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
GETTING HERE:
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ON THE WAY PODCAST
John Snobar:
Peace with Justice
What if reconciliation is resistance? John Snobar, a Palestinian Christian and former Australian Diplomat, joins the podcast to speak from his lived experience both in diplomatic circles and on the ground in Israel/ Palestine of how speaking the truth is, in itself, a nonviolent response. …
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St John’s Cathedral Community
Visioning and Planning Day
Saturday, 14 February 2026
9am-3pm
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.
THIS WEEK'S SERVICE NOTES
Sunday 8 February
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
LAST WEEK'S SERVICE NOTES
Sunday 1 February
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
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
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9.30am Choral Eucharist – Sundays
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The stream will appear on our channel at approximately 9.15am Sunday
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6.00pm Choral Evensong
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
February 8: The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
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February 1: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple
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January 25: The Third Sunday after Epiphany
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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
February Outreach
Our Islands Our Home
Zenadh Kes (the Torres Strait Islands & surrounding seas) is home to Traditional Owners who have lived with a deep connection to land, sea, sky and culture for over 60,000 years.
Right now, Torres Strait Islanders are on the frontlines of the climate crisis and urgent action is needed to ensure they can remain on their homelands. Advancing seas are already threatening homes, as well as damaging fresh water supplies, crops, burial grounds and sacred cultural sites.
“Our Islands Our Home” is a campaign led by Torres Strait Islanders to protect their island homes.
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On 23 September 2022, the Torres Strait 8 made international legal history after the United Nations Human RIghts Committee found that the Australian Government is violating its human rights obligations to Torres Strait Islanders by failing to act on climate change.
In 2024 Archbishop Jeremy Greaves and I (Josie) were invited, along with Peter Brandjerporn (Anglican Church Southern Qld justice unit coordinator) to tour Zenadh Kes by senior Saibai elder Aunty Dr Rose Elu to meet with other traditional elders including member of the Torres Strait 8, Yessie Mosby.
“Torres Strait 8” Traditional Owner Yessie Mosby showing Archbishop Jeremy Greaves the impacts of climate change, including the shrinking shoreline and where the ancestral resting places were previously located before being washed away, at his family’s property on Masig, May 2024. (www.anglicanfocus.org.au)
“While sandbags and seawalls protect villages and communities, these are only a temporary fix,” Archbishop Jeremy said.
“It is also a ‘fix’ that has other impacts — a seawall that protects a village also prevents turtles from nesting and a boat ramp substantial enough to withstand the higher tides causes the movement of sand so that it covers seagrass and impacts dugong habitats.”
Archbishop Jeremy Greaves, Cr Francis Pearson, Aunty Dr Rose Elu and Josie Greaves on Poruma island in front of a seawall made of sandbags (anglicanfocus.org.au)
There is much more work to be done to address the urgent need to combat the devastating impacts of climate change that is literally lapping at the doorsteps of the people of the Torres Strait Islands.Members of the Torres Strait 8 and their delegates are travelling and speaking at international forums including COP 30 in 2025 to raise awareness of the immediate impacts of rising waters, erosion and sea pollution.
Donations to this important social and climate justice cause will be used to further resource the Torres Strait 8 to share stories, speak to media, raise awareness and lobby politicians to act on their obligations to engage in meaningful consultation with their communities to assess and respond to their needs.
For more information please visit www.ourislandsourhome.com.au and www.anglicanfocus.org.au for stories of the Archbishop’s visit in 2024.
Let us show solidarity with Torres Strait Islanders by contributing to power the Our Nations Our Home campaign.
Can we support the “Our Islands Our Home” Appeal by donating $1,500? You’ll find Outreach envelopes for February at the Outreach Board.
Please: put your donation envelope with your offering, into the Donations Box, or give to a cathedral warden, or to the Cathedral Office Monday-Friday. Using electronic banking: BSB 034 003 Account No: 385378; (narrate your deposit “Outreach 02” and email outreach@stjohnscathedral.com.au so we can include your donation in the monthly total. For both cash and bank transfers, please provide your postal/email details if you want a receipt. Cheques: please make payable to ‘350.org Limited’. Donations of $2 or more to ‘350.org Limited’ are tax deductible.
For other payments, please phone the cathedral office [(07) 3835 2222] during business hours Monday-Friday. Donations to Our Islands Our Home are processed through 350 Australia(350.org.au); receipts will be provided by them after the February appeal is finalised (probably about mid-late April). Thank you.