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Holy Communion

8:00am to 8:30am

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

10:00am to 11:00am

President: The Reverend Kathryn Tiernan
Preacher: The Reverend Daniel Parkinson
Hymns 15, 5, 3ii
Mass in E flat Rheinberger
Prepare ye the way of the Lord Wise

A service of prayers, Bible readings, hymns, and Choral music, 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 1 hour.

Refreshments in the Galilee Chapel

11:00am to 11:30am

Join us for tea and coffee in the Galilee Chapel in between Sung Eucharist and Matins service.

Matins

11:30am to 12:15pm

Hymns 18, 16
Psalm 80
Jackson Benedicite in G
Stanford Benedictus in G
A tender shoot Kerensa Briggs
Preacher: The Dean

Daughters of God: Women at Durham Cathedral - Museum Exhibition

12:00pm to 4:00pm

Take a deep dive into the various roles women have played in the past and present at Durham Cathedral, as we mark 30 years since the first female priest was ordained, with the latest museum exhibition.

Daughters of God: Women at Durham Cathedral - Museum Exhibition

12:00pm to 4:00pm

Take a deep dive into the various roles women have played in the past and present at Durham Cathedral, as we mark 30 years since the first female priest was ordained, with the latest museum exhibition.

Carols for All

2:00pm to 2:45pm

Sing your favourite Christmas carols with friends at the Carols for All services in the cathedral.

Evensong

3:30pm to 4:30pm •The Nave

Hymns 1i, 11
Psalm 75
Bevan Magnificat tertii toni
Victoria Nunc dimittis tertii toni
This is the record of John Gibbons
Le monde dans l’attente du Sauveur (from Symphonie-Passion) 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.