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DIGEST
AUTUMN 2019
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANNE - Belfast Cathedral
The Dean
  reflects...
  Autumn is always a time of change.        thew Owens as the new Director of
  Leaves turn. School children are          Music, along with his family. Work-
  kitted out in new uniforms. Students      ing closely with the Cathedral
  make a new start to their lives reg-      Board Review Group, music at Bel-
  istering for Fresher’s Weeks.             fast Cathedral will take a new
                                            shape. A key development is to
  At Belfast Cathedral, September           establish a single Cathedral Choir
  also marks a time of change. In           with a top line formed equally of 24
  June, Catherine Harper completed          boy and girl choristers. It will take
  her time as Vocal Coach, having           time to recruit and train the new
  made a significant impact to the          choristers, so since September we
  girls’, junior girls’ and boys’ choirs,   have welcomed a top line of sopra-
  as well as playing a pivotal role in      nos to carry the choir forward.
  the “Three Schools Choir Project”.        There are ambitious, yet carefully
  As Tourism Manager, Helen Gra-            budgeted plans for the future of
  ham transformed the visitor experi-       music at Belfast Cathedral. We
  ence of our cathedral, before mov-        trust that you will support our choir
  ing to the National Trust in Worces-      members through this change.
  ter. David Stevens has also depart-
  ed for Wells Cathedral, after seven       Also on 8th September, I shared in
  years developing the music at St          the Ordination Service of Rev Dr
  Anne’s. Brian Moore retired as Sex-       Maithrie (pronounced My3) White-
  ton, and Gemma Connery complet-           Dundas, as she was ordained part-
  ed six months on the Welcome              time, non-stipendiary curate to Bel-
  Desk Staff. Finally, with her ap-         fast Cathedral. Maithrie, originally
  pointment to the Church of Gazette,       from Sri Lanka, will be working at
  Karen Bushby tendered her resig-          the cathedral on Wednesdays and
  nation as Digest editor. We thank         Sundays.
  every one of them for their time
  with us.                              Change can be unsettling, but it
                                        can also be exciting. Please pray
  But it has not all been one way traf- for the cathedral as we enter this
  fic. Will Forrest has taken up post new time in service to the God of
  as Organ Scholar. And on 8th Sep- new things.
  tember, we also welcomed Mat-

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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANNE - Belfast Cathedral
The Dean joins members of the Footsteps NI cast to celebrate the 120th anniversary

  Stepping back in time

T
          he cathedral stepped                Visitors heard the amazing tale
          back in time on Satur-              of the cathedral being literally
          day, September 7, with              built around the existing parish
          a dramatic account of               church, while it was still being
its beginning 120 years ago                   attended by worshippers.
which saw the foundation stone
being laid.                                   The church was used for ser-
                                              vices until the end of 1903, by
Architect Sir Thomas Drew,                    which time the tower of little St
Constance          Ashley-Cooper              Anne’s had been dismantled,
(Countess of Shaftesbury) and                 meaning that it was no longer
Henry O’Hara, the dean of Bel-                visible from the street as its suc-
fast Cathedral on that momen-                 cessor rose in its place.
tous day on September 6, 1899,
were brought vividly to life by               There were also fun arts and
Footsteps NI, revealing their                 crafts activities for children. See
stories and reliving memories of              Heritage pg 14.
the great occasion.

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War Memorial feature
 and Children’s Corner
                                      helping with the installation of
                                      new information panels and an
                                      interactive touch-screen which
                                      showcases a digitized version of
                                      the Memorial Books.

                                      This new installation which now
                                      allows visitors to search for spe-
                                      cific names within the books, is
                                      well worth spending time to visit
                                      and provides insight into life
                                      across the world- and for the

A
           Children's Corner has      people of the Cathedral itself-
          been introduced to al-      during World War 1. The Cathe-
          low     families     and    dral is grateful to Eneclann and
          schools to learn, read,     the Irish Family History Centre
and show off their art skills in      who generously provided the
the beautiful and uplifting setting   digitised Memorial books, and to
of the Cathedral. This area has       Cathedral Archivist Norman
been installed in advance of the      Weatherall and Cathedral staff
upcoming Kid's Trails which will      for collating the information for
arrive later this year. Make sure     the project.
to stop by!

