Showroom, Lincoln nation, additional funding, was children from William Farr Tel. 0522 512941 obtained through the Cathe- School at Welton and • Larry Dickens and Medina Hammad selecting exhibits to be put dral's Preservation Council, Dunholme Primary School on display in the North Transept. Lincolnshire and Humberside provided entertainment

INDEX: Men of the choir 3. Parish profile 4-5. New angel 6. Detroit churches 7 Page 2 CATHEDRAL ECHO Medieval facade shields a vast array of bureaucracy Fulfilling key role in diocese link with people

WHEN you are admiring by ulations, it is also his respon- the splendid sight of the Judy Theobald sibility to approve any plans Cathedral it is easy to for alterations to church forget it is still the centre buildings. It's an approval which leads to the granting of clergymen. My place of work of a large and busy dio- an Archdeacon's Certificate is not in the Cathedral but out cese. an essential requirement in the parishes so I am known before any work can begin. Behind the medieval facade as the 'almost always absent • Edward King, from 1885- of many of its buildings there Archdeacon," he said. Running is a huge modern office 1910 1n his role he is responsible system consisting of ac- Again, although he has along with the Bishop for countants, lawyers and advisers in this area, over the appointing clergy within his secretaries all involved in the past five years he has also had Archdeaconry. Picture tribute day-to-day running of this to acquire a great deal of diocese. "While the Bishop is knowledge himself and is Linking this bureaucracy to looking at the candidate from now not only conversant with • The almost always absent Archdeacon, the to kind bishop the people it serves, are the a pastoral point of view, I many modern buiding regu- Ven Christopher Lawrence three Archdeacons of have to be working out if the lations, he is familiar with AT Grantham in May 1907 when Bishop King Lindsey, Lincoln and Stowe. vicarage will be big enough medieval building terms as dedicated the Church of St Anne a 16-year-old Of these, the Archdeacon of for his family," he well. of the Cathedral without the county often with tiny apprentice photographer, Walter Lee, had been Lindsey actually lives in the explained. Although he lives very near having any direct involve- congregations but it is instructed by his employer to obtain a picture. shadow of the Cathedral. The Archdeacon is also the Cathedral he is not di- ment. Because I have no amazing to see what lengths The equipment needed at that time was, of The Ven Christopher involved when things go rectly involved with its day- vested interest in any specific these congregations are course, somewhat cumbersome and was set up Lawrence has held the posi- wrong. When there are dis- to-day running. part of the Cathedral's daily prepared to go to keep their outside the parish room where the Bishop was to tion of Archdeacon of putes or when parishes have "As a canon, when I am in life I am able to bring an churches alive. proceed after the service. Lindsey for the past five got into difficulties with their residence I am responsible impartial point of view to "They are marvellously It came on to rain and the Bishop was ushered years. accounts, then he has to step for what goes on in the meetings." loyal and desperately anxious quickly into the hall. A parish priest for 19 years in and try to sort out what has Cathedral and must be pres- about the future of their A fourth generation Lin- However, he had seen the camera and smiled at and previously involved with happened. ent at all the services. churches." colnshire clergyman, he Walter, saying: "I think I would like my photograph in-service training for clergy, "It is at times like these "I also have to welcome As wel1 as enjoying his spent many years in a taken" and stood in the pouring rain to enable the taking up this job was, he when it helps that I am groups of people coming into work out in the wilds of the Scunthorpe parish before youngster to get his "scoop". said, like coming from the another clergyman because it the Cathedra1 and during my Archdeaconry, Canon moving to his 1ast job in At the time the Bishop was 78 and after his death front to the back end of the enables me to understand period of residence I am in Lawrence also loves being London. But he still has great in 1910 the photograph was reproduced as a horse. how problems occur at parish charge and am the person to part of the Cathedral. affection for the county. postcard. It has been used to illustrate a number of Constant level," he said. whom people refer if they "It is a wonderful com- books. so many IMO- munity and I am very happy There are many stories of Edward King's kin • - n e ginnufg o from tutory p arming reg- "It does help that I am part diev al churches throughout to belong to it," he said. liness and in earlier times there can be little doubt church they found they that he would have become another Lincolnshire needed someone to 1ook after Saint. the administration of the diocese and this was the Archdeacon's job. Fond memories of a great "Nowadays, because there MEND SIM kt ■ ■ are so many rules and regu- ""-• ereh=rirrsalt I at ions involved with employment and buildings, saint stand the test of time 111111%. ow, not only do I need the con- ma. stant back-up of the ALTHOUGH 800 years have passed since the death Contemporary potter, Robin Welch, has made misez, secretariat, I must also keep of Gilbert of Sempringham, he is still remembered as splendid pots for the Gilbert corner for prayer in the swotting up myself all the a very great English