The clergy at the Cathedral have thought long and hard about how to manage the difficult situation that we face as we are allowed to offer public worship whilst not encouraging people to leave their homes and take unnecessary risks with their health

This is a dilemma that we face in common with all the churches in the Diocese and elsewhere.  We realise that the decision as to whether to open for public worship is one which needs to be made carefully in each situation and that the decision made will be different according to the needs of the people and the clergy who serve them.  As Mother Church for the Diocese we want to continue to be a place of worship and prayer online and in-person as we have been whenever we could in the past few months.  To this end we are restricting the number of in person services that we are offering and there will be fewer numbers able to attend these services.  We hope that by doing this we will be able to respond to people’s spiritual needs and still keep people as safe as possible.  So, the following pattern of worship is being introduced.

Sunday

The Cathedral will be open for private prayer from 10am – 1pm

9.00am Morning Prayer (live-streamed)

11am Choral Eucharist (live-streamed and In-person)

6pm Night Prayer (on line)

Monday – Friday

The Cathedral will be open for private prayer from 12 noon – 2pm

9.00am Morning Prayer (live-streamed)

12.30 Midday Prayer (in-person)

12.45 Eucharist (in-person)

8pm Night Prayer (online)

Saturday

The Cathedral will be open for private prayer from 12 noon – 2pm

9.00am Morning Prayer (live-streamed)

8pm Night Prayer (online)

The Chapter will continue to review this pattern of worship and our risk assessments for each service. 

There are a number of different ways for you to join us online for these services.  You can view the service direct from this website here, or our YouTube page here, alternatively you may wish to join our friendly and welcoming online congregation at our Facebook page here 

Please also note that until further notice all recitals and events at the Cathedral have been cancelled.

The Cathedral Cafe will be serving takeaway only between Wednesday - Sunday.