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DAILY SERVICES AT GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL

SUNDAY

7.40am Morning Prayer (said) 8.00am Holy Communion 10.15am Sung Eucharist with Children’s Church 3.00pm Choral Evensong

MONDAY - SATURDAY

8.00am Holy Communion 8.30am Morning Prayer (said) 12.30pm Holy Communion 5.30pm Choral Evensong (said Evening Prayer on Mondays)

(4.30pm on Saturdays)

See our website for details of services and any changes or closures.

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NEWS

OCTOBER 2016

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Gloucester Cathedral News

Mission Statement: ‘We aim to produce a Christian magazine which is widely accessible and which informs, involves and inspires its readers.’

Cathedral Chapter

Dean: The Very Reverend Stephen Lake

Chief Operations Officer: Emily Shepherd

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Cathedral Office, 12 College Green, Gloucester GL1 2LX Telephone: 01452 528095 Email: reception@gloucestercathedral.org.uk The Clergy may be contacted through the Cathedral Office at the above address and telephone number. Gloucester Cathedral News Subscriptions A year’s postal subscription for 10 copies of Gloucester Cathedral News may be obtained by cash or cheque for £12 made payable to ‘The Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral’ and sent to the Cathedral Office at the above address.

www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk

Front cover: The 800th Anniversary of Henry III’s Coronation at

Gloucester Cathedral - Re-enactment 10th September 2016.

(See more photographs on pages 8 and 9)

Photo by: Chris Smith

Canons: Nikki Arthy Dr Andrew Braddock Richard Mitchell Jackie Searle Celia Thomson

Lay Canons: John Coates Paul Mason Dame Janet Trotter

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The Editorial Team consists of: Richard Cann, Sandie Conway, Pat Foster, Barrie Glover, Stephen Lake, Christopher and Maureen Smith.

Editor: Maureen Smith

The next Editorial meeting is on Monday 10th October 2016.

"We are happy to receive articles, handwritten or typed. We regret that, due to the limited space available, and to enable us to continue to produce a lively, varied and informative magazine, we can normally only accept articles of 400 words or less. Articles over 400 words will only be accepted at the Editor’s discretion.

The Editor reserves the right to alter articles as necessary, without losing the general sense.

Contributions can be emailed to: reception@gloucestercathedral.org.uk

or you can leave them at the Cathedral Office at the address given at the front of this booklet.

You may also email Maureen Smith direct: maureen.ivory37@gmail.com

Disclaimer: We try very hard to make sure details are correct before going to print, but things can change! Please check with the Cathedral Office and the notice board. Please note that articles do not represent the opinions of the Chapter, the Church of England or the editor - only the writer!

The Editor for September is Maureen Smith.

The deadline is the 5th September

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Sat 5 9.00am Pudsey Teddy Bear Parachuting. Bring your teddy

bears to parachute along a zip wire high in the Nave and raise lots of money for Children in Need. (See page 28).

10.00am Weekend Latin Course - Women in the Aeneid. 3.00pm Gloucester Music Society Concert - Fidelio Trio.

Mon 7 5.30pm Inaugural Evensong and Making Up Service for the Girl Choristers of Gloucester Cathedral.

Thu 10 9.00am - 4.30pm Jigsaw Fest.

Sat 12 - Sun 13 New Testament Greek Weekend.

Sun 13 3.00pm Annual Service of Remembrance. Gloucestershire gathers to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Mon 14 - Fri 18 Tower lit purple for Pancreatic Cancer awareness.

Mon 14 - Sun 20 Big Heart Art Exhibition.

Sat 19 11.00am Coffee Concert - Ruscombe Duo - Geoffrey Poole, Violin and Ben Dry, Piano.

7.00pm Gloucester Choral Society - Missa Solemnis.

Sun 20 3.00pm Evensong for Road Peace. 5.00pm Switch on of the City’s Christmas Lights.

Wed 23 7.30pm Cathedral Conversations - Canon Andrew Braddock - By Law Established? Historical Perspectives on the Future of the Church.

Thu 24 12.30pm Lunchtime Organ Recital by Peter Dyke, Assistant Director of Music, Hereford.

Sat 26 3.00pm Gloucester Music Society Concert - Bedriska Trio.

Sun 27 6.00pm Advent Carol Service by Candlelight.

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CONTENTS

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“Give me a glint” Canon Dr. Sandra Millar 4

The Eight Hundredth Anniversary of Henry III’s Coronation George Marchant 6

Henry III’s Coronation Re-enactment in photographs 8-9

Alfred Lord Tennyson Maureen Smith 10

The Eucharist 165AD Fannie Storr 11

To Autumn William Blake 12 ‘Speak to us of Children’ Kahil Gibran 14

‘Thank You’ - from Josh Saunders and Alex Stefanyszyn 15

Saving Daylight Maureen Smith 16

Around the Community 17

Cathedral Newcomers - September 2016 18-19

Obituary - Alan Norton Pascal Mychalysin 20

The Head Steward’s Badge Chris Stretton 22

Gloucester Cathedral News its Future and Format 23

The White Ensign Richard Cann 24

Jottings from the West End Humph ’n Harry 26

Diary of special services and events 29

Please consider a voluntary donation of £1 to help cover the cost of this magazine

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“Give me a glint”

There should be a greeting for this time of year really. It is such a time of change and new beginnings – holidays are over, Christmas starts to edge into view, and Autumn glories are everywhere around with colour and fruit and seed. The cycle of death and life continues as the seasons turn

reminding us that the cycle of life also goes on – we mourn those we love but see no longer, we celebrate new life and we make new commitments to each other.

