St George's Cathedral, Cape Town

PROGRAMME FOR LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2007

Ash Wednesday - 21 February

07h00	Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes Presider: The Right Reverend David Russell
10h00	Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes Presider: The Reverend Terry Lester, Sub-Dean
13h05	Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes Presider and Preacher: The Right Reverend Garth Q. Counsell, Bishop of Table Bay
17h30	Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes Mass for Five Voices – William Byrd Presider: The Very Reverend Rowan Q. Smith, Dean Preacher: The Reverend Terry Lester, Sub-Dean

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Sundays in Lent

Said Eucharist at 07h00 and 08h00
Cathedral Eucharist with Choir at 09h15
Solemn Sung Mass at 11h00 on 25 February and 25 March
Evensong with Sermon at 19h00

On Sundays in Lent the Sermons at 09h15 will explore the Good News of the New Life that the suffering, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus wins for us. The Gospels assigned to the Sundays in Lent are literally bursting with the Good News of the salvation Christ offers. Hence the music of the Sunday liturgies will be penitential before the Gospel, and full of gratitude and joy after it.

Lent I 25 February	Jesus - like us but without sin
Lent II 4 March	Jesus – in whom the fullness of God dwells The Sub-Dean
Lent III 11 March	Jesus - offers salvation The Canon Precentor
Lent IV 18 March	Jesus makes an offer beyond our imagining The Revd Michael Twum-Darko
Lent V 25 March	Jesus redefines life and death The Revd Sarah Rowland Jones

At Evensong at 19h00 on the Sundays in Lent the Sermons will focus on the meaning of living with the benefits of Christ's passion, death and resurrection. Drawing on themes from St Paul's Letter to the Romans, we will seek to discover the power of living as those who are 'in Christ,' who have been made a 'new creation' in Christ. Here are lessons to support us as we seek to confront our challenges, today, here and now, in the power of Christ's victory..

Lent I	The Spirituality of St Paul's Letter to the Romans The Revd Dr Carel Anthonissen
Lent II	Is unjust and violent death the last enemy of God? How Paul understood the sacrifice of Christ The Revd Luke Stubbs
Lent III	Peace by victory or by justice? How Paul opposed a global empire with Jesus' Kingdom of God The Revd Luke Stubbs
Lent IV	'Welcome one another.' Paul's challenge to Christians in conflict The Revd Luke Stubbs
Lent V	St Paul speaks to us, here and now The Revd Terry Leste

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Wednesday Evenings in Lent

On Wednesdays in Lent at 17h30, in the context of an evening devotion in the style of Taizé, we shall follow Jesus on his pilgrimage to Jerusalem and his passion, reading the story in Luke's Gospel. We gather for a light Lenten Supper at 17h30, a Presentation and discussion at 18h00, followed by Prayer in the style of Taizé, to end by 19h15.

Wednesday 28 February	A Parable on the way to Jerusalem (Luke 19:11-28) The Dean
Wednesday 7 March	Is this the king of the Jews? (Luke 19:37-48) The Dean
Wednesday 14 March	Signs of a different kingdom (Luke 21:25-36)
Wednesday 21 March	Human Rights Day Public Holiday
Wednesday 28 March	Whose power – his or ours? (Luke 23:1-12) The Sub-Dean

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Palm Sunday – The Sunday of the Passion
1 April

07h00	Blessing of the Palms with Said Eucharist Presider: The Reverend Michael Twum-Darko
08h00	Blessing of the Palms with Said Eucharist Presider: The Right Reverend David Russell
08h45	Blessing of the Palms and Palm Sunday Procession Begins in the Company's Garden
09h15	Palm Sunday Cathedral Eucharist Presider: The Reverend Terry I. Lester Preacher: The Reverend Bruce Jenneker
19h00	Palm Sunday Vespers with Music and Readings Presider: The Reverend Bruce W. B. Jenneker

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Holy Week

Monday in Holy Week 2 April	07h15 and 13h15	Said Eucharist
	18h00	Vespers in the style of Taizé
Tuesday in Holy Week 3 April	07h15 and 13h15	Said Eucharist
	18h00	Vespers in the style of Taizé
Wednesday in Holy Week 4 April	07h15, 10h00 and 13h15	Said Eucharist
	18h00	Stations of the City A pilgrimage in the spirit of the Stations of the Cross, beginning at St Mark's Church and stopping for prayer at several sites important in the history of the struggle for justice, freedom and dignity for all South Africans. The pilgrimage will end at the Cathedral, with the opportunity to walk the Labyrinth.

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Maundy Thursday
5 April

Liturgy of the Day at 18h00
Footwashing, Eucharist of the Institution of the Lord's Supper, Stripping of the Altar
Watch of the Passion from 20h00 on Thursday to 09h00 on Friday; walk the Labyrinth during the Watch of the Passion.
Presider: The Reverend Terry Lester
Preacher: The Reverend Bruce Jenneker

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Good Friday
6 April

09h00: Liturgy of the Day
A liturgy sung in plainchant including the Passion, General Intercessions, Solemn Adoration of Christ Crucified, Communion from the Reserved Sacrament
Presider: The Reverend Bruce Jenneker

12h00 to 15h00: Three Hours Devotion
A series on meditations on key figures in our Lord's Passion, with readings, prayers and hymns.
Ms Di Oliver, Cathedral Parishioner Dr Njabulo Ndebele, Cathedral Parishioner the Cathedral Clergy

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Holy Saturday
7 April

Confessions
By appointment with the clergy from 10h00 to 11h00

Great Vigil of Easter at 22h30
Lighting of the Easter Fire, Liturgy of the Paschal Candle, Vigil of Readings, Holy Baptism, First Eucharist of Easter

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Easter Day
8 April

07h00	Said Eucharist in the Nave Presider and Preacher: The Revd Michael Twum-Darko, Assistant
08h00	Holy Eucharist with Hymns in the Nave Presider and Preacher: The Right Revd David Russell
10h00	Festival Eucharist of the Resurrection of our Lord with Cathedral Choir and Orchestra Presider: The Reverend Bruce Jenneker Preacher: The Revd Terry I. Lester Please note that our Festival Eucharist of Easter is a combined service at 10h00. There will not be services at 09h15 or at 11h00
19h00	Solemn Vespers of Easter Day Precentor: The Revd Terry I. Lester Preacher: The Reverend Bruce Jenneker

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Sundays of Easter
15, 22, 29 April, 6, 13, 20 May

Said Eucharist at 07h00 and 08h00
Cathedral Eucharist with Choir at 09h15
Evensong with Sermon at 19h00

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Feast of Title – St George the Martyr
Sunday 22 April

Said Eucharist at 07h00 and 08h00
Festival Cathedral Eucharist with Choir at 09h15
Solemn Evensong with Sermon at 19h00

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Ascension Day
Thursday 17 May

A Said Eucharist is celebrated at 07h15, 08h30 and 13h15
A Solemn Sung Mass is celebrated at 17h30

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Day of Pentecost – Whitsunday
Sunday 27 May

Eucharist at 07h00 and 08h00
Festival Eucharist of Pentecost with special music at 09h15
Solemn Sung Mass with Choir and Orchestra at 11h00
Solemn Evensong with Sermon and Procession at 19h00

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