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Services

Sunday 13th April Palm Sunday
7:30 am
Morning Prayer Psalms 61, 62
8:00 am
Holy Communion (BCP) with livestream
Preacher: The Revd Canon John Paul Hoskins
10:30 am
The Liturgy of Palm Sunday Responses: Hosanna to the Son of David Thomas Weelkes
Psalm 31.10-20 Missa de Angelis David Bednall
Ave verum corpus Edward Elgar
4:00 pm
Evensong Responses: Hunt
Psalm 69.1-19 Evening Service in G Francis Jackson
Solus ad victimam Kenneth Leighton Hymns 425, 439i
6:30 pm
Music and Readings for Holy Week (sung by the Voluntary Choir)
Ex ore innocentium John Ireland Ubi caritas arr. Alan Bullard Were you there? arr. Nicholas Freestone
Monday 14th April Monday of Holy Week
7:30 am
Morning Prayer Psalm 41
8:00 am
Holy Communion with livestream
11:00 am
Chrism Eucharist
Psalm 23 Communion Service in C and F Charles Villiers Stanford
I give to you a new commandment Peter Nardone
Preacher: The Bishop of Dudley
5:30 pm
Evensong (sung by lower voices) Responses: Tallis
Psalm 25 Evening Service in the Dorian mode Thomas Tallis
Laboravi in gemitu meo Antonio Caldara Hymn 79
8:00 pm
Compline (sung by the Chamber Choir)
Tuesday 15th April Tuesday of Holy Week
7:30 am
Morning Prayer Psalm 27
8:00 am
Holy Communion with livestream
5:30 pm
Evening Prayer Psalm 55.12-23
8:00 pm
Compline (sung by the Youth Choir)
Wednesday 16th April Wednesday of Holy Week
7:30 am
Morning Prayer Psalm 102
8:00 am
Holy Communion with livestream
1:00 pm
Holy Communion
5:30 pm
Evensong Responses: Rose
Psalm 88 The Penitential Canticles Adrian Lucas
Let mine eyes run down with tears Henry Purcell Hymn 79
8:00 pm
Compline (sung by lower voices)
Thursday 17th April Maundy Thursday
8:00 am
Morning Prayer Psalms 42, 43
8:00 am
Holy Communion with livestream
12:15 pm
Devotional Performance (sung by the Youth Choir)
Stabat Mater Paul Carr
5:30 pm
Evening Prayer Psalm 39
8:00 pm
The Liturgy of Maundy Thursday
Psalm 116.10-end Missa Brevis Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Ubi caritas et amor Maurice Duruflé Tantum ergo Maurice Duruflé
Preacher: The Revd Canon John Paul Hoskins
Friday 18th April Good Friday
8:00 am
Morning Prayer and Litany Psalm 69
1:30 pm
The Liturgy of Good Friday Psalm 22
The Passion according to St John Tomas Luis de Victoria The Reproaches John Sanders O vos omnes Pablo Casals
Preacher: The Revd Dr John Fitzmaurice
5:30 pm
Evening Prayer Psalms 130, 143
Saturday 19th April Easter Eve
8:00 am
Morning Prayer Psalm 142
5:30 pm
Evening Prayer Psalm 116
8:00 pm
The Easter Liturgy
Mass in G Franz Schubert
Hallelujah George Frideric Handel
Preacher: The Dean
Sunday 20th April Easter Day
7:30 am
Morning Prayer Psalms 114, 117
8:00 am
Holy Communion (BCP) with livestream
Preacher: The Dean
10:30 am
Sung Eucharist
Psalm 118.14-24 Missa Brevis Zoltán Kodály
This joyful Eastertide William Harris
Preacher: The Bishop of Dudley
4:00 pm
Evensong Responses: Rose
Psalm 66.1-11 Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense Kenneth Leighton
Blessed city, heavenly Salem Edward Bairstow Hymns 112, 117
6:30 pm
Music and Readings for Easter (sung by the Voluntary Choir)
Jesus Christ is risen today Richard Lloyd This joyful Eastertide arr. Harrison Oxley Haec dies Colin Mawby

 

Services

Details of Music for Services

Please click here to download monthly schemes of music for our services

Pattern of Worship

Our regular pattern of worship is as follows:

Sunday

7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) (with livestream)
10:30am Sung Eucharist
4:00pm Evensong or Evening Prayer
6.30pm Evening Worship (term-time only)

Monday - Saturday

7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am Holy Communion (with livestream)
5:30pm Evensong or Evening Prayer

There are also celebrations of Holy Communion on Wednesdays at 1pm and Fridays (Book of Common Prayer) at 11:30am.

Livestreamed Worship

A service of Holy Communion is livestreamed on the Cathedral Facebook page every day at 8:00am. 

How to access online services

To watch an online service, simply visit the Worcester Cathedral Facebook page. The latest service will be visible as a livestream here. You do not need a Facebook account to watch the service.

Other opportunities for worship

The Cathedral is open for individual prayer and reflection (and visiting), Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sunday 1pm - 3pm.