Conservation work is happening on the Gilbert Scott Screen. Please note entry to the Quire is through the side entrances. Read more about the project here.
All day
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.
Sanctuary! Durham Cathedral Museum Exhibition
10:00am 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.
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 for Joseph of Nazareth
5:30pm to 6:15pm •The Nave
sung by the Lay Clerks and Scholars
Responses Harris
Psalms 1, 112
Strogers Short Service
Cum esset desponsata Isaac
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.
Durham University Palatinate Orchestra: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
7:30pm
After their sold-out performance of Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony in 2024, the 85-piece Palatinate Orchestra returns for its annual Durham Cathedral concert with the composer’s resplendent Third Piano Concerto.
