Archived News: St George's Cathedral, Southwark | Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral

09.03.2024

Death of John Branch

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Mr John Branch, father of Canon Michael Branch, died on the morning of Tuesday 5 March. Read more

08.03.2024

Flame 2025

Flame is the largest Catholic youth event in the UK, featuring guest speakers, award-winning musicians, praise and worship, Eucharistic Adoration, and much more! Read more

27.02.2024

Vacancy: Choral Director (Schools Singing Programme) [archived]

The Southwark Schools Singing Programme is looking to appoint a new Choral Director for the Kent area from April 2024. Read more

17.02.2024

Celebrate Easter at St George's. There are number of additional Holy Week and Easter liturgies at St George's Cathedral. A full schedule is available here and can also be download below or available at the Cathedral. Read more

16.02.2024

Colla Voce Singers - free evening concert

An hour-long free evening recital given by the acclaimed Colla Voce Singers, continuing the series of musical meditations at the Cathedral. Read more

15.02.2024

Lenten Journey

We start Lent humbly, close to the ground, close to our earthiness: “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return”. But the ashes are not just to commemorate the transience of creation. These ashes used this Wednesday are the residue of the palms of last year's Palm Sunday of the Passion. Jesus died and was buried in the tomb, the place of decay and the place of dust. Yet he rose from the dust to new life. Our ultimate destiny is not dust and ashes but sharing in the Lord's risen, becoming conformed to the image of Christ. Read more

10.02.2024

Pastoral Letter 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Archbishop John Wilson has written a Pastoral Letter for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. Read more

04.02.2024

General Workshop

The Cathedral Readers’ Lenten and Triduum workshop has been arranged for all Readers, at 6.30pm on Wednesday 7 February in the Amigo Hall. Fr Joseph Donkor (Sub-Dean) will outline the certification and commissioning of Readers 2024-25. Read more

01.02.2024

First Holy Communion 2024

The St George's Cathedral sacramental programme for First Holy Communion and First Reconciliation 2024 is called; ‘I want to make my home in you’. This is to equip and walk alongside parents in their mission to help their child fall in love with Jesus. Read more

26.01.2024

The Coming of Lent

This year Lent is early and so we shall soon be at Ash Wednesday on 14 February. Read more