My work for the national Church of England is all about the cycle of life, those key moments when we mark the transition points of birth, marriage, death otherwise known as christenings, weddings and funerals or hatch, match and dispatch. These key moments bring around half a million people every week into churches and the people who come bring big feelings and big thoughts. My work is helping to think about how we respond to people at these times, whether through answering questions at the door or in the prayer spaces of our Cathedral, so important for memory and reflection.

It’s tempting to offer people everything we think they ought to know about church and faith when they make that tentative approach to ask for help in marking one of these key moments. We want to share with them all that we have come to appreciate ourselves, whether it is in the way we worship or the things we believe..

Don’t give me the whole truth, Don’t give the sea for my thirst, Don’t give me the sky when I ask for a light, But give me a glint, a dewy wisp, a mote As the birds bear water-drops from their bathing And the wind a grain of salt. Olav Hauge

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October special services and events:

Sat 1 3.00pm Primrose Piano Quartet - Gloucester Music Society Concert.

Sun 2 3.00pm County Harvest Thanksgiving Service. All are welcome to give thanks for the gift of God's creations. This service replaces Choral Evensong.

Sat 8 11am, 12noon, 2pm and 3pm Cathedral Library Tours.

Wed 12 7.30pm Cathedral Conversations - Dame Janet Trotter - The Church in Contemporary Society. (See page 5)

Thu 13 12.30pm Organ Recital performed by Molly Patrick Buttars

(Oundle Award Winner). Admission free with retiring collection in aid of Cathedral Music.

Sat 15 11.00am Coffee Concert - Claire Deniz, Cello. Tickets £6, to include refreshments, available on the door. All

proceeds go towards the work of the Cathedral Choir.

7.00pm Police Orchestra and Military Wives Concert - In

aid of the Three Choirs Festival. (See page 7).

Sat 22 7,30pm An Evening with Jane Austen. (See page 19).

Sat 22 - Sun 23 Greek Literature weekend.

Mon 24 - Sun 13 Nov Tower lit red in support of the 2016 Poppy Appeal.

Mon 24 - Sat 29 10.30am - 3.30pm - Coronation Crafts - Free Half-Term Family Fun. (See page 25).

Wed 26 and Thu 27 6.15, 7pm and 7.45pm - Pottering Around the Cathedral. (See page 26).

Fri 28 7.00pm Henry III talk by Professor Richard Rastall.

Sat 29 7.00pm St Cecilia Singers Concert - ‘Crowning Glories’.

November looking ahead…

Wed 2 5.30pm Requiem Eucharist—Duruflé - Service to remember those who have died in the last year.

Fri 4 7.30pm Let’s Talk: Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis - Professor Nicholas Marston, Vice-Provost, Praelector and Director of Studies in Music - Kings College, Cambridge. (See page 28).

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Bears Away! Pudsey Teddy Bear Parachuting

Saturday 5 November 9.00am - 2.30pm

The Golden Valley Kite Fliers invite you to bring along your teddy bears to parachute along a zip wire high in the Cathedral Nave and raise lots

of money for Children in Need.

Fidelio Trio - Gloucester Music Society Concert

Saturday 5 November, 3.00pm Chapter House, Gloucester Cathedral

In association with the Piano Trio Society Gloucester Music Society is delighted to host a programme of piano trios by Moeran and Stanford plus the world première of a new piano trio by the distinguished composer Adrian Williams, commissioned by the Piano Trio Society to celebrate its 21st anniversary, and performed by the renowned Fidelio Trio.

Admission £17, concessions £16, students £5, children free, accompanying adults £8 including free glass of wine/soft drink.

Available from: www.gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk Tel: 01242 620736 or on the door

Let’s Talk: Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis Friday 4 November, 7.30pm

The Parliament Room, Gloucester Cathedral

Professor Nicholas Marston, Vice-Provost, Praelector and Director of Studies in Music – Kings College, Cambridge

Tickets £10 available from 0845 652 1823, the Cathedral Gift Shop or on line: www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk

LANGUAGE COURSES AT THE CATHEDRAL

Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November, 10.00am - 4.30pm

Women in the Aeneid

Details from: www.lingua.co.uk/latin, emailgdasharpley@gmail.com or call 01452 731113

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I found this poem (in The Splash of Words by Mark Oakley) while I was on

holiday, a time when I could catch glimpses myself of the mystery and wonder of God. There was time to be astonished by creation on the coast and on the moors, to value creativity in local galleries and shops; time to see grace in hospitality, whether in homes or hotels and time to reflect on connectedness with family and in the midst of discovered towns and villages. Glimpses and glints all around that suggested the wonder and love of God or echoed with the stories of Jesus. Something more by John Pritchard is subtitled ‘Encountering the beyond in the everyday’. He writes for those who are tentatively searching for more but don’t know what to call it – those who come into our Cathedral and are awed by the space, silenced by the music, inspired by the story. At life’s key moments, all of us need to find a glint that opens the door to God’s presence.

