Worship Online
Although our building is closed, we continue to pray from our hearts and homes. We are developing new ways of connecting for worship and fellowship in this section of our website. Please explore the resources below.
The Very Reverend Nicola Sullivan
Dean of Southwell
Morning Prayer
All are welcome to join the clergy at online Morning Prayer each weekday at 8.30am. To take part, please email dean@southwellminster.org.uk. You will need a device with an internet connection, but little prior technical knowledge is required.
Services Online
- Sundays: 10.30am Holy Communion
- Thursdays: 7.30pm Reflection and Compline
Southwell Minster Online Services Calendar
Follow the Service link for full details and video.

28 February 2021 at 10am: Cathedral Eucharist Online
The Second Sunday of Lent
The President of the Eucharist is The Very Revd Nicola Sullivan, Dean of Southwell.
The Preacher is The Revd James Halstead, Principal of the Diocesan School of Discipleship.
The Lay Clerks of the Cathedral Choir are directed by Paul Provost, Rector Chori, and Jonathan Allsopp, Assistant Director of Music.
The organ is played by the Assistant Director of Music and James Furniss-Roe, Organ Scholar.
The setting for the Eucharist is Missa brevis by Guy Turner (b. 1955).
Please do join in at home as you are comfortably able: you may wish to stand, sit and kneel as you normally would in church (we have included instructions for posture in the order of service for this reason), and/or to speak and sing along with the congregational elements of the service.
A video of the Service will appear below at 10am on Sunday morning. You do not need to sign in to watch it. Please refresh your browser by pressing F5 if the video doesn't play.
You can also watch this service on the Southwell Minster Youtube channel: VIEW HERE
25 March at 7pm: Sung Eucharist Online
Please do join in at home as you are comfortably able: you may wish to stand, sit and kneel as you normally would in church (we have included instructions for posture in this booklet for this reason), and/or to speak along with the congregational elements of the service.
A video of the Service will appear below at 7pm. You do not need to sign in to watch it. Please refresh your browser by pressing F5 if the video doesn't play.
Watch Previous Services, Homilies and Reflections
Scroll through the listing below. Click on the service you would like to watch.

The Seventh Sunday of Easter
May 24, 2020
Ascension Day Services
May 21, 2020
A Service for Rogationtide
May 17, 2020
The Fifth Sunday after Easter
May 17, 2020
Reflection and Compline, Thursday 14 May 2020
May 14, 2020
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 10, 2020
Reflection and Compline, Thursday 7 May 2020
May 7, 2020The Fourth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2020
Reflection and Compline on Thursday Evenings
April 30, 2020The Third Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2020How to make an act of Spiritual Communion when we are unable to be together for the Eucharist
Guidance on Spiritual Communion
Music
Below are some of the choral pieces that would have been sung over the next two weeks at the Minster. Click here for a translation of the texts, all of which are in Latin. The links will take you to recordings of these pieces, but you may like to continue to explore further with these as starting points.
Poulenc – Tenebrae factae sunt
Poulenc – Tristis est anima mea
Byrd – Ne irascaris Domine/Civitas Sancti tui
To help our spiritual preparations during Passiontide, the two weeks prior to celebrating the great feast of Easter, and as we are unable to physically come together to sing as one, our wonderful choristers and lay clerks will be recording verses of some of the most well-known Passiontide hymns which we will be uploading regularly and can be found in the tabs below. We hope you enjoy and make sure to keep checking back to see the latest video!
O sacred head, sore wounded verse 1
O sacred head, sore wounded verse 4
My song is love unknown verse 1
Virtual Junior Church
Whilst the Minster is closed, Junior Church will become Virtual Junior Church, allowing children and families to come together to take part in themed activities that we would have otherwise done together on a Sunday morning. You can find the activity sheets in the tabs below
If you are interested in helping with Junior Church or would like to find out more information about it, please contact Mrs Karen Edginton by calling 01636 815836 or emailing edginton1@hotmail.com
Journey into Easter
For Holy Week, why not enjoy some simple activities and reflections at home with the children using ‘Journey Into Easter’. Below you will find daily prayers, images and activities to explore during Monday-Friday of Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
We’d love to see what you create using items easily found at home – please share your photos with us on our social media pages by tagging us as per the below
Facebook @southwellminster
Twitter @southwminster
Instagram @southwellminster
Prayers
Stilling Prayer
Stilling Prayer (or ‘Christian Meditation’) is held each Monday in term time at 7.30pm. For the time being we will be moving on-line and observing it collectively in our homes on Mondays 7.30 – 8.00 pm. The leader for each evening will supply us with a short thought or quote to help lead us into silence, in much the same way as when we meet. If you would like to join this on-line group please e-mail the group’s coordinator Stephen Ibbotson who can be contacted on ibbotson51@gmail.com
Prayer Resources
May 2020
Please note - the Cathedral Shop and online store are currently closed due to the ongoing health situation. However, once they reopen...
You'll find plenty of worship materials and religious books at the Cathedral Shop and in our online store
To contact the Cathedral Shop, please phone 01636 812933 or email cathedralshop@southwellminster.org.uk
Prayer Resources
The daily pattern of worship is the heartbeat of this Cathedral, a rhythm of praise and prayer.