Prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Stillness. Grace. Holiness.

19 February 2022 at 10 am

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Sometimes words just don’t cut it. This session offers a way of praying without them.

26 March 2022 at 10 am

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How many Bibles are there? Just one? The answer to this and other questions may surprise you. In this five-session course, the Rev Canon Professor John Riches, former Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow, explores the holy book Christians read and study. Using the volume he’s written for the popular series ‘A Very Short Introduction’, participants will examine why the Bible has been such an influence on Western culture and why it continues to exert an enormous influence over many people’s lives. Sign up online.

All sessions are at 7.30 pm in the cathedral and each session is a standalone session – come to as many as you can.

Please register in advance for each session using the following links:

Session 1 – 23 November 2021: How many Bibles are there and what does it do to a book to be included in the Bible? – Register here
Session 2 – 14 December 2021: How were Bibles disseminated – scrolls, codices, books – Register here
Session 3 – 11 January 2022: The Bible and its uses – The Binding of Isaac – Register here
Session 4 – 25 January 2022: The Bible and its uses – Colonialism and Liberation – Register here
Session 5 – 8 February 2022: The Bible and its uses – The Truth of the Bible – Register here

Last year time seemed to go all funny. Some things changed minute by minute, while others never seemed to vary. The Church’s seasons got mixed up for a lot of people, too. It was difficult to keep track when so much was so different.

And yet, it is through the observation of holy time we mark our lives as Christians. And through the liturgical year, we are changed somehow. Is it possible we need to reorient ourselves to find our place after such a strange year – to remind ourselves how it all fits together?

This February the Cathedral will transform from Advent to Christ the King – and everything in between – in one hour. (Talk about a strange sense of time!) In a 60-minute expedition, experience the colours, the sounds, the history, the Gospel story, and the theology that underpin the Church’s yearly celebrations. Discover what the liturgical year is … in an hour.
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