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Downside welcomed the Dean and Choir of Wells Cathedral to sing Evensong in the Abbey Church on Sunday 18th January, the start of the week of prayer for Christian Unity. The Monastic Community and the School Chamber Choir returned the compliment by singing Vespers in the Cathedral on the 21st January.

Dom David said that it was important for Catholics and our fellow Christians to do together as much as possible, and to celebrate together the witness we all make in our worship to Christ. Christian Unity Week was a time for the sharing of gifts, and especially for prayer that we fulfil Christ’s will that his Church be one.

There have always been close links between Downside and Wells. In 1823, the Cathedral Choir sang at the opening of the new chapel, now in the School. Besides close personal links between members of the Community and the clergy of the Cathedral over the years, the choirs of the two schools have sung together in the past at Carol Services as well in a concert for the Bath Festival.

We very much hope that this new link will be a regular part of our joint prayer for Christian Unity.


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