Deep in the book of Job is this little verse: “Though its root grows old in the earth and its stump dies in the ground/yet at the scent of water it will bud/and put forth branches like a young plant.” (Job 14:8-9). Glimpses of wonder, hints of the love of God, act as the scent of water, drawing us

towards new life and growth. May this Autumn be a time for all of us to both receive and offer those moments as we continue our journey through the cycle of life.

The Revd Canon Dr Sandra Millar. Head of Projects and Developments

Church of England (Archbishops Council)

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Cathedral Conversations

Wednesday 12 October 7.30pm in the Chapter House.

Dame Janet Trotter: The Church in Contemporary Society.

Dame Janet is Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. This role gives her a broad perspective on the concerns and opportunities facing our county and the part that the church, alongside other communities, can play in creating a better society for all.

Dame Janet is a former vice-chancellor of the University of

Gloucestershire and a member of the Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral.

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The Eight Hundredth

Anniversary of

Henry III’s Coronation

On 28th October 1216, in the choir of Gloucester Abbey, a plain gold ring was placed on the head of a nine year old boy and he was anointed King of England. This remains virtually the only English coronation to take place outside Westminster

Abbey since Norman times. The scene is pictured in a stained glass window in the south aisle of our nave (pictured above).

This coronation was crucial for the country. It decided whether Henry or Prince Louis of France would become the next king of England. Henry was in a desperate situation. His father, King John, had died suddenly, having provoked open civil war by failing to uphold the Magna Carta. Almost three quarters of the major barons had rebelled and had invited Louis of France into the country to take the throne. Louis and his army controlled London and more than half of the country. The throne of England was in the balance. Henry’s supporters realised that their only chance was to act quickly and decisively. Henry was crowned and anointed king only ten days after his father’s death. This was vital as it made him a monarch anointed by God and recognised by the church. Henry’s chief supporter was William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke. He was widely respected as the embodiment of medieval knightly chivalry, over six feet tall and with a noble physique. The second key figure was Guala, the Papal Legate. Not only was England a Catholic country, but King John had agreed to pay homage to the Pope, to secure protection against the barons. Our window shows the gold ring being placed on Henry’s head by Guala and Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester. This ring or band, pressed into service as a makeshift crown, was probably a piece of jewellery belonging to Henry’s mother, Isabella of Angouleme.

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We were sad to hear that Alan Norton, David Welander and Tom Dorrington had gone to higher things. They were good friends and we remember them with affection. Our passport photographs appear in “The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral” - Chapter 5, page 88. Humph’s teeth have never looked so good!

Now, Mr. H. is working on the annual Agincourt feast, the boiler needs a service and there are flu jabs ahead. All is well in the Heights and we soldier on. The future is full of promise and if it isn’t we shall endeavour to make sure that it is.

God for Harry, England and Saint George! Waves all round and salutations from us to you. Greetings to one and all and all the best, as ever. Humph ’n Harry. (with help from Sylvia Coppen-Gardner).

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Half-Term Fun at the Cathedral

Monday 24 October – Saturday 29 October 10.30am – 3.30pm

Bring your camera and take a ‘selfie’ dressed up in regal robes and crown, sitting in a special throne under the beautiful stained glass window of King Henry III. Get creative designing, making and wearing jewellery and crowns fit for a King or Queen.

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Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 October Pottering Around The Cathedral

Tours depart at 6.15pm, 7.00pm and 7.45pm

Have a magical experience as we take you on a tour behind the scenes

of the filming of Harry Potter at Gloucester Cathedral. Visit the film locations and find out the secrets of how the Cathedral was transformed into Hogwarts. Join in with some enchanting crafts, try some potions and enjoy the sweets eaten by Harry and his friends. Don’t forget to try on the sorting hat to find out which Hogwarts house you’re in. Coming dressed up as your favourite character is encouraged

Tickets: adults £7.50 - children age 3 and over £5.50 (Under 3’s free) Available from Cathedral Gift Shop, 0845 652 1823 or on line

www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk

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This year has flown and is flying so either we are getting old or there is something wrong with the calendar? Apparently, old age is only of importance if you are a cheese, a good vintage or a serious malt and we don’t like whisky! We are nearer to Christmas than we are to Easter and Humph is wondering where he has put the fairy lights as Mr. H. says that he needs them now and for what we might ask, or is he just being cautious?

We had two royal visits during the Festival and raised our banners. We walked the Walk of Life and “crowned” the king. Humph walked the Walk at first light as soon as he could see where he was going and then he had a good early breakfast: a full English with “The Times” crossword, undisturbed by Mr. H. and an argument about cholesterol! Mr. H. preferred to walk the labyrinth at night and was on the roof at sunrise enjoying the dawn chorus, but not the gulls, over a Gloucester sausage and some pickled onions. As Humph loathes pickled onions he has a jar or two hidden up the tower and even the gulls dislike them! He has been having deep thought about where he is going to be able to park his van. Could it be an excuse for a bike and a new career as a corbel Bradley Wiggins?