saint. Cathedral. time," explained Mr Gilbert had a great sense of partnership and his . People who would like to make a contribution GALLERY Lawrence. community, a mixed order of men and women, was towards the memorial which will be a focal point for A.R.C. Gallery specialise in all areas of designer The Archdeaconry of the only religious community founded by an pilgrimages are invited to contact the committee's craft from both regional and national makers, as Lincoln covers the south part Englishman in the middle ages. treasurer, Mr Eric Iredale, 9 Fen Road, Pointon, well as in objects from third world countries. of the diocese and the Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Cheques should be made According to a spokesman for the Gilbert of Archdeaconry of Stowe payable to the St Gilbert Appeal. Ceramics, glass, jewellery, knitwear, and designer Sempringham Commemoration committee, at covers the north west. Mr textiles are all on display. You will also find designer present there is very little memorial to him. greetings cards. Lawrence said the Lindsey • iiiii 1111111111111111111 lllllllll 1111111 iiiii iiiiii "The vilage in which he was born, where his father NEW STOCK NOW ARRIVING FOR EASTER area ran from south of the Humber to the bottom of the was squire and where he was parish priest, is under Expert Picture Framing Services BAILGATE, LINCOLN Wolds. the fields as is the greater part of the mother house "In my area there are of his order. • Competitive • Good Selection of Frames Telephone 542717 about 224 churches and 80 "It is proposed to mark this year with a memorial • Original Paintings • Limited Edition Prints to St Gilbert on the exterior of the church at Sempringham. This will involve a sculpture and in- Call and see our selection of Lincoln Prints at scription commemorating the fact that this lonely very reasonble prices NORTH EAST place was once the mainspring of a holy life and a religious community," he said. 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CATHEDRAL ECHO Page 3 Lower voices lay foundation for choral delights

Minster Musical dedication extends welcome by men of the choir to new • Canon Brian CHORAL Evensong in a seems to be a contradiction in Canon Halfpenny Cathedral. What could terms. After all, a vicar is a has According to a be more quintessentially priest who, by virtue of being just welcomed its newest spokesman for the Cathe- English than that. an ordained minister cannot Canon, the Ven Brian dral, there have always The timlessness of the daily be a layman. Halfpenny, Chaplain-in- been strong links between round of psalms, the almost But this idea leaves much Chief of the Royal Air the RAF and Lincoln tangible atmosphere of to be desired. Our word vicar Force. Cathedral. prayer, praise and devotion comes from the Latin word Canon Halfpenny was "During the last war the are all exemplified and 'vicare' which means literally installed to the unendowed Cathedral was often a articulated by the soaring a substitute. Prebend and Canonry of St landmark used by pilots sounds of our Cathedral Botolph. In medieval returning form Germany choirs. Occasions times the prebends were with damaged instruments Thoughts turn first to the lands set aside in the dio- and it saved a great many almost-angelic boys whose Your parish priest, there. cese which the canons lives," he said. clear treble voices give such fore, is almost certainly a farmed in order to make clarity of sound — so trans- substitute for a rector who, in their living. Canon Halfpenny's parent yet strong. It is some- days gone by, derived his Relating to places as far duties will include taking times hard to remember that living, probably, from glebe away as Leighton Buzzard services during his period the sounds emanate from lands. in Bedfordshire, they give of residence plus a daily rumbustious rugby-playing some indication of the size recitation of the two But today's choir men are of the diocese in medieval psalms designated for his boys who, for five years or substitutes for the medieval so, give their lives to the clerks who sang church times. prebend duty. service of the Church. But without the lower services in centuries past. voices — bass, tenor and alto Often they were priests. So our modern-day lay vicars — there would be no foun- • Lincoln's lay vicars ... fulfilling a vital role dation on which the boys are, literally, non.ordained could build. substitutes for clerks — ie lay DUKE WILLIAM It is to these men, the lay vicars. HOTEL vicars, our attentions now As they perform their turn. duties from choice, it is quite Facts appeal LINCOLN (LINCS) Ability certain that they derive great satisfaction from their work Tel: (0522) 533351 Lincoln's lay vicars, and it is to this sense of ob- numbering ten or a dozen, ligation that tribute must be helps solve are also devoted to their lives paid in admiring the excep- of music but secondarily to tional standards of perform- DURING APRIL, their norma1 work. ance now expected of cathe- There is a schoolteacher, dral choirs. bell mystery an archivist, an insurance The BBC regularly ONE CARAFE THROUGH the medium of a broker and local government broadcasts Choral Evensong by John officer among the stipendiary on radio from our great Chapter letter I recently OF WINE (paid, tt = snick) aed—eadiedsidwe- _ Kettenngham I supernumerary (voluntary) provides two such occasions WORTh £4.8osimmaiss•---- men. each year. smal1 bel1 which hangs in an Not only does a cathedral elaborate wrought.iron there appears "a Coldron They have two things in choir sound good, they look framework on the North