NEWS & NOTES November 2014

NEWS & NOTES
November 2014
WELCOME BISHOP TOBY
It was a real privilege to be in York Minster on
17th October for the consecration of Toby and
Jonathan as the two new Bishops in the
Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales. I do
look forward to working with Bishop Toby in the
Episcopal Area of Bradford. He brings
significant wisdom and a real heart for
Bradford. He will begin his ministry in earnest
on 1st January 2015 and the Cathedral will
not only support him in that but also look to
play a significant and enthusiastic part in
growing the church in this part of Yorkshire.
The Dean
The two bishops who complete the college of five bishops leading the new
Diocese were ordained and consecrated on Friday 17th October at York Minster.
At a service conducted by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu,
Toby Howarth was consecrated as the Area Bishop of Bradford, and
Jonathan Gibbs was consecrated as the Area Bishop of Huddersfield – the first
ever Bishop of Huddersfield.
They join the West Yorkshire and the Dales episcopal team led by Bishop Nick,
Bishop of Leeds and diocesan bishop, and his episcopal colleagues, the Rt Revd
James Bell, the Bishop for the Ripon Area and the Rt Revd Tony Robinson, Bishop
for the Wakefield Area.
The Address was given by Archbishop Justin based on the New Testament reading
from Philippians Chapter 3 “… I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing
value of knowing Christ my Lord…”
“A bishop” he told the large congregation “is not a senior manager in a
convenient administrative unit for putting together an administration, payroll, and
deployment of staff to suitable outlets. A bishop is above all a shepherd, carrying
their cross and, like middle-eastern shepherds, leading the sheep.”
Bishop Toby will be officially welcomed at a special service in the
Cathedral at 11am on Saturday 8th November. All welcome.
Bishop Toby’s first service as our new Area Bishop will be at 10.15am on
Sunday 23rd November - the Feast of Christ the King - when he will be
presiding and preaching at a Confirmation Service. All welcome.
CATHEDRAL VISION AND STRATEGY NEWS
This month the Cathedral Chapter and the Council will be completing their
approval of the following parts of our Vision:
A new purpose statement
Three new key values
Some essential foundations
Our ambitions for 2025
The meetings with both congregation and other interested parties continue until
early November and they have proved not only encouraging but also most helpful
in sharpening up our thinking. Before Christmas we shall be producing a small
document that sums up all the above.
The hard work of building up the detailed plan is the next stage. This will involve
taking each of our ambitions and small teams will be charged with the delivery of
this with Chapter overseeing the final document. I estimate that most of this will
be complete by Easter.
In the meantime the three values – namely Hospitality, Faithfulness and
Wholeness seem to be proving memorable and I intend to produce a leaflet of
the three sermons that I have preached on the purpose of Cathedral and the
three Values.
Please remember to pray. We have produced a prayer card that is available and
we need the guidance and discernment of the Spirit in all that we do.
Dean Jerry
May I ask that you prayerfully consider helping us with the very first of our values,
Hospitality, by keeping the Cathedral open on a Sunday? Thank you to those who have
already volunteered but a few more would ease the load. We are looking for Welcomers
to cover from the end of the morning Choral Eucharist service until around 3.00pm
when the Choir come in for Choral Evensong. Please speak to me, or to Sandra or Julie
in the Cathedral Office. Thank you.
PRAYER FOR A TIME OF CHANGE AND GROWTH
God of mission, who alone brings growth to your Church, send your Holy Spirit
to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, and power to our witness.
Help our Cathedral to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment and in service
to our local communities, area and diocese: through Jesus Christ our Lord: Amen.
CANON FOR MISSION AND PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT
I am very pleased to announce that the
Revd Mandy Coutts will be the newest recruit to the
Cathedral team. We look forward to welcoming Mandy
and her husband Richard and their daughters Jenni and
Katharine to the Close. She will be formally placed in
her stall at Evensong on Sunday 18th January at 4pm.
Her post will be Canon for Mission and Pastoral
Development recognising our need to grow as
a Cathedral family but also to put in place the
appropriate pastoral support and care for the
congregation and parish.
Mandy’s work will therefore be focused primarily on the congregation. It is an
exciting time for the Cathedral as we shall be equipped with a full level of staffing.
The Dean
I have been happily married to Richard for 25 years. He is the Rector in
Stanningley and Swinnow on the edge of Leeds. We have two grown up daughters,
Jenni and Katharine, who are now both at University. Richard & I met at Bath
University in 1987 while studying our Post Graduate Certificates in Education
after gaining a BSc Honours in Applied Earth Sciences.