Another exciting addition is the
new permanent War Memorial
Exhibition which was created
with the support of the Heritage
Lottery Fund. Funding from the
Heritage Lottery Fund allowed
the Cathedral to restore the Me-
morial Books and Lectern to
their former glory, as well as

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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANNE - Belfast Cathedral
Inspire Kids Trail launch

S
        aturday 31st August saw       By creating this fun experience
        the InSpire Kids’ Trail       for families, the Cathedral wants
        officially launched at Bel-   to encourage visitors to view this
        fast Cathedral.               space as their own to explore
                                      and be proud of, creating new
Belfast Cathedral recently part-      memories that they’ll cherish.
nered with Sean Greer Design in
an effort to open the Cathedral       Children (and adults!) will be in-
space up more to families and         spired by their surroundings, dis-
schools. Funded by the Church         cover something new, and will
of Ireland Priorities Fund, it has    use their imagination to connect
enabled the Cathedral to develop      with the rich heritage of the Ca-
an offering for children which will   thedral.
let them interact with the Cathe-
dral and learn its history.           The InSpire Kids Trail is available
                                      at Belfast Cathedral at the Wel-
The ‘InSpire’ concept draws on        come Desk, explore the Cathe-
our unusual architecture and the      dral with your family and friends
desire to have children and           and complete the activities! Feel
adults engage more with the           free to leave your artwork with
space. This was developed by          us, or take it away and share on
Sean and Clare Greer who were         social media, using the hashtag
determined to create an experi-       #inspirekidstrail.
ence for visitors to enjoy and re-
member.

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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANNE - Belfast Cathedral
Multilingual visitor
experience launched

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    n August, Belfast Cathedral      er and spend more. Further
    launched a new multilingual      funding was made available from
    audio guide, with representa-    the Friends of Belfast Cathedral,
    tives from its two main fun-     who were founded in 1894 with
ders from Tourism NI and the         the aim of assisting the Dean
Friends of the Cathedral.            and Cathedral Board in promot-
                                     ing interest in the Cathedral and
The new audio guide will allow       knowledge of its history.
this special building to become
more open, accessible and en-        The project will allow visitors to
gaging to both local people and      discover the stories of this space,
international visitors. The guide    and fully immerse themselves in
takes visitors on a self-led jour-   the history of its walls through
ney through the Cathedral, re-       voice and music, leaving with the
vealing the stories behind the       feeling they have a real sense of
stones – and is available in Eng-    what Belfast Cathedral is and
lish, French, Spanish, German,       has been over the last 300
Portuguese, Polish, Mandarin         years, and the important role it
and Italian, with a carefully se-    has played for the wider city and
lected Belfast accent to provide     its residents.
authenticity for the English tour.
                                     The company who won the ten-
This project has been achievable     der were VOX Group, who have
through funding from Tourism         previously worked on projects in
NI’s Immersive Technology pro-       St Peter’s Basilica Rome and
gramme. The capital funding pro-     Stonehenge, amongst other high
gramme supports projects which       profile visitor attractions across
have at their core an immersive      the world.
technology solution that creates
compelling reasons for visitors to   Caroline Bell, Tourism NI Capital
come to Northern Ireland as well     Funding Team Manager, said:
as encourage them to stay long-      “The new multilingual audio

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From left: Tourism and Events Assistant Lorna Towns, Tourism and Visitor Services Manager
Helen Graham, Dean Stephen Forde, Tourism NI representative Judith Henderson and Treas-
urer of the Friends of the Cathedral, Mike Johnston.

