Chapel Termcard

Easter Term 2008

MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER

The Chapel will be silent for prayer and meditation daily between noon and

1 p.m.

HOLY COMMUNION

Sunday at 9.00 a.m.

A service for all Christians in Clare, with music and sermon, followed by breakfast, which finishes in time to go to a town church service.

Wednesday at 9.30 p.m. (except when there is Choral Compline)

A Meditative Eucharist, with music from Taizé and Iona, and silent prayer

CHORAL EVENSONG

Tuesday and Thursday at 6.00 p.m.

Twice a week the Clare College Chapel Choir leads this service of readings, prayers, psalms, anthems and organ music.  Choral Evensong is open to all, and lasts about 40 minutes.

CHORAL COMPLINE

A candle-lit late evening service, sung by Clare Chapel Choir

SERVICES ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS

CHAPEL LIFE

The Chapel Forum is a representative body meeting to consult about matters of faith and life in College.

Friday Forums are held in the Chapel Octagon from time to time at

1.15 p.m. These are informal debates on subjects of immediate concern in social, political and individual life.

One Day Retreats are held at nearby centres such as Ferrar House,

Little Gidding

Confirmation preparation is available with the Dean and the Decani Scholar

A Vocations Group meets fortnightly in the Dean’s rooms

Volunteers are welcome to help with stewarding for special events in Chapel

SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE    9.00 a.m.

A service of Holy Communion, celebrated informally in the College Chapel. Members of any Christian tradition are invited to participate fully.  Breakfast is shared afterwards in E3.   There will be a joint service with Trinity Hall Chapel during the term.

SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE      6.00 p.m.

The Sunday Evening Service this Term will be Choral Evensong.  It is preceded by a recital at 5.30 p.m. and followed by a dinner in Hall.  Visitors are welcome.  Members of the College are invited to wear gowns, but will not be turned away without one.

Theme:  The Many Faces of Jesus Christ

Sunday evening services are followed by drinks, and supper in Hall, to which all are warmly invited, subject to the places available

(£2.50 for members of College and £4.50 for guests)

SUNDAY EVENING RECITALS AT 5.30 p.m.

CHAPEL INFORMATION

THE DEAN, Roger Greeves, is responsible for the running of the Chapel and has a general pastoral role in the College.  He can be found in E3 Old Court (mobile: 07817 032 301; tel: 3-33240; email: rdg20@cam.ac.uk).

THE DECANI SCHOLAR, Jim Blackstone, assists the Dean in the life and work of the Chapel.  He is an Anglican Ordinand and studying for a PhD in Orthodox theology. Email: jcb30@cam.ac.uk).

ORDINANDS

Neil Shave, Imogen Nay, and Sally Horner are affiliated to Clare from Westcott House. 

THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, Tim Brown, is responsible for music in Chapel. He can be contacted in E4 (tel: 3-33264;

email: tcb21@cam.ac.uk ).

THE ORGAN SCHOLARS are Simon Thomas Jacobs (B1, Old Court, email: stj22@cam.ac.uk ) and Ashok Gupta (T1, Memorial Court; email: ajg83@cam.ac.uk).

THE CHAPEL ADMINISTRATOR, Kate Littlechild, works weekday mornings and is available from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. She handles all routine Chapel matters. Her office is in A1 (tel: 3-33206;

email: krl22@cam.ac.uk).

THE CHAPEL WARDENS look after the running of Chapel services and events. They meet for lunch on Tuesdays in E3 to plan the coming week. They are  Lizzi Mills, Barry Smith, Elizabeth Harrison, Sophie Ibbotson, Thomas Boston, Louise Russell, David Ponting and

Rosalind Aczel.

Chapel Readers are the responsibility of David Ponting

(djp59@cam.ac.uk).  All offers to read in Chapel may be addressed to him.

The Christian Union Representatives are Jonnie Deja

(jd381@cam.ac.uk) and Susannah Currie (sc533@cam.ac.uk).

The Fisher House Representative is Alan Jones (adj26@cam.ac.uk).

The Christian Aid Representative is The Dean (rdg20@cam.ac.uk).

World Faiths

Details of places of worship for world faith communities are available from the Dean

The Chapel Web Pages can be found at www.clare.cam.ac.uk/life/chapel.

The University Christian Website can be found at www.christiancambridge.org. Run by the Deans and Chaplains, it contains articles, reviews and a chat room, and gives information

about Christian groups and events in Cambridge.

Visitors are welcome at all the Chapel services.  Collections are taken for a variety of charities and causes.

Requests for prayer may be written in a book on the Octagon table.

If you wish to go on the Chapel mailing list please send your details to the Chapel Administrator (krl22@cam.ac.uk).

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SEE ALSO:

Chapel Information
Choir of Clare College
Chapel Service Music list

Music at Clare