I worked in two schools in South Bristol for several years and lived in Bath before
working in industry overseeing software projects and managing product software
development. After six years I went back into teaching working in a behaviour unit
and then a special needs unit as Head of Music.
Before ordination I was heavily involved in my local church. I then trained in
Durham and moved to Leeds in 2006 to serve my curacy at St Matthew’s in
Chapel Allerton. I moved to Bramley in October 2010. The churches in Bramley
are all fairly traditional middle of the road Anglican but with a flair for drama, cafe
services and trying new things; most recently a new monthly service called ‘Art
and Theology’. It is also a parish with a heart for the community. I am also an
associate tutor for York St John and teach Old Testament. Next year I will be
teaching the liturgy module with Bishop Colin Buchanan.
Other interests include Fairtrade, creative worship and writing, working with
teenagers and families and exploring effective ways for clergy & laity to develop a
healthy Work / Life Balance. I am a keen swimmer, love walking our two black
Labradors, painting, singing and I have recently started learning the piano.
We are really looking forward to moving into the Close and I am so excited about
joining the Cathedral Staff and getting to know the congregation over the years ahead.
EVENTS IN THE CATHEDRAL IN NOVEMBER
Please refer to the Music List for all services
Wednesday 5th at 1.00pm
WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL
The new season of lunchtime organ recitals continue with
our own Assistant Director of Music, Jonathan Eyre
Preceding light buffet lunch - minimum donation £3 - Retiring collection
Please pick up a flyer for details of the full season which ends on 3rd December.
Friday 7th at 7.30pm
An Artspace Event
REMEMBRANCE
WITH DAVID WILSON AND THE CATHEDRAL CONSORT
The Consort sings an eclectic programme of music from across the centuries
inspired by themes of war, conflict, peace and resolution, accompanied by David
Wilson’s haunting saxophone improvisations.
Tickets £8 / £5 full time students - AVAILABLE NOW!
Monday 10th at 2.00pm
MONDAY FELLOWSHIP
You are warmly invited to come along and hear Canon Sam talk
about his work with young people.
Tuesday 11th to 6th January 2015
An Artspace Event
ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO HEAVEN BY SUE SYMONS
Sue Symons’ masterpiece, also known as the Bath Abbey Diptychs, is an aweinspiring work of art and craft depicting the life of Christ in sumptuously decorated
panels of needlework, hand-drawn lettering, illumination and calligraphy.
Wednesday 12th at 1.00pm
WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL
The season of lunchtime organ recitals continue with Dr Simon Lindley,
Leeds Minster and Town Hall organist.
Wednesday 19th at 1.00pm
WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL
The season continues with our Director of Music, Alexander Woodrow
Friday 21st November at 7.30pm
An Artspace Event
JOURNEYING WITH THE CHRISTMAS STORY
An evening of music, dance and story telling, based on One Man’s Journey,
with local story teller Fred Stone and Kala Sangam
Tickets £8 / £5 full time students - AVAILABLE NOW!
Saturday 22nd at 4.00pm
Raising funds for the Organ Appeal
COME AND SING … VIVALDI’S GLORIA
The Music Department are holding another Come and Sing event to raise
funds for the organ restoration appeal.
Singers £5 - scores can be hired on the day for £3 - Audience £4
Sunday 23rd at 2.30pm
A Friends of Bradford Cathedral & Artspace Event
MISSIONARIES, SAINTS AND SCHOLARS:
THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE NORTHUMBRIAN CHURCH
Professor Joyce Hill, Lay Capitular Canon of Ripon Cathedral talks about the AngloSaxon Kingdom of Northumbria which produced some of the greatest figures of
Western Christendom during the seventh and eighth centuries.
Monday 27th to 8th November
FAITH - BORN IN BRADFORD EXHIBITION
An exhibition of photography of families along with reflections on
the role of faith in their lives.
Sunday 30th November
An Artspace Event
THE MADONNA AND CHILD BY ARAN ILLINGWORTH
Aran’s work, exhibited in the Lady Chapel, focuses on the predicament of
material poverty faced by women in different circumstances around the globe.
The appliqué textile panels invite the viewer to enter the personal journey
of each of the women while the resonance with the Virgin Mary and the
Christ-Child during the Advent season adds a particularly poignancy.
Wednesday 26th at 1.00pm
WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL
The season continues with David Houlder from Leeds Minster
Friday 28th at 7.00pm
Raising funds for the Organ Appeal
SILENT FILM - THE WIZARD OF OZ
The last of this season of silent films with organ improvisation by Jonathan Eyre,
Assistant Director of Music. Tickets £8 to include wine & nibbles.
