New Dean of Lincoln Announced
The Queen has approved the appointment of the Venerable Christine Wilson as Dean of Lincoln. Christine (58) has been Archdeacon of Chesterfield in the Diocese of Derby since 2010, where she has developed and delivered strategies for mission, ministry, recruitment, finance and property, and led on a significant project in developing and reshaping the deaneries…
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Introducing ‘Award Winning’ Ice Cream
With summer just around the corner and good weather almost guaranteed, the Cathedral Centre have announced that they are now selling Award Winning Ice Cream to the public, enjoyed out and about the Cathedral grounds or in the pleasant Cathedral Centre Gardens. Having been Award Winning Lincolnshire Ice Cream since 1985, Blyton’s comes in a variety…
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Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield Lecture
Peter Hennessy, Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, announces the context of today’s Lecture. Lincoln Cathedral is delighted to welcome the acclaimed author, and Peer of the Realm, Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, for his lecture ‘Writing the history of one’s own time’, to be held in the Chapter House of Lincoln Cathedral on Friday 20th May at 7:30pm.…
Read More Test Pits for Connected
Lincoln Cathedral Connected Team break ground with a series of excavations. Archaeologists are on site at the Cathedral, digging a series of test pits as part of the planning phase of our highly anticipated Lincoln Cathedral Connected Project. The project will provide significant changes to the visitor offering at Lincoln Cathedral for years to come.…
Read More Christian Aid Week
Picture a young mother of four. Her husband has left. She has no land. No assets. No savings. And the only work she can get is backbreaking manual labour for as little as 74p a day. Her home has been flooded several times, and last August it flooded again. This is Morsheda. She’s our neighbour,…
Read More Chapter Letter Sunday 15 to Saturday 28 May 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Today is Pentecost Sunday. It is the 50th day since Easter Day, hence its name. The day in the Church year that marks the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the disciples gathered in Jerusalem. Many also consider the day the birthday of…
Read More Chapter Letter Sunday 1 to Saturday 14 May 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor This week, Eastertide shifts gears as we celebrate the feast of the Ascension. As a festival, it can seem quite remote: an afterthought, and a confusing one at that. Talking about Jesus being gathered, bodily, upwards into heaven seems to require us to…
Read More Summer Evening Opening
A Call For Help Once again we are planning to extend the opening hours of the Cathedral from 6pm to 8pm, this year starting on Monday June 20th and finishing on Wednesday August 17th (this latter date making way for the run of Jesus Christ Superstar). The team of volunteers who make this happen is…
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