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Welcome
Mick and Lesley Blakey retiring from The Almonry
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t’s rather scary how time flies, but it’s now a year since the first edition of Octagon so first of all thanks to those whose imagination and initiative it was to move to what I think has been a most successful format. We aim in each edition to look back a little and celebrate what’s gone well, focus on a particular area of Cathedral life and look forward at what will be happening and make sure that you get significant dates in your diaries. So you will find something about the glorious Flower Festival held back in June and the choir’s tour to Estonia.
After nearly 30 years of providing hospitality to visitors, local residents and the wider Cathedral community, Mick and Lesley Blakey have made the decision to retire from The Almonry and enjoy a slower pace of life. Both of them join the ranks of the Cathedral’s longest serving employees. Lesley joined the Cathedral team in 1989 providing lunches and teas in the Refectory Café, and was joined by Mick less than a year later. It was not long before Mick and Lesley were given The Almonry to manage, offering great hospitality whilst building a successful business to help raise much needed funds to support the day to day operations at Ely Cathedral.
We’re so lucky to have a major Exhibition by Helaine Blumenfeld happening at the moment, and we look forward a rich liturgical and educational programme entitled ‘Of Saints and Angels’. As it passes its 25th birthday it’s also an opportune time to focus on the work of The Order of St Etheldreda, without whose support through its fundraising and the Ely Cathedral Trust, the Cathedral’s fabric would not be in the good state it is, nor the Cathedral’s music so well resourced.
Over the years Mick and Lesley have been instrumental in The Almonry becoming the successful tea room and restaurant it is today, with its excellent reputation for locally sourced, home cooked food. The menu is particularly well known for Lesley’s speciality home-made puddings - the lemon meringue pie or warm treacle tart, with Lesley’s own recipe vanilla custard, have become legendary. Not forgetting of course, The Almonry’s reputation for scones which are freshly baked every morning by Lesley or one of the team. Rough estimates speculate that well over a million scones have been served during their 29 year residency!
As Octagon celebrates its first birthday, I hope you enjoy what it has to offer and continue to support all that we do here as we seek to ‘Joyfully proclaim the love of God in worship, outreach, welcome and care.’ The Very Reverend Mark Bonney, Dean of Ely
Both Mick and Lesley will be sorely missed but, like all good restaurateurs, they have not only created a great business but have also built up a very talented team to hand over the reins to, who are equally dedicated to holding onto the reputation they have helped build alongside Mick and Lesley over the years.
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The entire Cathedral community wish Mick and Lesley all the very best. In turn, Lesley and Mick have asked us to thank all of you for your kind thoughts and prayers during Lesley’s treatment.
Service Times
Sundays: 8.15am: Holy Communion 10.30am: Sung Eucharist 4pm: Evensong Daily Services: 7.30am: Morning Prayer 8am: Holy Communion 12.10pm: Holy Communion (Thursdays and Saints’ Days) 5.30pm: Evensong
Octagon
Copies are available in the Cathedral, Cathedral Gift Shops, Refectory Café and Almonry Magazine Restaurant. Electronic copies can be viewed at www.elycathedral.org Comments or suggestions for Octagon are welcome. Please direct them to: news@elycathedral.org Images © Ash Mills, James Billings, Keith Heppell, ECPL. Issue 6 - Winter edition available early December. 2
Paul Trepte retirement notice
The Bishop of Huntingdon’s Farewell Evensong
As many people will know, Paul Trepte announced just after Easter that he will be standing down as the Cathedral’s Director of Music on Easter Day 2019, after 28 years in post. During that time Paul (and Sally!) has made a tremendous contribution to the life of the Cathedral, for which we are hugely grateful. The post will be advertised in the autumn and Chapter hope to be able to announce a successor by the end of the year. In the meantime there is a lot of music for Paul and the choir to get through - and we look forward to their continued enhancement of our worship.
There will be a special Evensong at 4pm on Sunday 23 September, marking the retirement of The Rt Revd David Thomson, Bishop of Huntingdon. Everyone is welcome to join us as David and his wife Jean say their formal farewells to the Cathedral community after 10 years.