Please pick up the Artspace and Organ Recital flyers
for more details of these events.
MUSIC THIS MONTH
The most exciting piece of musical news this month is, for certain, the upgrading
work to the organ console, fulfilling the first phase of the restoration work we
planned when we first launched the Organ Appeal in February 2013. The result
will be a reliable, up-to-date console to match any other Cathedral instrument in
terms of flexibility and ease of use, making far easier choral accompanying and
performance of the solo repertory, for resident and visitor player alike. Andrew
Carter, our builder, is to be commended on his industry and real sense of
engagement with the project at Bradford. The results will be plain to see, and it is
so affirmative for our many donors and benefactors to see their donations
translating into real, positive and concrete work!
By the time we reach November, the Girls and Adults of the Choir will have
returned from their tour to St Albans and London from what we are sure will be
another successful trip, and a horizon-widening experience for all concerned. The
Choir returns from its half term break on Sunday 2nd November and we plunge
straight into an exceedingly busy run-up towards Christmas.
The boys of the Choir have made such terrific progress in terms of confidence,
blend and unanimity in recent months, and it will be a joy to see them singing with
the adults at the Welcome Service for Bishop Toby Howarth on Saturday
8th November, with music by Vivaldi and Haydn. The previous evening sees the
Cathedral Consort in concert with saxophonist David Wilson, presenting a
programme based around themes of Remembrance: conflict, peace and
reconciliation. The Consort presents a wide-ranging programme of suitably
poignant anthems, accompanied by David's haunting improvisations. The month
ends with the Advent Procession on 30th November, a magical candlelit service
featuring the entire Choral Foundation in its constituent parts. This service takes
place at 4.00pm and is one of the musical and liturgical highlights of the year.
However, it is the day to day service singing on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays through which the Choir continues to build on its foundations and
continue to make real progress.
Outreach into schools continues through the Vocalise programme, but Musical
Outreach of a different nature is celebrated on Saturday 22nd November with
the annual Come and Sing Concert. This is the third year of such an initiative and
this year sees a performance of Vivaldi's Gloria, supported by the Cathedral
Consort, and likely to draw around 100 adult singers from across the region, as in
previous years. Join us at 1.30pm if you would like to sing, or at 4.00pm to form a
supportive concert audience. As in previous years, this event supports the ongoing Organ Appeal, as well as being an upliftingly affirmative afternoon of
community music making in its own right.
Jonathan Eyre's final Silent Movie in the triptych of Autumn 2014 takes place
on Friday 28th November, this time showing 'The Wizard of Oz', and organ
recitals continue in the ever-popular format of the Wednesday @ 1 series until
the final Music Department 'Challenge Recital', which closes the series
on Wednesday 3rd December. Meanwhile, in mid-November, nearly 800 children
are visiting the Cathedral to learn about the Cathedral and witness a
performance transcribed for organ of Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf', played by
Jonathan and narrated by bass lay clerk - and former professional opera singer at
international level - Donald Stephenson. This sort of wide-reaching outreach work
is so very significant, and fosters not only a love of music among the district's
young children, but also a real awareness of Bradford Cathedral itself and all that
it has to offer culturally.
It has been a joy to see a number of new probationers start to attend practices
this term. Here's hoping that they find their feet and aspire to become full-time,
permanent members of the Cathedral Choir. Meanwhile interesting initiatives and
plans are developing with regard to strengthening our brilliant and loyal volunteer
'back row' and enhancing our provision of adult voices at choral services. So much
seems to be going on at once within the Music Department, and my thanks are
due to my many staff colleagues, our departmental supporters, as well as to all
choir members and their families for all that they contribute to our Cathedral and
its music.
Alexander Woodrow, Director of Music
COULD YOU BECOME A CATHEDRAL WELCOMER?
Can you spare two hours a month?
We invite you to come and share in the valuable ministry of Welcome, by joining
our rota for just a couple of hours each month. You don’t need to be a tour
guide, or have a theological degree – just a friendly and caring manner, and a
willingness to help. For further details contact the Cathedral Office.
CLERGY HOUSE
I am happy to be able to report that Chapter has completed its negotiations and
is working in partnership with Bradford Council with regards to the future of
Clergy House. A lease for 125 years has been signed which allows the building to
be converted for the provision of services for temporarily homeless people along
with office accommodation to administer the scheme.
Work is scheduled to begin on site in December 2014 and is programmed to
take twelve months. Disruption to the Cathedral will be minimal. It is an exciting
project which affords us the opportunity to work in close partnership with
the Council whilst ensuring the future of Clergy House which is currently a
Health and Safety risk and a financial liability.