guide at Belfast Cathedral is a               Belfast Cathedral is open to visi-
fantastic addition to the visitor             tors through the year, Monday
offering in Belfast, providing a              to Saturday 9am – 5pm, and on
unique way for residents of                   Sundays 1 – 3pm. There is a
Northern Ireland and interna-                 small admission fee which in-
tional visitors to fully immerse              cludes your audio guide, and
themselves in the history of its              this will contribute towards the
walls and uncover the stories                 upkeep of this important building
behind them.                                  and the ministry of Belfast Ca-
                                              thedral, all with the aim to con-
“We congratulate the team at                  tinue to develop Belfast Cathe-
Belfast Cathedral for their hard              dral as a shared space at the
work in delivering a compelling               heart of the city.
new addition to their tourism
product,” she added.

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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANNE - Belfast Cathedral
Farewells from Cathedral
During the summer the Cathedral bid farewell to a number of staff,
who have moved elsewhere to work and study.

 David Stevens
 David held the post of Cathedral Or-
 ganist and Master of Choristers for 7
 years. He has moved to take up the
 position of Sub-Assistant Organist at
 Wells Cathedral. The move brings
 him closer to family in the South
 West of England and, although he
 will be missed, the Cathedral wishes
 him well for the future.

                                         Jack Wilson
                                         Jack was Organ Scholar at the Ca-
                                         thedral for 3 years, and acting Assis-
                                         tant Organist for the past year. He
                                         moves to Cambridge, where he will
                                         be Organ Scholar at Sidney Sussex
                                         College. Good luck Jack, and don’t
                                         forget to come back and visit us!

 Helen Graham
 Helen Graham, Tourism and Visitor
 Services Manager, departed the Ca-
 thedral to start a new chapter in
 Worcester, working with the National
 Trust. Helen was employed at the
 Cathedral through the Heritage Lot-
 tery Fund alongside our Events
 Manager, Holly Wilson. During her
 time at the Cathedral Helen worked
 hard to vastly improve the visitor
 experience. She departed just as the
 Cathedral received its 4-star Visitor
 Attraction grading by Tourism NI.

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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANNE - Belfast Cathedral
Cathedral’s
New Organ
Scholar:
Will Forrest
Will, welcome to Belfast Cathedral. environment. During the year I’m go-
Tell us a little of how you’ve found ing to be working towards the Associ-
yourself here on these shores!          ateship of the Royal College of Or-
                                        ganists. As part of the scholarship I’ll
I’ve come to Belfast Cathedral as this be working in the music office, as
year’s Organ Scholar, succeeding choir librarian, so making sure the
Jack Wilson. I’ve never been to the choir have all the right music at the
island of Ireland before, so I’m really right time as well as playing for parts
looking forward to getting to know of services as the year goes on. I’ll
Belfast and as much of the island as I also be doing some work as a sexton
can while I’m here!                     and with the events team.

Where have you studied to date?          Have you any particular interests and
                                         hobbies that you’d like to pursue
I went to school in Portsmouth, where whilst here?
I was also a chorister and subse-
quently a bass/verger/admin assistant Outside music, I have quite a large
at the Cathedral. It was also here that interest in politics, particularly follow-
I started learning the organ with Oliver ing British politics at this rather event-
Hancock (now at St. Mary’s Warwick, ful time (I promise not to mention the
but then Sub-Organist) in 2012. In B word!). I also enjoy photography,
2016 I started a music degree at Car- and I’m looking forward to getting in-
diff University and I graduated this side the cathedral with my camera
July.                                    and also into the Northern Irish coun-
                                         tryside.
Can you tell us about what your du-
ties will be and what you hope to get What are your ambitions?
out of your time in Belfast Cathedral?
                                         I hope to end up in cathedral music,
I’m really looking forward to having a and I’m hoping a year at St. Anne’s
year focused on my organ playing, will be a useful stepping stone to-
both solo repertoire and in a liturgical wards it.

