CATHEDRAL NEWS
LENT LECTURE SERIES
Saint Paul: His Thought and His Journeys
3rd March, "Paul's First Journey", Sister Avice Denniss, Church Army Officer.
10th March, "Paul's Second Journey", Canon Lionel Marshall, Canon Emeritus of Brecon.
17th March, "Paul's Third Journey", The Revd Canon William Price, Formerly Senior Lecturer, University of Wales, Lampeter.
24th March "Paul and His Great Message", The Revd Canon Alan Luff, Formerly Precentor of Westminster Abbey and Canon Residentiary of Birmingham.
The lectures are held in the Cathedral Hall after 7.00 p.m. Evensong.
EASTER SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL
Monday 29th March, 7.00 p.m. Congregational Mass. Tuesday 30th March, 11.00 a.m. Chrism Mass, 7.00 p.m. Congregational Mass. Wednesday 31st March, 7.00 p.m. Congregational Mass. Thursday 1st April, 7.00 p.m. Mass of The Lord’s Supper and Stripping of the Altars. Good Friday 2nd April, 10.00 a.m. Children’s Service 12.00 noon, 3 Hours Devotion 7.00 p.m. Concert of Sacred Music Saturday 3rd April, 8.00 p.m. First Mass of Easter
Easter Day, Sunday 4th April, 8.00 a.m. Eucharist
10.30 a.m. Festal Eucharist
6.30 p.m. Choral Evensong
NEW ASSISTANT ORGANIST AT THE CATHEDRAL
Jeremy Blasby assumed the duties of Assistant Organist on February 1st when Christopher Denton moved to Yorkshire.
MUSIC @ St WOOLOS
The programme of concerts and recitals for the year is almost been complete, but some details are still to be confirmed. Unless otherwise stated all proceeds are for the Cathedral Emergency Campaign.
Thursday 25th March, 6.00 p.m. Rougemont School Concert. Saturday 27th March, 12.00 noon, Gerard Cousins, Classical Guitar. Good Friday 2nd April, 7.00 p.m. Cathedral Choir, Concert of Sacred Music including Faure's Requiem. (Tickets £6.00, Concessions £4.00 in aid of Cathedral Choir Funds.) Saturday 24th April, 7.00 p.m. Tongwynlais Temperance Band (Tickets £12.50, Concessions £10.00, in aid of The Pula Children's Trust.) Saturday 1st May, 12.00 noon, Organ Recital, tbc. Friday 7th May, 7.30 p.m. High Sheriff's Gala Concert, Cor Cantabile, the choir of Christ College, Brecon and musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra (Tickets £10.) Saturday 29th May, 12.00 noon, The Tintern Quartet, tbc. Friday 4th July, Jeff Hooper, details tbc. Thursday 17th June,7.30 p.m. St Woolos Chamber Orchestra. Saturday 3rd July, 12.00 noon, Organ Recital, Jeremy Blasby. Thursday 15th July, 7.00 p.m. Dinner Concert. "Music with an Italian Flavour", with soprano Megan Dorke, followed by a meal in Vittorio's Restaurant. (Tickets £30.00. Concert Only Tickets £10.00, Concessions £7.50.) Saturday 31st July, 7.30 p.m. Wormshead Brass. Saturday 28th August, tbc. Thursday 16th September, 7.30 p.m. Jill Crossland. Saturday 25th September, 12.00 noon, The Flying Shepherds. Thursday 7th October, 7.30 p.m. The Greater Gwent Youth Jazz Orchestra. Thursday 21st October, 7.30 Organ Recital, Gareth Perkins. Saturday 30th October, 12.00 noon, tbc. Saturday 13th November, 7.30 p.m. Remembrancetide Concert, St Woolos Chamber Orchestra and Singers. Saturday 27th November, 12.00 noon, tbc. Tuesday 14th December, 7.30 p.m. Newport Philharmonic Choir Carol Concert, tbc.