May 2018 Cathedral News 2 FROM THE DEAN A Curate’s Egg desire to be with God which of course is our vocation for all eternity. Lent books are a bit of a curate’s egg Archbishop Justin has prayer as one of but this year I found Proff Luigi Gioia’s his three priorities. In May the book ‘Say it to God’ absolutely Archbishops have launched ‘Thy inspirational. Learned, accessible, Kingdom Come’ which is really a call encouraging, stretching, it demands to to prayer and the Cathedral will be be read and re-read. So, what was it hosting a major event on Sunday 13th that made such an impact? Well, it’s May with Bishop Nick. I invite you to not one of those how to books on ponder prayer, the place it has in your prayer. Helpful though they are this life and the desire that you have for book focuses more on what he calls God. As Luigi Gioia puts it, ‘This the posture of prayer. He’s not talking search for prayer therefore is the here about kneeling or standing with defining challenge of our lives, the only hands outstretched (the ancient reliable hope for meaning.' physical posture often used in the Dean Jerry church these days when the Lord’s Prayer is said) but rather about what is going on when we pray… our approach to God, framed by the Lord’s Prayer. He majors on prayer being about dwelling in the transforming presence of God, joining with the Spirit praying in us. He has some great material on prayer and time, moving mountains in prayer and gathering up the whole of life, every bit of it, good and bad in prayer. Someone said to me that it really made her want to pray. And that I think is it’s gift. It creates desire. The Dean Jerry Canon Paul Canon Mandy 3 MISSION Worship at the Cathedral Monthly Bring and Share The Cathedral provides a variety of Lunch on Sunday opportunities for people to gather For the last couple of months a mix of together for worship each week. people have enjoyed a simple lunch at These times of worship are always No 3 Cathedral Close after the evolving and, over time, changing to morning service. best meet the needs of those attending. Everyone brings something to share, Please speak to me if you have any savoury or sweet, and there is plenty of comments or suggestions as it is food to share around. You are welcome. precisely your comments and No need to book, just come along. suggestions which inform the choices We hope to usually be able to do this that are made in developing our on the third Sunday of each month. shared worshipping life together. Dates for your diary are 20 May, and Please speak to me or telephone or then 17 June, 15 July and 19 August. email me. Thank you. Canon Paul Canon Paul Deanery Fellowship There are no meetings in May but a proposal to go and see ‘Sunshine on Leith’ on Tuesday 15 May at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. In June we will be studying a York course entitled ‘Expecting Christ’. It is written by Bishop David Wilbourne. We will be looking at moments in our faith and lives; where a door opens and lets Christ in - in family and in ourselves. There will be opportunities for prayer. We will meet in the Deanery on Tuesday evenings on 5, 12, 19 and 26 June from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. There will be a sign-up sheet shortly, beside the sound desk. Please speak to Sarah Maybury if you would like more details about the theatre trip and the York course. Our Purpose To serve Jesus Christ as a vibrant community of worship and mission enriching the City, the Diocese and further afield. Our Values Hospitality Faithfulness Wholeness 4 MISSION build community- predominantly around food! The biggest news was that we have eventually been given planning permission to install a biomass boiler so are very hopeful we will have a warm building for next winter and be able to use it more effectively. Next projects are a storyroom to be used for the children of West Bowling and a community cinema. Shine has had a very busy six months, We so appreciate your support to be with activities ranging from a pop up able to do all of this for our farm in the summer where many community. children saw animals for the first time, and a variety of creative activities Thank you. including printing our own book and installing a large art piece in the church. Alongside this we have seen more people from our community in need of help with basic needs – food, clothes or gas and electricity. This has led us to start a new course trying to help people cope with a low income, teaching them to budget and how to eat well cheaply. We continue to run