Helaine Blumenfeld - Exhibition of Sculptures showing until 28 October This enlightening and unmissable exhibition at Ely Cathedral which started in July is running until the end of October. If you haven’t seen it yet we highly recommend taking a look! Showing major new works by nationally acclaimed artist and contemporary sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld, this is one of her largest exhibitions in Europe and has been curated by Jacquiline Creswell. ‘Tree of Life’ takes its name from one of the most important and enduring themes occupying Blumenfeld’s work. It captures all the powerful symbolism of this imagery and describes a compelling narrative of renewal, energy, optimism and hope - all themes developed by Helaine over a lifetime and now fully realised in this exceptional exhibition. Entry included with Cathedral admission ticket. Further information on our website: www.elycathedral.org
Talk and Book Signing by Helaine Blumenfeld Helaine Blumenfeld will be giving a talk on her major solo exhibition TREE of LIFE on Wednesday 3 October at 6.30pm. This event will take place in the Cathedral’s South Transept, where Helaine will also be signing copies of her book. Tickets £10 (includes a glass of wine) available from Box Office: 01353 660349 or our website: www.elycathedral.org
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ARMISTICE DAY EVENTS ‘They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.’ (Laurence Binyon - For the Fallen) On 11 November 1918 at 11am in a railway carriage in Compiègne, an Armistice was signed that brought to an end World War 1, a conflict that over its fouryear duration had become known as the ‘war to end all wars’. From that point onwards it was decided that on the same date and time each year an Act of Remembrance would be held across the nation, to remember the millions who had fought in the conflict, many never to return home. Just over twenty years later World War 2 broke out, lasting until 1945 and so the dead of that conflict were added into the national remembrance. Since then, there have been many smaller wars and conflicts across the world in which British forces have been involved, including in Korea, the Falklands, Iraq, the Balkans and Afghanistan. In active service, there have been 7,186 British military deaths since the end of World War 2. All will be remembered on 11 November. At Ely Cathedral, we remember with thanksgiving those who gave their lives in the cause of peace and the well-being of future generations. St George’s Chapel is set aside as the Cambridgeshire Regiment Chapel (now part of the Royal Anglian Regiment) and around the Cathedral there are memorials to the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. The Regiment Chapel was established in 1919 as a Regimental War Memorial. Mindful that this year sees the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War 1, on 11 November the Cathedral will host three separate events to mark this significant date. At 10.30am the annual Service of Remembrance will take place when, along with the general public, representatives of the three armed services, veterans and uniformed organisations from Ely will come to the Cathedral and the usual ceremonies will take place. These include hymns, readings and prayers, the traditional sounding of the Last Post and the moving drop of poppy petals from the octagon tower to the Cathedral floor. The Bishop will be our preacher. The service always draws a large congregation and remains the focus of remembrance on this day. If you plan to attend, we ask you to be seated 10 minutes ahead of the start of the service. Additionally this year, at 1.10pm, The Fairhaven Singers from Cambridge will give a short concert (lasting about 30 minutes) in the Lady Chapel. Under the direction of Ralph Woodward they will sing Hubert Parry’s great and wistful ‘Songs of Farewell’ to mark both the centenary of the Armistice and Parry’s death. Then, at 4pm, a Solemn Requiem Mass will be led by the Cathedral choirs who will join forces with The Ely Sinfonia to present the small orchestra version of the Requiem Mass, Op. 9 by Maurice Duruflé. There is a warm invitation to attend any or all of these occasions. Full details can be found on the Cathedral’s website: www.elycathedral.org
SUNDAY@6.30
Using instruments and voices, they offer a unique blend of the folk tradition and the more ancient music of the medieval and renaissance periods. The Rural Fruitcake Collective is made up of members of the Ely Waits and folk/bluegrass singers David and Clare from Wood, Wire and Words.
Services at 6.30pm last between 45 minutes and an hour. Sunday 14 October - ‘Creation and Crops‘ - Following their visit in February 2018, members of the Rural Fruitcake Collective make a welcome return to lead worship in a more informal style, celebrating the season of Harvest.
