Saturday 6th September 2008


Worship is at the heart of the Cathedral's mission and life, and is offered morning and evening (and often lunchtime too) on every day of the year without exception. Our worship seeks to combine the best of the Christian tradition with a contemporary expression. We seek to offer worship of the highest quality - of music, words and actions.

Our principal services are nearly all choral, and the Cathedral Choir is internationally known and respected. The heart of our community life is the 11:00 Choral Eucharist (or celebration of the Holy Communion) on Sundays. In addition, Choral Evensong is sung on Sundays and on five other evenings each week during school term time.

The ministry of healing, with the laying-on of hands and intercessions for the sick, is a key part of the Cathedral's life, and services take place on Saturday mornings at 09:00 (usually the first Saturday of the month) and monthly on Thursdays at 13:10 (usually the third Thursday of the month).

There are many informal acts of worship, and a large number of special services which take place at the Cathedral - carol services, memorial services, funerals and weddings, and services to mark special occasions or celebrate particular organisations. Asian Christians worship here monthly. There is a monthly Thursday lunchtime act of worship based on contemplative prayer, and aimed especially at those working in the city centre.


Programme
The daily programme of worship is usually as follows. All services are in modern language, using the Church of England's Common Worship, except where marked "BCP", for Book of Common Prayer.

Sunday
09:00 Holy Communion (CW)
10:00 Morning Prayer (CW)
11:00 Choral Eucharist (CW)
15:30 Choral Evensong (BCP)
Monday - Friday
07:30 Morning Prayer with Eucharist
13:10 Tuesday Talks (informal address and worship - Tuesdays only)
13:10 Holy Communion (BCP; sometimes sung - Wednesdays only)
18:00 Choral Evensong (BCP) or Evening Prayer
Saturday
09:00 Morning Prayer with Eucharist
16:00 Choral Evensong (BCP) with a visiting choir or Evening Prayer



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