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This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, which we say each Sunday morning. It is a statement of faith that is shared by all the different Christian denominations. At the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we are invited to attend a service at Newcastle’s Roman Catholic cathedral, St... Read more »
Join us to celebrate the Festival of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas). The feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, or Candlemas, is the final feast day in the season of Epiphany. This feast lands on 2nd February, falling exactly 40 days after Christmas, and brings to a close the... Read more »
Join us for Choral Evensong, marking the ancient Feast of Candlemas, and experience beautiful music sung by the Cathedral Choir. This service will also be live-streamed via our YouTube channel (see below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHAJF9AOxPA Click here for our weekly Services & Music schedule. https://newcastlecathedral.org.uk/event/sung-eucharist-for-candlemas/
Speaking Up Together Beyond Boundaries is a self-advocacy group led by adults with learning disabilities and autistic people from the local area. The group first connected with Newcastle Cathedral in 2022 through a community singing group. Since then, they’ve become regular visitors, meeting at Café 16 in the Cathedral Refectory and leading creative workshops. With... Read more »
'Conversations with Stone' is a group exhibition that includes local artists, current students and graduates from the MFA (Fine Art) programme at Newcastle University. The show explores the spiritual, social, cultural and economic histories of the building, interpreted through artistic practice. The exhibition, featuring works by Alia Gargum, Bex Etheridge, Bridget Kennedy, Carol McCourt, Elizabeth... Read more »
North East Company Awesome Silent Discos had so much fun partying at Newcastle Cathedral in September that they are going to do it all over again in February 2025. This family-friendly session (12:30-3pm) welcomes all, including those under 18, for a fantastic afternoon of music and fun. Expect a lively mix of 90s and 2000s... Read more »
North East Company Awesome Silent Discos had so much fun partying at Newcastle Cathedral in September that they are going to do it all over again in February 2025. Family Silent Disco Party, 12:30-3pm This family-friendly session welcomes all, including those under 18, for a fantastic afternoon of music and fun. Expect a lively mix... Read more »
North East Company Awesome Silent Discos had so much fun partying at Newcastle Cathedral in September that they are going to do it all over again in February 2025. Family Silent Disco Party, 12:30-3pm This family-friendly session welcomes all, including those under 18, for a fantastic afternoon of music and fun. Expect a lively mix... Read more »
Newcastle University's annual festival, Early Music @ Newcastle, offers an exciting programme of early music to audiences in the North East. Join us for recitals on the Tudor-style Wetheringsett organ, commemorating the tercentenary of Orlando Gibbons (pictured). Monday 3 March, 1:05pm - David Smith Monday 17 March, 1:05pm - Magnus Williamson Attendees will be encouraged... Read more »
This year, Mothering Sunday falls on 30 March — a time to reflect on and celebrate the many forms of motherhood. Throughout the month, this exhibition will amplify the powerful voices of women who have experienced the challenges of complex motherhood and child removal. Written, visual and digital artwork provide a powerful reflection on these... Read more »
Two days before International Women’s Day, this event will celebrate women's recovery from child removal with talks and visual and written art highlighting the voices of those who have experienced this journey. Recent findings indicate that child removal is a predictor of premature death in women. England has the highest rates of child removal, with... Read more »
This year’s Lent course, ‘From Liturgy to Life’, is about connecting what we do when we gather as a church for the Eucharist with what we do at work, with friends and family, and in our communities throughout the week. Please get in touch if you would like to join us at one of the... Read more »
This year’s Lent course, From Liturgy to Life, is all about connecting what we do when we gather together as a church for the Eucharist and what we do when we’re at work, among friends and family, and engaged in our communities throughout the week. Please get in touch if you would like to join... Read more »
We are thrilled to welcome Durham University Choral Society, praised by The Guardian for their “gloriously warm and finely balanced sound” at their recent concert at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. Under the baton of conductor John Forsyth MBE, the choir will present an energetic programme of Baroque masterpieces in the magnificent surroundings of... Read more »
This year’s Lent course, ‘From Liturgy to Life’, is about connecting what we do when we gather as a church for the Eucharist with what we do at work, with friends and family, and in our communities throughout the week. Please get in touch if you would like to join us at one of the... Read more »
Newcastle University's annual festival, Early Music @ Newcastle, offers an exciting programme of early music to audiences in the North East. Join us for recitals on the Tudor-style Wetheringsett organ, commemorating the tercentenary of Orlando Gibbons (pictured). Monday 3 March, 1:05pm - David Smith Monday 17 March, 1:05pm - Magnus Williamson Attendees will be encouraged... Read more »
This year’s Lent course, From Liturgy to Life, is all about connecting what we do when we gather together as a church for the Eucharist and what we do when we’re at work, among friends and family, and engaged in our communities throughout the week. Please get in touch if you would like to join... Read more »
On the Third Sunday of Lent, the Reverend Canon Dr Kelly Brown Douglas will be installed as Newcastle Cathedral’s first Anglican Communion Canon. The Bishop of Newcastle announced Dr Douglas’s appointment last year. Based in the US, she is considered a leader in the field of womanist theology, racial reconciliation, social justice and sexuality and... Read more »
This year’s Lent course, ‘From Liturgy to Life’, is about connecting what we do when we gather as a church for the Eucharist with what we do at work, with friends and family, and in our communities throughout the week. Please get in touch if you would like to join us at one of the... Read more »
Join us for a service of Choral Eucharist as we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation, commemorating the visit to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel announcing the miraculous conception of Jesus Christ. This service will be live-streamed via our YouTube channel (see below). https://www.youtube.com/live/rfMZgCIv1MU Click here to read and follow along with the... Read more »