The Dean
CATHEDRAL ECO GROUP
Are you passionate about the environment? Interested in how we can encourage
others to live sustainably and protect God's creation? Join the Eco Group at
7pm on Tuesday 18th November in the Parish Room when we'll be planning next
year's projects. New people and ideas always welcome! For more information
please speak to Emma Towers.
POPPY INSTALLATION
The poppy has become a particularly prominent and powerful symbol of
remembrance during 2014 as we commemorate the centenary of the Great War.
To show our respects and remembrance to all the fallen men and women of our
Commonwealth, Bradford College are planning to create a textile poppy
installation to be displayed in the college and we invite all our friends to join us.
Please knit, crochet or embroider a poppy, or as many as you are able. You can get
free patterns from www.lionbrand.com/faq/498.html or from
www.emmaleith.co.uk/remembrance-poppy-crochet-project or create your own
design and send them to:
Helen Farrar, Curator of Textiles
Bradford College Textile Archive
D13 Old Building, Carlton Street, Bradford, BD7 1AY
If you would like to contribute but don’t feel confident, or would enjoy working
as part of the team, why not drop in to one of our friendly making sessions with
Helen and Jo on Thursdays from 11am to 12.30pm. Please phone 01274 433257
to let us know you’re coming – we really welcome you to join us!
HE'S NO PUSHOVER … … Have you been in or out via the main west
Cathedral steps recently? Little Germany Action has commissioned a piece of art
work that can now be seen on Church Bank opposite the Cathedral steps out
onto the road. That arch is about to go!
HEARING AIDS
In the workshop at Frankland Prison in Durham, the men are trained to refurbish
old unwanted hearing aids to ‘as new’ condition. These are then given free of
charge by a number of charities to needy children in the developing world. In
2013 such donations were made to 29 countries. If you have any suitable
donations please pass them to the office and they will be sent via the Lions Club
to Durham. All aids welcome broken / working / digital / analogue but please
ensure they are boxed or in a suitable bag. Thank you.
ABIGAIL PROJECT
Many thanks to everyone who came to the mission lunch in early October
to hear Emily Fullarton talk about the Abigail Project and how it houses destitute
asylum seekers in Bradford. It was also good to meet some of the residents and
chat to them. In her presentation Emily talked about the things we might do as
a cathedral to support Abigail and its work. These included volunteering (tasks are
many and varied and can be tailored to the volunteer!), funding and fund raising,
donations of food and household items, loan of properties and becoming a board
or subgroup member. If you would like to consider any of these, do contact
Emily at [email protected] or feel free to discuss with me,
Maggie Peel. Thank you.
In October's News from The Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales, Bishop Nick
writes 'Pray. Act. Give.' In his article about areas of conflict such as Syria, Iraq and
Nigeria he says "Please pray for those for whom change in their circumstances is
shockingly painful and laden with loss. Please act by keeping their stories alive and
doing what we can - especially if it comes to offering home and hospitality to
traumatised asylum seekers. Please give to those organisations that are at the
front line, bringing hope where we cannot reach." Abigail Housing is starting to
receive referrals from asylum seekers from Iraq and Syria and is able to offer
homes both to asylum seekers who have received leave to remain in houses in
Leeds, and to those who have had their claims rejected in houses in Bradford.
If you are able to make a donation to this work, please give it to Sue McWhinney
or Maggie Peel. Gift Aid forms are also available, and if you are able to make a
regular donation, there are standing order forms.
INTERFAITH WEEK
16th to 23rd November
Interfaith Week takes place across the UK every year. The Cathedral will be
supporting a number of events including an event to reflect on how we pass on
faith to our children and an art event for children and families. Look out for details
on the new Interfaith pages on the website and in the Interfaith newsletter.
NEWS FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
For news from further afield, please look at the latest copy of INREVIEW which
is pinned to the Community Noticeboard. November’s headlines include:
- Archbishop of York hails “great success” of Pilgrim Course
- Bishop [of Salisbury] says caring for environment is “central” to Christian living
- Church backs new climate change and investment project
Don’t forget that you can subscribe and/or download this publication yourself
from https://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/yearreview.aspx
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SPACE
This month we'll be thinking about how to live God's way and the challenges this
presents. Full of all the usual food, crafts, stories and drama … looking forward to
seeing you there!
For more details about Children’s Sunday Space please speak to Emma Towers.
TODDLER GROUP
The Toddler group meets on a Friday in the Parish Room, alongside the new
Wednesday group. Starting at 9:30 and running through until 11:00 it is full of
fantastic toys, games and crafts whilst at the same time always ensuring that
parents and carers get a break with a hot drink and some fantastically home made
biscuits. It is open to everyone from the local community, so please do encourage
anyone to come along for whom it would be a blessing.
