The worshipping heart of parish life, with refreshments afterwards in the Institute across the road.

Sunday, 23rd November 2025 - The Feast of Christ the King; The Sunday next before Advent

Celebrant & Preacher:
The Reverend Canon Gavin Wort - Lead Chaplain at Durham University

Readings:
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Colossians 1:11-20
Luke 23:33-43

Hymns:
166
557 (t.i)
589 (t.i)
170

Psalms:
46

The Collect of the Day:
Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King: keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace, and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Post Communion:
Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by you be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

***All hymns can be found in Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern, unless otherwise stated.***

***Please click on MORE INFO at the bottom of this page for further details of hymns, psalms and other musical information.***

Other services this week:
Sunday 6 pm - Evening Prayer with Hymns
Wednesday 10 am - Midweek Holy Communion

All are very welcome.

A prayerful and reflective service of either Evensong or Evening Prayer with Hymns, from the Book of Common Prayer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time, a full choral evensong is held.

***Please note that the 6 pm service taking place on Sunday, 30th November 2025 will be our Advent Carol Service. All are very welcome.***

Sunday, 23rd November 2025 - The Feast of Christ the King; The Sunday next before Advent

Hymns:
172
607

The Collect of the Day:
Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King: keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace, and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

All are very welcome.

Aquilo Consort presents Requiem - Officium Defunctorum, 1605 by Thome Luis De Victoria.

Free admission.

All are very welcome.

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A prayerful, reflective service from the Book of Common Prayer, held in the chancel.
Tea, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.

Wednesday, 26th November 2025

The Collect of the Day:
Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King: keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace, and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Post Communion:
Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Other services this week:
Sunday 11 am - Parish Eucharist
Sunday 6 pm - Evening Prayer with Hymns

All are very welcome.

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Join us for a special evening service centred around the Great O Antiphons, as we celebrate the beginning of the season of Advent. Alongside these antiphons, we use poetry to aid our reflections on them. This year, the poems are all by women poets. Attached are the texts of the poems which are for your preparation for hearing them at the service.

***Information on the musical components of this service can be found by clicking on MORE INFO.***

All are very welcome.

The Collect for the First Sunday in Advent:
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Durham University's Footnotes A Cappella presents Underneath the Tree

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Durham University Palatinate Orchestra's Palatinate Ensemble presents Voices of the New Era.

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