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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 1d

The cathedral will be closed to visitors on Friday 10th October between 11am and 1.30pm. Our public services on Friday will be as follows

Morning Prayer followed by Holy Communion 9am
Evening Prayer 4.30pm

Thank you for your understanding and apologies for any inconvenience caused'

Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 3d

The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind

Manchester cathedral with tree in foreground

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 5d

On behalf of the Cathedral Chapter I am delighted with the appointment of Bishop Sarah as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. We send warm wishes to her in this time of preparation for this call. May God’s Spirit guide her as she leads us in mission in these challenging times!

Dean of Manchester

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 6d

Let us continue to stand in solidarity with those affected and continue to build bridges of peace in our city
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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 6d

I express my condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in this senseless attack and pray for those injured. On this observance of Yom Kippur and beyond may our Jewish sisters and brothers remain safe

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 6d

Statement from The Dean of Manchester and Chair of the Challenging Hate Forum

I am shocked and saddened by the news of an attack on one of our local synagogues not far from Manchester Cathedral. Violence of any sort must be condemned in the strongest terms.

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 8d

There's still plenty of time to enter our poetry competition - submissions open until 14th November

#poetry #poems #Manchester

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sunday lunchtime bible study series - September and October

Join Canon Grace for a bible study series where we will explore the book of Job. Each session will start after the main Sunday service and will be held in the Cathedral Library

Drinks provided, bring your own packed lunch

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 8d

SAVE THE DATE! Monday 10th November, 7pm

We are delighted to be hosting Dr Shruti Dixit for an evening during Interfaith Week 2025. Dr Dixit will be exploring how unity can be built through Hindu-Christian dialogue in our world today. All are welcome and it is free to attend

#InterfaithWeek2025

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · 8d

If you were around on Sunday, you may have heard something very special!

In what's believed to be a 1st for Manchester Cathedral, we had a successful all-female quarter-peal

A quarter-peal is a performance of change ringing taking 50 mins on our bells and consisting of around 1,250 unique changes

Pictured are those who took part on this very special occasion standing in front of the wooden doors of the cathedral

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Sep 6

A reminder that the Emergency Test Alert is tomorrow at 3pm

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Sep 5

Be A Chorister For The Day- Sun 21st Sept 1-3.30pm

If your child loves singing and is interested in developing this further, our first 'Be A Chorister For The Day' happens later this month

Parents/guardians must stay throughout the day

Email [email protected] to sign up

Choristers.outside the cathedral in robes

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sunday lunchtime bible study series - September and October

Join Canon Grace for a bible study series where we will explore the book of Job. Each session will start after the main Sunday service and will be held in the Cathedral Library

Drinks provided, bring your own packed lunch

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Sep 5

Time Together Service: Sat 6th September at 2pm

Tomorrow we will be hosting a reflective service arranged by NHS Greater Manchester in support of suicide prevention and those bereaved

More information can be found here: shiningalightonsuicide.org.uk/event/time-t...

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The Church of England @churchofengland.org · Sep 5

A prayer following the death of the Duchess of Kent.

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are pleased to be hosting the Japan Week launch event at the cathedral today. Pictured is the Japanese Ambassador to the UK, with Canon Ian and Reverend Kenson

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Aug 30

Tune into Radio Manchester tomorrow at around 7.30am to hear Anthony O'Connor, our Director of Fundraising and Development. He will be talking about volunteering as well as our recent successful NLHF grant

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BBC Radio Manchester - Simone Riley, 31/08/2025

Join Simone Riley for faith stories and the morning news.

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Philippa Vishnyakov @revealmcr.bsky.social · Aug 28

28 August 1664 Lady Ann Bland was baptised @mancathedral.bsky.social. Benefactor of St Ann’s Church Manchester, she was said to be affable and amiable, and ‘the fashions of the town flowed from her’.

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Dean and Chapter are delighted to announce that the Cathedral has been awarded a Development Phase grant of £571,883 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to support the next stage of the Cathedral’s development project

Details here:
manchestercathedral.org/news-events/...

‘Our Cathedral, Our City’: Newsletter - September 2025 - Manchester Cathedral

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our second Summer Walk happened today- this time 10.6 miles from Wigan to Leigh. Some beautiful waterside views and great conversations

More shorter Autumn walks are planned and will be announced soon, along with our regular parish walks

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Aug 23

Did you know that we can arrange private tours for groups? Yesterday, the Davyhulme U3A History group enjoyed a fun and informative tour with Anne, one of our tour guides.

You can phone us on 01618332220 to book your group for a trip that will take you into a 1000 years of history.

A group of people standing on steps inside Manchester Cathedral. Anne, the tour guide, is to the right of the photo wearing a red sash

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Aug 21

Poetry Competition!

The Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition 2025 will open for submissions on August 28th with the theme of ‘Bells’.

More details about the competition can be found here: manchestercathedral.org/news-events/...

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Aug 21

Rainbow Surprise, a charity we support, has been in the news today as they have been inundated with requests for help

If you would like to support this charity, we have a donation tub in the nave for non-perishable food and items such as toiletries and nappies

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Manchester food bank sees 'crazy' demand in school holidays

More and more families are coming forward to seek help, a Manchester charity says.

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Aug 19

The first of Canon Grace's summer walks happened today. Just over 9miles walked exploring parts of Greater Manchester and having great conversation on the way. And a special gold star for our youngest walker!

There is still time to sign up for the second one next week!

Large group of people in front of Victoria tram stop sign

Group of people with woodland behind them

Screenshot of Strava showing 9.1 mikes walked

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Manchester Cathedral @mancathedral.bsky.social · Aug 19

Some fabulous poetry created in our first of two Playing with Poetry sessions! Still time to book on for next week!

Large board with words stuck on from various magazines

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