Our Friday Lunchtime Recital programme begins again on Friday 1 May. We’re excited to welcome a variety of talented musicians to play at St Edmundsbury Cathedral and we encourage you to join us. Free admission with a retiring collection. Recitals start at 1.10 pm.
Today we remember Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - 2022) on what would have been her hundredth birthday.
On Friday 8 May, Tim Popple, Alto Lay Clerk at Bristol Cathedral and self-professed 'choral nerd' will give an entertaining talk about his life as a choral singer, including excerpts from his book, followed by a Q&A. Find out more: https://ow.ly/lYbj50YGtri
Join us for fun-packed mornings in the Cathedral in May half term, as we journey through our great craft adventure, with a hodgepodge of fun family activities to try out 🖌️✂️
For children aged 4-11 and their families. Free to attend but please do book a space.
More info: https://ow.ly/1HwA50YzBjS
This week's reflection is from the Reverend Canon Charles Jenkin who reflects on Psalm 2 and global conflict.
https://youtu.be/CcpUGJjWoDQ
Tune in at 7.00 pm tonight to hear Claudia Grinnell and Richard Cook give a virtual organ recital to show off the new St Edmundsbury Cathedral Hauptwerk sample set. Thank you to Barritt Audio and the team for their fantastic work! Watch here: https://youtu.be/ZbzhB5UmHgE?si=GXRjTEfxCVgppkRX
Today is #NationalHaikuPoetryDay. To celebrate, the Cathedral staff created some haikus about St Edmundsbury. A haiku is a traditional Japanese three-line poem, with the first and third line containing five syllables and the second line containing seven syllables. Post your own in the comments!
Join us this Sunday 19 April for The Third Sunday of Easter:
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.00 am All-Ages Eucharist
10.30 am Choral Eucharist
3.30 pm Choral Evensong
5.00 pm Open Table Service
Join Gabrieli Roar for a performance of Vivaldi Gloria on 22 April at 7.00 pm.
In partnership with the Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub, this performance will see teenagers from across the region join Gabrieli’s professional singers and orchestra.
Tickets: https://ow.ly/I9M150YFFre
📸 Gabrieli
We’re looking for a Senior Non-Executive Chapter Member (SNEM). The role of the SNEM, as the senior Chapter member without any executive functions or duties, is a purely governance role
More: stedscathedral.org/vacancies
Join us on Sunday 19 April at 5.00 pm for our Open Table Eucharist. This service is for LGBTQIA+ people, their friends, families and allies. We welcome those of any faith or background, every gender identity and sexual orientation.
Come along to our free-to-attend organ recitals this summer, with some amazing programmes of music to experience!
Free to attend with a retiring collection but please do book a ticket: https://ow.ly/4H4R50YFENI
Do you have a child in Year 3 to 6 who loves to sing? Join our Chorister Open Evening on Tuesday 5 May (starting 3.45 pm) to find out more about singing at the Cathedral. Join in with fun singing games and sing in a special service. Book: https://forms.office.com/e/fETLbtxVj3
Tickets are going fast for the upcoming 00s Silent Disco, returning to St Edmundsbury Cathedral on Friday 22 May! Two sessions available; 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm for the early birds 🐦 and 9.30 pm - midnight for the night owls! 🦉
Book: https://ow.ly/CmTq50YFEsX
You can view the Bury Psalter in the Cathedral Treasury which is open to visitors Monday – Saturday, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm and Sunday, 12.30 pm – 3.00 pm.
The Bury Psalter is unusual in showing both David playing the harp and Jesse’s Tree together. This illuminator - the Bury Master - was inventive and not afraid to push the boundaries, packing in as much symbolism into this first page as possible.
He’s cradled by curving branches that emerge from him and surround all the text on this page. This is his family tree, with the generations nestling into and clinging to its branches, as it winds around the page leading eventually to his descendant Jesus.
To celebrate the Bury Psalter’s return to the Abbey site, we’re taking a closer look at some of its details. Today, we’re looking at the Tree of Jesse. At the foot of the first page of the Psalms, David’s father Jesse lies sleeping....
Join us this Sunday, 12 April, The Second Sunday of Easter, for:
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.00 am All-Ages Eucharist
10.30 am Choral Eucharist
3.30 pm Choral Evensong
Our Pram Service is at 10.15 am on select Fridays in the Lady Chapel 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 10 April.
It's your last few days to apply for our Tenor Vicar Choral. The role is to sing at all rehearsals, services and concerts at which the lower voices of the Cathedral Choir are required. If you're interested in understand more about this position, please visit stedscathedral.org/vacancies.
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 14 April at 2.00pm.
While the Cathedral Choir is on their well-earned week off, we have two visiting choirs:
Tuesday 7 to Thursday 9 April, Laus Deo will sing at Choral Evensong at 5.30 pm.
Saturday 11 April at 3.30 pm, Poscimur will sing at Choral Evensong at 3.30 pm, and at 10.30 am and 3.30 pm on Sunday 12 April.
We hope you enjoyed journeying with us through Holy Week to Easter, whether in person or online. Thank you to Bishop Joanne for being with us & preaching, & to everyone who contributed to & participated in our worship. We have 50 days of Easter so let's keep proclaiming: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Celebrate with us today:
6.00 am Easter Vigil and Dawn Eucharist
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.00 am All ages Eucharist
10.30 am Festal Eucharist
3.30 pm Festal Evensong
Tomorrow, Sunday 5 April, the Cathedral Tower will be lit green/blue for Okur-Chung Neurodevelopmental Syndrome. Find out more at csnk2a1foundation.org
#ocnds #csnk2a1 #moveintoaction #timeisnow #BoundlessPossibilities #OCNDSAwareness
As we await the risen Lord, there is ironing to be done, altars to be dressed and flowers to be arranged. A big thank you to our Vergers, flower arrangers, and everyone who came to help.
Today we wait in quiet reverence at the threshold between the sorrow of the crucifixion and the joy of the resurrection. It is expectant, hopeful and active waiting as preparations take place for the celebrations of Easter.
8.45 am Morning Prayer
3.30 pm Evening Prayer
It is finished.
Join us this Sunday, 5 April, Easter Sunday, for:
6.00 am Easter Vigil and Dawn Eucharist
8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
9.00 am All-Ages Eucharist
10.30 am Festal Eucharist
3.30 pm Festal Evensong