Al Anon Family Group

The Cathedral supports an Al Anon Family Group that meets every Saturday from 11 - 12pm in the Education Centre.

Al Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else's drinking. Al Anon believes that alcoholism affects the whole family, not just the drinker. It is an international organisation with over 800 support groups in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Al Anon is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience in order to solve their common problems.

More information can be found on the Al Anon website. The Al Anon helpline 020 7403 088 is open 10am to 10pm, 365 days a year.

The last meeting in the month is an open meeting when anyone is welcome to attend.

Bergen and Rouen Ecumenical Links

Maintaining and developing our links with the Lutheran Cathedral in Bergen and the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Rouen through visits, prayer and the regular exchange of information.

Book Groups

Groups meet at a variety of times to read and discuss a wide range of literature.

Borough Market Stall

The Cathedral sets out its stall in the Borough Market several times a year, to talk to people about the Cathedral, what we believe and what we do.

Children and Youth Ministry

The team of people who lead our Creche, Sunday Schools and YouthXpress teenage group.

Contemplative Rhythms

Contemplative Rhythms is an alternative form of gathering which provides a safe space for busy people to think, pause, stop and worship. The one hour session contains silence, ritual, meditation and reflection. Words and visuals are used to aid those attending to move from everyday stresses and concerns to a depth of stillness enabling them to worship and contemplate. Each session reflects the seasonal rhythm or a particular theme. Three or four times a year there is a Contemplative Eucharist using sign and symbol and with few words.

Fair Trade Stall

Traidcraft goods are on sale after the 11.00am service each Sunday.

Healing and Wholeness Service

One of the Cathedral's monthly 6.30pm services planned and led by a team of clergy and lay people.

Justice and Development

Keeping Cathedral congregations informed and helping them stay involved with the worldwide work of development agencies like Christian Aid and campaigns like Make Poverty History.

Life Begins @

A group for socially-active people for whom the newgroup@southwark (see below) is a little too young!

Local Ecumenical Links

Maintaining and developing our relationship with the churches of other traditions in our area.

Local Social Action

Expressing the Cathedral congregation's concern for the local community through relationship and involvement with groups and agencies active in our parish and local community.

Newcomers Evenings

Helping to welcome newcomers into the life of the Cathedral.

Newgroup @ Southwark

An informal group of people in their 30s with their own programme of meetings and events.

Robes Project

Southwark Cathedral is one of the participating churches in this local ecumenical project to provide a winter shelter for homeless people. The 2008-9 project will be open from Sunday 7 December to Sunday 20 March. Guests are referred by the Manna Centre in Melior Street to Robes. This respite from sleeping rough gives an opportunity for problems with paperwork and other matters to be addressed. Volunteers from the churches welcome the guests, offer a hot cooked meal, give a warm night's accommodation and breakfast. Each church hosts one night per week. The cathedral runs the shelter on Sunday nights in February and March at Christ Church Blackfriars Road, SE1.

Southwark Feminist Theology Group

Reading, prayer, worship and fellowship around women's issues, meeting monthly.

To contact any of them please call 020 7367 6700 or email cathedral@southwark.anglican.org

Southwark-Zimbabwe Link

A group of people helping to develop the Cathedral’s new link with the Anglican Diocese of Masvingo in Zimbabwe.