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St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, formally the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George, is the Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Southwark, which covers the London boroughs south of the Thames, the county of Kent and the Medway Unitary Authority.
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St George's Cathedral has a well-established musical tradition, with a diversity of styles represented at the different Masses, ranging from congregational hymns and Mass settings at the 10am Family Mass sung by the Cathedral Consort youth choir, through plainsong and polyphony at the 12pm Solemn Mass sung by the Cathedral Choir of choristers and lay clerks. There is also a Junior Choir for younger children and the Cathedral runs the new Southwark Singing Programme.
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20.05.2022

The Solemnity of the Ascension

We keep the Ascension of Our Lord on Thursday 26 May. Our celebrations of this great Solemnity begin with Solemn First Vespers at 6pm on Wednesday 25 May. Read more

14.05.2022

Our Sunday obligation

As Catholics we acknowledge our duty to worship Almighty God. One of the precepts of the Church (Church laws binding on Catholics) is that we attend Mass on Sundays and other holy days of obligation and refrain from work and activities which could impede the sanctification of those days. Read more

07.05.2022

St John Paul II Visit Anniversary

St John Paul II Visit Anniversary - 28 May 2022 Read more

07.05.2022

Young Adults Group: Summer Series

The St George’s Young Adults Group for 20s and 30s will be hosting a summer series of talks on "Vocation". Read more

06.05.2022

Annual Cathedral Marriage Mass

Celebrating your 1st, 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th or any later wedding anniversary this year? Did you last year? Read more

01.05.2022

A word of Easter thanks

The clergy and staff of St George’s would like to say a big thank you to all of those who gave gifts this Easter, and the many who helped in their various ways to make the celebrations such a success: Read more

30.04.2022

Priest Training Fund – 2nd Collection on 8 May

The priesthood has always been essential to the life of the Church, from the time of Jesus until today. Good Shepherd Sunday is the day we pray for vocations, for our priests, and take up the Priest Training Fund second collection. Read more

29.04.2022

Becoming Catholic

Becoming a Catholic Christian at St George's Cathedral. Read more

29.04.2022

“COME HOME”: returning to Mass

Do you have a friend or family member who hasn’t been back to Mass since the March 2020 lockdown? Have you been praying for someone you know who has drifted from practising their Catholic faith? Read more

23.04.2022

Appointment of Tenor Lay Clerk

A vacancy has arisen for one Tenor Lay Clerk to join the group of nine regular Lay Clerks beginning June 2022 or soon after. Lay Clerks are required to sing at Sunday morning Solemn Mass at St George's Cathedral during term time, as well as other major occasions during the liturgical year, such as Ash Wednesday, Holy Week and Christmas services. Read more