Worship

Join us for prayer and worship each day

The Cathedral is currently open for personal prayer and public worship at limited times. Services will continue to be available online as well.

Open for Prayer

The Cathedral is currently open for personal prayer Tuesday to Saturday from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm.

Services in the Cathedral

Sundays
The 8.00 am, 11.00 am and 3.30 pm services on Sunday take place in the Cathedral. Due to restrictions on numbers attending, please book in advance by emailing cathedralinvitations@stedscathedral.org before 12 noon on Friday, and see details of how to attend.

Weekdays

Lunchtime Eucharists on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are now taking place in the Cathedral only and will no longer be livestreamed. The Saturday 9.00 am Eucharist is also open to the public for a trial period initially. There is no need to book for these services.

Please note the Monday and Friday Eucharists and the all weekday 5.30 pm services are only available online. See below for details of our livestreamed services.

Photography and video during services in the Cathedral

No photos or videos by members of the public are permitted during services and events, due to Safeguarding and Data Protection.

The Cathedral may use photographs, video or livestream in which you may appear, and which could be used in the public domain including social media. If you or your family do not wish to be viewed on the livestream video feed for a service at which you are present, please let a warden know before the service begins.

Livestreamed services

Services will be livestreamed either from the Cathedral or from the home of the clergy, and can be accessed via the Cathedral’s Facebook page at the times given. You can also click on the name of the service below at the times given to access the livestream.

If you are new to livestreaming, check our guide and FAQs here

Weekday services

Morning Prayer  Monday to Friday at 8.30 am led by the Bishop from his Oratory Chapel

Said Eucharist Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays at 9.00 am

Evening Prayer/Evensong Monday to Friday at 5.30 pm (not Saturday)

(Download Order of Service for Evening Prayer Monday, Evening Prayer Tuesday,

Evening Prayer Wednesday, Evening Prayer Thursday, Evening Prayer Friday,  Evensong)

Sunday services

Sung Eucharist at 11.00 am (Download Order of Service here)

Choral Evensong at 3.30 pm (Download Order of Service here)

Recent Sunday services can be viewed here

Other services across the Diocese can be viewed here

Details of services and resources from the Church of England can be viewed here

Daily Hope is a 24-hour freephone line for Christian worship and prayer, offering hymns, prayers and reflections. Dial 0800 804 8044.

Prayer Wall

Light a candle and say a prayer here

Other prayer resources can be found here

Support Us

Due to the pandemic and its impact, we have cut costs back to the bare minimum, and are so grateful for all of you, our friends, congregants and visitors, who continue to donate financially to the Cathedral. You might wish to consider making a donation by completing our online form.

Anything you are able to give will be received with our full gratitude, and we will attempt to match your generosity in kind with the continuing provision of remote pastoral care and services.