We enjoyed the History Festival, but entrance to the Heights was strictly limited owing to increased security. We were thrilled with the “coronation” and wore our 2012 Olympic golds (tower climbing for Mr. H. and wrestling for Him) and clanked from on high. Ulf excelled himself by wondering what would happen if he were to be crowned by mistake. Humph said that no one with a modicum of sense or even half a brain would crown Ulf with anything and that he should go slow on the mead. Ulf is a good soul but he does have his moments!

We are awaiting a nice glass of fizz on the Day, October 28th, when we shall all hear, those who have tickets, “What really happened at Henry III’s coronation at Gloucester in 1216” and there will be “live vocal and instrumental items” as well. Cheers for Henry, his great day and all of us.

Jottings from the West End

Greetings from us Corbels:

Humph ’n Harry

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An illustration of the insecurity of Henry’s cause is that, mid-way through the coronation banquet, news came that rebels had attacked Goodrich Castle in Herefordshire, which was held by William Marshal. Troops had to be dispatched immediately. Against all the odds, Henry won through and reigned for 56 years. On a lighter note, could it be significant that the coronation day, October 28th, was the feast day of St Simon and St Jude? St Jude is the patron saint of lost causes. George Marchant.

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Friday 28th October at 7pm

What happened at Henry III’s

Coronation at Gloucester in 1216?

In the Cathedral Nave on the actual 800th anniversary

Henry III’s coronation in Gloucester Abbey on 28 October 1216 was a somewhat hurried affair, designed to legitimise the claim of a nine-

year-old king and carried out on the very day of his accession. Hurried or not, the coronation had to be performed in an obviously legitimate way, and so presumably at least the principal elements of the usual

procedures and ceremonies were followed.

Professor Richard Rastall, Emeritus Professor of Historical Musicology at The University of Leeds, will discuss what might have happened on

this day 800 years ago by referring to the main elements of earlier and later coronations. The talk will be illustrated and include live vocal and instrumental items. A glass of sparkling wine included.

Generously sponsored by WSP Solicitors

Ticket price: £12; Friends of Gloucester Cathedral £10**. Available through Henry III events at www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk or from the Cathedral Shop or by telephone 0845 652 1823.

**Friends' reduced prices are available only at the shop or by telephone stating FRIENDS when booking. We regret this discount cannot be obtained online.

NB Tickets will NOT be available from the Friends’ Office for this event.

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Henry III’s Coronation Re-enactment in photographs

On Saturday 10th September we stepped back in time at the Cathedral, to 1216 to be exact and we witnessed a spectacular re-enactment of the Coronation of Henry III. Below are some of the photographs of the event taken by our photographer, Chris Smith.

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He was greatly rewarded for his achievement. He was made a Commander and received a sword and £500 in cash from the Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund. King George III gave him a silver muffetiere, (a sugar shaker), now owed by the mayor's office in Liskeard. Lapenotière was promoted to Post Captain in 1811. After the war, he settled with his family in Menheniot. He died in 1834 and is buried in the churchyard of St. Lulluwy’s church. Hence, it can fly the White Ensign on Trafalgar Day. However, in the north transept of the Cathedral hang two Royal Navy Ensigns - to the west is the Ensign from the 10th HMS Gloucester, a Type 42 Destroyer, which was presented to the Cathedral on the ship's safe return from the Gulf War of 1991. The other is the Ensign of the 8th HMS Gloucester, which served in the Grand Fleet at another historic and important naval engagement the Battle of Jutland in 1916. I find the following verse very moving. Yes! it is directed, in the main, to military units, but I feel that it is just as appropriate to any of the Armed Services. A moth eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole,

It does not look likely to stir a man's soul, 'Tis the deeds that were done 'neath the moth eaten rag When the pole was a staff and the rag was a flag."

E. Hamley.

Richard Cann.

The 8th HMS Gloucester at Brindisi

The 10th HMS Gloucester

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The White Ensign

Whilst attending a wedding at St. Lulluwy’s Church in Menheniot, Cornwall recently, I discovered that the church is one of the locations in the country which is officially permitted to fly the White Ensign from its flagpole on Trafalgar Day. This follows a letter from the First Sea Lord in 2005 for churches with associations with captains of ships at Trafalgar to have this honour.

