St John’s Cathedral is home to a community which seeks to bring the best of Anglican tradition into dialogue with the issues and needs of our day.
We strive for open-minded conversation, seek to practice inclusion, and reflect on how we might see our beliefs put into action. We want this to be a place where people are encouraged to seek God and progress their own spiritual journeys.
The Cathedral itself, a renowned Brisbane landmark, serves as a magnet, where diverse people gather to worship, celebrate, seek solace, converse and learn.
For details of special events and concerts at the Cathedral please see the WHAT’S ON page. You may find information about our regular worship times on the SERVICES page.
Peace,
Peter Catt +
Dean of Brisbane
ORGAN RESTORATION
APPEAL
ON THE WAY PODCAST
BARBARA BROWN TAYLOR:
Rediscovering Reverence.
In the midst of our busy lives, we can so easily miss the sacred shining through every moment. Children are instinctively drawn to bewilderment and astonishment at the wonder of life, and yet it is a way of seeing that often fades as the rigours and responsibilities of adult life take over…
St John’s Cathedral
FREE! MORNING CONCERT SERIES 2025
Next Concert
Thursday 1 May 2025 at 11am
Queensland Conservatorium: Piano
Mystics, Theologians & God-Botherers
‘Jürgen Moltmann (1926-2024)’
with Father Duncan Norwood
Sunday, 4 May 2025
6-8pm
Live Stream for Weddings, Funerals and Worship
Click here to access the stream of the Service
STREAMING OF SERVICES and SERVICE NOTES
These will be updated each Thursday –
“THIS WEEK” covers the coming Sunday;
“LAST WEEK” the preceding Sunday.
Click the title bar or ‘+’ button to toggle open your chosen week and select the service time.
LAST WEEK'S SERVICE NOTES
Easter Sunday 20 April
The Feast of the Resurrection
THIS WEEK'S SERVICE NOTES
April 13
The Second Sunday of Easter
7.30am Holy Eucharist – Sundays
Click here for Live Stream on The Cathedral YouTube Channel
The stream will appear on our channel at approximately 7.15am Sunday
Click here for Service Notes
9.30am Choral Eucharist – Sundays
Click here for Live Stream on The Cathedral YouTube Channel
The stream will appear on our channel at approximately 9.15am Sunday
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6.00pm Choral Evensong
Live Stream Sundays at 6pm
The stream will appear on our channel at approximately 5.45pm Sunday
Morning Prayer
Monday to Friday
8.30am
To access an electronic copy of the Prayer Book, please email: cathedral@stjohnscathedral.com.au
Streamed Services available as Recordings anytime
Latest additions
April 27: Second Sunday after Easter
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April 20: Easter Day
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April 19: Holy Saturday
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April 18: Good Friday
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April 17: Maundy Thursday
The Liturgy of the Last Supper
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April 13: Sunday of the Passion (Palm Sunday)
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THE CATHEDRAL and DEANERY HERITAGE APPEALS
The National Trust of Australia (Queensland) has listed The Cathedral and The Deanery (Adelaide House) because of their significance to the heritage of Queensland and Australia more broadly. Adelaide House was the first Government House when Queensland was created on 10th December 1859. The balcony on which Sir George Bowen read the proclamation that day has been the subject of a great deal of work to restore it to a stable and safe condition. The cathedral is the only stone-vaulted church in the Southern hemisphere and is highly regarded as a sublime example of neo-gothic architecture. Donations to the Cathedral fund are used to enhance and presence the fabric of the magnificent building.
Donations to the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) for these appeals are allowable as deductions for tax purposes.
Find out more on our DEANERY APPEAL page.
Welcome. “On the Way” is a series of recorded conversations (podcasts) exploring the deeper mysteries of faith, meaning, and beauty that people from all over the world are able to listen to on their smartphone or computer.
The podcast invites others who are also “on the way” into conversation; seeking a transformative spirituality and inclusive faith that speaks to real issues of today. Together in dialogue and storytelling we seek to make meaning and articulate a Christianity that expresses the liberating and life-giving message of the Gospel in our time.
Links to the published podcasts may be found at here. Note that these are hosted externally by Omny Studio and will open in a new browser tab.