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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANNE - Belfast Cathedral
Celebrated Parisian
organist’s workshop
                                    international organ competitions
                                    and is now regarded as one of
                                    the world’s leading concert or-
                                    ganists.
                                    A few years ago, at the age of
                                    just 25, Thomas was appointed
                                    Titular   Organist    of   Saint-
                                    Eustache in Paris which has the
                                    largest organ in France. Recently
                                    he became the first Organist in
                                    Residence at the concert hall of
                                    Radio France.
                                    He is particularly noted for his
                                    improvisation skill, a feature of
                                    his Organ Workshop in the Ca-
                                    thedral, during which he guided
                                    several young organists from
                                    throughout Ireland as they impro-

O
          n Saturday 14 Septem-     vised on the Cathedral organ
          ber the Cathedral host-   and played some of the great
          ed an Organ Workshop      works of the French organ reper-
          given by celebrated       toire.
Parisian organist Thomas Ospi-
                                    The evening also included per-
tal. Thomas studied first at the
                                    formances by the Cathedral’s
Conservatoire Maurice Ravel in
                                    new Organ Scholar, William For-
Bayonne near his home in south
                                    rest, the previous Organ Scholar
west France. Later at the Paris
                                    and acting Assistant Organist,
Conservatoire he won First Priz-
                                    Jack Wilson, and Bartosz
es in organ, harmony, counter-
                                    Thiede, who is the newly ap-
point, fugue and improvisation.
                                    pointed Director of Music at St
He was won many national and
                                    Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny.

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Baby Basics
B
         elfast Cathedral has                 Across the UK there is a growing
         recently collaborated with           community of Baby Basics centres,
         Connor’s Centre of Mission           staffed by a dedicated and vital team
         to house a sorting base for          of volunteers.
Baby Basics.
                                              Baby Basics Belfast works alongside
Baby Basics is a volunteer-led pro-           local health professionals who refer
ject which aims to support new moth-          families in need. Baby Basics then
ers and families who are struggling           supports these families by providing
to meet the financial and practical           essential equipment, clothing and
difficulties of looking after a baby.         toiletries.
Baby Basics Belfast began in Janu-            Under the guidance of Karen Webb
ary 2017 and is run by Church Army            and Jill Hamilton, the cathedral
and the Diocese of Connor. It is situ-        hopes to grow our contribution to the
ated in the Connect Base on the               Baby Basics initiative. If you would
                                              like to be involved, please let us
Shankill Road.
                                              know.

                  Baskets ready for collection by Health professionals.

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40 years and counting!

Dean Crooks welcoming Ronnie in the October 1979 Magazine

October marks an auspicious an-
niversary for Belfast Cathedral. In
the October 1979 issue of the
Magazine of Belfast Cathedral
(priced at a very reasonable 7p
for a single issue and £1.60 per
annum by post!) Dean Sammy
Crooks issued a welcome to a
new member of staff. The Rever-
end Ronnie Lawrenson arrived as
Vicar Choral, succeeding John
Nolan who had held the post for
25 years. Ronnie has maintained
his association with the Cathedral
for 40 years, acting as Verger,
Steward and Tour Guide, and can
be found week by week in the
Verger’s Office counting the col-
lection money from Sunday ser-
vices. Congratulations Ronnie ,          Ronnie with four-legged friend Poppy
thank you, and here’s to a good
many more years to come!

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Cathedral welcomes
Maithrie White to staff
  The Rev Maithrie
  White is joining our
  clergy staff this
  month. Below, she
  tells us a bit about
  her life and her
  ministry.

