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
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 Dean
Preacher: Canon Michael Hampel
Hymns 357, 70i, CP 598
Messe Widor
Ubi caritas Duruflé
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.
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.
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 71, 360
Psalms 26, 28
Harris Benedicite in A
Stanford Benedictus in C
Dear Lord and Father of mankind Parry
Preacher: The Reverend Kathryn Tiernan
Evensong
3:30pm to 4:30pm •The Nave
Hymns 63, 445
Psalms 12, 13
Rubbra in A flat
Wash me throughly S.S. Wesley
Fantasy on the tune ‘Babylon’s Streams’ Harris
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.
Lent Talks: Prostrating with Humility, Repenting in the Heart: The Lenten Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian - Fr Justin Mihoc
4:30pm to 5:00pm
For this year's Lent Talks, a speaker will host a talk in the Quire. This is the third talk in the series, and is hosted by Fr Justin Mihoc, Priest of the Archdiocese of Western Europe, of the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate, and the Rector of the Parish of St Cuthbert and St Bede, Durham.
Lent Talks 2025
4:30pm to 5:00pm
This Lent, you are warmly invited to Durham Cathedral as we host a series of talks.
