Chapter Letter – 28.05.23
The gift of the Spirit This weekend we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost – remembering the gift of the Holy Spirit that is given to each of us. This gift…
New Bishop of Lincoln announced
Lincoln Cathedral has welcomed the news that The Rt Revd Stephen Conway is to be the next Bishop of Lincoln following an announcement from 10 Downing Street. The Revd Canon…
Sermon: What is your idea of Heaven
Canon Hugh Jones, Choral Evensong 14 May 2023 What’s your idea of heaven? You might want to take a few moments to think about it. Maybe your first thought involved…
Chapter Letter – 14.05.23
I’m delighted to be writing my first contribution to a Chapter Letter, and to take this opportunity to thank the whole Cathedral community – congregation, volunteers and employees – for…
Sermon: Vigil service for the Coronation of King Charles III
The coronation service that will take place in Westminster Abbey tomorrow is a drama in five acts. The first of them is the Recognition. The Recognition may not be as…
Chapter Letter – 30.04.23
Eastertide: glimpses of eternity… I find Eastertide at once both a time for rejoicing and a time for deep thought. In the fact of the Risen Christ we may well…
St Teilo organ comes to Lincoln Cathedral
Visitors to Lincoln Cathedral will see, and hear, a new addition in St Hugh’s Choir as part of the Byrd 400 celebrations taking place this year. The St Teilo Organ…
Chapter Letter – 16.04.23
Last week was a busy week. Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Eve and Easter Day added up to a huge amount of work from musicians and flower arrangers,…
Sermon on Easter Day
By the Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Chamberlain, Suffragan Bishop of Grantham ‘Jesus said to her “Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?”’ John 20.15 There is so…
Three Hours’ Devotion on Good Friday
By the Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Chamberlain, Suffragan Bishop of Grantham You may wish to click here to download the order of service to accompany your reading – Good Friday…
Sermon on Maundy Thursday
By the Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Chamberlain, Suffragan Bishop of Grantham ‘“Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him”’. John 13.31 1. Today,…
Lincoln Cathedral receives prestigious conservation award from the Civic Trust
Lincoln Cathedral has won the Civic Trust Conservation Award for its work to the west front of the building and nearby Exchequergate Arch. It was announced that Lincoln Cathedral had…