Holy Week and Easter 2024
Services and Events
Join us during Holy Week and Easter.
Holy Week is a quiet and sombre time as Christians recall the death of Jesus on the Cross and look forward to the joy of Easter, the most important festival of the Christian year. All are welcome to attend services and events during this period, when there will also be an Easter Garden (16 March until 20 May) created outside the Cathedral.
Read on for the full listing and links to all the services and events.
Services
Palm Sunday, 24 March 2024
08:00 Holy Communion
09:15 Morning Prayer
10:30 The Eucharist with Procession of Palms from Choristers’ Green
16:30 Choral Evensong as normal
Monday of Holy Week, 25 March 2024
07:30 Morning Prayer
07:45 Holy Communion
17:30 Choral Evensong
19:30 Christian Views on General Election Issues: Compline
Tuesday of Holy Week, 26 March 2024
07:30 Morning Prayer
07:45 Holy Communion
12:00 Holy Communion
17:30 Choral Evensong
19:30 Sarum Tenebrae: A Service of Shadows
Wednesday of Holy Week, 27 March 2024
07:30 Morning Prayer
07:45 Holy Communion
17:30 Evening Prayer
19:30 Choral Foundation Concert – Seven Last Words from the Cross
Maundy Thursday, 28 March 2024
07:30 Morning Prayer
07:45 Holy Communion
11:00 Eucharist of the Chrism and Re-affirmation of Vows
17:30 Choral Evensong
19:30 The Eucharist of the Lord’s Supper
21:00 – 00:00 The Watch of the Passion
Good Friday, 29 March 2024
07:30 Morning Prayer
07:45 The Eucharist
10:00 Family Service (at St Thomas’ Church)
12:00 Good Friday Devotion
13:30 The Liturgy of Good Friday
Holy Saturday, 30 March 2024
08:30 Morning Prayer
09:30 – 16:00 Meditation and Prayers
16:30 Evening Prayer
Easter Day, 31 March 2024
04:00 The Easter Vigil and Readings
05:00 The Easter Liturgy
10:30 The Eucharist with Blessing of the Easter Garden
15:00 Festal Evensong
Events
23 March- 21 April (during visiting hours, included in admission)
Seven Last Words from the Cross
27 March at 19:30
Outside in the Close from 31 March