Chapter Letter – 19.03.23
Growth seems to be a bit of a theme over recent days. The Chancellor’s budget gave rise to heated debates about growth and investment in the right bits of the…
Chapter Letter – 22.01.23
All are welcome This week is the Week of Prayer for Christian unity. One of the areas of disagreement within our own Anglican communion has been to do with issues…
Chapter Letter – 08.01.23
One of the great joys of life in this cathedral is the huge crowd of volunteers who give of their skills, their commitment, and their love to make the cathedral…
Chapter Letter 25th December 2022
He came down to earth from Heaven, who is God and Lord of all. And his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall. With the poor and…
Chapter Letter 11th December 2022
The season of Advent is named after the Latin ‘adventus’, meaning ‘coming’. It is a season of waiting, hoping, and longing for the divine. There are many examples of such…
Chapter Letter 27th November 2022
A key gospel story for Advent is Jesus’ parable of the 10 bridesmaids in Matthew 25. They’re waiting for the bridegroom – to welcome him and accompany him into the…
Chapter Letter – 13.11.22
The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) is meeting between 6 and 18 November. Coincidentally, Interfaith Week is 13-20 November, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The…
Chapter Letter 30 October 2022
A time to remember… This time last year I wrote about the fact that this time of year is one of my favourites – that whilst most people seem to…
Chapter Letter – 16.10.22
This week we held a moving service in the Cathedral, attended by representatives from the police, the ambulance service, the fire and rescue service and the NHS, as we marked…
Chapter Letter – 02.10.22
Wellbeing and Mental Health World Mental Health Day, on 10th October each year, raises awareness of mental health issues, mobilises support for mental health care and aims to reduce stigma.…
Chapter Letter – 18.09.22
Sunday 18 September 2022 Normal services will take place in the cathedral on Sunday morning, and everyone is welcome to attend. After the 10am Sung Eucharist, the east end of…
Chapter Letter – 04.09.22
This month, Churches will be observing the annual “Season of Creation”, a time of sustained prayer and action caring for the natural world, during which we are encouraged to pray…