East hand wrought floral gate bell common — a love of Cathe- and bracket." The bell is FREE dral music and the ability to good too. They are, cor- pillar supporting the Central with two main courses purchased porately, an important part in Tower. now used as a signal to visi- be at the Cathedral by 5.15 the performance of the Cecil Jollands who was, of tors that the Cathedral is over a value of £12.00 pm each week day. They also liturgy. No cathedral pro- course, until recently Chapter about to close for the night. give up much time at week- If anyone has any know- cession would look the same clerk supplied me with enough information to put me ledge of the whereabouts of Between 7 pm - 8.30 pm performanceends to ensure of thethe properCathe- without the formality of the "uniform" of the three dozen on the right track. And the the other bell I would be • The call bell in its dral's round of worship. or so choir members. following is the result. pleased to hear from them. position at the Cathedral. MONDAY — SATURDAY The notion of a lay vicar In the early 1920s a number of attempts were made to find a purchaser for CITROEN Sudbrooke Holme, a large 1t's reassuring to reflect that when you buy a Volvo you country house which was buy a car that is the product of more than 60 years' situated about five miles from TESTED BY pioneering work in the field of automotive safety. Lincoln on the road to Wragby. Among the many innovative features developed by COME AND DRIVE THE Unfortunately a buyer DUMMIES. Volvo and now fitted across the entire model range are a wasn't found and the house rigid steel safety cage, impact absorbing crumple zones NEW CITROEN AX DIESEL. which had been built by front and rear, a roll bar in the roof and steel bars in the Robert Ellison around 1759 doors. was pulled down in 1928. DRIVEN The contents of the house And when you take into account the quality and durabil- were sold during the previous ity for which Volvo are equally renowned, it all adds up year and a newspaper report BY THE to a cast.iron investment. of December 10 1927 on the auction states that; "Two old Call into our showroom soon, for a gentle test-drive. cal1 bells were sold for £10." INTELLIGENT. It goes on to report the sale of four pairs of wrought iron gates. A picture of these gates suggests that a bell was hung in the metal work of each of the main gates. The prices Prices from ITS PERFORMANCE realised at the auction for the gates confirms that there WILL FUEL YOU. were two main gates which £7,075 were sold for £95 and two You're looking at the fastest small diesel small side gates (£14.10s and sx-aarks in the world. It's also the most economical.* £20). But dop't take our word for it. (al ara as iackwit Vein Cars Take a test drive. 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Page 4 CATHEDRAL ECHO Churches of St Nicholas and St John the Baptist join forces to se Playing key role within Uphill parishe AT the beginning of March, two lively churn Uphill parish churches joined forces to East, become agroup ministry. wool a thriving community This Parish Profile looks at the Meat SERVING the 7,000 residents of the people's club but we can encourage our people to Ermine East and West Estates, the Stores become involved with the existing one. Park Estate and the new Beckside This kind of support extends to individual members of the congregation. development is the parish church of St John People who have become involved in local char- the Baptist. ity work are encouraged by the church in both Help sp Its vicar, the Rev, Mike Cooney, who has been spiritual and practica1 terms through fundraising in the parish for four years, said despite their events. apparent newness, some parts of the estates were One church organisation which is thriving is the 38 years old and many people living there now Mothers Union. At a time when in many parishes represent three generations of the same family. MU membership is dwindling, St John's has a "It's also a very nice area. I was really surprised thriving branch with, in some cases, four when I came here at how nicely the gardens had generations of the same family and even a few in divi been kept and how well-maintained the homes men. were compared with other inner-city estates I have As wel1 as the church, there is also a community seen in places like Coventry and Birmingham," he centre in Ermine West which is used once a month said. for a communion service and Mr Cooney said they The congregation of the church is also thriving. were always seeking new uses for the com- "At Christmas, 20 percent of the local population munity centre which would be of benefit to the of wort came through the door of the church which is a local community. very large number of people," he added. • The Rev Mike Cooney with his wife, Great ONE of the advantages of Welcome Mary, and children Clare, Paul and "If you have a building like this it is a waste of the two churches forming a Before Mr Cooney came to the parish, he was at baby Frances outside St John the resources to leave it unused, particularly as there is group ministry is they are the Church of St Hugh's at Scunthorpe and before Baptist Church a willingness on the part of the congregation to now able to share between that he was in an inner city parish in Coventry. share the buldings,' he explained. them Andrew Wilkinson, a "The people here have been very warm and does not only work through the church, but One of the groups which the church is currently welcoming to both me and my wife and family," through all sorts of different channels and has considering forming is one for mothers