WELCOME
WELCOME
Welcome to the web site of Belfast Cathedral. We hope you will enjoy discovering more about the Cathedral Church of St Anne and the activities of the faith community which worships here.
ACCESS TO THE CATHEDRAL
The Cathedral is open to visitors from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm on weekdays and on Sundays.
Access to the Cathedral is available to the physically challenged. Both the exterior and interior is equipped with ramps. There is a rest room facility and a lift to the lower floor of the Cathedral Centre. There is also access to the sanctuary which enables full participation in the Eucharist. Designated seating can easily be removed to enable wheelchair users to sit with their friends in the congregation.
Visits by groups and schools are welcomed.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
There are daily services as follows: Monday - Saturday, at 8.10 a.m. (morning prayer), 8.30 a.m. The Eucharist, 1.00 p.m. (midday prayers - on Wednesdays, Feast and Saints’ days there is a celebration of the Eucharist at 1.00 p.m.) and 3.30 p.m. (evening prayer). The daily offices are generally held in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit and the Eucharist in the Chapel of Unity.
There are services of healing most Monday evenings at 8.00 pm and on Fridays at 1.00 pm.
Our Sunday schedule is Eucharist at 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 am; Choral Eucharist at 11.00 am; and Evensong or a service for a community group, cause or charity at 3.30 pm. Free parking is available in the Cathedral precincts for those attending Sunday worship. On weekdays, public parking is available very close to the Cathedral.
OVERVIEW OF WEB SITE
DAIRY
A diary of events is available on the site. This is organised on a weekly basis for the current month and thereafter on a monthly basis to the end of the current year. Major festivals, services and events arranged for future years are also online.
NEWS
As well as specific news reports this section gives news of the week’s services and events including the music for the following Sunday's service. in addition the online edition of “The Cathedral Digest” - the monthly magazine - is published. It contains an article by the Dean, news of the members of the Cathedral Community and of those who are the focus of our prayers.
CONTACTS
Contact phone numbers to staff and various Cathedral groups together with guidelines for those wishing to arrange, baptisms, marriages or to have a service hosted in the Cathedral for an organisation or community group.
MUSIC
Belfast Cathedral aims to be a centre of excellence in Anglican Choral Music.
RESOURCES
This section of the site seeks to help individuals grow in their Christian faith.
Prayer Source - follows the Church’s Year and provides prayers for special occasions and for use each month.
Personal study - includes structured modules and articles.
Family resources - helps with Christian parenting and faith nurture.
Christian Education - for those in schools and in teacher education colleges. This section is password protected.
Past Sermons - an archive of sermons preached in the Cathedral.
Prayer Walks - accounts of various features in the Cathedral and prayers inspired by them. These will also be in PDF Format
VIRTUAL TOUR
An illustrated tour of the principal features of the Cathedral
HERITAGE
Time lines of the building and events in the city, Ireland and the world for most years since the 1750ies. Records of the Vicars, Deans and Clergy. The Book of Witnesses records the generosity of donors to the Cathedral and the service of individuals. Records of war memorials in the Cathedral, Cathedral records and various publications about the Cathedral are listed. These will be quite extensive - and the Book of Witnesses will be an area which grows.
SUPPORTERS
This section outlines the various ways in which you can support the Cathedral and its Christmas Sitout for Charities. Details of the friends of Belfast Cathedral and the Choir Association together with a donor response may be found here.
PHOTO GALLERY
A lens shaped view of Cathedral life. Mainly photos with elongated captions of contemporary events.
SOUVENIRS
Some souvenirs are available in the Cathedral at the welcome desk, but the Good Bookshop, situated very close to the Cathedral is well worth a visit.
