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
Incense is used at this service
President: The Dean
Preacher: Canon Michael Everitt
Hymns 33 (omit 4, 6, 7), 157, 466
Missa Brevis Leighton
O sacrum convivium Daniel Cook
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 234, 338 (omit 6)
Psalm 148
Britten Festival Te Deum
Walton Jubilate
Lloyd The Call
Preacher: Canon Simon Oliver
Sanctuary! Durham Cathedral Museum Exhibition
12:00pm to 4:00pm
Discover the stories of some of the people who fled here and find out about the famous Sanctuary Ring on the North door - how it became one of the key symbols of the Cathedral, and how it inspires artists today.
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.
Evensong with Procession for Candlemas
3:30pm to 4:30pm •The Nave
Incense is used at this service
Hymns 181, 185
Psalm 132
Gray in F minor
When to the temple Mary went Eccard
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.
Solemn Evensong by Candlelight with Procession for the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple Candlemas
3:30pm to 4:30pm
See the cathedral filled with candles as we process to the Pieta, which depicts St Mary holding the figure of Christ in her arms after his crucifixion – a mirror of the moment at Candlemas when she held Christ in her arms as a child in the Temple.