Additional services for 2018 will be on Sunday 18 November ‘Saying Goodbye‘ and Sunday 16 December ‘Advent Taizé’ 4
‘HOW TO BE GOOD’ SERIES What does it mean to be ‘good’? We use the idea all the time but actually it has such a wide range of meanings that it could cover anything from ‘spinelessly compliant’ to ‘wonderfully skilled’; from ‘a person of wisdom and integrity’ to ‘utterly perfect’. When a passer-by called Jesus ‘good’ he got quite shirty with them: ‘Why do you call me ‘good’?’ he asked. ‘Only God is good’ (Mark 10.18).
CEO of Tyler Capital, will think about the ethics of using AI robots on the trading floor in the futures market. Several of our earlier guests will be part of a plenary discussion thinking together about goodness as it responds to the demands and capacities of modern technological innovation. Although the audiences for the first five discussions will necessarily be quite small, everyone can watch the videos made of those conversations, appearing on the Monday after each event on the Cathedral YouTube channel, with tasters on our social media platforms to whet your appetite! And all are warmly invited to the last event, in the Octagon on 11 October, where we bring it all together and try to discern what ‘goodness’ can look like in our complicated world.
And yet - it’s an idea we can’t do without. Even if none of us quite manage ultimate goodness, we are always striving for it in one way or another. We use the word casually all the time: ‘that’s a good thing’; ‘did you have a good time?’ ‘She’s a good person’. And, in most of the ways that we use it seriously, we are thinking about our engagement with other people - with our work and family and local or global communities, how we are with other people, ways in which we offer service, or skill, or the gifts of character.
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Thursday 6 September Medicine - Dr Rebecca Fitzgerald Thursday 13 September Literature - Sarah Perry Thursday 20 September Farming - Beverly Dixon Thursday 27 September Journalism - Andrew Brown Thursday 4 October The Army - Major Edward Wingfield Thursday 11 October Ely Cathedral Business Group Autumn Discussion How to be Good: Business
Tickets: £12.50 per session including a glass of wine and refreshments. (Only 35 places available per event except 11 October). Box Office: 01353 660349 or online at www.elycathedral.org
This autumn, our discussion series asks a group of people who are experts in their own professional fields what ‘goodness’ looks like for them. Francis Spufford (pictured above), the novelist, will engage our guests in conversation on consecutive Thursday evenings in September and early October to try to tease out the shape of ‘goodness’ in a range of contexts: for someone who writes fiction; for a journalist; for an HR manager; for an army lieutenant; for a research oncologist. In the intimate surroundings of the Bishop’s drawing room, they will explore the demands, clashes and contradictions of each person’s position. They won’t ignore or evade the bits where one kind of ethic collides irreconcilably with another, and they will look at the changing face of some of these professions in our modern context. Sarah Perry, gothic novelist, and the journalist Andrew Brown will be two of our guests. Others will be Rebecca Fitzgerald, distinguished oncologist, Beverly Dixon, HR manager at G’s Fresh, and Edward Wingfield, who during his army career coordinated operations in Afghanistan.
Please note that these sessions will be filmed for broadcast on Ely Cathedral’s and other Social Media channels.
Rebecca Fitzgerald
At the end of the series, on 11 October, everything will be drawn together at the Ely Cathedral Business Group’s Autumn Discussion, when our guest Mike Bushore,
Andrew Brown
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Sarah Perry
Edward Wingfield
Beverly Dixon
Mike Bushore
MUSIC AND WORSHIP Of Saints and Angels
Community of St Etheldreda
Worship, prayer and Christian formation at Ely Cathedral Autumn 2018
How can I live a ‘good life’? How can I find peace in a busy world? How can I find community in a world of individuals? How can I find meaning and purpose in my work? How can I build authentic relationships? How can I be part of something bigger than myself? Come and meet others asking the same kind of questions….
The Saints and Angels through their words and work share a common vocation in witnessing to the life of Jesus Christ. This season we reflect on the ministry of Saints and Angels and how they can inspire us to live as witnesses to Christ. Through our worship and through prayer, study and reflection we consider how we as individuals and as a Christian community live a good life and are called into holiness and authenticity, mission and evangelism.
