St Cuthbert's Day Celebrations
All day
Join us to celebrate St Cuthbert's day with Evensong and Eucharist services, pilgrimage and family craft activities.
Morning Prayer
8:30am to 9:00am •The Shrine of St Cuthbert
Morning Prayer is a said service with prayers, psalms and bible readings. We pray for God’s blessing for the day ahead, for the world and those in need. The service lasts around 30 minutes.
Holy Communion
12:30pm to 1:00pm
A service of prayers and Bible readings, in which we offer bread and wine to God in thanksgiving for his goodness to us, which we receive back as the body and blood of Christ. The service lasts around 30 minutes.
Sung Eucharist for Cuthbert
4:00pm to 5:00pm •The Nave
sung by Newcastle and Durham Cathedral Choirs
President: The Bishop of Jarrow
Preacher: The Dean
Incense is used at this service
Kodály Missa Brevis
Tantum ergo Dupré
Evensong is a service of bible readings, psalms and prayers. The Choir sing for us accompanied, usually, by organ music. We follow the service using the Book of Common Prayer of 1662 giving thanks for the day that has past. The service lasts around 45 minutes.