The following is the story of the Church’s association with Trafalgar: Captain John Richards Lapenotière, who is buried there, was a British Royal Navy officer who served at the Battle of Trafalgar. He was born in Ilfracombe in 1770. His family were Huguenot exiles who came to Britain in 1688 with William of Orange. In 1802 Lapenotière was given command of the tiny 10 gun schooner HMS Pickle in which he cruised the coast of France harrying their navy. He also earned accolades for saving the crew of a sinking ship. The Battle of Trafalgar culminated the campaign on 21st October 1805. HMS Pickle was too small to take an active role in the battle but she proved invaluable during the ensuing storm. During the following week, her crew rescued survivors from the sea and from sinking ships. Pickle also towed damaged ships to safety. On 26th October, Lapenotière was commissioned to carry the news of the great victory back to Britain; a huge honour for a junior officer. He arrived on the English coast on 1st November where strong winds forced his decision to land at Falmouth. He knew that this meant a 271 mile journey overland to London but he was undeterred and he arrived there on 6th November. The journey had taken 37 hours, involved 21 changes of horses, (each stage being between 10 and 15 miles at just over 7mph) and had cost £46. Lapenotière delivered the despatches with the simple words, “We have gained a great victory. But we have lost Lord Nelson.”

The White Ensign

HMS Pickle (replica)

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Congratulations to the organisers, actors. musicians and entertainers who

participated in this event and also to the Flower Guild for the magnificent displays of greenery and for the sweet smelling herbs strewn across the floor. And, of course, special congratulations to Fraser Martin who played the part of Henry III with all the dignity and solemnity of a boy who had been brought up to become a king.

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Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, on August 6, 1809. His father was a church rector and Alfred along with his siblings were raised with a love of books and writing. By the age of 8, he was penning his first poems.

In 1827 he began studying at Trinity College, Cambridge. His first collection of poetry, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, was published in 1830. Sadly, his father’s death in 1831 meant straitened circumstances for the family and Alfred was unable to complete his degree. He was encouraged to enter the church, but was determined to focus on poetry. However, his second collection, Poems by Alfred Tennyson, published in 1832, received unfavourable reviews and, although he continued to write, he shied away from publication for a decade. 1850 was a significant year for Tennyson. His poem In Memoriam, was published, winning him huge acclaim. He married his long time sweetheart, Emily Sellwood, and he was chosen by Queen Victoria to succeed William Wordsworth as Poet Laureate. Tennyson's poetry became more and more popular, affording him both fame and fortune. An episode in the Crimean War led to another famous poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1854). He also became friendly with Queen Victoria, who found comfort in reading In Memoriam following Prince Albert’s death in 1861. He received a peerage in 1883, thus becoming Baron Tennyson of Aldworth and Freshwater, better known as Alfred, Lord Tennyson. He died on October 6, 1892, aged 83 and was buried in Westminster Abbey's Poets' Corner. Maureen Smith. Source: http://www.biography.com/people/alfred-tennyson

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Gloucester Cathedral News -

its future and format

Gloucester Cathedral News is published on a monthly basis and contains articles and information of interest for many groups - congregation, volunteers, staff and visitors. The Editorial Team, comprises five members who of meet on a regular basis at each other’s homes to determine the content for the particular issue, plus The Dean who is available to offer advice if needed and Sandie Conway who is our link with the Cathedral Office. Sandie actually keeps us up to date with events and does a final proof read before the magazine goes to the Printer. She is also responsible for putting GCN onto the website.

The ‘lead’ article is requested from, and authored by, a member of the Cathedral clergy. Items are requested from any individual who may have an interesting subject or experience to relate. An essential element is the absence of offerings of a political or contentious nature. Such items are either rejected as unsuitable after discussion by the Team or, if borderline, referred to the Dean for a final decision on whether to include it or not.

Over the past months, contributions have been few and far between and the contents of each issue have been the work of a few stalwarts who take time to research and prepare items.

Sermons are rarely included unless they convey a very meaningful message. Often, the subject is such that there are other, more relevant, channels for their publicity, especially as they can now be found on the Cathedral’s website.

It is the opinion of the Editorial Team that the publication should remain non-political and not-contentious. However, we would like to broaden the list of contributors - personal experiences - visits to churches that have left a real impression - history of parish churches in the diocese - particular items of poetry or other literature - these are always acceptable.

If you are able to provide any input to any issue, the Team would be immensely grateful.

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The Head Steward’s Badge

Many of you will know that the Head Steward’s badge is of a different design from that of the other Stewards’ medallions. It shows the sword of St Paul, and the crossed keys of St Peter, alluding to the patron saints of the Benedictine Abbey prior to it

becoming Gloucester Cathedral. The design is similar to that shown above the Nave side of the organ arch, except that the wards (the ‘business end’ of the keys) face inwards.

Just before I handed it over to my successor, Colin Eddy, I thought I might, after five years, give it a clean during which I noted a set of marks suggestive of a hallmark. This was a surprise because from its colour I had always supposed if to be made of brass.

Truscotts in College Court confirmed LGD was a maker’s mark, followed by a lion representing sterling silver, the leopard’s head of the London Assay Office, and the date stamp of 1967. So it is not brass, but silver gilt.

Richard Cann subsequently told me the maker was Leslie Gordon Durbin, a gold and silversmith in London. He further informed me that similar hallmarks are on the Head Verger’s ceremonial mace and also on the two of our most commonly used chalices and ciboria. (R. Cann, GCN Jan 2013). Chris Stretton.