The Community of St Etheldreda is an emerging NewMonastic Community and gathers for prayer, worship, discussion and reflection in and around Ely Cathedral. We share food together, enjoy each other’s company and journey with each other in faith. Our rhythm of community life is based loosely on the Rule of St Benedict, written 900 years ago. The Rule guides people in the life of Christian community and still offers a pattern for living in the world today. Just come along to find out more. All Welcome.
In our Autumn Sermon series we will reflect deeply on the five marks of mission and the outworking of the Christian faith across every aspect of our lives. The five marks of mission are used as a foundation for mission across the Church of England and Anglican Communion helping Christians live out their faith and become part of God’s mission to the world. On 7 October, we welcome as a guest Preacher, Canon David Male, Director of the Church of England’s Department of Evangelism and Discipleship. As part of our Adult Education Programme we will explore what it might mean to live a ‘good’ life in ‘How to be good’. Writer Francis Spufford chats with distinguished members of different professions about what ‘good’ might look like in their working lives, how they negotiate difficult ethical territory, and how their professional ‘goodness’ is informed, challenged, or undermined by the Christian tradition. There will also be a Christian Basics Course for those wishing to explore, refresh or deepen their faith or prepare for confirmation.
Our Gathering evenings begin with reflection and discussion and end with Candle-lit Compline. • •
All this activity is grounded in our worshipping life and from September to December we mark the lives of the Saints with beautiful music and inspiring liturgies. We keep The Feast of St Michael and All Angels on Sunday 30 September, when we also mark St Francis in our annual Animal Service. We walk with St Matthew, St Luke, The Blessed Virgin Mary, Simon and Jude, we rejoice with All the Saints and remember those who have gone before us on All Souls’ Day and Remembrance Sunday.
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It is hoped that this programmatic approach will help us all engage, deepen and grow in faith and connect our worshipping life to how we each live as Christians in the world.
26 September - Community of St Etheldreda: Gathering 7.30-9pm, Powcher’s Hall, Ely Cathedral 28 September - Quiet Day: Be Who You Are Called To Be & You Will Set The World On Fire, led by Natalie Andrews and Lynne Turner, Bishop Woodford House. Arrive 9.30am for 10am start until 4pm including lunch. To book a place email: office@bishopwoodfordhouse.com 1 November - Community of St Etheldreda: Gathering 7.30-9pm, Powcher’s Hall, Ely Cathedral 23 November - Community of St Etheldreda: 7.309pm, Powcher’s Hall, Ely Cathedral. Women: Does St Etheldreda have anything to say to women of today? 5 December - Community of St Etheldreda: Gathering 7.30-9pm, The Black Hostelry, Ely Cathedral 15 December - Advent Sleep-out in aid of the Church Urban Fund Homeless Campaign. Join us as we sleepout in the Galilee Porch of Ely Cathedral to raise money for those who regularly sleep on the streets.
Contact Canon Johnson on 01353 660302, v.johnson@elycathedral.org for further information.