You can also download all the podcasts from the iTunes store, or using your preferred podcast App, including Android. Search by the names “On the Way” or “St John’s Cathedral” and subscribe for free to receive these great conversations straight to your device every month! CDs are also available for those who are unable to access the podcasts online and these are available on the Literature Table in the Cathedral.
To find out more, contact the Cathedral Office by email or phone 3835 2222 during business hours.
CATHEDRAL OFFERINGS
NEW: ONLINE DONATIONS PAGE!
Our Cathedral has adopted the simple, convenient online payment channel of Tithe.ly — designed by and for churches — and currently used by more than 12,000 churches and ministries in over 50 countries.
Scan or click on the QR code above, to visit our GIVE page on this website: you may make an offering to our Cathedral and its work – either as a one-off or recurring gift –
using a credit card by clicking on the
green GIVE NOW button or the
GENERAL DONATIONS image block, which will open a simple, pop-up Tithe.ly form without you having to leave this site.
MORE INFO: please visit our GIVE page
OUTREACH – APRIL 2025 GOOD FRIDAY GIFT 2025: Bringing hope to the Holy Land
Every year at this time, ABM-AID requests support for three appeals – Lent, Good Friday and Easter. For the first time, this year they are hosting only the Lent Appeal and Good Friday Gift appeals.
This Good Friday, as we gather to tell the story of Christ’s suffering and death on the cross, we turn our eyes to the Holy Land.
There, in the place where Jesus was crucified, we see despair.
Conflict in the region has taken countless lives.
But this Good Friday, we have a chance to bring hope, the hope we see in Easter.
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Our ABM-AID friends and their partners in the Diocese of Jerusalem continue to do the work that is needed: tending to the sick, comforting the destitute, and caring for the children.
They have asked for our help. This Easter season, how will we respond?
The city of Zarka, in Jordan, is the location of the Saviour School. Founded in 1955, this school educates over 250 students from Kinder to Year 12.
In a world of chaos, the Saviour School is a haven of safety for the children who need it most.
But the school’s facilities need repair.
The school’s outdoor area is old and broken. Children trip over holes and cracks during playtime, injuring themselves. Water pools after rain, causing the surface to become slippery and dangerous.
This space, used for children’s games, assemblies, graduations and events, is now 70 years old and does not meet safety standards. It desperately needs renewal.
The Diocese of Jerusalem needs $30,000 to meet the costs of repairing the outdoor area and installing solar panels.
Children should feel safe and joyful when they play at school.
We can help. This month, our generous gift can enable such repairs to the school’s outdoor area, so that children can run and play without fear of injury.
With our assistance, the Diocese of Jerusalem can also have solar panels installed, providing clean and affordable power – letting the lights shine, and giving children, the next generation, the education they deserve.
Will we be a light in that darkness? Will we help to bring hope into a broken world? Since 1918 and the aftermath of World War 1, Australians have supported the Diocese of Jerusalem through the Good Friday Gift.
This year, we stand again with our friends in the Holy Land, reassuring them that they have not been forgotten in their time of need.
So, as we head toward Good Friday, on Good Friday, and as the Easter season begins, we look to Christ’s example, we seek to live out His love for the world, and the hope He brings to the next generation in this place of great need.
Can we help by raising at least $1,000 towards the $30,000 needed for the ABM-AID Good Friday Appeal? Donations are tax deductible. ABM-AID envelopes are available at the Outreach Board in the Narthex. Please place your donation in one of these (or your own clearly marked) envelope and give it with your offering, place it in the Donations Box, give it to a cathedral warden, or to the Cathedral Office Monday-Friday. If you wish to receive a receipt, please write your name and address clearly on the reverse of the envelope. Using electronic banking, make a bank transfer to BSB 034 003 Account No:385378; please narrate your deposit “Outreach 04” and also email outreach@stjohnscathedral.com.au to inform us of your deposit (include the amount), and to provide your postal details for the receipt. For other forms of payment, please phone the cathedral office [(07) 3835 2222] during normal business hours Monday-Friday. Cheques should be made payable to ABM Good Friday Gift Appeal. The ABM-AID will provide receipts after they receive our total donation in May. Thank you.