A
         s a teenager I dreamed of       IFES-affiliated student movement,
         being a Vet. Instead God        and the Graduate Christian Fellow-
         led me to a degree in Eng-      ship.
         lish, then lecturing at Uni-

                                         D
versity, and a doctorate in Notting-              uring my doctoral studies
ham. While in Nottingham I met Paul               in Nottingham I set up
and made the Anglican Communion                   Transforming the Mind, the
my home.                                          annual National Christian
                                         Postgraduate Conference, to en-
I returned to Sri Lanka to lecture and   courage and inspire postgrad stu-
then head the English Department in      dents to engage their faith with their
my University there, but Paul persist-   academic life – I’m still chairing the
ed – so I married him and moved to       conference to date. I’m also on the
Northern Ireland.                        Board of Contemporary Christianity,
If someone back then had said that I     here in Northern Ireland, where we
would marry a Northern Irish man,        aim to open up conversations within
live in Belfast, and be ordained in      the Church, and help Christians en-
the Church of Ireland, I would have      gage with the issues facing society
laughed. I have definitely been          and the church today.
“surprised by God”.
                                         I am passionate about Christ and his
In Sri Lanka, as a teenager and          Kingdom, love exploring the imagi-
young adult I was involved with          nation and the arts, and enjoy theol-
Youth for Christ and the Methodist       ogy and philosophy. I also love the
Church. I was also on the associate      magic of words and dream of being
staff and Council of the national        a writer.

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Heritage

Lady Shaftesbury lays St
Anne’s foundation stone
 ‘Successful Ceremony’: 6th           Great Northern Railway issued
 September 1899 (report from          returns to Belfast on the 5th and
 Whig newspaper)                      6th September at a single fare
 ‘Under the rays of a bright, burn-   and a quarter as did the North-
 ing sun the ceremony of laying       ern Counties Railway on the 6th,
 the foundation stone of Belfast      ‘to those persons presenting at
 Cathedral took place yesterday       the booking office cards of ad-
 under the most auspicious cir-       mission to the ceremony.’
 cumstances.’                         It was an oecumenical occasion.
                                      Sir James Henderson, a Presby-
 The Whig set the scene: A plat-      terian, had contributed £1,000 to
 form had been erected in front       the building fund.
 of (the old church), hanging from
 a crane was the stone about to       After the hymn ‘O God our help’,
 be laid. Around the grounds          in words redolent of the Com-
 balconies and terraces had           munion service held earlier,
 been constructed for the con-        Bishop Welland addressed the
 venience of those present, who       assembly: ‘… we are here as
 soon occupied every available        brethren in Christ to lay the
 inch of space, and away over         Foundation Stone of a House to
 towards the church were the          be consecrated to the service of
 great array of clergymen, the        Almighty God…And unworthy
 choir, etc.’                         though we be, through our mani-
                                      fold sins, to offer unto Him any
 Four thousand tickets were is-       sacrifice, let us beseech Him to
 sued but there were fully five       accept this our bounden duty
 thousand people present. The         and service, for Christ’s sake.’

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Prayers followed: ‘Vouchsafe O       Canon O’Hara presented a sil-
Lord, to grant that these walls,     ver trowel.
now to be begun, may be kept         Touching the mortar with the
from all common and profane          trowel, the Countess said, ‘It is
use …Direct, O Lord, those who       my will that this stone be well
design and those who superin-        and truly laid.’ The builder, Hen-
tend this building…Enlarge the       ry Laverty, lowered the stone
hearts of Thy faithful people that   and he and the architect, Thom-
they may with perfect hearts of-     as Drew, checked it with a plum-
fer willingly, each according to     met.
his ability.’
                                     Lady Shaftesbury then tapped
                                     the Stone three times with a
After a lesson from I Peter 2, the
                                     gold and silver mallet and said
Apostles’ Creed and the hymn
                                     ‘In the name of the Father, and
‘The Church’s One Foundation’,
                                     of the Son and of the Holy
the Stone was laid by the Coun-
                                     Ghost I declare this stone of the
tess of Shaftesbury to whom
                                     cathedral church of Belfast well
                                     and truly laid.’

