This week’s News from Liverpool Cathedral – a Place of Encounter

Catch up on the latest news from Liverpool Cathedral for Sunday, 23rd January 2022

Welcome from Dean Sue

A very warm welcome to Liverpool Cathedral e-news. We continue to have a relatively quiet January, but next month we have some exciting events taking place not least, Space. You can find more details and a short film on the cathedral website to tell you more about Space.

On Sunday at 3pm we as a Cathedral Company will be worshiping at the Metropolitan Cathedral and our preacher is Sir Mark Hedley a member of the Cathedral Company so please do come and pray with us.

As we move forward please think about joining us for our Lent course. More details will be available in due course.

I shall be in preaching at St Michaels’ in the Hamlet this Sunday.

Worship with us this week
Join us in person for 8:30am Morning Prayer and the 12:05 pm Eucharist on weekdays and Saturdays (Livestream at 8:30 on Sundays), and Evensong/Evening  Prayer at 5:30pm on weekdays and 3pm on Saturdays. Click the following link and look below the main banner of our website beneath ‘Services’ for each day’s in-person service offerings and locations: www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/.

Prayer requests via our Prayer Wall
You can post prayer requests to us here .

Prayer Requests

If you would like somebody to be remembered in the Cathedral’s regular prayers please email Verger Keith James at: vergers@liverpoolcathedral.org.uk  The prayer list will begin anew every two months, so if you would like somebody to be prayed for by name over a longer period please remember to ask again. 

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Vespers

On Sunday 23^rd January at 3pm join us at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King for Vespers led by both Cathedral Choirs, as we pray for Christian Unity.

Alpha On-line – starting Wednesday 26^th January 2022, 7.30pm on Zoom

You are welcome to join us on-line for our next Alpha. A great course for all who are inquiring about the Christian faith, or who are looking for a refresher. For more details, please go to: Exploring Faith: Liverpool Cathedral

The Remarkable Story of Ruth: Thursday evenings on Zoom, starting 27^th January.

Hope, resilience and faithfulness in the face of adversity. Join us to find out how this Old Testament story speaks powerfully to our own times. For more information, please click here.

Epiphany Carol Service

On Sunday 30^th January at 3pm we mark the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season, and the ongoing hope we have in Christ, the Light of the World, with a carol service led by the Cathedral Choir.

Stitching Group  -    ‘Encountering Common Threads’   -           Next Session

When:            1st Wednesday of the month (most months)      -          next session:  2^nd February

Time:              12.30—2.30pm

Where:           The Radcliffe Learning Centre     Liverpool Anglican Cathedral -   access by stairs or lift

Who:              Yarn & fabric stitchers of all abilities

Beginners to advanced — all welcome; stitch in the company of others, share skills, patterns, ideas and friendship.

Bring your own project to work on OR start one of ours.

Stay for the whole session or drop in for a while / in your lunch break.

Please bring your own refreshments OR take away options are available from the Cathedral’s Welsford Bistro.

You are welcome to attend the 12:05 Eucharistic Service and join us afterwards.

Accession Day

Sunday 6^th February marks the 70^th anniversary of the Queen’s Accession, the beginning of her Platinum Jubilee Year. The Bishop of Liverpool will preach at the 10:30am Sunday eucharist, with civic representatives in attendance. In the afternoon the Cathedral ringers will attempt a full peal in the Tower.

21st Century Particle Physics: discussions on Science and Faith

8^th Feb, 7:30 pm

During the week of 7th February, hundreds of scientists will gather for a workshop to discuss the next large collider project at CERN, the Future Circular Collider (FCC). Spurred on by the workshop, this public outreach event, to be held in the cathedral, brings together particle physicists and theologians to discuss the role of physics, science and religion.

Panel members:

• Professor Tara Shears, University of Liverpool
• Professor John Ellis, CERN and UCL
• Revd Canon Dr Mike Kirby, University of Liverpool
• Dr Andrew Pinsent, Ian Ramsey Centre, University of Oxford
• Professor Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University

Event is free and open to all.  Book here.