All the information you need about worship, prayer and Christian formation through Autumn 2018 will be available from the beginning of September online and in print. 6
MUSIC AND WORSHIP Choir Tour to Estonia Paul Trepte writes: I see that I have clocked up a total of twenty choir tours during my time as Director of Music. Mindful of the fact that the summer tour 2018 would be my last one, I wanted to take both myself and the choir somewhere new and different - hence the choice of Estonia. The secret of a good tour is to get the balance right between singing, culture, sight-seeing and play. This applies just as much to the adults as to the boys, because I have always been mindful of the fact that our adult singers have to give up valuable holiday time in order to participate. The recent tour was especially successful in this way. Apart from the intense administration involved in planning the logistics of choir tours, careful thought must be given to choosing the music to be sung. Estonia is known as a land of song, but the native singing is more associated with folk culture than with church music. The point of an English Cathedral Choir touring abroad is to export the music of the English Choral Tradition. This proved to be a wise choice in that the audiences for our concerts listened intently and commented on the beauty of the music selected as well as on the standards of performance, and such comments certainly came from a wellinformed clientele. Last minute changes to the advertised programmes did prove necessary for various reasons - usually associated with the strange layout of the churches or the condition of the organ. On two occasions rehearsal time for our concerts proved to be either minimal (as with our final programme in the Catholic Church, Tallin, where two spoken masses intervened) or, in the case of Pärnu, non-existent. Such problems may well be part and parcel of touring, but they demand great flexibility and ability from all singers. In the event, both concerts just mentioned turned out to be highlights, but for different reasons. The best singing of our trip was definitely that delivered at the final concert which was attended by the Deputy British Ambassador. A sense of climax to our tour was achieved here, and this was in part due to a strong awareness that this concert was the swan-song for our two Head Choristers - Thomas Apostolou and Thomas Allen. The Pärnu experience was probably the one which the boys will remember best - and not because of the music this time. After an afternoon visit to the beach there was an almighty thunderstorm which drenched them! The boys had to be taken on an unplanned march back to the hotel in the pouring rain to change into some dry clothing. This irritating detour meant they arrived at the church ten minutes after the concert was due to start and the programme had to be performed without rehearsal of any sort. Non -musical memories of Estonia included time to explore the beauty of Tallin and Haapsalu. Outings included trips to beaches, to a seaplane museum, to a water park and to a fascinating farm museum. Canon Johnson also presided over one of the most important elements of all recent choir trips: our Tour Eucharist. This was a private, short and spoken service which took place in a shady area of a lovely church yard where we stopped on our way back from Pärnu to Tallin. It was informal, with bread and wine passed from person to person as we all stood in a circle. I shall probably forget much about all the tours I have enjoyed with Ely Cathedral Choir, but I shall never forget the special beauty and strong significance of those Tour Eucharists. 7
EVENTS / CONCERTS HARVEST FESTIVAL ‘Celebrate Great British Food’
ELY CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS GIFT & FOOD FAIR Thursday 15 - Saturday 17 November
The National Harvest Torch (the symbol of the National Harvest Service which travels to a different Cathedral each year and is supported by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall) is heading to Ely Cathedral as part of this year’s harvest celebration in October. It will be on show throughout the harvest festival weekend and presented during the Harvest ‘Songs of Praise’ service on Sunday. This year’s event focuses on soils, under the theme of ‘For the beauty of the earth’. It will feature sheep, farm machinery and food and flower displays, as well as a wormery highlighting what goes on beneath the ground. There will be children’s activities in the Lady Chapel on Saturday and Sunday and a lunchtime concert on Saturday, given by Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir based on a harvest theme. Organisations taking part this year include Cambridgeshire Beekeepers, the Farmland Museum at Denny Abbey, G’s Growers at Barway and NIAB, the National Institute of Agricultural Botany.
This year’s Christmas Gift & Food Fair takes place on the 15, 16 & 17 November, with a special preview evening on 14 November. Due to incredible demand for tickets last year, an extra day has been added so as many people as possible get the chance to enjoy the Fair. Now in its seventh year, this popular event is widely acknowledged as one of East Anglia’s exceptional Christmas shopping experiences. Over 120 bespoke trade stalls are located in the Cathedral’s magnificent nave, its famous Lady Chapel and a heated marquee in the beautiful Cathedral grounds. As well as bespoke shopping, the Fair also features Live Demonstrations, Musical Entertainment, Café & Food Vendors, a Festive Food Hall, Vintage Carousel plus Reindeer and Children’s Entertainment (Saturday Only) - a great day out for the whole family. Please check the website for daily opening times, ticketing and more information about the Fair. Due to the popularity of the event, we recommend tickets are purchased in advance.
Friday 12 October • 5.30pm: Evensong • 7pm: Harvest Ploughman’s Supper in the Lady Chapel with musical entertainment. Tickets £7.50, £5 (under 12’s) from the Box Office 01353 660349
G4 CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT Tuesday 20 November 7.30pm
Saturday 13 October (Free Admission) • 10am-5pm: Floral, food and farming displays • 5.30pm: Evensong
Expect to hear timeless classics such as ‘When A Child is Born’, ‘Silent Night’ and ‘All I Want For Christmas’, as well as delightful medleys to evoke the Christmas spirit, all delivered up-close and personal in one of the UK’s most iconic historical venues. The Pauline Quirk Academy of Performing Arts will also be performing in association with G4 Young Voices. VIP tickets are available, including a pre-show Meet and Greet with G4 at 6pm.
