The Cathedral to close during national lockdown:

Following the Welsh Government announcement about the two week ‘firebreaker’ lockdown starting on Friday 23rd October at 6pm, there will be no Sunday services in the Cathedral on Sundays 25th October, 1st November or 8th November. The Cathedral will also be closed for prayer from Saturday 24th October until Sunday 8th November inclusive. We will re-open for visitors on Monday 9th November from 2pm to 4pm as usual. Closing time will be at 4pm every day through the winter.

Online Sunday services, online Sunday School, and Thought for the Week on Wednesdays will continue.  The online service for Sunday 8th November will include an Act of Remembrance.

A ‘zoom’ coffee morning will be available at 11.40am on each Sunday when we are closed for services for those who request the link. Please email [email protected] if you would like to take part.

 

Wednesday 21st October

•  Thought for the Week is based on one of the day’s lectionary readings.  For the Bible online, click the following link – http://bible.oremus.org/ – then choose your version (we use NRSV in church). Copy and paste the reference (2 Kings 18. 13-end) into the search box and the passage will be displayed.

Once you’ve read the passage, watch Canon Jan’s Thought for the Week below or click here to view the text version.

 

Sunday 18th October – The Feast of St Luke, Evangelist

•  If you wish to attend a service in the Cathedral this Sunday, you can print out the Order of Service below, or alternatively bring a mobile phone/tablet with you to follow the service. You can now scan a QR code in the Cathedral on Sundays which takes you directly to the service sheet.

9.00am Service Sheet

11.00am Service Sheet

Please click here to view the Weekly Notes.

For our online offering at 11.00am, Canon Mark leads a short service for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, including the Gospel of the day and a short Homily. The service also includes two hymns for all to sing: ‘The kingdom of God is justice and joy’ and ‘Be thou my vision’. The Organ is played by Stephen Moore, Director of Music.

Organ Music before the service: Adagio molto (Sonata 3) – Alexandre Guilmant

Organ Music after the service: Gaudeamus – Sidney Campbell

You can now give to the Cathedral online: For more information, click here.

You can watch all Cathedral videos on YouTube, by clicking here

To watch videos from 18th October, please click here.

Wednesday 14th October

•  Director of Music Stephen Moore and Mezzo-soprano Olivia Gomez present a special organ recital to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Louis Vierne.

Click here to view the programme.

•  Thought for the Week is based on one of the day’s lectionary readings.  For the Bible online, click the following link – http://bible.oremus.org/ – then choose your version (we use NRSV in church). Copy and paste the reference (Wisdom of Solomon 7. 7-15) into the search box and the passage will be displayed.

Once you’ve read the passage, watch Canon Jan’s Thought for the Week below or click here to view the text version.

 

Sunday 11th October – The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

•  If you wish to attend a service in the Cathedral this Sunday, you can print out the Order of Service below, or alternatively bring a mobile phone/tablet with you to follow the service. You can now scan a QR code in the Cathedral on Sundays which takes you directly to the service sheet.

9.00am Service Sheet

11.00am Service Sheet

Please click here to view the Weekly Notes.

For our online offering at 11.00am, Canon Mark leads a short service for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, including the Gospel of the day and a short Homily. The service also includes two hymns for all to sing: ‘O praise ye the Lord’ and ‘I come with joy, a child of God’. The Organ is played by Stephen Moore, Director of Music.

Organ Music before the service: Beside still waters (Psalm 23) – Alan Smith

Organ Music after the service: Alla breve, BWV 589 – J S Bach

You can now give to the Cathedral online: For more information, click here.

 

You can watch all Cathedral videos on YouTube, by clicking here

 

 

 

Llandaff Open Doors 2020 is here!

Each year the Friends of Llandaff Cathedral organise a series of events as part of CADW’s Open Doors event, taking people inside special places across Llandaff that normally wouldn’t be seen by visitors. This year’s event was cancelled but we’re delighted to have been able to create this virtual open doors event to bring you as authentic an experience as possible.

After watching the videos you may wish to learn even more about Llandaff Cathedral. A new Cathedral Guide Book was published in February to mark our 900th anniversary, written by Cathedral Archivist Dr John Kenyon, and you can purchase a copy for just £5 by clicking here.

Introductions to Llandaff Opens Doors 2020 by Canon Dr Jan van der Lely (Canon Chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral) and Linda Quinn (Chair of Llandaff Open Doors)

A Guided Tour of Llandaff Cathedral, with Arthur Impey

An Organ Demonstration with Stephen Moore, Director of Music

Inside the Cathedral Archives, with Dr John Kenyon

Tour of the Bell Tower with Pat Moore, Cathedral Bellringer

The Story of Llandaff by Geoff Barton-Greenwood, Chairman of the Llandaff Society

Watch the videos below to take a virtual tour of Howells School, Llandaff

The Great Hall

The Stone Hall

The Sports Pavilion