CE: St Davids Cathedral [L] 29.v.24

[DracoM]

CE: St Davids Cathedral [L]

Order of Service:

Introit: Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Bairstow)
Responses: Rose
Psalms 110, 111 (Stanford, Elvey)
First Lesson: Exodus 16 vv2-15
Canticles: Noble in A minor
Second Lesson: John 6 vv 22-35
Anthem: Rejoice in the Lamb (Britten)
Hymn: Allelwia, mawl i’r Iesu (Hyfrydol)

Voluntary: Episcopal March ‘Sacerdos et Pontifex’ (Meirion Wynn Jones)

Laurence John (Assistant Director of Music)
Simon Pearce (Director of Music)

[DracoM]

3.p.m. Reminder: happening today

[mopsus]

I am pleased to see the Cathedral Festival is back, after being dropped last year.

[jonfan]

Wonderful to hear this miracle which is the choir of St Davids in such fine fettle. A delicate and pure top line but the laurel goes to the tutti men in the canticles. Everyone had fun in the Britten which was attacked with gusto. Terrific organ playing. Thank you St Davids.

[vinteuil]

... does anyone know why the cathedral and the city of St Davids spurn the apostrophe?

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[jonfan]

... does anyone know why the cathedral and the city of St Davids spurn the apostrophe?

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Titles don’t need apostrophes I believe.

[DracoM]

I put in the apostrophe out of my own arrogant life time proofreading which rudely shouldered aside local practice. Sorry.

[Roger Webb]

... does anyone know why the cathedral and the city of St Davids spurn the apostrophe?

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In Welsh Tyddewi, meaning 'House of David', the resting place of Dewi Sant (St. David).

You may bank at Lloyds TSB, but insure with Lloyd's of London....who knows why?

Why is it Earls Court, but Earl's Court tube station?

[vinteuil]

Earl's Court tube station

... next stop along from Barons Court tube station





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[Roger Webb]

... next stop along from Barons Court tube station





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And no wonder Gerrards Cross!

[Roger Judd]

... Mornington Crescent!
RJ

[weston752]

... Mornington Crescent!
RJ

via St James's Park, Regent's Park, St Paul's and St John's Wood, I hope!

[cat]

The possessive apostrophe is a more recent invention than the name of the cathedral:

https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/visiting-the-college/history/college-facts/that-apostrophe

[jonfan]

Er, apostrophes aside, any opinions about the CE?

[DracoM]

Oh, right, so there actually was a CE to discuss as well.............gosh! Embarrassment of riches, eh?