Sunday 14 October (Free Admission) • 10.30am: Harvest Sung Eucharist • 12.30pm-4pm: Floral, food and farming displays • 4pm: Harvest ‘Songs of Praise’ Monday 15 October • 9.30am: Sale of Produce in the Nave of the Cathedral Charities supported by the Harvest Festival weekend this year are Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Rural Support Group and Ely Foodbank.
TOPPING & COMPANY BOOK EVENTS AT ELY CATHEDRAL 18 September 6.45pm for 7.30pm | Neil MacGregor 2 October 6.45pm for 7.30pm | Michael Palin 7 November 6.45pm for 7.30pm | Yotam Ottolenghi 27 November 6.45pm for 7.30pm | Dame Darcey Bussell DBE Tickets available from www.toppingbooks.co.uk See Cathedral website for further details 8
Michael Palin
Yotam Ottolenghi
Dame Darcey Bussell
RETROSPECTIVE Ely Cathedral Flower Festival 2018
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elcoming over 17,000 visitors, Ely Cathedral’s long-awaited Flower Festival ‘Kaleidoscope of Life’ took place in June.
Judy Wynn, Chair of the Cathedral’s Flower Guild had been working on designs for this event with the Festival’s Creative Director and Chelsea gold medal winner, Roger Woolnough, for well over a year. Roger and Judy had overall responsibility for co-ordinating more than 50,000 blooms to create 100 spectacular exhibits, with the help of flower experts from 35 Flower Guilds across East Anglia. The Cathedral had to close to the visiting public for two days while floral arrangers busied themselves and several large scale props and equipment were installed. One of the most high profile props being used was a lifesize steel sculpture of a horse by British artist, Tom Hiscocks. This particular piece of art was central to a very emotive exhibit in the North Transept commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War. It was created by national NAFAS floral demonstrator and arranger, Nick Grounds and his team. Visitors spent a great deal of time admiring the incredible detail of this particular display which included a devotional wall on which to place a flower in memory of someone. All the proceeds from the donations received were given in support of SSAFA. Other highlights included a water feature, floral arches the length of Ely’s impressive Nave, a wedding scene and a 6 metre wide ‘kaleidoscope’ of flowers positioned in splendour directly under Ely’s famous Octagon tower. As a new departure, a special opportunity to view the Festival was created for more elderly or disabled visitors. The evening was greatly appreciated by the hundreds who attended. Throughout the four day event there were several musical performances, including the Military Wives Choir, talks and demonstrations by floral experts, delicious food and drink outlets and a bespoke Gift & Craft Marquee located in the Cathedral grounds. The Festival also provided the perfect event to present the newly propagated Ely Cathedral rose. Not only did the rose feature prominently at RHS Chelsea, it was also used in one of the floral displays. The Flower Festival attracted the interest of both local and national media and was formally opened by TV presenter and celebrity garden designer, Diarmuid Gavin.
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FOCUS ON
What is The Order of St Etheldreda? The Order of St Etheldreda is a group of people passionate about sustaining the historic fabric of the Cathedral and its much-loved choral music tradition so that future generations can continue to enjoy, be nurtured and inspired by it. Never again! These were the words used 30 years ago when Ely Cathedral had come through one of the worst crises it had faced in recent times. In 1986 it was discovered that the roofs, timber and stonework of much of the Cathedral had deteriorated so badly that the building was at risk of being closed for good. A huge public appeal was launched, and the people of Cambridgeshire and beyond came together to raise the funds to save the Cathedral. They were generous, the appeal was successful, and the crisis was averted. But there was still much to be done. A comprehensive ten year programme embracing stonework, timber, glass and lead needed to be undertaken if the building was to be secured for the future.
When did it start? In 1992 The Order of St Etheldreda, named after the Cathedral’s dauntless founder, was launched. The aim was to bring a group of people together who were passionate about the Cathedral and who committed themselves to help drive the funding effort and secure the future of the Cathedral for the longer term. By the year 2000 the members of the Order had helped to raise over £12m.
