Tim’s wife Julie will also be retiring, having worked closely to develop children’s ministry in the form of Pebbles, a now weekly group which takes place every Sunday. The Precentor will mark his last service at the Cathedral online on Sunday, June 7. The service will be streamed on the Cathedral website at 10am and made available to watch afterwards. The Dean of Chichester, The Very Rev Stephen Waine, said: “We have been truly blessed by Tim’s ministry at the Cathedral and beyond. It has been a ministry devoted to the worship and music of the cathedral which he has ordered with great skill, and to caring for members of the cathedral community. His priestly ministry is sustained by the depth of his own spiritual life. “He has been strongly supported by Julie who we will also miss. Julie has been instrumental in children’s work through Pebbles, but also in countless other ways, many of which were unseen and unnoticed except by those to whom she too has offered hospitality and care. “It is a great sadness that we are prevented from having an opportunity to express our gratitude on Tim and Julie’s final Sunday with us, but they will return when we can worship together in the cathedral once again so that we can thank them and wish them well in retirement.” Due to the current circumstances, and in-line with the Government’s guidance, Tim’s retirement service and reception due to take place in June have been postponed, with a revised date to be announced in the near future. Members of the congregation and Cathedral community wanting to express their gratitude to Tim and Julie for their ministry can address contributions towards a farewell gift to Verger Sam Walmsley: Chichester Cathedral, The Royal Chantry, Cathedral Cloisters, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1PX. Why running is my lockdown release Chichester Singers combine musically in isolation for beautiful video Lockdown Laughs 4 Parents switches online for comedy in your own home Why walking is what we all need at the moment - especially in glorious Sussex Shakespeare’s Globe makes productions available to watch for free during lockdown How you can still enjoy Sussex delights... from the safety of your armchair Up close but safe: enjoy collections online at Royal Pavilion & Museums in Brighton Chichester orchestra records its own lockdown song Coronavirus: top ten tips for boredom-busting during quarantine Singer and pianist Joe Stilgoe live-streams daily message of hope during the coronavirus crisis Music "more important than ever" in our time of crisis, urges West Sussex Music Coronavirus: live streaming for Sunday morning services at Chichester Cathedral Coronavirus: Festival of Chichester 2020 cancelled ************* A message from the Editor, Gary Shipton: In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news, I am asking you to please purchase a copy of our newspapers. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspapers. Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis. Stay safe, and best wishes. Gary Shipton Editorial Director