and Church Army captain. he said. "This really is a wonderful place to be and often been to places long before the church has got toddlers. "1 have 100 baptisms a year so I think At 22, Andrew believes he is we are very lucky to live here." there, he said. '- there is a very great need for something extra for the youngest member of the Mr Cooney sees his church as being very much When this has happened, I see it as our job as a young families in the area," said Mr Cooney. Church Army and the youngest part of the local community. "I have always taken church to give support. For example, there is an Mr Cooney is well able to understand the needs minister in the Church of the view that it is not the job of the church to be an excellent group catering for the needs of the over of young families. With his wife, Mary, and England. alternative society. 50s — the 50 Plus Club. children Paul, Clare and baby Frances, he is very `It is our job to recognise that the Holy Spirit 'It would be ridiculous to set up our own old much a family man himself. Working for the two parishes is his first post since leaving college and is considered as a training position. Having a member of the Prime example of a rare gem Church Army working in the parish can be a little confusing for IN a county whose churches get in conventional pews," many people who are not aware are gems of medieval said Mr Cooney. of the organisation's work. architectuse, St John the 010 riDui .litaptist's church in Lincoln's in 1881, mainly Sudbrooke Drive stands out and font are made of concrete started because as a rarity. with the altar set on a circular the Salvation Army had shamed Built just 25 years ago, it is concrete plinth enabling the the with the king of evangelism it was doing at • Andrew Wilkins still one of the newest congretation to get round it appealing to churches in Lincoln and a during the communion street level." he said. service. young people o classic of its time. Growing parish through 'We often get parties of On the front of the pulpit, Church Army. people who have been to see which also doubles as the "The Church of England had become complacent about its particularly among the yc the Cathedral, coming to see lectern, is a sword. A proper our church afterwards as it is military sword it symbolises position in society," explained "There is everything such a complete contrasct,' the sword of the spirit of the Andrew. for young people nowa said the Rev Mike Cooney, word of God, referred to in St It was Wilson Carlisle who cluding many things w vicar of St John's. Paul's Letter to the realised the Church of England not good for them like The church was built in Ephesians. was doing nothing at street level drugs. And the pressures 1963 to meet the needs of the Ceiling and who believed it should be are enormous. expanding Ermine Estates • A classic of 60s architecture — the inside of St John the Baptist's showing the love of God in a which had started life 10 church, Ermine East. The ceiling of the church is practica1 way, something which young"I peoplehave chosen because to wor I d years earlier and whose made of polished wooden Church Army officers are still have a great need for h residents had previously used Scorer, designed the church man's nomadic passage view of the altar, pulpit and planks which curve in a great doing to this day. a local school and the existing which is based ona circular through life. font, they also get an excel- span right down to floor 1evel Despite its Victorian origins, explained. church hall for worship. pattern and intended to re- The pews in the church lent view of each other. on both sides, emphasising Andrew said the Church Army is AndrewThe three-yearreceived took trainin hi Local architect, Sam semble a tent, symbolic of also follow the circular pat- "It means people become the tent-like feel of the a growing organisation so great Rhine Army in Gem tern and as the floor slopes, very involved with each other church. are the needs of people in the soldiers stationed in like a cinema not only does and with the service and don't Dominating the whole latter part of the 20th century. Ireland and also to do yo everyone get an excellent sit in the sort of isolation you building is the east window And despite, or even because in Jersey. whcih is described in more of, our current prosperity, detail on the back page of this Andrew sees these needs as being But he is not in Lincol, -o supplement. pressing as they ever have been, as a youth worker. He BARS RESTAURANT ACCOMMODATION MPORTANT Set in extensive grounds with riverside walks OTICE YOUR OLD TELEVISION Uttitens OR VIDEO, COULD BE WORTH "LOADSAMONEY" the Nutriltr GENEROUS PART . EXCHANGES GIVEN . IMMEDIATE QUOTATIONS WITHOUT OBLIGATION Please order now CHOOSE FROM HITACHI — LUXOR — FERGUSTON — DYNATRON — PYE — AMSTRAD — PHILIPS — SALORA CREDIT TERMS AVAILABLE FOR EASTER * Morning coffee, bar snacks, eEASY PARKING OPEN MON-SAT 9.6 afternoon teas * * Children's playground * Turkeys • Ducks • Chickens * Boats welcome * * Ample car parking * Salted Silverside • Brisket *OPEN SEVEN DAYS * SATELLITE TV. Tel. 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CATHEDRAL ECHO Page 5 ie one community in unity Vicar settles in at of St John the Baptist, Ermine I St Nicholas In Newport, the history and up-to-date perishes. lively family parish