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An Evening with Jane Austen Saturday 22nd October, 7.30pm

Enjoy a candlelit soiree in the company of some of Jane Austen’s most memorable characters. Adrian Lukis, who

played the duplicitous Mr Wickham in the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice, and Caroline Langrishe (Lovejoy and Peak Practice) perform a series of duologues from some of Jane Austen’s most-loved novels, accompanied by live Regency-era music.

Meet the performers at a VIP reception in the Chapter House at 7.00pm

Tickets: VIP £50, Standard £25 available from 0845 652 1823, Cathedral Gift Shop or www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk

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The Eucharist 165AD

I was reading a book by Scott Hahn called The Lamb’s Supper in which there was a quotation that surprised me. It was from a letter written in 161 AD by Justin the

Martyr. He was a Greek scholar living in Samaria. He was converted to Christianity and was martyred in 165AD. The surprise was how similar his account of the Eucharist was to ours in 2016 and how little has changed since then.

“On the day we call the day of the sun, all who dwell in the city or country, gather in the same place. The memoirs of the apostles and the writings of the prophets are read, as much as time permits. When the reader has finished, he who presides over those gathered admonishes and challenges them to imitate these beautiful things. Then we all rise together and offer prayers for ourselves and for all others, wherever that may be, so that we may be found righteous in our life and actions, and faithful to the commandments, so as to obtain eternal salvation.

When the prayers are concluded we exchange the kiss. Then someone brings bread and a cup of water and wine mixed together to him who presides over the brethren. He takes them and offers praise and glory to the Father of the universe, through the name of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and, for a considerable time, he gives thanks that we have been judged worthy of these gifts. When he has concluded the prayers and thanksgivings, all present give voice to an acclamation by saying “Amen”. When he who presides has given thanks and the people have responded, those we call deacons give to those present the “eucharised” bread, wine and water and take them to those who are absent”.

Fannie Storr.

Wednesday 19th October - 7.30pm

Celebratory Organ Recital - Ashley Grote

Celebrating the 350th anniversary of the building of the Cathedral’s organ case, Cathedral organists, past and present, perform the chorale-fantasias of Max Reger (1873-1916) in the centenary year of his death

Admission Free with retiring collection in aid of Cathedral Music.

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To Autumn

O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stain’d

With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit

Beneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest,

And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe,

And all the daughters of the year shall dance!

Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers.

The narrow bud opens her beauties to

The sun, and love runs in her thrilling veins;

Blossoms hang round the brows of Morning, and

Flourish down the bright cheek of modest Eve,

Till clust’ring Summer breaks forth into singing,

And feather’d clouds strew flowers round her head.

The spirits of the air live in the smells

Of fruit; and Joy, with pinions light, roves round

The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.”

Thus sang the jolly Autumn as he sat,

Then rose, girded himself, and o’er the bleak

Hills fled from our sight; but left his golden load.

William Blake (1783).

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“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face."

John Donne

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develop. Amongst the work that Alan was involved in – and personally carried out – are repairs to the Cloister wings, in particular the magnificent entrance arch to the coffee shop where you can see evidence of Alan’s skill in the faithfulness to geometry and precision of detail. The west end parapet was a further project, together with the south aisle parapet, the tower parapet and the north nave clerestory windows. It didn’t matter that the job would not be seen by the naked eye (particularly when it is several hundred feet off the ground) – the attention to detail and level of skill from Alan were always the same. Alan was an honest craftsman

from the top of his head to the tip of his toes.

He became Clerk of Works in 1993 and remained in this post until his

retirement in 2002.

In true craftsman tradition Alan also dedicated himself to passing on his skills and knowledge, through training apprentices. Amongst those he trained as a Foreman Mason were Martin Chevannes, Chris Pascoe, Matt Davies, Bob Morris, Alan Hawkins, and Steven Tripp, all of whom are still carrying on the craft today. Later on, as Clerk of Works, Alan was always keen to encourage apprenticeships and

many more benefitted from the opportunities he created.

As well as being an excellent craftsman, proud of his skill and the traditions of the craft, he was also a very kind and unassuming man. He was modest to a fault, never one to blow his own trumpet (he would have hated that), so perhaps not everybody realized how important Alan was in reviving the fortunes of the Cathedral Workshop, together with Tom and Basil, under the leadership of Dean Kenneth. I am proud to have been his colleague and I know that Alan will be forever one of the links in the proud tradition of Gloucester Cathedral craftsmanship, one of its many anonymous craftsmen. His spirit was true and he will be sadly missed. Pascal Mychalysin.

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Obituary

Alan Norton 1936-2016 Gloucester Cathedral Master Mason

We are sorry to announce the death of Alan Norton, Foreman and

then later Clerk of Works at the Cathedral from 1979 to 2002.

Alan was a local lad, growing up near Minchinhampton where his father was a tenant farmer. As a child, one of his favourite places to play was the galleries of the Lower Ball Green mine (an underground quarry) in Amberley – his love of stone obviously started early! He went to Marling School, and then was apprenticed as a stonemason in Simmonds Quarry – he was one of the three very last Cotswold stone mason apprentices, to have been trained in the vernacular Cotswold tradition. He gained his City and Guilds qualification

before being conscripted into the forces in Cyprus for two years.