They have not stopped there. If the Cathedral didn’t exist, there would be a huge gap; that was the opinion of many people in a recent community survey. Order members continue through their annual subscriptions and other contributions, including legacy gifts, to support the Cathedral’s ongoing needs for fabric conservation and chorister support, as well as looking to future ambitions to fulfil a shared vision of how the Cathedral can better serve our growing local community and visitors.
How do you become a member? Order membership is £500 a year, payable annually, quarterly, or monthly, by Direct Debit, Standing Order, cheque, or debit or credit card. If you choose to pledge a gift in your Will of £5,000 or more, we are glad to recognise your generosity through membership of the Order (in this case you do not pay an annual subscription). Just pick up a leaflet in the Cathedral or go online at www.cathedral.org/support and download the joining form. What are the benefits of being a member? Members of the Order enjoy free entry to the Cathedral and Stained Glass Museum, priority booking and reserved seating at popular Cathedral events and services, behind the scenes access, invitations to exclusive events within the Cathedral and national places of interest, the Order magazine twice a year, and more.
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What is the next Order event? The next Order hosted event on 5 October is a special choral evensong, ‘I Was Glad’, marking the centenary of the death of Sir Hubert Parry with some of his best loved music, an event which also celebrates the Parry family link with Ely Cathedral through the magnificent Gambier-Parry nave ceiling, and the Octagon. What do you have planned for 2019 and the future? As the Cathedral is a Benedictine foundation we are naturally interested that the year 2020 marks the 800th anniversary of the canonisation of St Benedict. As part of celebrating this we are looking at offering a short, professionally led tour of key Benedictine sites in Italy for Order members and guests.
‘I am sure that the many members of the Order of St Etheldreda share my pride in the saving and enhancement of the Fabric, and later the music, of our great Cathedral to which all our individual efforts have contributed. The Order evolved from the Great Restoration from the 1980’s when the Cathedral was in imminent danger of closure on safety grounds because of the wear and tear on its roof. We are all fortunate to be able to enjoy the benefits which this great Ship of the Fens brings to so many lives and to see the further enhancements to and security of the fabric which are made possible by the continuing generosity of the members of the Order’. Sir Michael Marshall, CBE DL Vice Patron of the Order
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Sunday 2 - 14 Sunday after Trinity 5.15pm Organ Recital Aaron Shilson Thursday 6 1.10pm Lunchtime Concert Katharina Nohl (piano) 6.45pm ‘How to be Good’ Series Medicine Dr Rebecca Fitzgerald Saturday 8 12.30pm Walsingham Cell Mass (Lady Chapel) 5.30pm Orchestral Eucharist attended by members of the Society of Ely Choristers with Prime Brass Sunday 9 - 15th Sunday after Trinity 10.30am Sung Eucharist with admission of Head Choristers and Benefactor Choristerships 5.15pm Organ Recital Roger Judd Thursday 13 10am ECDC - Community Eyes & Ears Campaign Re-Launch 2.30pm Friends’ Afternoon 6.45pm ‘How to be Good’ Series Literature Sarah Perry Friday 14 - Holy Cross Day 12.10pm Holy Communion 7.30pm Concert - Paster Peterson North Elbe Brass Group Sunday 16 - 16th Sunday after Trinity Tuesday 18 1.30pm King’s Ely Choral Day 7.30pm Topping and Co Book Event Neil MacGregor Thursday 20 1.10pm Lunchtime Concert Minori Nakaune (violin) 6.45pm ‘How to be Good’ Series Farming Beverly