THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER IN EXETER THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER IN EXETER
Patron: HRH The Prince of Wales
President: The Bishop of Exeter
Chairman: J.F.G. Michelmore, TD DL MA
Honorary Secretary: R. E. Hughes F.C.A.
Registered Charity No 207096
The Friends were founded in 1929 to co-operate with the Dean and Chapter in helping to preserve and improve the fabric and furnishings of this wonderful building, with its music and its archives, and so maintaining the long tradition of worship and praise for years to come.
There are nearly three thousand Friends from all over the world.
Members receive a January Newsletter and an Annual Report in May which, in addition to articles of particular interest relating to the Cathedral, includes details of the Friends' Festival. The names of all Friends are recorded in the permanent Roll Book which is displayed in the Cathedral.
The Annual Report, a booklet of some 36 pages printed in colour, is published each May.
The seventy-seventh report published in May 2008 contained the following:
The Annual Report for 2008 contains many colour plates. The front cover illustration is from a photograph by Canon Carl Turner, which is reproduced here:
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GOLDEN MEMBERS
We offer our congratulations to the following Friends who completed fifty years membership during the past year :
Roma Brown
Derek John Hodge
Cynthia Joyce Lingwood
Rose Margaret Wilson Stockman
Richard Francis Wilson Stockman
Kathleen Farey Wright
Mothers' Union, Exeter Branch
NEW FRIENDS APRIL 2007 TO MARCH 2008
We extend a very warm welcome to the following new Friends:
| Geoffrey Ayres James Baker Rosemary Bayford William Bradridge Michael Brown Wendy Brown Patrick Collinson Elizabeth Collinson Aubrey I. Cox Roger Crabb Susan Crabb Elizabeth Margaret Cummings Richard H. Curtis Shaw Curtis Clifford Dampney Rita Dampney Mark Dant Carol Dant John A. Deyes Frank Dovey Verity Dovey Elizabeth Dyment Vivian Eddy Elizabeth Eddy Heather Eva Lynn Flatt Richard Flatt David Foster Hannah Foster Nerina Frampton Andrew George Olive George Colin Michael Hake Ian Harrison Tricia Harrison Barbara Elizabeth Hewett Andrew Hoellering Neil Honeyman Anne E. Hughes | Desda Jeeps Anthony Jennings Jackie Jennings Tom Jowett Judith M. Kauntze Charlotte Lythgoe Alistair Walter Mackenzie Michael Martin Maggie Alartin Paul Morris Martin Roger Mayne Cheryl Mayne Davide Moro Richard Newell Josceline Newell Augusto Paci Susan Hermione Pither E. Susan B. E. Price Maurice Price Norman F. Pullen Chris Reid Suzanne Robinson Glynis Rowntree Rebecca Rushforth Lauretta M. Sanders Barbara Scardbelli Jean E. Scriven Catherine Marigold Seager-Berry Anne Simey Philippa Ruth Tait Elizabeth Tapley Danielle Wigg Marie Wigg Victor Willock Susan Willock Clive Wilson Jill Wilson Michael Harold Winters Peter R J Winters |
A full day's festival is held on 30th June, being the Cathedral's patronal festival.
The programme for 2008 is as follows:
| 8.00 a.m. | Holy Communion |
| 8.30 a.m. | Morning Prayer |
| 9.30 a.m. | Conducted tours of the Cathedral - see note below*. |
| 11.00 a.m. | Procession and Sung Eucharist |
| The commemoration of departed Friends will be made at this service. | |
| 10 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. | The Cathedral Refectory will be open. Lunch meals will be available between 11.45 a.m. and 2.15 p.m. (The Refectory is situated in the Cloisters, near the Chapter House.) |
| 12.45 p.m. | Conducted tours of the Cathedral - see note below*. |
| 2 p.m. | Organ recital by our Cathedral Organist, Mr Paul Morgan. |
| 2.45 p.m. | Annual General Meeting in the Chapter House. |
| After the meeting there will be a talk by the Rt. Revd. John Ford, Bishop of Plymouth. | |
| 4.15 p.m. | (approx.) Tea in the Bishop's Palace Garden (Tickets: £5.00 each) |
| 5.30 p.m. | Festival Evensong and Procession, including the installation of the Canon Theologian and the St Edward's Canons. |
| Preacher: Very Revd. Nicholas Bury, Dean of Gloucester. |
* Specialist Tours for Friends' Day 2008
These tours are booked using the application form that is sent out with the Annual Report.
The Friends are devoted to the long term upkeep of the Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter. They depend on the growth in their funds to a large extent on legacies from all well-wishers who share their outlook. Legacies are invested to secure income which may grow to meet the ever rising cost of repairs and maintenance.
Donors can ensure their gifts are secured for these purposes by contributing specifically to the Fabric Fund which is a permanent endowment for the preservation of the Cathedral building and the permanent contents such as the Organ and the Bishop’s Throne.
Any further details required can be obtained on application to the Hon. Secretary.
The minimum subscription rates are as follows:
Annual Membership
Single £10 per annum
Husband & Wife £15 per annum
Life Membership
Single £100
Husband & Wife £150
For an enrolment form, please write to:
The Honorary Secretary,
The Friends' Office,
1 The Cloisters,
Exeter EX1 1HS
Tel: 01392 423931
E-mail: friends@exeter-cathedral.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE: If you are a 'Friend' and have changed address, don't forget to let the Friends' Office know, otherwise you won't receive your Annual Reports and Newsletters.
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