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The Registers
 Holy Baptism:
 16 June                  Cara Catherine McCourt
 21 July                  Isla Jane McMaster-Stewart
                          Darragh Ian John McLaughlin
 18 August                James Raymond Alexander
                          Zac William Jamison
                          Sol Robert Swindell

 Holy Matrimony:
 11 July                  Desmond McGuicken & Pamela Todd

Sunday Flowers
We would like to acknowledge the kind donations of flowers as
follows:
08/09/19 Mrs R Kinkead in memory of husband
15/09/19 Esther Millar in memory of husband
22/09/19 Esther Millar
29/09/19 Alan & Dorothy Martin in memory of parents
06/10/19 Mrs R Kinkead in memory of husband
13/10/19 Mrs R Kinkead
20/10/19 Dr Marion Gibson in memory of Canon Tom Gibson
27/10/19 Dr Marion Gibson

Visiting Choirs
 During the summer recess the Cathedral hosted several visiting choirs
 who led a number of Sunday services:

 7th July The Choir of St Stephen’s, Knoxville, Tennessee-11am &
 3.30pm
 21st July The Priory Singers- Choral Evensong
 8th August Quorum- Choral Evensong
 11th August Hymnus Angelicus from America- 11am &3.30pm
 18th August Lux Aeterna from America- 11am & 3.30pm
 25th August The San Diego Presbyterian Chorale- 11am & 3.30pm
 1st September Melisma- Choral Eucharist

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Culture by Candlelight!
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    f you're looking for a romantic      concert you do not want to miss!
    candlelit experience - or simply
    want to enjoy some classical mu-     If you don’t consider yourself ‘in the
    sic greats in a gorgeous setting -   know’ about Mozart, Beethoven, or
then this is the concert for you.        Bach, fear not, this is the orchestra
                                         for you. The ensemble boasts an au-
On Saturday 5th October, at 7.30pm,      dience record in which an impressive
join us at Belfast Cathedral for this    50% of spectators are first-time clas-
candlelit concert, and the ensemble      sical concert goers! The London Con-
will transport you between seasons,      certante has its audience laughing at
countries, and eras.                     jokes, gasping at virtuosity, moved by
                                         gorgeous playing, and leaving with a
The ensemble will present Mozart’s       smile on their faces.
phenomenal four-movement ‘Eine
Kleine Nachtmusik’, the virtuosic      UK based chamber ensemble Lon-
‘Concerto for 2 Violins’ by Bach, and  don Concertante regularly performs
Vivaldi’s captivating ‘Concerto for    around one hundred concerts per
Two Violins’ and iconic ‘Four Sea-     year, making it the busiest ensemble
sons’, marked by his playful and ef-   of its kind in the country. With its nu-
fervescent style, and his energetic    merous recordings reaching great
and exciting writing.                  critical acclaim, the ensemble has
                                       continually been regarded as one of
A night full of glistening melodies, the finest groups in Europe since its
enthralling instrumental interplay and founding in 1991.
staggering musicianship, this is one

 Program:
 Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins in A minor Mozart – Eine Kleine Nacht-
 musik Bach – Concerto for 2 Violins Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

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Who’s Who in St Anne’s
The Dean                          Organ Scholar
The Very Rev Stephen Forde        Will Forrest
9032 8332
dean@belfastcathedral.org         Organist Emeritus
                                  Mr Ian Barber
Assistant Clergy
The Rev Tim Close                 Welcome Desk
The Rev Janice Elsdon             Agnes Moore
The Rev Maithre White             Margaret McCourt
9032 8332
                                  Diocesan Reader
Other Clergy                      Gillian McGaughey
The Rt Rev Alan Harper
The Rev Clyde Irvine              Parish Reader
The Rev Paul Twomey               Denise Murray

Acting General Manager            Vergers
Trevor Douglas                    Ronnie Lawrenson
9032 8332                         Philip Prosser
trevor@belfastcathedral.org       Cameron McGaughey