ON FEBRUARY 23 this On March 1 this year, St year, the congregation wel- Nicholas Church became comed its 12th vicar, the Rev officially involved with St Brian Wisken, who came to John the Baptist as a group the parish having spent 13 ministry, a step which had years in Cleethorpes where been planned for some time read he was team Rector to three and which had involved a churches. great deal of preparatory Although he has only been work by both churches. in the parish a few weeks, "On a practical level, it Canon Wisken said he has means there is the intention found St Nicholas to be a that the two parishes should lively family church having work together wherever pos- ion one of the largest quotas in sible. It means there is built- Lincoln. in support which can now Active work either way. "Very simply, it can mean The parish covers a large we can support each other on area of Lincoln's Uphill dis- days off when there are load trict and once served the funerals or other services to Ermine area which is now St minister of the church and in this be taken at short notice," John the Baptist's parish. • Canon Wisken and his wife, Margaret, following explained Canon Wisken. capacity is able to take some "The congregation is very services. He helps out regularly his induction at St Nicholas Church, Newport. The three men in the team active and we also have an also meet on four mornings a at others. excellent mixed choir of both He also attends local schools to together with the uniformed fairly active spread. week to say matins and • St Nicholas Church in Newport. adults and children," said organisations. For reasons of history, morning prayer together. take assemblies — with the help Canon Wisken. of Wilfred the racoon who is "The PCC also has various Canon Wisken said the Anglican clergymen have an always welcomed by the younger "We also have many committees — the mission church had the unusual obligation to say these children. groups connected with the committee, educationa nd number of four church services every day and it In the parish, his work involves church — a Mothers' Union worship committee and a wardens, the normal number helps if we can do it Church built him with the Tuesday Coffee Bar and Women's fellowship, social committee so it is a being two. together," he said. which meets in the Ermine West Community Centre run by the Lincoln Youth for Christ or- Records to fill void ganisation. He is also involved COMPLETE heathens or with a south aisle and a south with the monthly Christian music violent sectarian bigots, were west tower and broach spire. and drama concert for young reveal how the people of Newport It was erected by Mr (later people. were described by the Lin- Sir) George Gilbert Scott and colnshire Advertiser in 1835. was in the early English Workshops facts The reason for this "crying style. "Something which I would like evil" was put down to the to see happening later in the year from rapid expansion of the local Tradition is a special all.night youth event, community which had not At the outset, it had no taking place in one of the been met by the building of a proper chancel, this being churches," he said. The event would include music 1210 And following letters and the no ► ars a was added. and drama, art and writing ST NICHOLAS' Church 1n articles in the local papers In true Victorian tradition, workshops. The young people Newport was built in decrying the lack of a church it is a large church and can taking part would also be given a 1840, but according to or chapel in the town of accommodate up to 500 meal. Canon Wisken, records Newport, workmen started people plus a very large choir 3 "There's always something show there have been on the present St Nicholas which is fortunate as the very exciting about staying up all vicars of St Nicholas' Church in 1839. present vicar, Canon Brian night when you are young. And Church since 1210. On November 20, 1840, Wisken, said the church still this way, people will be given the church was consecrated has a thriving congregation, fer "The original St something constructive to do as Nicholas' Church was and immediately attracted attracting as many as 200 in- well," he said. situated just outside • All that remains of the old St Nicholas church on the corner of Newport large congregations. The new people to the 10 am commu- ire Although there is a uniform to and Church Lane. church consisted of a nave, nion service on Sunday. or go with the job and Andrew's Newport Arch. cm official title is "captain," he As St Nicholas is the tends to play down both of these. patron saint of travellers, it was the church at ng "1 much prefer my Church Army sweatshirts or just an or- which people prayed for EDWARD KING HOUSE Icy guidance and protection he dinary suit," he said. "1 think it makes you far more approacha- before they set out into the wild Lincolnshire ich ble." He is also very sure of the countryside," he the explained. to message he is trying to bring across. Canon Wisken added !rri that many St Nicholas' xk "I want people to realise church doesn't have to be boring. Churches were set along side the main travelling You can have a good time and routes and were for the tly find out about God's love as benefit of pilgrims. 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• Feeling the worse for wear — the • The source of stone which provided the raw material for the replacement. • Perfectly completed and ready original angel which had to be for hundreds more years watching removed for safety's sake. over the people of Lincoln. Tracing birth of new angel

