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CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY NOTICES New Generation, Burundi becomes a
CCN Partner
Friday 18th November at 5.15pm in the
Nave, followed by a reception
in St Michael's House.
On Friday 18th November we will be
welcoming New Generation, an NGO that
works with street children for reconciliation
and education in Burundi, into the
Community of the Cross of Nails.
Dieudonné Nahimana, who founded the
NGO, will receive the Cross of Nails at a
special service of Evening Prayer, followed by
a reception in St Michael's House.
For this event, hosted with Amos Trust, we
will also be welcoming members of the
Coventry Burundian diaspora to celebrate
the occasion with traditional Burundian food.
You are warmly invited to join us in
welcoming our neighbours both here in
Coventry and from around the world. For
bookings please contact 024 7652 1288 or
Mothers’ Union Cakes & Gifts
Sunday 20th November after Eucharist
The Mothers Union will be holding their
Annual Cake and Gift Sale on Sunday
November 20th after the 10.30am Eucharist..
The proceeds will be used to support
Mothers Union projects among the needy
both here and overseas. Your support would
be greatly appreciated.
Evelyn Warwick
Cathedral Closures
The Cathedral will be closed to visitors this
Tuesday and Wednesday (15th & 16th) for
the Rising Global Peace Forum and Monday
to Friday of next week (21st-25th) for
Coventry University graduations.
Choir Parents’ Association
Take away Curry!
Sunday 20th November
Pilau rice (150g) with
Chicken or Vegetarian curry(150g)
and vegetarian samosas
£5 per person
Rumana is creating a beautiful meal for one
to raise money for the CPA.
All orders must be placed by Thursday 18th
November: [email protected]
and will be available for pick up from the
choir vestry from 11.30am on Sunday.
Clayre Coopey
Vision of Reconciliation
with Sarah Snyder
Monday 28th November
at 7pm in St Michael’s House
The second in our Reconciliation Lecture
series will be given by Canon Sarah Snyder
on the Archbishop of Canterbury's vision of
reconciliation and the work her team does
from Coventry Cathedral. Sarah joined the
team at Coventry Cathedral as the
Archbishop of Canterbury's Adviser for
Reconciliation in September.
Volunteers’ Meet-up
Monday 5th December
from 2pm in the Chapter House
We would love to celebrate International
Volunteer Day with you! There will be
refreshments in the Chapter House and all
volunteers, no matter what role you play in
the life of the Cathedral, are welcome - and
the refreshments will no doubt have a
Christmas theme! RSVP to me, Emma or
Helen. We’d love to see as many of you as
possible.
Carla Crawley
Please send brief items of Cathedral news and events for the next edition of Cathedral
Matters by end of TUESDAY 15th November for publication on Sunday 20th November
to [email protected] or phone 024 7659 4916
www.coventrycathedral.org.uk
Sunday 13th November
Remembrance Sunday
CATHEDRAL MATTERS
THIS WEEK Sunday 13th November
8.00am Holy Communion (Holy Trinity)
10.00am The Cathedral Eucharist
4.00pm Choral Evensong
6.30pm City Praise and Prayer
at The Welcome Centre
WELCOME
Welcome to Coventry Cathedral! We’re delighted that you’re worshipping with us today. In
this leaflet you’ll find more about what is happening in and around the Cathedral in the next
week or so.
We’re joined at this morning’s Cathedral Eucharist by a group from the friends of the
Frauenkirche, Dresden, who will be taking part in the Litany of Reconciliation and as
Delegates. The sermon will take the form of a conversation between the Dean and Pfarrerin
Ulrike Birkner-Kettenacker from the ‘Maria am Wasser’ Evangelical Lutheran Church,
concluding with a time of informal prayer.
Sunday 20th November
8.00am Holy Communion (Holy Trinity)
10.30am The Cathedral Eucharist
4.00pm Choral Evensong
6.30pm OPEN Table
Open Table Soup
OPEN Table is looking for volunteers to help make a simple soup for the supper church on the
20th November and 11th December. If you would like to volunteer for one of these days,
please contact Haley Jones at [email protected] or speak to Canon
Kathryn. We like to prepare soup for a full table of 32, and we invite teams of people to help!
Cathedral Community Prayer Focus for November
The Dean's suggested prayer points for November are:
Thanksgiving for the Cathedral's Reconciliation ministry and the work of our six Canons for
Reconciliation over the past 40 years, and
Prayer for a positive response to the Dean’s ten-minute challenge for each Cathedral
community member to set aside ten minutes a day for prayer - whatever form that prayer
might take.
The Dean, Canons and assisting Readers this week
Canon Sarah is Canon in Residence this week. The Reader assisting at the Eucharist this
morning is Donald Parr.
