Manchester Cathedral

School's (nearly) out for the summer!

We are very excited to launch our 'Playing with Poetry' scheme. Details in the flyer below- booking is essential and places are limited

Join Canon Grace @gracerethomas.bsky.social on a couple of summer walks- a chance to explore Greater Manchester, meet new people and have conversations on the way

August 19th at 1pm
August 26th 10.45am

Details in the Eventbrite link - booking essential

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1507822661...

COFFEE CONCERT SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST 11AM

Join us for another of our fabulous coffee concerts, where Chris Ebbern (baritone) and Julia Chernyavsky (piano) will be performing

All are welcome, free to attend. Donations towards the work of the music department at Manchester Cathedral appreciated

A detailed, framed, drawing of a building.

A large poster showing a brief history of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.

'Withy Grove Stores on McDonalds Bag' by Peter Davis, ink drawing on upcycled paper bag. On display in @mancathedral.bsky.social Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, #Manchester4 🐝🐝🐝

All at Manchester Cathedral offer our prayers and congratulations to Rt Reverend Cherry Vann in her election as the 15th Archbishop of Wales

Cherry Vann spent 11 years in Manchester Diocese as Archdeacon of Rochdale before moving to serve in Wales

SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

**Please note that our daily service of Evening Prayer will be at 3.30pm throughout the month of August**

Portrait of Thomas Clarkson by Carl Frederik von Breda

Today we remember William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano & Thomas Clarkson, anti slavery campaigners

Manchester Cathedral was the site of the city’s first mass meeting on the campaign to abolish slavery

Thomas Clarkson, a leading anti slavery campaigner, preached to a packed congregation in 1787

SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

**Please note that our daily service of Evening Prayer will be at 3.30pm throughout the month of August**

A Queer Lectionary - Dr Peter Carlson Manchester Cathedral Podcast · Episode

Our latest podcast episode is out! Tune in to catch up on Dr Peter Carlson's excellent exploration of Queer Theology and the story of his latest book 'A Queer Lectionary'

open.spotify.com/episode/7nIQ...

Cloudy with brilliant sunshine @mancathedral.bsky.social precinct gardens - gardens looking terrific & what wonderful team work Volitian Manchester 🌻🐝

Dr Peter Carlson is coming to join us in two days time.

Free to attend and all welcome

Cathedral Theological Conversations Matthew Barber-Rowell Manchester Cathedral Podcast · Episode

Our latest Cathedral podcast is out now! It features Matthew Barber-Rowell's recent Cathedral Theological Conversation about curating spaces of hope. Do tune in!

open.spotify.com/episode/4Vs8...

A single sunflower. The background is a stone wall and leaded windows.

Sunflower @mancathedral.bsky.social 🌻🐝 #Manchester

School's (nearly) out for the summer!

We are very excited to launch our 'Playing with Poetry' scheme. Details in the flyer below- booking is essential and places are limited

The Forward Prizes 2025 Shortlist is here!
We’re thrilled that our resident poet, Tom Branfoot ’s Poem 'A Parliament of Jets' has been shortlisted for 'Best Single Poem'🎉

🔗 Discover the full shortlist at: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-priz...

#ForwardPrizes #PoetryAwards

Two people in bee suits on a roof with wooden hives behind

I've been on the roof today, filming with our 1 million+ bees @mancathedral.bsky.social!

Last night we hosted a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide

There was moving testimony from two people who fled Bosnia at the time with their families and students from Lostock High School read their poetry, reflecting upon how to prevent such violent hatred in our world

Manchester Cathedral Cathedral Summer Conversation with Dr Peter Carlson Queer Lectionary: (Im) Proper Readings from the Margins Thursday 24th July 6-7.30pm An opportunity to engage with scripture in a new and fresh way- with a message of liberation Free to attend and no need to book A Queer Lectionary IM PROPER READINGS FROM THE MARCINS YEAR A Edited by Peter Carlson Any enquiries: canon.missioner@manchestercathedral.org

Our 2025 Cathedral Theological Conversations series may have ended but we *still* have more great conversations to come!