HIGH on a pinnacle of the Cathedral's south east As with so much of the Cathedral's external stonework, the transept for hundreds of years a medieval stone angel ravages of time and the elements — not least in the form of looked out over the growing city of Lincoln spread acid rain — took their toll and in the interests of safety, the out below. angel had to be taken down to make way for a replacement. The carving of a new angel is a work of great art with skill even being needed to select the piece of stone to be used. According to Mark Dicken, co-ordina tor fabric fund, a suitable piece of time' Snap! Two smart treasure trove of beautiful stone discovered when British Rail unearthed the old high level diverting line. The Cathedral then commissioned artist-sculptor, John numbers from Roberts, to carve the angel and the three-ton piece of stone was then transported to the railway-arch premises at King's Bang &Olufsen. Cross in London where Mr Roberts works. Speaking of his work on the project Mr Roberts said: "The hardest part was the first roughing out. 1t was physically hard work reducing the bulk of the stone and you have to get the measurements absolutely right at this stage. It can be very nerve wracking." As well as examining and measuring the original statue, Mr Roberts studied similar angels in Westminster Abbey and Wells Cathedral. At this stage, the Cathedral's own stonemasons started expressing an enthusiastic interest in the emerging work of art and it was decided to take the half-completed angel back to Lincoln with the request that Mr Roberts complete the task in the Works Yard. By the end of January the work was complete and the two angels were placed side-by-side in tha Cathedral affording the opportunity to appreciate the sheer artistry which goes into such work. The original angel will now be taking a well-earned re- • Roughing out the piece of stone — the angel begins to emerge in tirement in comfort in one of the Cathedral's repositories John Roberts's King's Cross workshop

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MACK Avenue in the U.S. by substantial houses, mansions dormitory for 16 men. The taken seriously the need to even with tiny congregations, runs for miles. It begins at even, with the feel of middle social programme helps with build coalitions with the in establishing a real pre- the heart of a scarred city- Canon Rex Davis class respectability, well- health problems, finding jobs inner city churches which are sence in social terms in the scape and runs north west being and security. The and looking for accommoda- at the front line of meeting heart of the city. through Detroit's sprawling churches are strong, lively tion. the needs of the poor and A city in crisis recognises metropolis to disappear neglect" says the stencilled drug culture. and white. The chronic conditions of homeless so well. the substance of that church through Seven Mile, Eight sign). Beyond Alter Street, Spending six weeks as the thousands of homeless and presence. Mile, Fourteen Mile and Then come the store-front another change as Mack ecumenical ministry couple poor in Detroit is an alarming Importance Six weeks in meetings, at Twenty-three Mile as it churches and greater Gothic becomes the western boun- in a major Presbyterian reality as it is in many One crisis the city of De- committees, sharing in stretches beyond the sub- buildings now empty or dary of "the Pointes" — a Church there was an il- American cities. It is a troit faces is the decision of worship and preaching, urban hinterland. occupied by newly formed set of model suburbs between luminating experience. The frightening reality. the Roman Catholic Arch- speaking at any number of Mack Avenue is where black churches. To its right Mack Avenue and Lake St congreation of 2,700 people While many may lament bishop to close 30 inner city sessions and discovering Henry Ford's first factory for 10 blocks or more all has Clair. is cared for by a staff of four the "suburban captivity of churches. The sense of something of the inner life of stood, Now it starts next to gone, cleared for a new pastors and 22 others. the churches" it struck me alarm, indeed, outrage, this the Presbyterian Church in a the Detroit 1nstitute of Art's Chrysler plant stretching Commentary It supports many pro- that in a concrete way the has caused indicates some- large and lively congregation Ford wing and runs past the twenty blocks towards the The big automobile grammes. Among these is the churches, like Grosse Pointe thing of the importance the is a rich ecumenical experi- huge Harper Medical Centre river. dealers, the clatter of fast work of the Outreach Memorial Church, have churches have achieved. ence. to skirt the Eastern Market Then the background food outlets, the elegant Council. This helps mission before it enters a dreary area changes. More churches, but shops and then at Eight Mile programmes and also pro- of bumt out houses, decaying also a sinister feel of some- Road, a huge six.lane jects in the inner city, tow of buildings and dilapidated thing else — the "crack highway running seemingly which I visited. warehouses ("demolished by houses" and signs of the to infinity, the scene At Fort Street Presbyterian changes. Church, with its replica of Mack becomes the the spire of St James Church, American dream, mile after Louth, the "open door" mile of flag bedecked programme provides meals shopping plazas, mall, res- and care for 500 people taurants. Mack Avenue is every Thursday. both a running history of The "crossroads" pro- Detroit and a social com- gramme is run in association mentary on it. with the Episcopal Church. Some say Detroit's decline One of the larger and more began in the depression cohesive "store-front" years; others with the 1966- congregations is also sup- 1967 riots; others with the ported by Grosse Pointe huge guttered freeways Memorial Church. The East which criss-cross the Side Emergency Centre is metropolital sprawl; others run by the Rev Ann in the extraordinary Johnston, a pastor who development of shopping shares a ministry with her malls which accelerated the husband in a former Lu- flight to the suburbs. theran Church. Grosse Pointe is the The centre offers meals to summit of the suburban real- 300 people a day; it runs a • Canon Rex Davis, subdean of the Cathedral speaking with chairman ity of the United States. refuge centre for 35 women of the nomination committee, John Williams Acres of squared blocks of and children as wel1 as a Wide variety of craft skills

