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Other Christmas Events The City of Bangor Welcome to
The Dean and Chapter warmly welcome other and the Cathedral Christmas
organisations and charities to the Cathedral to
celebrate Christmas to which the public are most
welcome About the year c525AD a man of noble birth named
at Bangor
Wednesday 1 December
Deiniol settled on this site. Having been given land,
probably by Maelgwn, King of Gwynedd, he enclosed Cathedral
18.30 World Aidsí Day Service it with a fence constructed by driving poles into the
ground and weaving branches in between them. The
Thursday 2 December native technical term for this type of fence was
19.00 Ysgol Friars School Carol Service ëbangorí. Within this enclosure Deiniol built his
church. He and his followers erected huts or cells in
Saturday 4 December
which to live. They were missionaries, going about
19.30 Cantorion Menai Christmas Concert
to evangelise and encouraging others to join them.
Admission by ticket at the door
All who came, individuals and families, built their
Monday 6 December own dwelling places and all would worship together
19.30 North Wales Combined Emergency Services in the little church. Thus a Celtic monastery or Clas
Carol Service was formed. As sometimes happens, the word
ëbangorí was transferred from the original object ñ
Wednesday 8 December in this case the fence ñ to that closely associated
19.00 Alaw Cancer Ward Fund Raising Group with it ñ the settlement within. That is how Bangor
Carol Service got its name.
Thursday 9 December
19.30 Bangor University Christian Union The Rt Revd Andrew John The Bishop of Bangor
Carol Service The Very Revd Alun J Hawkins The Dean of Bangor
Friday 10 December
The Revd Canon Dr Sue Jones The Residentiary Canon
The Revd Michael Outram The Succentor
We invite you to
11.00 St Gerardís School Trust Carol Service The Revd Lynne Perry The Chaplain
The Revd Dr Randolph Ellis High Street Chaplain celebrate the joy of
Advent and
Sunday 12 December Mr Graham Eccles The Director of Music
19.30 Gwasanaeth Ysgolion William Mathias Mr Martin J Brown The Chapter Clerk & Administrator
Carol Concert
Admission by ticket at the door
For more information about the work of the Cathedral,
please contact the office (01248) 353983, e-mail us on
Christmas
Monday 13 December
martinbrown@churchinwales.org.uk or visit our website
by going to www.churchinwales.org.uk and click on the
2010
19.00 Bangor University Carol Service link to Bangor Diocese
Thursday 16 December
18.30 Rotary Club of Bangor Carol Service
A Welsh Language version of this leaflet is available Bangor Cathedral
Regular Services
Christmas Services and Concerts People have been gathering to worship God in
Bangor Cathedral for nearly 1485 years. Visitors are
Tuesday 21 December invited to attend our services
12.00 A Christmas Sequence of
Readings and Music Sunday 08.00 Holy Communion
Led by Professor Colin Price 09.45 Cymun Bendigaid
17.30 Choral Evensong and Carols * 11.00 Choral Eucharist
15.15 Choral Evensong
Friday 24 December Monday 08.30 Yr Offeren / Eucharist
16.00 Childrenís Crib Service
23.30 Midnight Mass of the Nativity * Tuesday 10.30 Yr Offeren / Eucharist
President: The Dean of Bangor 17.30 Choral Evensong
Preacher: The Bishop of Bangor
Wednesday 10.30 Yr Offeren / Eucharist
Saturday 25 December Thursday 10.30 Yr Offeren / Eucharist
08.00 Holy Communion 17.30 Choral Evensong
09.45 Cymun Bendigaid
Pregethwr: Esgob Bangor Friday 08.30 Yr Offeren / Eucharist
Sunday 28 November 11.00 Choral Eucharist *
17.30 Advent Carol Service * President: The Bishop of Bangor
The Advent Ceremony of Music, Preacher: The Dean of Bangor
Readings and Procession
Free admission
Cathedral Shop
Sunday 26 December
10.30 Carols and Readings Located at the West End of the North Aisle, the
with Holy Eucharist Cathedral shop is open Monday ñ Friday 10.30 ñ
Wednesday 15 December 4.30 (3.30 in winter) and 10.30 ñ 13.00 on
19.30 Carols by a Thousand Candles * * With the Cathedral Choir Saturdays. The shop sells a wide range of books,
A programme of popular Christmas Music cards, CDís, gifts, Fair Trade products, plus much
and Readings moreÖ..
Admission £5 & £3 A warm Christmas welcome at
Bangor Cathedral
Sunday 19 December This leaflet is to help you find out more about our Where to find us?
15.15 Cathedral Carol Service * 2010 Advent and Christmas events at Bangor
The ever popular Festival of Cathedral. We hope you will have the opportunity The Cathedral sits in the very centre of Bangor, on
Nine Lessons and Carols to join with us at some point in our celebrations the High Street: nearest Postcode LL57 1LH
Free admission this Christmas