youth activities, exercise classes, refugee help, job club Mustard Tree at St Stephens Church …do and more; plus alongside it all try to come and see it! 5 ECO Food for Discussion The Bradford Cathedral Woodland Project stems from the idea that, as part of our eco-credentials, we wish to ‘make up’ for the trees cut down to provide paper for our orders of service, newsletters, publicity, and for the many meetings. We currently also have a weekly news sheet and the monthly Cathedral News and Diocesan News, when many of us could read electronic copies. Many of us follow the Diocesan eNews and find it to be a wide-ranging and informative publication. The current issue runs the wonderful story of Rebekah Hinton. BRADFORD News to [email protected] Rebekah Hinton, from West Bowling, who set up a clothing bank to help children in her local community has received a Rotary Young Citizen Award. When she was 16 she began a children's clothes bank and organised distribution through schools and charities. Now 20, she says she is 'surprised and delighted' to have received the Rotary Young Citizen Award. Read her story and watch a film here If maybe, those of us who are prepared to try this, signalled our intent, then copies of the relevant leaflets could be reduced by that number. Lindsey Bradshaw has calculated that such a step could save a few reams of paper which would soon mount up to one less tree to cut down. If you would like to consider joining such a scheme please talk to Lindsey or me about it. Thank you. Mike de Villiers Hidden Entrepreneurs entrepreneurs like Kasahara from We have received a letter of thanks Kenya to grow their businesses and from Traidcraft Exchange for the £71 invest in brighter futures for we were able to send as a result of themselves and families. Kasahara says enjoying a Fairtrade Breakfast one ‘Farming is much better as a business. snowy morning at the beginning of Our parents farmed simply to eat but March. farming gives us a good position to plan for new things. If you are Kate Dixon, the Fundraising employed by someone else, you have Coordinator thanks us for ‘your no freedom to plan.’ amazing gift of £71. I’m sure you will be as delighted as we are to know Another hidden entrepreneur is that your donation will be doubled by Agnes. With initial support from the UK Government as part of the Traidcraft Exchange, she can turn her UK Aid Match appeal.’ potential into profit which means she can feed her family, educate her Her letter describes how this children and negotiate fairer prices for generosity will help hidden her produce. Continued over ... 6 SERVICES Such entrepreneurs as Agnes and Cathedral Services Kasahara are thus enabled to work Daily their way out of poverty, not just for 8.30am Morning Prayer the short term BUT FOR GOOD. 5.45pm Choral Evensong term time only 5.30pm Evening Prayer Wednesdays 7.30am Holy Communion 10.15am Holy Communion Special Services Thursday 10 7.00pm Ascension Day Eucharist Saturday 12 11.30am The Civic Service Sundays 8.00am Holy Communion Sunday 6 - Easter 6 10.15am Choral Eucharist 4.00pm Choral Evensong Eco tip of the month As the warmer weather finally Sunday 13 - Easter 7 approaches, have you considered 10.15am Choral Eucharist water saving measures? Although we with Healing Prayer rarely suffer a lack of rain here, a few 4.00pm Thy Kingdom Come dry days mean needing to water the See p 18 for full details garden. Could you install a water butt? Sunday 20 - Pentecost Leave out buckets and watering cans 10.15am Choral Eucharist to catch the rain? 4.00pm Choral Evensong Sunday 27 - Trinity Sunday 10.15am Choral Eucharist 4.00pm Choral Evensong Silence Space 1.30pm Monday 14 May in St Aidan’s Chapel Please pick up a Music List for details of all our services. 7 WELLBEING It’s important to mention that while I do suffer from a mental health condition, I am not the spokesperson for everyone with a mental illness. Experiences vary for everyone. Firstly (incongruously writing this) no amount of describing where my head Mental Health Awareness this year (and body) has been can convey what focusses on stress. You can read all it felt like - perhaps I am just not about it at: https:// articulate enough . but even www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/ suggesting I am ‘not articulate enough’ mental-health-awareness-week. is symptomatic of depression - I have Mental health issues affect many of us reported directly (in writing and at some point in our lives, and can verbally) as chair of a national nursing strike unexpectedly and debilitating.