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			<title>Friends support Minster Choristers</title>
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The Friends of York Minster have raised £167,000 to provide an endowment for a chorister scholarship, as part of the Minster’s £30 million Development Campaign.&nbsp; The Friends’ choristership endowment will be presented to the choir at Evensong on 24 June, as part of the annual Friends of York Minster Festival.
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The focus of the Development Campaign is the £23 million project to restore the Minster’s East Front, but £7 million is also being raised to support the music and educational life of the Cathedral.&nbsp; 
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The Honorary Secretary of the Friends of York Minster, Barbara Westray said, “When the Campaign was launched, members of the Friends immediately wanted to support it.&nbsp; It was important to find a way to do this within our constitution, and our comparatively modest funds, and the Friends’ Council proposed an endowment for a chorister scholarship. To provide the annual amount of £5,000 required to fund an individual chorister requires an endowment of £167,000, so some serious fundraising was needed.
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“There have been three key fundraising events: the Minster Choir concert in October, Lord Hurd’s lecture in November, and a Mozart concert at Sledmere in May, all splendid evenings which helped to swell the fund. There have also been contributions from various Friends’ outings and events during the year. However, the generosity of Friends’ individual donations has confirmed that this is a cause worthy of our support. It has been a joy to read their letters with memories of special occasions, both nostalgic and poignant, connected with the Minster and its music.”
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If you would like to help the restoration of York Minster’s East Front, or help preserve its music and educational life, please send a cheque made payable to the ‘York Minster Fund’ to the Development Office, Church House, Ogleforth, York YO1 7JN; telephone 01904 557245 or email richards@yorkminster.org.&nbsp; 
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Review of the Minster Community Day</title>
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One hundred and five people registered for our first Minster Community
Day held at St William's College on March 18th. The Dean had invited us
to come to the day in order to "seek a common mind about what the
Minster Community is, and what it might be" and to "ask whether, as
members of the Minster Community there is more that we can do: for each
other and for others who also find their way here".As
people arrived they collected their information packs, had some coffee,
and admired the photo and power point displays. People wore their name
badges, found out which group they were in, and many people commented
that it was an opportunity to find out people's names without
embarrassment!The Dean then gave his opening address and gave us four questions to consider in small groups. The questions were:What do we have that we want?What do we have that we don't want?What don't we have that we do want?What don't we have that we don't want?Discussion
groups were ably facilitated by members of the Community and the group
discussions were very lively, and the opinions very varied. Flip chart
paper was rapidly filled, under the four headings and then posted
around the room.We then all joined up for our 'bring and share'
lunch, a delicious and varied spread, where people had a chance to talk
and get to know each other better.There followed an AGM of the
Minster Community Committee, chaired by Canon Webster and Meg
Shorland-Ball. Maggie Draper presented the Secretary's Report, and
Margaret Clegg gave the Treasurer's Report and there were presentations
about the social activity programme, and the Sunday School. Canon
Draper and Chris Rundle gave a power point presentation summarising the
feedback from the discussion groups in the morning, and have
subsequently written these up as a report under eight headings, A - H.
Below is an abbreviated 'flavour' of some of the issues discussedA: The physical feeling of the buildingPeople
talked about the high quality of architecture, fabric and craftsmanship
and maintenance. They also considered issues of disability access and
the de-cluttering of the transepts.B: The style of our liturgy, music and worshipPeople
valued the high standard of services, music and daily worship. Issues
discussed included an interest in a wider variety of styles of worship
and services.C: The paid, lay and volunteer staffPeople valued the quality of paid and volunteer staff. There were discussions about how we welcome congregation and visitors.D: General ManagementPeople
valued the wider use of the Minster building, and discussed issues as
varied as signage, notice boards, sound system, toilets and community
space.E: Spiritual, Management/LeadershipPeople
appreciated their enthusiastic and approachable team of clergy. Issues
discussed included the need to know the lay members of Chapter,
pastoral care, and our external mission.F: Accessibility/Disability IssuesDiscussion was around disabled access, lighting and disability awareness.G: Spiritual Life/Pastoral Care/Teaching/DevelopmentPeople
valued the teaching and preaching ministry and saw the Minster as a
centre of excellence. The group discussed the desire for adult
education and small group work.H: Community Development, including young peoplePeople
valued social interaction, Sunday School and a growing congregation.
They also discussed issues of welcoming newcomers and information about
the Community.75 Evaluation forms were completed and all 75
said that they had enjoyed the day and met someone new. 75% of people
wished to have an annual Community Day, and there was feedback on the
practical arrangements/timing of the day that will be useful when
planning another event.Detailed analysis of the feedback will
be presented to the Dean and Chapter in May, and a joint Community
Committee meeting with the Dean and Chapter will take place in the
early summer, in order to carry this work forward.Thanks to all
the staff at Church House, Ogleforth for their support for this event,
and Committee members for organising a very successful day.
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Fundraising Concert at the Minster</title>
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The Friends of York Minster are arranging a special concert to raise money to endow a Minster Chorister Scholarship.&nbsp; The concert, “Cathedral Classics” will be on Friday 7 October at 7.30pm, and will feature the Minster Choir singing gems from the choral tradition.
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The programme will include works by Handel, Bairstow, Jackson and Parry, and will be conducted by the Minster’s Master of the Music, Philip Moore.&nbsp;&nbsp; Tickets cost from £10 to £3, and are available from the National Centre for Early Music, telephone 01904 658338 or email boxoffice@ncem.co.uk.&nbsp; Tickets can be booked by credit card and collected on arrival at the Minster up to 15 minutes before the Concert.&nbsp; Tickets are also available on the door on the night.&nbsp; 
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Funds from this concert will go towards the Friends of York Minster’s efforts to raise £167,000 to endow the first Chorister Scholarship in perpetuity.&nbsp; 
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The Honorary Secretary of the Friends of York Minster, Barbara Westray said, “This will be a fantastic concert.&nbsp; The Minster Choir is one of the best cathedral choirs in the country, and this concert has some well-loved classics from the choral tradition, and some more unusual pieces.&nbsp; 
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“Choral music is one of the this country’s most significant achievements, and it gives training to young people in the highest musical skills.&nbsp; The Minster needs substantial financial help to ensure that future generations will share this centuries old tradition of music and education.” 
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This initiative from the Friends supports the Minster’s Development Campaign, which is aiming to raise £30 million.&nbsp; £23 million of this will go towards the restoration of the East Front, and the remaining £7 million will go towards the musical and educational life of the Minster, which will include the endowment of future chorister scholarships.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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