Please Note: Durham Cathedral Museum will be closed in order to install our next exhibition, 'Living Stones: Archaeology at Durham Cathedral'
All day •The Monks' Dormitory
Please Note: The cathedral will be closed all day to the general public as we host the graduation ceremonies for Durham University. The Museum, Shop and Undercroft will remain open as normal with access from the rear of the cathedral.
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.
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
sung by the Lay Clerks and Scholars
Responses Philip Moore
Psalm 88
Simon Niemiński Evening Service ‘Virgo parens Christi’
O let the heart beat high with bliss Eden
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.