On his return he worked in the last Painswick stone quarry, Catbrain Quarry, until its closure in 1963. Following the collapse of the local stone industry, Alan took on various jobs, one of them working with reconstructed stone, which Alan as a skilled stonemason found particularly ironic, having to crush stone and then mould it into

different forms.

Around this time he also found himself a widower with three boys, Terry, David and Michael, before meeting his beloved wife Sue, who herself had two boys Stephen and Anthony. Alan and Sue went on to

have their own son together, Mark – quite a lot of boys to bring up!

Meanwhile, Alan never forgot his craft and his childhood dream of working at Gloucester Cathedral. He successfully applied to be Foreman in Gloucester Cathedral in the late seventies, and together with Tom Dorrington (Clerk of Works) and Basil Comely (Cathedral Architect) he was instrumental in restoring the fortunes of the Gloucester Cathedral Stonemasonry Workshop, following a bleak

period post-war with scarce resources and few skills.

As a team they brought an impeccable work ethic and very high standard of craftsmanship to the restoration of Gloucester Cathedral from which future teams of stonemasons were able to build and

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The British Police Symphony Orchestra

and

The Military Wives Choir, Innsworth

Conductor: Richard Jenkinson

CONCERT Presented by the Friends of Gloucester Three Choirs Festival

7pm - Saturday 15th October 2016 at Gloucester Cathedral

The programme includes Paul Mealor's chart-topping Wherever You Are, and Sing, written by Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The second half of the concert consists of Elgar's majestic second symphony, performed by the British Police Symphony Orchestra whose members are all serving or retired officers of UK police forces.

Ticket prices: Front nave £20; Rear nave: £15; Side aisles (no view): £10

Available from Three Choirs Festival Office: 01452 769928 or online at www.3choirs.org

(A booking fee of £2.50 per order applies)

Proceeds go to Gloucester Three Choirs Festival, registered charity no 204609

St Cecilia Singers Concert

Crowning Glories

Saturday 29th October - 7.00pm

Gloucester’s premier chamber choir will present a concert of selected choral music that has featured at the coronation of various English Monarchs including favourites such as ‘Zadok the Priest’ and ‘I was glad’. There will also be an organ performance of William Walton’s great Crown Imperial. Come and enjoy a feast of English coronation music from across the centuries!

Tickets £15 available from 0845 652 1823, Cathedral Gift Shop

or www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk

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Speak to us of Children’ At this time of year many children will be starting school or leaving home for the first time to begin University life. These occasions can be very emotional for parents and the Team thought the following wise words by Kahlil Gibran might be helpful to them:

A nd a woman who held her babe against her bosom said, Speak to us of Children.

And he said:

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you, And although they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The Archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far. Let your bending in the Archer’s hand be for gladness;

For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable

from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

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Sara Wilson - Alto Choral Scholar Sara's passion for singing began at a very early age. Born and brought up in rural Norway, Sara’s family moved to England when she was 11, and she quickly immersed herself in as many theatrical and musical ensembles as possible, beginning piano and singing lessons at the age of 14. A postgraduate choral scholar here at Gloucester, she gained her

BMus degree at Canterbury Christ Church University. She sang weekly evensongs in the University Chapel and regularly performed with the University’s Chapel and Chamber Choirs in Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals

Richard Mitchell Canon Precentor & Director of Congregational Development Previously Area Dean of Severn Vale and Chair of the House of Clergy in the Diocese of Gloucester, Canon Richard was installed in the Cathedral at Evensong on Saturday 10 September 2016.

As part of his role Canon Richard will help to drive the Cathedral’s vision, In Tune with Heaven, In Touch with Daily Life, enabling the Cathedral to serve Gloucester as a dynamic place of spiritual, heritage and community activity. Key areas of responsibility will include developing the Cathedral’s Christian worshiping life, building relationships with families and local communities, and continuing its rich 500 year old tradition of musical excellence. Canon Richard said of his appointment: “I am honoured to have been appointed Director of Congregational Development and Canon Precentor. In leading and working with our talented musicians and staff, I will seek to build on the work of the past to develop our Christian worshipping life, and to further encompass the diversity and richness of faith and culture.”

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Cathedral Newcomers September 2016

At the beginning of each academic year, we welcome a new Organ Scholar and three new Choral Scholars - usually gap-year students, but not exclusively so. This year, in addition to that, we also welcome our new Canon Precentor and Director of Congregational Development, Canon Richard Mitchell. Here's an introduction to each:

James Anderson-Besant - Organ Scholar James is Organ Scholar at Gloucester during his gap year. He plays for the Cathedral Choir once a week and in the absence of either Adrian [Partington] or Jonathan [Hope], and also accompanies the new Girl Choristers and the Junior Choir. James assists the Singing Development Leader, Nia Llewelyn Jones, in the Cathedral Choir’s programme of outreach in local

primary schools, and is also accompanist to the Wycliffe Choral Society. After this year he will take up the Organ Scholarship at St John’s College, Cambridge, where he will read Music

James Edgeler - Tenor Choral Scholar James was a chorister at Chichester Cathedral, primarily under Dr Alan Thurlow. He was educated at The Prebendal School (Chichester's choir school) and Lancing College, where he sang in the Chapel Choir under Neil Cox. James also has sung with English Arts Chorale, where he has been involved in performances of Mozart 'sRequiem and

Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle. James is also a gifted trumpeter and an excellent footballer.