• Speaking on spirituality at the East Georgian LIKE the painting of the Forth Bridge, workshops, all will be revealed in the Centre for elderly people. the work of maintaining, restoring and summer as the winter-carved stone is fixed in conserving Lincoln Cathedral is never place. The carpenters, too, are busy. The west FOR THE VERY BEST ending. face of the South West Transept roof has been But there the similarity ends. For Forth extensively repaired. Rafters, wall plates and IN GIFTS Bridge painters the work is always the same collars (tie beams) have all received attention WE WOULD — painting steel. Boredom born of repetition as necessary and new close.boarding will Visit our Shops in is their greatest enemy. cover the roof in the next two months. But never could Lincoln Cathedral's New sheet lead can then be fitted and a Exchequergate LIKE TO WISH craftsmen feel bored. Not only is their work further chapter in the history of Lincoln's inherently satisfying as they toil to preserve roof repairs will draw to a close. and the Cathedral what is arguably the finest example of As ever, there is work to windows. Glass ALL OUR European medieval Christian architecture, deteriorates, lead de.natures and stone shat- Here you will find courtesy but such is the variety of the tasks they tackle ters. A weather eye is kept on all windows: in and a helpful service at all that new challenges confront them virtually some ways they are the most vulnerable parts READERS daily. of the building as deterioration can be virtu- times, together with a range of The Minister's master masons are pres- ally unseen though only evident when a ently at work in three areas: The West Front, sudden gale causes irrepairable damage. gifts and souvenirs to suit all A VERY the South East Transept and the Chapter House. Lovely tastes. On the West Front, the renewal of the The responsibilities of the Cathedral HAPPY EASTER stones of the parapet is complete and atten- Our Coffee Shop in the architect, surveyor and clerk of works, Dr tion is now being turned to the conservation of the arcading and the sculptures. John Baily, extend far beyond the Cathedral Cathedral Cloister provides itself. Most of the houses within the FROM ALL AT The word conservation causes confusion. Minster's immediate vicinity belong to the What does it really mean? As applied to home baked cakes, pastries Dean and Chapter. buildings, the concensus of opinion is that the and excellent coffee. THE process of conserving a piece of architecture The craftsmen's workshops are little is that of preserving it in its present state for altered since Victorian times though a pro- All profits from the shops help to al1 time. gramme has recently begun to modernise, maintain the Cathedral LINCOLNSHIRE "Time-freezing" might be a fair descrip- extend and thus optimise the limited space available. tion. Rather than renewing or replacing, a conservator applies techniques of skill and The conversion of a house into offices will 2 Excbequergate Lincoln LN2 1PZ ECHO materials to ensure that no further de- free accommodation for the carpenters and an Telephone (0522) 544544 terioration will take place and that the extended glazing shop is envisaged to enable structure remains safe and sound. the largest Cathedral windows to be repaired in Lincoln Glass, medieval especially, does LINCOLN CALCULATING AND Revealed not travel well. pinning lied It is a technique in relative infancy though No account of the maintenance of Lincoln Cathedral would be complete without a word SECRETARIAL AGENCY one where great advances are being made {Restaurant 1 For Sectetaries, Genetal Office Staff. Litho almost daily — some of the techniques of 20 of thanks to all who support the Fabric Fund For the finest in food and drink visit Printing and Plate Making and All Duplicating and thereby make the work possible. To all in years ago have been discredited, but more the Spinning Wheel Restaurant. a Setvices and Electtonic Stencilling, Payroll have now proved their worth in the test of Lincoln, in the (the Setvice, Wotd Ptocessing Facilities. time. counties of Lincolnshire and South Hum- DAILY SPECIALS from only £2.75. Speclalists in the preparation of bills of Pinnacle S of the South East Transept has berside) and throughout the world who con- Main course, tea or coffee. quantity tribute to the fund's coffers, the Dean and been restored and is all set to receive its new SUNDAY SPECIAL ONLY £3.25. LINCOLN 537456 (2 lines) carved angel which is described elsewhere in Chapter is indeed truly grateful. - Morning coffee also available 8/10 GUILDHALL this issue. If we in this generation are able to pass the 71Ie At the Chapter House repairs continue to Cathedral to our successors in the next in as 39 STEEP HILL, LINCOLN. STREET. fine condition as possible we shall be able to • the flying buttresses and the pinnacles: while Telephone 22463 LINCOLN much winter work is performed in feel that we have done our duty for posterity.

