Choral Evensong, live on Wednesdays and Sundays?

[salymap]

I told an organist friend of mine that the above was coming. This was some time ago.....does anyone know when it starts? Thanks

[bach736]

Are you sure about this, Salymap?
Apart from Holy Week, when there are two live services - Southwell (Wed) and Liverpool Metropolitan (Easter Day), I can't find any reference to it anywhere.

[DracoM]

Where did you hear this, salyruth?
I've searched BBC press releases. Nada.

[ardcarp]

Are you sure this wasn't an 'eats shoots and leaves' statement?

[french frank]

It sounds to me like a 'version' of the old news that live CE was returning to Wednesdays and that the Sunday broadcast would continue ...

[salymap]

Thanks all. Can't remember where I read it but it seemed definite and had a start date of about now IIRR.

It was probably a BBC blog sort of thing ???

[french frank]

Well, the last Advance schedule went up at the beginning of February, for three months ahead. That three months goes up to Easter/end April. No news for thereafter.

So if anyone knows of any live Sunday broadcast coming from their foundation from the beginning of May onwards, please declare it!

Intriguingly, the live-live Po3s are scheduled to begin on May 3rd

[DracoM]

Can find nothing on BBC sites.

Will prospect further.

[Magnificat]

This may well be true because after the demise of the previous live Sunday broadcasts the BBC was inundated with requests for the return of the sermon which proved to be a very popular by-product of the switch to Sundays.

Sermons/homilies are not usually preached midweek Wednesdays ( except at Westminster Cathedral but are on Sundays at all other cathedrals/college chapels.

VCC

[Lizzie]

This may well be true because after the demise of the previous live Sunday broadcasts the BBC was inundated with requests for the return of the sermon which proved to be a very popular by-product of the switch to Sundays.

Sermons/homilies are not usually preached midweek Wednesdays ( except at Westminster Cathedral but are on Sundays at all other cathedrals/college chapels.

VCC

Indeed VCC. There are many housebound elderly and disabled people out there who are unable to get to Church regularly if at all. Such programmes as CE, Sunday Half Hour and the Sunday morning service offer them spiritual opportunities which so many miss.
In addition to that, how many times have we bemoaned the fact that we don't hear enough from other very able choral establishments? This MIGHT offer those very opportunities and by that, encourage even greater standards for those anxious not to be overlooked.
All Bws. Liz

[DracoM]

I would say that there is pretty well no chance of two live CEs a week. Costs? Sources seem to suggest this is unfeasible in the present climate.

[muticus]

I wonder how true it is that 'Sermons are preached on Sundays at all other cathedrals/college chapels'?
I am sure that is the case at Morning service - be it Matins or Eucharist, however I can think of numerous establishments where there in no Sermon at Evensong....
Having said which -I am sure the clergy would be happy to oblige if it were for a broadcast.

[Lizzie]

In Winchester Cathedral, we have sermons at CE almost every Sunday. Bws. Liz

[muticus]

Actually, I wish we did more often - we get a homily in Lent and Advent - very brief though, no time to develop much of an idea.
It would be good to see CE take the opportunity to have series of related addresses - or maybe even invited preachers.

[DracoM]

Sorry to slip this in, but CE at St T NYC comes with a sermon every Sunday in their webcast CEs and eucharists, and many are of serious class.