Commercial Business Manager       Verger Emeritus
Holly Wilson                      David Alexander
9032 8332
Holly@belfastcathedral.org        Cathedral Sextons
                                  Sam Porter
Commercial Development Officer    Mark Geddis
Lorna Towns                       Gerald Kennedy
9032 8332
Lorna@belfastcathedral.org        Stewards’ Coordinator
                                  Mike Johnston
Receptionist/administrator
Chris Weir                        Mothers’ Union
9032 8332 ext 222                 Alberta Miskimmin (Hon Sec)
admin@belfastcathedral.org        9079 8033

Director of Music                 Flower List & Coffee Rota
Matthew Owens                     admin@belfastcathedral.org
9032 8332
Mathew.owens@belfastcathedral.org Friends of the Cathedral
                                  Joan Thompson OBE,
Assistant Director of Music       Hon Treasurer/Members Sec
position vacant                   9332 9102

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Who’s Who in St Anne’s
Past Choristers’ Association         Ecumenical Canons
Co-ordinator: Ian Monro              The Rev Dr Ruth Patterson (2012)
07799 608959                         The Rev Ruth Patterson (2014)
ianmonro@btinternet.com              The Very Rev Edward O’Donnell
                                     (2016)
Archivists
Norman Weatherall                    Lay Canons
Dr Stanley Hawkins                   Mr Robert Kay MBE (2016)
                                     Mrs Myrtle Kerr (2016)
Principal Cathedral Guide
Norman Weatherall                    The Cathedral Board
                                     The Dean (Chair)
The Cathedral Chapter                The Bishop of Connor
The Dean                             The Bishop of Down and Dromore
Treasurer & Chapter Clerk: The Rev   The Dean’s Vicar
Mark Niblock (2016)                  The Archdeacon of Belfast
Chancellor: The Venerable David      The Archdeacon of Down
McClay (2013)                        The Rev J Elsdon
Precentor: The Venerable George      The Rev Canon M Taylor
Davison (2013)                       Mrs G McGaughey (Hon Sec)
                                     Dr V McKinley
Canons of Connor                     Mr J Watson
The Rev Nigel Baylor (2012)          Mr R Kay MBE
The Rev Mark Taylor (2016)           Dr M Callender
The Rev David Humphries (2016)       Mr R Totten MBE
The Rev Stephen Fielding (2018)      Mr R Moore
                                     Dr R Cromey
Canons of Down and Dromore           Mr N Pierpoint
The Rev Ronnie Nesbitt (2003)        Mr P Good
The Rev Stephen Lowry (2013)         Mr T Pateman
The Rev Gareth Harron (2016)
The Rev Gill Withers (2017)

Chapter Canons
The Rev Michael Parker (2015)
The Rev Kevin Graham (2019)

Minor Canons
The Rev Nigel Kirkpatrick (2014)
The Rev Julie Bell (2015)

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Sunday Services                     Weekday Services
 10am       Holy Communion           Tuesday
            (said) Chapel of Unity   9.00am     Morning Prayer
 11am       Choral Eucharist
 3.30pm     Choral Evensong
                                     Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
                                     1.00pm    Cathedral Prayers
                                     5.30pm    Evening Prayer

                                     Wednesday
                                     1.00pm   Holy Communion

                                     Wednesday and Friday
                                     5.30pm   Choral Evensong

          Upcoming services and events
                             September
                        Culture Night and Day
                 Friday & Saturday September 20 & 21

   Down and Dromore and Connor Organ Scholarship Service
              Sunday, September 29 @ 3.30pm.
               Preacher: Canon John Auchmuty

                               October
                               Pet Service
                     Sunday, October 6 @ 3.30pm.
            Come to celebrate all creatures great and small.
           Held close to St Francis of Assisi Day (4 October),
           there will be a blessing for all pets in attendance.
                            All are welcome!

                    Cathedral Harvest Celebration
                     Sunday, October 13 @ 11am.

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