Chichester Cathedral choristers catch the spirit of Christmas
Sunday 22 December
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
O Rex Gentium
8.00 Holy Communion (Lady Chapel)
10.00 Mattins with hymns
- Preacher: The Reverend Dr Alison Green, Cathedral Curate
11.00 Sung Eucharist
- Byrd - Mass for Four Voices
- Parsons - Ave Maria
- Preacher: The Reverend Canon Tim Schofield, Precentor
3.30 Evening Prayer (said)
6.00 Cathedral Carol Service 2
Monday 23 December
O Emmanuel
7.30 Mattins (said)
8.00 Holy Communion Order 1
3.00 Cathedral Carol Service 3 (Doors open at 2pm)
5.30 Evening Prayer (said)
Tuesday 24 December
CHRISTMAS EVE
7.30 Mattins (said)
8.00 Holy Communion Order 1 (Chapel of St Mary Magdalene)
4.00 Crib Service
5.30 Evensong
- Responses: Sumsion
- Shephard - Song of Mary & Song of Simeon
- Gardner - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
11.00 Midnight Eucharist
- Mozart - Spatzenmesse
- arr. Willcocks - Sussex Carol
- arr. Willcocks - The Infant King
- Preacher: The Bishop of Chichester
Wednesday 25 December
CHRISTMAS DAY
Cathedral closed from 12.30pm to 5pm
8.00 Holy Communion Order 1 Trad. (High Altar)
10.00 Mattins
- Responses: Sumsion
- Stanford in A
- arr. Charles Wood - Ding dong! merrily on high
- Preacher: The Bishop of Horsham
11.00 Sung Eucharist
- Haydn - Missa Sancti Nicolai
- Poulenc - Hodie Christus natus est
- Preacher: The Very Reverend Nicholas Frayling, Dean
5.30 Evening Prayer (said)
Thursday 26 December
Stephen, deacon, first martyr
8.30 Mattins (said)
9.00 Holy Communion Order 1 Trad. (Shrine of St Richard)
10.30 Holy Communion (Lady Chapel)
5.30 Evening Prayer (said)