The Diocese of Exeter is tweeting the whole passion story, from Palm Sunday to sunrise on Easter Sunday. The story has been rewritten for tweeting in the first person and from Jesus’s perspective and will be sent out in ‘real time’ throughout Holy Week. Canon Andrew Godsall said: “The idea with tweeting the passion is to help people relate to a familiar story in a contemporary way. Jesus used contemporary phrases all of the time. He wanted to make people sit up and listen so he used provocative words. Sometimes people got the wrong end of the stick – and maybe he did that deliberately -...
A prayer has been written to be said in Devon's Anglican churches in the wake of the hundreds of job losses caused by the collapse of Axminster Carpets. The historic company went into administration this week, announcing 300 job losses. Bishop Michael is asking all clergy to pray for those who have lost their jobs this week in Axminster and Buckfast, and also for all those affected by unemployment at this time.
Churches in Axminster and the surrounding area will also be appealing for food for affected families in services this weekend.
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have visited Exeter Cathedral for a special thanksgiving service to celebrate the success of its £8 million fundraising appeal.
Their Royal Highnesses spent time in the Cathedral this afternoon (Tuesday 26 February), meeting those who have supported The Third Millennium Campaign.
The aim of the Third Millennium Campaign was to help ensure that the Cathedral and its mission are sustained for the future. By preserving and conserving its past, as well as seeking new ways to enrich the experiences of all who...
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are visiting Exeter Cathedral later today for a special thanksgiving service to celebrate the success of its £8 million fundraising campaign. The Prince is Patron of the campaign and visited the Cathedral in 2009 to mark the half way stage. The Duchess of Cornwall joined thousands of other visitors last July to view the ‘Majesty’ Flower Festival as part of the Cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
During the visit, their Royal Highnesses will be shown some of the treasures of the Cathedral including the now empty historic organ...
BBC ONE’s ever popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow will be filming for its 36th series on Exeter Cathedral Green, on Thursday, 12th September, 2013. The doors open at 9.30 am and close at 4.30pm. Entry to the show is free.
This will be presenter Fiona Bruce’s sixth year with the Roadshow and she says, “Presenting the Antiques Roadshow is, for me, one of those rare and very lucky coincidences in television when you get to work on a show that you already love to watch. Exploring the human story behind every object is what makes Antiques Roadshow so fascinating. And...
Three senior clergy in the Diocese of Exeter have been made prebendaries of Exeter Cathedral, in recognition of their service to the Church in Devon.
Revd Nick Martin, Karl Freeman and Andrew Jones will become prebendaries of the Cathedral - an honorary role, recognised throughout the Church of England, which makes them a part of the College of Canons, a body which advises the Cathedral on a wide variety of matters at the request of the Dean and Chapter.
They will continue in their current posts. Revd Nick Martin is chaplain at Dartmoor prison, Revd Karl Freeman is Team...
Anyone passing through Cathedral Green this evening (8th February), between 4.30pm and 10pm, were treated to the vision of a diverse range of large paintings projected onto Exeter Cathedral.
Church schools from across the county celebrated a giant assembly in Exeter Cathedral today.
The Church Schools Cathedral Service takes place once a year, although this is the first year the children have lead the worship.
Over 500 people from 24 schools attended the service for which Church of England school children played samba, prayed and role-played on the theme of Candlemas.
Afterwards, the children visited the Cathedral and enjoyed lunch in the Chapterhouse and North Transcept.
Traditionally Candlemas marks the end of the Epiphany. Candles used in...
Former MP and war correspondent Martin Bell will join Violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen next month for 'Celebrate Our Soldiers', one of the most unique concerts Exeter will see during 2013. A night of Classical and Choir Music will take place at Exeter Cathedral on 23rd February at 7.15pm, featuring some of Devon’s finest performers and musicians. The aim of the concert will be to help the Devon branch of ABF The Soldiers' Charity continue their support of Devon’s soldiers and families affected by war.
During 2012, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity disbursed over £106,000 to...
More than 20,000 worshippers attended Christmas services and concerts at Exeter Cathedral last month.
The traditional Christmas Eve service at 6pm, the Grandisson, attracted 1,800 people into the Cathedral to hear the choir and join worship, and on Christmas Day, nearly 1,500 attended services.
Other Christmas services, including the carols for shoppers and workers at lunchtimes, were packed out.
The figures represent a rise of more than 8 per cent on the numbers attending Christmas services and concerts in 2011.
