This Sunday sees the return of Choral Mattins. This service from the Book of Common Prayer will be sung by the Cathedral Choir.
Responses - Kenneth Leighton
Benedictus in C - Charles Villiers Stanford
My eyes for beauty pine - Herbert Howells
Litanies - Jehan Alain
📸 Brandon Openshaw
Join us this Sunday, 15 March, Mothering Sunday / Fourth Sunday of Lent for:
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.30 am Choral Mattins
10.30 am All-Ages Eucharist
3.10 pm Lent Organ Recital
3.30 pm Choral Evensong
5.00 pm Marcel Dupré's Symphonie-Passion
Secure your tickets for something a bit different at the Cathedral this month: in the dark - a 70 minute sound experience with live performers who will take the audience on a sonic journey performed live and in darkness.
Learn more and buy tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/in-the-dark
In this week's Lent session, Bishop Anderson Jeremiah helped us explore the issue of justice and becoming a just church. In a current context of anxiety, anger and disorientation, he presented the image of a just church as a beloved community with dignity, freedom and liberation for all in Christ
We have some Cathedral Pilgrimages coming up:
Saturday 25 April: Lavenham Parish Church to the Cathedral
Saturday 9 May: Rogationtide Walk, Exning & Newmarket Parishes
Saturday 16 May: Little Gidding Annual Pilgrimage
For more information and registration: markhaworth@stedscathedral.org
Each year, the Cathedral donates to a small number of local charities. This is Robin Hepburn from YANA. YAYA provides help for those involved in agriculture and rural businesses affected by stress and depression, providing confidential support and funded counselling. Find out more at yanahelp.org
In our 10.30 am all-age Eucharist we will be giving thanks for the mothering love of the church and of God, as well as the love we receive from others, whoever they may be.
Mothering Sunday remains a reminder that we are shaped by communities of love, and that the Church is called to embody the generous, sheltering, life giving love of God.
Cathedrals are often referred to as Mother Churches and we want to encourage you to join us for worship on Mothering Sunday.
Its earliest meaning is tied not to family life, but to the Church as mother - the place where Christians receive their spiritual identity, formation and guidance. Traditionally servants would be given the day off work and would go back to worship in their Mother Church and to visit their family.
This coming Sunday, 15 March, is Mothering Sunday. It's a day that has deep roots in the life of the Church long before it became associated with the modern celebration of mothers and motherhood...
Our Pram Service is at 10.15 am on select Fridays and lasts for about 10 minutes. We share a short Bible story, a song and a simple prayer. Join us for our next short service on Friday 13 March, which will move from the Lady Chapel to the Nave Sanctuary.
The worship of the Cathedral is shaped by the women who lead and sing here: choristers, Vicars Choral, Director of Music, Servers, Wardens, Canons and Bishop. On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate all the women whose voices make St Edmundsbury a place of welcome, worship and song.
In March there will be three Sunday afternoon quarter peal attempts by the Norman Tower Bellringers, on 8 and 15 March and for the Justices Service on 22 March.
There will also be a full peal attempt by a local band and friends on Saturday 14 March starting at around 10.00 am.
Yesterday evening we held an Evensong service to mark the receipt of the Bury Psalter. Pictured with Bishop Joanne and Dean Joe is Alan Jary, Comptroller of the King Edward VI Grammar School Foundation Trust, who gifted the Psalter to us at the Cathedral. You can see the Psalter in the Treasury.
In the second of our Lent sessions Dr Nick Spencer explored the relationship between church and science in the age of technological advancements. Rooted in a vision of human fullness being characterised by love, we considered how science might transform us more into people God created us to be.
Join us this Sunday, 8 March, The Third Sunday of Lent for:
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.00 am All-Ages Eucharist
10.30 am Choral Eucharist
3.10 pm Lent Organ Recital
3.30 pm Choral Evensong
Today is #WorldBookDay! Here's some recommendations from Cathedral staff for your next read...
What better day to welcome the Bury Psalter back to the Abbey of St Edmund site than #WorldBookDay! Join us at 5.30pm this evening, Thursday 5 March, for a special Evensong where we will formally receive the Bury Psalter. Everyone is welcome.
We're looking for a Tenor Vicar Choral and a Finance Committee Member (two separate roles, you don't need to be able to sing while creating financial spreadsheets!). If you're interested in in either, please visit stedscathedral.org/vacancies to find out more and apply.
Together on Tuesday: A short, informal and friendly communion service suitable for those with dementia and their carers.
Refreshments and cake ☕️🍰 is served after the service to which you are warmly welcome. Join us in the Edmund Chapel on Tuesday 10 March at 2.00pm.
Join us on Sunday 15 March at 5.00 pm for a meditative performance of Marcel Dupré’s Symphonie-Passion, played on the organ by Assistant Director of Music, Richard Cook, with spoken reflections. Free to attend with a retiring collection.
Come and join us for Messy Easter on Tuesday 31 March at 2.00 pm. See and hear about Holy Week and Easter and take part in fun crafts! Book a free space here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/messy-easter-at-st-edmundsbury-cathedral-tickets-1983885625310
March’s Dogs of the Cathedral Calendar model is Bobby the Collie-cross who hails from Romania and now lives with their English human. Bobby might be crossed with a Papillon which would explain his compact size & floofy tail!
Dogs are welcome, if they are well-behaved and on a lead 🐕🦺
Tickets are now on sale for in the dark: a 70 minute sound experience with around 80 performers who will take the audience on a sonic journey performed fully live and in total darkness. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/IiBLlPdUb7M
Learn more/tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/in-the-dark
This week's reflection is from the Reverend Canon Matthew Vernon who reflects on the cycle of nature and life.
https://youtu.be/C6RtiuMzpE8
Join us this Sunday, 1 March, The Second Sunday of Lent for:
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.00 am All-Ages Eucharist
10.30 am Choral Eucharist
3.10 pm Lent Organ Recital
3.30 pm Choral Evensong
Last night we began our Online Lent Series with The Reverend Dr Adrian Burdon. Building on his experience of working with and for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, he gave a hopeful exploration into what 'A United Church' might look like, envisioning it as a dynamic, ever-renewing community.
Last June, we welcomed Kenneth Wilson to the Cathedral as part of his Pilgrim Cello journey. He's turned his tour around the cathedrals of the UK into a new book which you can buy in the Cathedral Shop. He has nice things to say about his stay here!
Today, Tuesday 24 February, we mark the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by dedicating the day to praying for peace. A prayer station is available and all our services will have a focus on praying for peace. We welcome members of the Ukrainian community to Evensong at 5.30 pm.
During Lent, the music department are hosting five short recitals of seasonal repertoire prior to Sunday Evensong. The recitals will start at 3.10 pm, and lead straight into Choral Evensong at 3.30 pm. Free to attend.
