A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
Choristers, candles and carols for everybody to join in: nothing compares with the experience of a traditional carol service in Rochester Cathedral, which has witnessed over a thousand Christmases.
Choristers, candles and carols for everybody to join in: nothing compares with the experience of a traditional carol service in Rochester Cathedral, which has witnessed over a thousand Christmases.
Choristers, candles and carols for everybody to join in: nothing compares with the experience of a traditional carol service in Rochester Cathedral, which has witnessed over a thousand Christmases.
This is the service for children aged 0-100. Featuring our Sunday Club and Choir
A traditional Christmas Carol Service with our Lay Clerks on Christmas Eve
The Church’s traditional Christmas Service at Midnight
Our traditional Holy Communion on Christmas morning.
The principal service of Christmas day, with Holy Communion, sermon and carols for both the congregation and Cathedral
Messy Cathedral will return in 2025. Details to be released in 2025.
Information on the Remembrance Sunday Civic service. A small number of seats will be available to the public on a first come, first served basis.
On All Souls’ Day Saturday 2nd November at 1515 there will be a Requiem Eucharist, sung by the Cathedral Voluntary Choir. It will include excerpts from Faure’s Requiem.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. To commemorate this historic day, Rochester Cathedral will be holding a special Evensong at 17:30 on the 6th June. All are welcome to join us at this service.
This Sunday our Old Choristers Association will join together for Evensong. The service will include a preview of a special recording made back in 1926 being played in the Cathedral for the first time in 98 years.
Join us on Easter Day. Services are free and open to all to attend.
05:30 The Easter Liturgy with baptisms and confirmations
08:00 Holy Communion (BCP)
10:30 The Eucharist of Easter Day
15:15 Solemn Evensong, Procession and Blessing of the Easter Garden
09:30 Choral Mattins
Three Hours’ Devotion:
12:00 Preaching the Cross
13:45 The Liturgy of Good Friday
10:30 The Chrism Eucharist
20:00 The Liturgy of Maundy Thursday
Join us as we celebrate Mothering Sunday with an all-age Eucharist.
Everyone is welcome to join us.
To mark the beginning of Lent, said celebrations of Holy Communion (all with the imposition of ashes) will be held in the Cathedral on Wednesday 14th February at 08:00 and at 13:00. There will also be a Sung Eucharist with the imposition of ashes at 17:30.
All are welcome to join us for our Candlemas service
Today, we honor Plough Sunday, a time-honored tradition that welcomes Kent's farming and agricultural communities to our cathedral.
Our Epiphany Eucharist
The principal service of Christmas day, with Holy Communion, sermon and carols for both the congregation and Cathedral
Our traditional Holy Communion on Christmas morning.
The Church’s traditional Christmas Service at Midnight
A traditional Christmas Carol Service with our Lay Clerks on Christmas Eve
This is the service for children aged 0-100. Featuring our Sunday Club and Choir
The Cathedral Eucharist for Advent Four
Choristers, candles and carols for everybody to join in: nothing compares with the experience of a traditional carol service in Rochester Cathedral, which has witnessed over a thousand Christmases.
Choristers, candles and carols for everybody to join in: nothing compares with the experience of a traditional carol service in Rochester Cathedral, which has witnessed over a thousand Christmases.
Support your local Air Ambulance Charity and join us for a truly uplifting occasion this Christmas
Information on the Remembrance Sunday Civic service. A small number of seats will be available to the public on a first come, first served basis.
Please note our clock is out of action and will not chime at 11am
A Celebratory Eucharist around the Fenland Black Oak Table
Organised by A Seat at the Table
An evensong service to mark White Ribbon Day
Our All Souls Eucharist featuring the Voluntary Choir singing Fauré’s Requiem
Churches Together in Medway present ‘Saints Alive - Standing Strong’
Our 1pm Holy Communion service will not take place on the 27th July. We apologise for any disappointment caused.
Rochester Cathedral, in partnership with other organisations and churches will be hosting an Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Windrush
Our 1pm Holy Communion service will not take place on 22nd June or the 27th July. We apologise for any disappointment caused.
Rochester Cathedral
The Chapter Office
Garth House, The Precinct
Rochester
Kent, ME1 1SX
Telephone 01634 843366
Email info@rochestercathedral.org
Registered Charity Number 1206900
Cathedral opening hours 10am - 4pm Monday to Saturday 1pm - 3pm Sunday