Liturgical plans for cathedrals

Successful schemes of work are underpinned by a clear and persuasive liturgical argument.

The processes of developing your liturgical plan and testing emerging proposals against it, is beneficial to your projects.

We can help you develop your plan.

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The fundamentals

Nature and purpose
Who is it for?
Making sure all your policies and plans are consistent

Preparing a liturgical plan

Who should prepare the plan?
Get advice and talk to your wider community
Contact the Liturgy and Liturgical Furnishings Group

What should it include?

Initial questions:
More detailed questions:
Contextual questions:

How is a liturgical plan used in the approvals process?

When we consider an application, we expect you to provide supporting material which:

  • Describes and illustrates your proposals
  • Provides an overview of them
  • And sets them into context

A liturgical plan can help with a statement of need or supporting liturgical statement.

It should help you articulate and justify your proposals to:

  • Decision-making bodies
  • The cathedral community
  • And other stakeholders

A liturgical plan should not be used to justify a particular piece of work. It should provide an overview and understanding of the wider liturgical life of the cathedral and aspirations for its development.

Remember:

We will expect you to be able to show that you’ve taken the above guidance into account in your thinking before seeking advice on concrete proposals.