Online Quiet Day: Exploring Prayer, The Franciscan Charism
8:00am to 11:30pm
Join us for this Online Quiet Day, with video reflections, live-streamed services and prayers.
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.
In-person Quiet Day: Exploring Prayer, The Franciscan Charism at Durham Cathedral
8:30am
This Quiet Day, led by Brothers Tobias and Felix from the Society of Saint Francis, takes place in the Cuthbert Centre for Pilgrimage and Prayer – a delightful space set aside within the Cathedral grounds. Some acts of worship are in the Cathedral itself. Participants will have the opportunity to meet the speakers during the course of the day, and a discussion group is available for those who would like to make use of it. You will need to bring your own packed lunch, or be prepared to purchase your lunch locally. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
Living Stones: Archaeology at Durham Cathedral
10:00am to 4:00pm
Discover how the site of Durham Cathedral has been studied in the past, the artefacts found nearby and in surrounding villages and the people behind the work.
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
Psalm 34
Howells in B minor
Geistliches Lied Brahms
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.