William O’Brien - Bass Choral Scholar I come from the other side of the country in Suffolk. Having lived there most of my life I have been able to take advantage of the many musical opportunities in Aldeburgh and at Snape Maltings, such as Operas at the concert hall as well as an apprenticeship with the Aldeburgh young musicians scheme. I went to school at Haileybury College in

Hertfordshire, and I hope to apply to Cambridge among other universities to read music after my gap year.

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Thank You!

Josh Saunders and Alex Stefanyszyn recently held concerts at Gloucester Cathedral’s Chapter House, to raise money to support their voluntary work in Borneo.

In Borneo, Josh and Alex, with other team members, laid a ceramic tile floor in the community church of Kinabuntangen, in order that it could be used by the villagers for worship.

They wish to express their sincere thanks to the Cathedral community and their many friends and well-wishers for the kind gifts, donations and support they received. That the trip was such a success is in part due to all your help and generosity.

Josh continues to fund-raise, and you are invited to his solo concert for the Cathedral Youth Choir and the Cathedral out-reach work

in the community. His “Opera in Concert” - with classic tenor arias - commences 11am on Saturday 5th November 2016 at The Chapter House, Gloucester Cathedral. Tickets £6.

An excerpt of Josh performing can be accessed using the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75LDPZFHwfw

Additional note: Josh and Alex are former Gloucester Cathedral Choristers. Josh is in the Youth Choir and both of them are in the Kings School Chapel and Chamber Choirs.

Josh Saunders Alex Stefanyszyn Kinabuntangen Church

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Saving Daylight!

In 1907 the idea of daylight saving time was proposed in Britain by William Willet, a builder, who was incensed by the ‘waste of useful daylight first thing in the morning, during summer’. It wasn’t however until

1916, a year after Willett’s death, that his idea was introduced. Germany had adopted it earlier the same year and Britain followed soon afterwards, so as not to be disadvantaged during wartime. From then until World War II, clocks were put in advance of GMT by one hour from the spring to the autumn. Daylight saving time has been the subject of controversy ever since. During the Second World War, British Double Summer Time (two hours in advance of GMT) was temporarily introduced. During the winter, clocks were kept one hour in advance of GMT. When the war ended, Britain returned to British Summer Time as before except for a brief trial between 1968 and 1971 when the clocks went forward but did not go back. The trial was deemed unsuccessful and abandoned. The duration of British Summer Time was changed in 1998 to bring the date of the start of summer time into line with that used in the rest of the European Community. According to an EU directive, summer (or daylight saving) time will be kept between the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, all changes taking place at 01:00 GMT. Campaigners have sought a return to double or permanent British Summer Time in order to save energy and to increase evening leisure time. However, ‘The Daylight Saving Bill 2010–12’ brought by back-bench MPs was rejected by the Commons. British Summer Time ends this year at 1.00am on Sunday 30th October. DON’T FORGET TO PUT YOUR CLOCKS BACK!

Maureen Smith.

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WELCOME. We extend a very warm welcome to Richard Mitchell, Canon Precentor and Director of Congregational Development; Choral Scholars:

James Edgeler; William O’Brien; Sara Wilson; and Organ Scholar: James Anderson-Besant. (Photographs and brief biographies on pages 16 and 17.)

********************************************************************** IN MEMORIAM. We were sorry to hear of the following recent deaths:

Alan Norton, former Master Mason, Gloucester Cathedral, (See Pascal Mychalysin’s tribute to Alan on page 20).

Tom Dorrington - former Clerk of Works, Gloucester Cathedral.

David Welander - former Canon Residentiary, Gloucester Cathedral.

We extend our deepest sympathy to their families.

We hope to publish tributes to Tom Dorrington and David Welander in future editions of GCN. In the meantime, we have received the following information about David Welander from Richard Cann, and a brief tribute to him from Susan Hamilton:

David Welander, B.D., F.S.A, was appointed Canon Residentiary of Gloucester Cathedral in 1975. In 1981 he devised and directed the Exhibition in the tribune gallery which tells the story of the Abbey Church/Cathedral from Saxon times to the present day. He was co-author, with David Verey of ‘Gloucester Cathedral’. (Alan Sutton 1981)

Richard Cann.

I only knew David Welander in his retirement, but I owe him a great deal, because it was through attending an inspiring lecture series he gave in Cheltenham in 1995, that I realised that the Cathedral might be a place for me.

The Guides of course owe him a great debt because of his book ‘The History, Art and Architecture of the Cathedral’. A copy is kept in the guides’ cupboard and it is referred to, I should think, almost every week. His book on the stained glass is also absolutely invaluable. Susan Hamilton.

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