Do come to our Summer conversation at 6pm on July 24th where we will be privileged to be joined by Dr Peter Carlson, sharing his thoughts on A Queer Lectionary

Not to be missed!

This evening, Matthew Barber Rowell delivered an excellent and thought provoking talk as part of our Cathedral Theological Conversations series. A rich discussion followed, which will undoubtedly continue.

His talk will soon be available on our Manchester Cathedral podcast channel

Table with numerous cream cakes

The Dean is handing Geoff a card

Group photo of cathedral staff

Kenson with a cake on a plate

The cathedral staff came together for afternoon tea to welcome our new curate, Kenson, and say a fond farewell to our sub-organist, Geoff

The cakes were supplied by Rainbow Surprise a charity that supports local people of all faiths, through provision of skills training & community initiatives

Looking fabulous in this morning's sunshine @mancathedral.bsky.social & Volitian #VolitianWorks volitioncommunity.org/about-us/ #Manchester 🐝🐝🐝🌻🌻🌻

In a couple of days time, people from across England will be gathering in York for General Synod, including our Dean Rogers Govender

We hold in prayer all members of Synod, giving thanks for their commitment and for the work they all do on behalf of the Church of England

Women of Faith Series - Yehudis Fletcher Manchester Cathedral Podcast · Episode

Our latest podcast episode is now available. Tune in to listen to Yehudis Fletcher speak at our recent Women of Faith event

open.spotify.com/episode/2OVe...

Manchester Cathedral Cathedral Theological Conversations Thursday 10th July 2025, 7pm Theology and Spaces of Hope In this session, Matthew will explore the concept of "Transformational Leadership" which has emerged from his lived experience, research and professional practice over the last 15 years. Matthew will use this session to set out why lived experience matters, how it can contribute to Transformational Leadership and its significance for curating spaces and a movement of hope in response to the crises shaping society today. Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell is an independent scholar based on the north west of England. Matthew has a varied portfolio of work relating to crises, leadership and values shaping the public square in the 21st Century. Matthew Barber Rowell

Really looking forward to Matthew Barber-Rowell completing our second series of Cathedral Theological Conversations @mancathedral.bsky.social next Thurs. In a time of instability, curating spaces of hope is very important

Come and hear Matthew's thoughts and do share!
@spacesofhope.bsky.social

Manchester Cathedral MONTHLY ECO SNAPSHOT July 2025 Eco tip If you haven't already, why not make the switch to LED lights? Switching can reduce the carbon footprint of the average house by around 65kg/year. This is the equivalent of driving your car approximately 220 miles, Did you know....? July is international plastic free month, with 3rd July 3rd July being Plastic Bag Free Day. How can we all reduce the use of single use plastics across the world? A ROCHA SILVER AWARD WINNER 2024 ECO CHURCH * LAST MONTH IN THE CATHEDRAL... Its been a busy time for our cathedral bee project, run by Volition! At the beginning of June, we helped install bees in the hives at the neighbouring Treehouse Hotel and, later in the month, the Deputy Mayor, Kate Green, visited our cathedral bees

It's the first of July, which means it's time for our Eco Snapshot!

A little insight into the continuing eco work of the cathedral

Many congratulations to all those deaconed and priests in the cathedral today

The God who calls you is faithful 🙏🏽

A very warm welcome to our new curate, The Reverend Kenson Li, ordained as deacon this morning.

We are delighted that you are joining the cathedral community 🙏🏽

Our services today

8.45am Matins followed by Holy Communion (BCP) at the High Altar
10.30am Ordination of Deacons in the Nave
2pm Ordination of Deacons & Priests - Bishop of Beverley in the Nave
4.30pm Evening Prayer in the Quire

All services are livestreamed on our YouTube channel

Huge congratulations to the fifteen new priests ordained today in the cathedral

The God who has called you is faithful 🙏🏽

Thank you for joining us for our #WomenOfFaith event yesterday, Sue. The podcast episode, featuring acclaimed author Yehudis Fletcher will be out on Spotify soon!