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.
The World comes to Durham: Museum Exhibition
10:00am to 4:00pm
See fragments of flasks, bottles and jugs from the 1600s, manuscripts and jewellery in the latest collection gallery exhibition. Learn more about the people who travelled to Durham, the items they brought and the journeys they took in the latest collection gallery exhibition.
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.
Evensong
5:30pm to 6:15pm •The Nave
Responses Rose
Psalm 39
Bevan Magnificat quarti toni
Holst Nunc dimittis
How are the mighty fallen Ramsey
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.
MUSICON: Idrîsî Ensemble
7:30pm
Merging sound installation, cutting-edge research, ancient Mediterranean traditions and experimental song, this is a concert like no other. Young London-based Idrîsî Ensemble brings together instrumentalists from around the world, jazz, rock and traditional music singers, calligraphers, composers, sound artists and medieval music specialists. Together they give voice to female troubadours, also called trobairitz, a neglected tradition on the fringe of medieval Christendom.
