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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This weekend, a year after being officially appointed Organist and Associate Director of Music at St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham, (though I’ve been there much longer) it was an honour to again play for The Guild of St Stephen’s Mass during which the diocesean photographer took these and more photos.

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Archdiocese of Birmingham @rcbirmingham.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On Saturday a fantastic 347 altar servers gathered at St Chad’s Cathedral for their annual Guild of St Stephen Mass, organised by the Diocesan Vocations Team. There was a real sense of joy at giving service and being strong in faith as part of a part of a parish.

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“Altar servers, like deacons, are called to be servants of God and servants of the people”

Bishop Timothy Menezes celebrates the annual Mass for the Guild of St Stephen as almost 350 altar servers gather in prayer

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Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · 28/09/2026

This Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 1:15pm, The IAO 2024 Competition winner Timothy Steward plays October’s Thursday LIVE organ recital in St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. Admission is free with a retiring collection. All welcome! @stchadsbirm.bsky.social @rcbirmingham.bsky.social

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Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · 11/08/2026

Thurs 13 Aug 2026 1:15pm @organistpaul.bsky.social Paul Carr plays the next Thursday LIVE Plus! organ recital in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. Paul will be joined by Cathedral Cantor Ed Harrisson for Olivier LATRY’s ‘Salve Regina’. Admission free

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jacquifrancis.bsky.social @jacquifrancis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

@writingwestmids.bsky.social Teetering on perfection - when to let your work go and be published!

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Very satisfying to receive the usual warm welcome at Christchurch Priory yesterday. It was a lovely large audience, some of whom were very near the console sitting behind me in the north transept; the ongoing work on the nave floor meant a different seating configuration and console position.

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Archdiocese of Birmingham @rcbirmingham.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

St Chad’s Cathedral, the Diocesan Mother Church, has now moved to YouTube for the live streaming of Masses.

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St Chad’s Cathedral – Birmingham

Please note we do not livestream between 9am-12noon Monday to Friday.

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jacquifrancis.bsky.social @jacquifrancis.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Looking forward to a year of music that soothes and stirs the soul!

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jacquifrancis.bsky.social @jacquifrancis.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The 2025 season at #StChads was a Thursday afternoon monthly oasis. Where you could find music that was enchanting, majestic and joyful. And ultimately uplifting, imagine what 2026 has in store for us!

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Portrait of Frances Eaton (mid 19th c) by British painter Joanna Boyce. The sitter was a Jamaican-born Londoner & artists´ model for the Pre-Raphaelites who moved to England as a child, and appeared in a number of paintings #womensart

Painted portrait of a young Black woman, head and shoulders facing left with hair tied back and wearing a silky striped top, all against a green background

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LOUDfence UK cic @loudfenceuk.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Pilgrim shell painted and gilded by somebody impacted by abuse in the Church of St Paul in Alnwick for the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan LOUDfence. "We are gravely injured, but we are not dead. We are wounded but we are not destroyed."

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Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · 04/03/2025

2/2 Lemare’s compositions were designed to show off the organs of his day, his symphonies rival those of his French contemporaries. The Scherzo (Symphony 1) has an energetic theme. The central section is lighter providing a pause before the opening theme returns & builds to a triumphant conclusion.

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Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · 02/03/2025

3/4 …Thunderstorms, those heralds of Spring, roar, casting their dark mantle over heaven, Then they die away to silence, and the birds take up their charming songs once more. On the flower-strewn meadow, with leafy branches rustling overhead, the goat-herd sleeps, his faithful dog beside him.

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Archdiocese of Birmingham @rcbirmingham.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Thank you to all who have supported the Annual Second Collection for the Maintenance of St Chad’s Cathedral, the Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, UK. Please remember this great building of history and living faith in your will or any donation you may wish to give.

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Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · 02/03/2025

4/4 …Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes, nymphs and shepherds lightly dance beneath spring’s beautiful canopy. thursdaylive.org for full details.

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Archdiocese of Birmingham @rcbirmingham.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We'll be celebrating love and marriage with a special Mass at St Chad's Cathedral in May. The diocesan Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage will be held on Saturday 3 May, at 12noon, celebrated by Bishop Richard Walker. Find out more and register: www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/Event/thanks...

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Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage 2025 at St Chad's Cathedral - 03/05/2025 12:00:00

An invitation to married couples, those celebrating a milestone anniversary and those preparing to marry this year. Saturday 3 May.

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Archdiocese of Birmingham @rcbirmingham.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

All welcome at a Concert of Hope for Friends of the Holy Land later this month @stchadsbirm.bsky.social Tickets now on sale. www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/Event/friend...

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LOUDfence UK cic @loudfenceuk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Our Lady, Senior Safeguarding Officer of your global church, intercede for all who suffer, especially those who carry the wounds caused by abuse.

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Archdiocese of Birmingham @rcbirmingham.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is World Day of Prayer for the Sick. We pray for our families and friends and all those in our community who live with sickness of body or mind. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. St Bernadette Soubirous, pray for us.

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