NUNS TAKE OVER CATHEDRAL
A group of Roman Catholic nuns presented a display of paintings to share with worshippers at Chelmsford Cathedral last week for two days (Wed/Thurs) as a visual contribution to the season of Lent, led by Sister Teresa, their prioress.
Welcomed by the Revd Canon Andrew Knowles, the diocesan theologian, they presented talks using a power point presentation to enable folk to appreciate the paintings of Christ's suffering and to contemplate the meaning of Lent and Easter.
The paintings are the work of one of their members, Sister Mary Stephen of the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre - a Roman Catholic mission house now based in Colchester. Previously they were engaged in teaching and mission work at the New Hall Roman Catholic Pastoral Centre of Brentwood diocese at Boreham.
The five sisters met dozens of visitors at their exhibition and explained the paintings depicting the traditional, "Stations of the Cross" as part of the Cathedral's Lenten approach. They move their exhibition of 30 paintings to Brentwood Roman Catholic Cathedral on March 31/April 1st. In addition, they staged an information point and bookstall. More details are available on their website : www.canonesses.co.uk
STUDY GROUPS IN LENT
Study groups as part of the Cathedral's observance of the season of Lent continued at the Cathedral centre and the Chapter House this week led by the Dean, the Very Revd Peter Judd and other clergy. Thursday Lent lunches are held at 12.30. All welcome. On Thursday this week (March 19) the speaker is the Revd Canon Ivor Moody, chaplain of Anglia Ruskin University. A leaflet giving the Cathedral programme for Lent and services and children's workshops for Easter is available at the south door.
SCHOOL ENTERTAINS
Pupils of St Cedd's Preparatory School, Chelmsford entertain this week at the Friday lunch time concert (March 20) in the Cathedral at 12.30. The following Friday, the artists are the Trio Lavolta - Joyce Fraser, violin, Felix Buser,'cello and Sally Mays, piano. Refreshments are served from 12 noon. All welcome: admission is free.
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