Dedicated band of needlewomen keeps eye on fabrics Team fights wear and tear TUESDAY morning visitors to the by Judy Theobald Cathedral have recently been perplexed by the sound of heavenly must be attached to the surface with silk voices coming from above their heads. threads — a technique known as couching. The group has mostly been sewing for the But rather than coming from a celestial source, the voices belong to the Vestment servers, making albs — the white over- Restoration Group, a dedicated band of garment which they wear — and amices and needlewomen which meets every week above apparels which are the neck cloths. the nave in the triforium. Their latest project is the restoration of a According to Margaret Leyland, a member 100-year old altar frontal — a task which of the 14-strong team, it was formed 14 they began in February at the beginning of months ago to tackle the huge amount of res- Lent and which must be completed by the toration work needed on both vestments and first Sunday after Trinity in June. altar furnishings. "It is very cold working in the triforium, The main aim is to counteract the effects of but it does mean there is enough space for us wear and tear on some of the Cathedral's all to sit round the work when it is spread out. precious fabrics. "The works department has loaned us four halogen lamps. Not only do they provide us Most of the wear has been to the meta1 with plenty of light, they also serve to make threads incorporated into many of the de- us a 1ittle warmer," said Mrs Leyland. signs. And once a month, Jean Wells — a But even when this current project is professional metal thread embroiderer from finished and the altar frontal is restored to its Leicester — comes to the Cathedral for a day usual position, the Vestment Restoration to oversee the repair work. Group will not be able to rest. The thread used for this work consists of "Before she left, Mrs Juliet Fiennes, wife fine silver or gold wrapped round a central of the Dean Emeritus, and I got together and thread. Because of this construction it is made a 1ist of the work which needed doing. extremely fragile. From what we can see, there's enough to keep us going for years," she said. • Jean Wells (standing) overseeing the restoration of the precious 100-year-old altar Rather than sewing it through the fabric, it frontal Easter in the Cathedral GOOD FRIDAY EASTER DAY 09.00 Matins. 09.30 Litany and Ante Communion; Pre- 07.00 Holy Communion. acher: The Precentor. 08.00 Holy Communion. 12.00-15.00 The Three Hours' Devotion; 09.30 Procession and Sung Eucharist. Conductor: Sub Warden of Lincoln Theological 11.15 Matins; Preacher: The Bishop. College. 12.30 Holy Communion. 15.15 Community Hymn Singing. 15.45 Evensong and Procession. 17.15 Evensong. 19.30 Meditation. Sequence of poetry and MONDAY IN music for Passiontide. EASTER WEEK WOO Holy Communion. 09.15 Matins and Ante Communion. 09.15 Matins. 19.00 Evensong and preparation for Easter; 10.30 Procession and Sung Eucharist. Lighting of the Paschal Candle and Renewal of 15.00 Processional Evensong in the Nave. Baptismal Vows. 19.00 Organ Recital by the Minster Organist. • The dominant stained glass window Window with COME AND SAMPLE OUR NEW giant impact — MENU Marshall Heritage PEOPLE entering St John the church when it was built in Baptist Church in Lincoln's 1963. The theme of the 3 course meals to freshly Quilts Ermine East for the first time window is the revelation of made sandwiches are always amazed by the God's plan for man's re- NEW STOCK NOW IN FOR EASTER stained-glass east window demption. Daily specials which dominates the circular always Please come and look building. The central section, dom- available According to the vicar, the inated by the crimson shapes, round Rev Mike Cooney, people represents the Holy Trinity. OPENING The two small circular shapes • Fabric can be used for either 1ike it or loathe it. But 11 am till 11 pm they can't ignore it and — on the extreme right and dressmaking everyone has their own in- left represent the open eyes of • Quilting threads God and signify the revealed terpretation of what it means. • Patterns • Lace To help people understand wil1 of God in the incarnation the futuristic window, visi- of Christ — "the word made • Stencils tors to the church are handed flesh." • Templates cards explaining the ideas The shape on the im- 19 Steep Hill, behind the design. mediate right of the 1t was designed by Keith centrepiece with a green CALL US ABOUT Lincoln New and installed in the background, represents the OUR CLASSES nativity of Christ and the Tel: (0522) 512058 shape on the immediate left of the centrepiece, with a CALL IN AND SEE OUR NEW RANGE glue background, represents OF ICE CREAM Christ's baptism. 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