York Minster is one of the main tourist attractions in York, yet it's still a Minster, a Cathedral (that contains at least two cathedra, possibly more if the Archbishop has another chair) and a church. It all gets a bit confusing.
Every day there's usually four services, along with a short prayer every hour or so, and the other day we went to Evensong. Except the minster choir is allowed time off for good behavior at half term, so the evening office was spoken instead.
The service was pleasant, spiritual even, in the side chapel of this great cathedral space, but I'm just not organised enough for Anglican. I get all in a muddle working from a prayer book, so I do seem to lose the moment. But the normal congregation followed along fine, and the preacher did give instructions on how to follow along for those visiting.
The image above is the chapter house at York Minster
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