Dixon 7.30pm Organ Recital David Dunnett Friday 21 - Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist 12.10pm Holy Communion Saturday 22 - FRIENDS’ DAY 5pm Festal Evensong attended by The Friends of Ely Cathedral Sunday 23 - 17th Sunday after Trinity 4pm Evensong marking the Retirement of The Rt Revd David Thomson, Bishop of Huntingdon Thursday 27 6.45pm ‘How to be Good’ Series Journalism Andrew Brown Saturday 29 - Michael and All Angels 12.10pm Holy Communion 7.30pm Ely Sinfonia Concert Holst ‘The Planets’ Sunday 30 - 18th Sunday after Trinity 2pm Animal Service th
OCTOBER
Tuesday 2 9.30am Schools’ Day 7.30pm Topping and Co Book Event Michael Palin Wednesday 3 6.30pm Helaine Blumenfeld Talk and Book Signing Wednesday 3, Thursday 4 9.30am Schools’ Days Thursday 4 6.45pm ‘How to be Good’ Series The Army Major Edward Wingfield Friday 5 9.30am Schools’ Day 6.30pm Evensong marking the centenary of the death of Sir Hubert Parry Saturday 6 7pm Higher Cambs End-of-Youth- Mission Diocesan Event Sunday 7 - 19th Sunday after Trinity 1.10pm Lunchtime Performance Osiligi Maasai Warriors 4pm Evensong with Presentation of Etheldreda Medals 6.30pm Amnesty Ben Jupp Memorial Lecture - Lord Bird Tuesday 9 8.30am Schools’ Careers Day Thursday 11 6.45pm Ely Cathedral Business Group Autumn Discussion ‘How to be Good’ Business Mike Bushore Friday 12 6.45pm Harvest Festival Supper Saturday 13 1.10pm Lady Chapel Lunchtime Concert Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir Sunday 14 - Harvest Festival 4pm Harvest ‘Songs of Praise’ 6.30pm Sunday@6:30 ‘Creation and Crops’ Tuesday 16 5.30pm 1st Evensong for the Feast of the Translation of St Etheldreda with Procession and Commemoration of Founders and Benefactors Wednesday 17 The Feast of the Translation of St Etheldreda 5.30pm Festal Eucharist Thursday 18 - Luke the Evangelist Music in the Cathedral this day is sponsored by Sir David and Lady Harrison in memory of their son, Tony
12.10pm Holy Communion 7.30pm Organ Movie Night ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Saturday 20 12.30pm Walsingham Cell Mass (Lady Chapel) 7.30pm Ely Choral Society Concert ‘Everyone Sang’ Sunday 21 - 21st Sunday after Trinity 1.10pm Lady Chapel Lunchtime Concert Lucy Cavendish Singers
Saturday 27 2pm LLM Licensing Service Sunday 28 - Simon and Jude, Apostles 5.30pm The English Arts Chorale Concert Wednesday 31 12pm Ely Theological College Reunion Eucharist
NOVEMBER
Thursday 1 - All Saints’ Day 12.10pm Holy Communion Friday 2 - All Souls’ Day 12.10pm Holy Communion 7.30pm Solemn Requiem Mass Saturday 3 9.30am National Fresh Expressions Conference Sunday 4 - All Saints’ Sunday Wednesday 7 7.30pm Topping and Co Book Event Yotam Ottolenghi Friday 9 10.55am Act of Remembrance Saturday 10 12.30pm Walsingham Cell Mass (Lady Chapel) 7.30pm Prime Brass Concert Sunday 11 - Remembrance Sunday 10.30am Service of Remembrance 1.10pm Lady Chapel Lunchtime Concert ‘Music for Remembrance’ The Fairhaven Singers 4pm Solemn Requiem Mass marking the centenary of the Armistice Wednesday 14 6.30pm Christmas Gift and Food Fair Preview Evening Thursday 15 - Saturday 17 Christmas Gift and Food Fair (Further details see page 8) Sunday 18 - 2nd Sunday before Advent 6.30pm ‘Saying Goodbye’ Service Tuesday 20 7.30pm G4 Christmas by Candlelight Tour Thursday 22 7.30pm Organ Recital Aaron Shilson Friday 23 4pm Admission of King’s and Queen’s Scholars Service Saturday 24 6.30pm Diocesan Baptism and Confirmation Sunday 25 - Christ the King Tuesday 27 7.30pm Topping and Co Book Event Darcey Bussell Wednesday 28 7.30pm Friends’ Quiz and Social Evening Friday 30 - Andrew the Apostle 12.10pm Holy Communion Ely Cathedral, The Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4DL 01353 667735 | www.elycathedral.org Follow us on Download the free Cathedral App