NOVEMBER 2024

DAILY EVENTS

Everyone is welcome to join any of the acts of worship that take place at the cathedral. Services are normally held at the following times:

Monday – Saturday

8 am – Morning Prayer

10.30 am – Eucharist (8.30 am on a Saturday)

5.30 pm – Evening Prayer or Evensong

Sunday

8 am – Holy Communion

10 am – Cathedral Eucharist (this service is also live streamed)

11.30 am – Matins or Morning Prayer

3.30 pm – Evening Prayer or Evensong

TOURS

Cathedral Tours
Monday to Saturday, 11.05 am & 2.15 pm.

Explore the rich history and treasures of the cathedral from its Saxon origins to the present day with our knowledgeable guides.

Tickets cost £6 per person from the Cathedral Shop (01432 374210).

EXHIBITIONS

Seeds of Eternity
Monday 23 September 2024 – Saturday 5 April 2025.

The latest exhibition in the Mappa Mundi & Chained Library celebrates 17th century poet Thomas Traherne who is known for his extraordinary writing about nature connecting humanity to the divine.

Normal admission charges apply.

Please note that the exhibition will be closed throughout January for essential cleaning and conservation work.

EVENTS

From Friday 1 November, tickets for Festival of Lessons & Carols are available to book. Please visit the cathedral website nearer the time for more details.

Cathedral Seedlings – Toddlers Group
Thursdays in term time, 10 – 11.30 am
Calling all toddlers and their grown-ups - join us to play and pray in the Old Chapel - Hereford Cathedral. Listen to a Bible story, take part in a craft activity and have fun in our weekly drop-in. To add to the experience, refreshments, delicious cakes and healthy snacks for children will be provided by Hereford Cathedral Café.

Suitable for toddlers between the ages of 1-3 years and younger siblings are welcome.

Toddler Group is free to attend but children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

Remembrance Garden for Royal British Legion

Wednesday 6 – Tuesday 12 November

The garden will be located in the Lady Arbour Garden and open to visit during normal cathedral opening hours

Remembrance Sunday
Sunday 10 November
Solemn Requiem for the Fallen and Act of Remembrance with incense and music by Duruflé

Evening Hour

Sunday 10 November, 5.30 pm

All are welcome to join us for this service of Prayer for Healing and Wholeness.

Lego Club
Tuesday 12 November, 3.45 pm – 5 pm.  

Enjoy this freestyle Lego session with thousands of bricks and hundreds of mini figures, learn building techniques and make new friends. Cathedral Lego Club is suitable for children of all ages who can play with Lego safely. Supervision is required for younger children. Parents and Carers are welcome to stay, but accompaniment is not required during the session. 
This after-school session is free to attend and booking is not required for this event.

Lecture - Stained Glass - Friends of Cathedral
Wednesday 13 November, 7 pm in the College Hall

Peter O’Neill is currently investigating the stained glass of Hereford Cathedral.

Peter’s talk will review the history of stained glass in Hereford Cathedral (including beautiful glass that was once here but has been lost through destruction, neglect or sale). He will focus on some of our wonderful Victorian and Edwardian windows, specifically the stories behind them and their dedications.

Wine/soft drinks/savouries are included in the cost of £10 per member (£15 guests / door). To book place, please email joy.roderick@btinternet.com

An Evening with the Becket Reliquary
Friday 15 November, 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Hereford Cathedral holds an exquisite, enamelled reliquary of St Thomas Becket, one of a number made at Limoges in south-western France around the years 1200-1210, just decades after Becket’s martyrdom. It would originally have held a relic of the saint himself and would have been placed on the altar within Hereford Cathedral that was dedicated to Becket.

Tickets cost £12 to include a glass of wine and nibbles to be enjoyed in the Cathedral Café before or after the exhibition. There is limited capacity for this event, book your ticket via the cathedral website.

Choral Society

Saturday 16 November, 7.30 pm – 8.40 pm

From the very opening fanfare that demands we ‘Behold the sea itself’ Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony dramatically defines the oceans and the ships that have historically sailed upon them. The fanfare resolves into a completely unmistakable image of rolling waves and ships, ‘their white sails, bellying in the wind’. The steamers ‘steaming in or out of port’ excitedly herald what was, in Walt Whitman’s poem of 1855 (taken from Leaves of Life), a new and busy form of transport.
Tickets from £10 and can be purchased via Hereford Choral Society website: https://herefordchoralsociety.org/NovemberConcert.php.

Bereavement Café

Wednesday 20 November, 2.30 pm – 4 pm

Everyone is welcome to join us for an informal and friendly gathering for those who have been bereaved, recently or long ago. Run by volunteers, this is a welcoming environment to share experiences and support.

Escape Room

Thursday 21 November - 4 pm, Thursday 28 November - 4 pm & 6pm, Saturday 23 November - 10 am.

Solve our Escape Room: an immersive clue-cracking and decoding game, hosted in the Old Chapel in the Cloisters. Get a team together and book a session to test your skills and escape the Old Chapel!

Tickets cost £60 and can be purchased via the cathedral's website.

G4 Christmas – Hereford Cathedral 2024

Wednesday 27 November, 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm

Step into G4's world of vocal enchantment as they take you on an awe-inspiring musical journey. From traditional carols to sacred contemplations, classical classics to popular favourites; all the way to modern festive hits.
G4’s extraordinary and unique vocal renditions will leave you with chills of delight and a heart full of Christmas spirit. To book your ticket, please visit: https://events.ticketbooth.eu/event/g4-christmas-hereford-cathedral-2024

Christmas Sparkle – Peter Dyke
Saturday 30 November
Lunchtime organ recital of Advent and Christmas favourites given by Peter Dyke, with large screen projection. Admission is free with a retiring collection in support of Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust.

Christmas with Contrepoint

Friday 29 November. 7.30pm

Join Contrepoint for an enchanting evening of choral music that celebrates the spirit of Christmas with elegance and grace. This festive concert will feature a beautifully curated selection of traditional carols, newly commissioned pieces, and timeless sacred and secular music, all delivered with the group’s signature precision and artistry.

Tickets are available to purchase via the cathedral shop or website: https://www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/christmas-with-contrepoint