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FRIENDS of ARUNDEL CATHEDRAL

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Dear Friends

On a bright February day a band of Friends joined a contingent of Cathedralstalwarts for a great clean-up of the London Road cemetery. The site is large, agently-sloping hillside facing towards the sea, with a fine lych-gate entrance fromthe road. Although some of the graves are clearly well-tended, others have becomecompletely overgrown with ivy and brambles. The working party was able to makea significant impression on the site, with very welcome lunch and tea breakscourtesy of Monica Clifton’s excellent catering in the newly refurbished CathedralCentre. But more remains to be done, so it may well be that another workingparty is convened.

The desire for tangible monuments to the departed is not unique to Christians, butremembering the dead is an essential part of our belief. The human stories told in


the headstones in the Cathedral cemetery represent a range of emotions, from

thanksgiving for long and happy lives, to heart-broken acceptance of lives cut short.

But regardless of circumstance all share that ‘sure and certain hope’ that death is notfinal, and that those remembered in stone now form part of a communion of saints.

The illustrations in this issue of Cornerstone show details of the cemetery, and of theworking party, opposite. Many thanks to all who took part.

We also incude Canon Tim Madeley’s annual report on activities in and around theCathedral during the past year.

Oliver HawkinsEditor

Friends and stalwarts working party, including chairmanPatrick Burgess, administrator Lindsey Stratford,

secretary Fergus Brotherton, and your editor.



ARUNDEL CATHEDRAL REPORT – SPRING 2013

The Cathedral Centre continues to be the centre of attention in the parish and isa gradually becoming known as a good quality venue in the town – in fact we havestarted to take bookings away from the town hall. The unsatisfactory andpotentially dangerous silver railings in front of the centre have been scrapped asthey were dangerous, and wrought iron ones in black have replaced them. Thesewere designed and constructed by a blacksmith from the Chalk Pits Museum,Amberley. Within the centre, one or two extra items of kitchen equipment arebeing purchased and the new upright freezer is in place, relieving vital floor spacefor storage. The dishwasher seems to be working well at the moment, the bugshaving moved to the lift which has jammed one or two times (once withparishioners in it). Having had it checked over and the engineer finding noproblems with the mechanism, the problem could well be just a lack of regularuse – the cleaner has been instructed to test it frequently. Downstairs in the StPhilip Howard Hall complaints about heating or lack of it led to engineers re-inspecting it only to find the valves on the under-floor heating had been put in thewrong way – with this rectified we are now getting complaints that it is too hotin there – you can never win!

With regard to the Cathedral building, the leaks that had reoccurred in theBlessed Sacrament Chapel after a long break seem to have subsided for noapparent reason – we will have to do major work in the guttering on that part ofthe roof to resolve the issue. However the leaks above the nave are stillproblematic and the architect is dealing with the problem. The same blacksmithmentioned earlier is tendering to replace some of the iron on the north doors ofthe Cathedral to make them more secure and is doing the same with thecourtyard doors which open out on to Parsons Hill. He is also probably going tobe asked to make the reflecting sounding board underneath the bell in the flecheso that the sound maybe more audible.

The rebuild of the wall near the sacristy is being planned before its problemsbecome terminal. This is being done in conjunction with a plan to make theentrance to the Cathedral Garden more accessible (and secure) especially forwheelchair users and the disabled. Plans have been drawn up for this.

Within Cathedral House, leaks have occurred in the Chapter Room graduallymoving from east to west with each rainstorm. Again there is no obvious reasonfor this and it will probably mean the lead roof above will need to be partially liftedand repaired (if necessary). The ground floor toilet is almost completed in its majorrefurbishment; just a piece of skirting board and a mirror needing to be fitted.


The Poor Clare Community at Crossbush continues to thrive and pay its part inCathedral life in an expected quiet and prayerful way. The nuns ran one of theDiocesan Jubilee discussion groups and are following this over with a Lent PrayerGroup which is much appreciated by the many who attend. New tenants haverecently moved into Tau Cottage in the grounds arranged by Angmering Park Estate.

Now to events: The Friends of Arundel Cathedral Advent Vespers on Sunday 9thDecember 2012 was well received and numbers are growing. We are grateful toBishop Kieran for presiding and are pleased that he has agreed to do the samenext advent on Sunday 8th December. Please put the date in your diary. As usualthe December Mass in the Castle Chapel was well attended and again we aregrateful to the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk for their hospitality.

Plans are moving ahead with arrangements for Corpus Christi and the Carpet ofFlowers; the design of the carpet for 2013 will reflect the Year of Faith and the900th anniversary of the Knights of Malta (thus taking into account St. Wilfrid’sPriory Nursing Home across the road from the Cathedral which they own andtheir regular and welcome presence at the Corpus Christi Mass). The election ofthe new Pope will be celebrated in a separate display of flowers.

Please note that you and your parishioners would be most welcome to come toany of the following events at the Cathedral:

Thursday 30 May 5pmCorpus Christi, Mass and procession to the Castle

Wednesday 26 June 12 noonJubilarians’ Mass

Sunday 30 JuneGarden Party, tours of the Cathedral and Vespers for St Peter and St Paul (hostedby The Friends of Arundel Cathedral)

With my best wishes for the summer.

Canon Tim MadeleyCathedral Dean





BEQUESTS TO THE FRIENDS OF ARUNDEL CATHEDRAL

The effectiveness of the Friends benefits greatly from members remembering thecharity in their wills. Anyone considering leaving a bequest may find the followingnotes helpful. Because The Friends of Arundel Cathedral is a registered charitybequests are exempt from inheritance tax, and can reduce the overall inheritancetax liability of your estate.

In order to avoid any confusion the following form of words is suggested:

‘I give to the Trustees of The Friends of Arundel Cathedral, Cathedral House,Parson’s Hill, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AY, the sum of .................... free of tax,on trust for such charitable purposes in connection with The Friends of ArundelCathedral as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit, and the receipt ofthe Treasurer or other officer of the Trust shall be a full discharge to myexecutors in respect of the same.’


Friends of Arundel Cathedral registered as a company

Limited by guarantee and not having a share capital (No 3792834)

Registered Charity No 1078149

The Friends’ Office, Cathedral House, Parsons Hill

Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AY

Telephone: 01903 884567 Email: [email protected]



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