Category: Chapter Letter

Sunday 05 August to Saturday 18 August 2018 A hundred years ago, on 8th August, the Battle of Amiens began. The offensive by British, Australian, Canadian and French forces, advanced 7…

Holidays and ‘holy days’ We are well and truly into ‘the holiday season’. In the life of the cathedral, this is probably most obviously signified by our own cathedral choir…

Sunday 8 to Saturday 21 July 2018 Christine Wilson, Dean   Sal McDougall, Precentor   Paul Overend, Chancellor    John Patrick, Subdean    Philippa White, Succentor    Rachel Revely, Curate ‘It’s coming home.’ England’s…

Sunday 24 June to Saturday 7 July 2018 Christine Wilson, Dean Sal McDougall, Precentor Paul Overend, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor We were shown the harrowing faces of children…

Back in February we held an event in partnership with the Clewer Initiative to highlight the campaign against modern slavery and raise awareness to this highly organised international crime. It…

In the church’s year we have now fallen into “Ordinary Time”, which can sound a little, well, ordinary! We’ve celebrated the great festivals of the church’s calendar as we’ve made…

Following the departure of Joy Schneider as Guide Leader I am delighted to announce that a new Guide Leader and Deputy Guide Leader have been appointed. Stuart Welch will take…

Christine Wilson, Dean   Sal McDougall, Precentor   Paul Overend, Chancellor    John Patrick, Subdean On Thursday 3 May 2018, local elections take place around the country. A third of the council seats…

This Chapter Letter coincides with the beginning of Passiontide in the church’s year. Our liturgies in the last weeks have focused the characteristic Lenten themes of self-examination and penitence. As…

Sunday 18 February to Saturday 3 March 2018 Christine Wilson, Dean   Sal McDougall, Precentor    Paul Overend, Chancellor     John Patrick, Subdean As Lent begins, concern for social justice has been high…

Christine Wilson, Dean    Sal McDougall, Precentor    John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor For the last five years a great deal of activity, much of it unseen and unrecognised,…

Christine Wilson, Dean    Sal McDougall, Precentor    John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Many of you will be familiar with Raymond Chandler’s detective novel, ‘The Long Goodbye’. In the…