For more details please speak to Claire Corley or Gill Davis.
PASTORAL CARE
At this time of being “in between Canons” pastoral care and regular home
communions are being overseen by Sue McWhinney and Alex McLelland. Please
have a word with either of us if you have any concerns, would like to request a
visit, or have noticed that someone has been absent from the congregation for a
while. We will liaise with the Dean and Canon Sam as appropriate. Sue and Alex
EXTENDED MEMBERSHIP
Please remember in your prayers the following members of the Cathedral
fellowship who, through illness or incapacity, cannot attend in person:
Pat Baly
Dorothy Dean
Barbara Foulds
Hilda Hook
Hazel Naylor
Joan Simpson
Marie Toft
Dorothy Walsh
Heather Wright
If anyone you know would appreciate being added to this list, please speak to one
of the clergy or churchwardens, Sue McWhinney or Maggie Peel.
HEAR HERE!
The Bradford & District Talking Newspaper is seeking volunteers to do a
morning’s voluntary work every five weeks. This could be technician-type
recording or editing, reading out loud, or just simple admin jobs.
If you can help, please contact Karen Stansfield on [email protected].
IRAQ AND SYRIA
Please continue to pray for the situation in the Middle East. In particular, please
remember all those (of any nationality) currently held hostage by IS and other
similar organisations, and everyone who has been displaced from their homes due
to the IS advance. Please pray that Britain will be a welcoming place for refugees
from all affected nations. Please also pray for guidance for all world leaders
currently engaged in discussions about how the situation in Iraq and Syria
can best be addressed.
In a recent interview with ITV (available to view here
http://www.itv.com/news/2014-10-16/archbishop-of-canterbury-isis-is-a-once-in-amillennium-threat/) the Archbishop of Canterbury said that "The way it's
confronted in the end is by those Muslim and Christian and other faiths who
confront it offering a better narrative of the purpose and future of life, a more
valuable life, a more beautiful life than is offered by Isis, and which is not difficult."
Pray for wisdom for people of all faiths as to how this narrative should be presented.
Revd Cat Thatcher
PILGRIM COURSE - THE FUTURE
After a successful start, we are looking to continue
running the Pilgrim course next year, using new material which has been designed to help people grow in
faith. The style of the course is one of reflecting on
scripture together, in an atmosphere where insights,
questions, and experience can be shared.
If you are interested in finding out more or joining a group next year, please talk
to any of the clergy, or Sue McWhinney.
NEW CAFÉ
A ‘junk food’ cafe that only serves food which is past its sell by date or has been
rejected by supermarkets and restaurants is to open next month in Saltaire.
Those using the cafe will be asked to 'pay as you feel' - even if that means nothing
at all. The Saltaire Canteen will open on 29th November in the former premises of
Vicars Café and is a faith-based initiative that will work with other local
organisations such as the Bradford North Foodbank to help those facing food
poverty. For more details, please see the Community Noticeboard or go to
http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2014/10/launch-of-first-pay-as-you-feel-cafe-inbradford-announced.aspx
CATHEDRAL STAFF
Dean
Canon Pastor
Canon Precentor
Curate
Honorary Chaplains
The Very Revd Jerry Lepine
Vacant
The Revd Canon Sam Corley
The Revd Cat Thatcher
The Revd Paul Booth
The Revd Dr Barbara Glasson
Director of Strategic Development & Operations
Amanda Anderson
Head Verger & Reader
Jon Howard
Assistant Verger & Cleaner
John Paley
Assistant Verger & Handyman
David Robinson
PA to the Dean
Sandra Howard
Cathedral Secretary
Julie Bowyer
Administrative Clerk
Sandra Heaton
Treasurer
Chris Wontner-Smith
Education & Visitor Officer
Gillian Davis
Director of Music
Alex Woodrow
Cathedral Organist
Paul Bowen
Assistant Director of Music
Jonathan Eyre
Music Administrator
Ann Foster
Cathedral Organ Scholar
Anthony Gray
Chorister Tutor
Joseph Judge
Youth Worker
Wayne Cadman
Interfaith Worker
Liz Firth
IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE CATHEDRAL … ...Welcome!
Please make yourself known to one of the Churchwardens, Sue McWhinney, and
Maggie Peel who would love to meet you. If you would like to join a Fellowship
Group, find out more about the congregational life of the Cathedral, including
social events, or if we can help in any way, please ask one of the stewards at the
door, who will find us for you. We look forward to meeting you.
YOURS : FAITHFULLY
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