Canon David is celebrating and preaching at St Paul Foleshill this morning.
This evening’s service at 6.30pm will be City Praise and Prayer at The Welcome Centre
Parkside CV1 2HG.
CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY NOTICES Coventry Winter Night Shelter 2016-17
Cathedral Team Supporting St Oswald’s Tile Hill
Fridays 7pm to 10pm
There are still some Friday evenings when more volunteers are needed to help with putting
up beds, setting tables, making drinks, washing up, and, most importantly, eating with and
chatting to guests and maybe playing cards or dominoes with them. If you can commit to any
evenings please sign up on the Community table or contact me.
Margaret Lloyd [email protected] or 024 7641 3004
Cathedral Stewardship
Please collect your letter!
If you are a member of the Cathedral’s Stewardship Scheme and have not received a letter
from the newly formed Stewardship Group (which comprises John Copas, Dave Goodall,
Deryck Horton and myself) please look for it on the Community Table; there are many
letters which have not yet been collected. If you are also able to assist by helping to deliver
to any members of the Community who are currently unwell or absent for other reasons
please do so.
If you are unable to find your own letter please speak to one of us and we shall correct the
oversight as quickly as possible. Many Thanks David East, Senior Church Warden
Help Needed
Is there anyone who would be able to steward Evensong on Wednesdays when the boys
sing? This would be from 5-6pm during term time. If you are interested please contact
Barbara Mobbs 024 7659 8106.
Bread-making for Sunday Eucharist
It would be really nice if we could have a few more bread-makers. If you would like to help
with this important part of our Eucharist it’s easy! JPlease ring 07887 991778 or speak to me.
Many thanks. Eileen Third
The Coventry Telegraph
Is there anybody who takes the Coventry Telegraph every day and would be willing to take
over the job of keeping these scrapbooks? It's not a difficult task - just cutting out items that
mention the Cathedral and sticking them in. I've done this for several years but no longer
want to buy the newspaper. Sue Parker 024 7644 9195 or [email protected].
The Rev Canon Chris Burch
Canon Chris Burch, formerly Precentor of the Cathedral, died suddenly on Sunday 6th
November. We give thanks for his life and ministry and pray especially for his wife Roz and
their children Martin and Rebecca.
Cathedral Prayer Circle
In an emergency, a group of us are ready to pray for you and those for whom you are
concerned. Contact Meg Bowen on 01926 856928 – brief details would guide our prayers
for God’s grace and healing.
CATHEDRAL COMMUNITY NOTICES
Prayer for Christian Service in Coventry
The Chapel of Unity community is setting up regular monthly prayer sessions to support
Christian social service across Coventry. These will be held in the Chapel of Unity from
4pm to 5pm on the first Monday of each month (excepting Bank Holidays).
To build up a picture of what is happening citywide, so that we can be united in prayer
support, each month we are inviting a representative from a city church or Christian
organisation to tell us about their involvement in serving the needs of the city (about 20
minutes) before we spend the rest of the hour praying for those projects.
First meeting: Monday December 5th;
Theme: Good Neighbours, a new project of support for older people, a partnership
between Hope Coventry, Together for Change and Age UK (Speaker: Jess Day-Pollard,
Project Manager);
Contact: John Lloyd (Chapel of Unity Joint Council co-chair) at [email protected].
Cathedral Shop
We have a selection of beautiful poppy jewellery items for sale in support of the
Cathedral, (10% of the rrp shared between SSAFA and Combat Stress)
and the Christmas stock has also arrived, please do come & have a look!
Books & candles, jams & preserves, cards & decorations, jewellery & gifts
Also of course a range of fair trade goods available all year round
Opening Hours Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm
Canon Lisle Sharp
It was with great sadness we received the news that Lisle died on 5th November after a
short illness. He had been a Reader for 56 years. For most of those years he came to
assist us at the Sunday Eucharist twice a year, the last occasion only a few weeks ago. In
addition to his commitments to his parish at Alveston, he was for many years heavily
involved in the administration required for Diocesan Readers, on successive Reader
committees and as West Midlands Coordinator for the Readers Course. While awaiting
the appointment of a new Warden he and I shared that role for a year. He became
Honorary Lay Canon in 2001 in recognition of his Reader ministry. May he rest in peace
and rise in glory.
Canon Margaret Sedgwick
To all Members of the Congregation
Christmas Goodies!
Again this year the catering team hope to help local homeless people by selling our mince
pies, lemon cheese/curd, and chutney. There will be a notice on the congregation table &
you can sign up and collect your order every Sunday up to Christmas. If you would like a
gift for someone we can provide a selection of all sorts of festive fayre & can present your
order in Festive wrapping with a handmade gift card. Watch out M&S and Harrods!
With best wishes Pam, Brenda, Rex & Richard