Take a break, have a coffee (or other preferred cuppa) and chat online with various members of the extended Cathedral community. Relax, bring your beverage and be welcomed into the conversation on Tuesdays – any time between 10.30am and 11.30am.

Our Cathedral offers a weekly Christian meditation group on Tuesday evenings from 6.45 to 7.30pm. The meditation group is always open to new members. A simple meal of soup and bread is available in St Martin’s House from 5.30pm.

The meditation group meets in the Cathedral as well as by Zoom. To join via Zoom, use either this Zoom link or your phone – (07) 3185 3730, enter Meeting ID: 278 417 931#, Passcode: 042853# and then Participant ID: #.

Further information: Please contact The Rev’d Canon Julia Van Den Bos by email (jvandenbos@stjohnscathedral.com.au) or via the Cathedral office.

On Friday 20 March, a Lenten Reflection Evening will be held at the Cathedral for people aged 11-17.

The event will begin in the Darnell Room at 6.30pm with dinner.

After a time of discussion and worship, the evening will finish with Nocturnes in the Cathedral from 9pm. The event will end at around 10pm.

Registration is helpful for catering purposes, but not essential.

For more information, please email Canon Julia Van Den Bos –  jvandenbos@stjohnscathedral.com.au.

In recent years a special part of the Lenten Journey here at St John’s has been Nocturnes. For the six Friday nights during Lent (February 20 – March 27) at 9pm, the building will calmly resound with the sound of thirty minutes of reflective seasonal choral music. This is followed by the intimate liturgy of Compline, where music and words gently bring the day to a close.

Please join us for Nocturnes this year, featuring some of Brisbane’s favourite choral ensembles.

Choral Ensembles:

• February 20 – Aura
• February 27 – The Cathedral Choristers Collective
• March 6 – The Cathedral Choir with the Girl Choristers with Christina Lieberwith-Morris
• March 13 – The Choir of All Saints, Wickham Terrace
• March 20 – The Choir of Holy Trinity Fortitude Valley
• March 27 – Lumens Chamber ChoirA Silent Labyrinth Walk will be available from 8.30pm. All are welcome!

Who is The Journey for?

Those who want to take stock of their lives using a spiritual focus; Those considering baptism for themselves or for their children; Those considering confirmation;
Those who want to become an Anglican;

Those wanting to discern some future direction for their life; Those interested in unpacking the faith.

What is the process?

The Christian faith is a way of life. Entering into a way of life requires reflection. Christians are people who seek to live out the way of love. We seek to follow Jesus who, in his own life, demonstrated that we were made by God, who is love, for love. God’s love gives us the energy to love in turn. Since we are made for love, we each have a purpose. The Journey exists to enable people to discover what this truth means for them. The process aims to give people the space to test and then find their own way into this way of life. It takes what has happened in life to this point seriously. We believe that by reflecting on our life-story we discover how God has been at work in our lives since before we were born, and also identify ways in which we, as unique people, are to respond to this. We discover the way in which God’s love for us can shape our relationships, inform our motives, and help us find deep happiness.

How does it work?

By allowing those involved to ask questions, to talk over issues, share insights and to learn about specific areas that interest them. This takes place within small groups.

Why this way?

We learn most effectively when we are seeking answers to questions that matter to us.

Attending via Zoom: Use either this Zoom link (video/audio) or your phone – 07 3185 3730, enter Meeting ID: 894 0003 0380#, Passcode: 885493# and then Participant ID: #.

For more information please contact:
The Dean, Peter Catt, pcatt@stjohnscathedral.com.au or phone 3835 2239.

2nd and 4th Saturdays – 10am to 11am

Mainly Music is designed for children aged 0 to 5 years, but older children may join in. Friends, parents, grandparents, aunties, and uncles are welcome. Mainly Music is a community connection initiative.

Each Mainly Music session includes play time, singing and dancing time, and refreshments time.

Mainly Music is held in the Darnell Room, St Martin’s House. Parking is available.

For more information, see Hannah Dillingham or Ken Willett or contact them through the Cathedral office: phone – (07) 3835 2222; email – cathedral@stjohnscathedral.com.au.

Cathedral AMUA Branch

Anglican Mothers Union Australia (AMUA) is part of a worldwide fellowship of Christians united in prayer, worship and service.

AMUA Vision: a world where God’s love is known through loving, respectful and flourishing relationships.

AMUA Aim: to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by the transformation of communities worldwide through the nurture of family.

Membership is available for all [women and men] who have been baptised. If you would like to become a member of this wonderful fellowship, please do reach out to us.

The Cathedral Branch usually meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 9.45am (for tea/coffee) for a 10am start.

February 2026

➢ Thursday 12th February: we will meet in the Cathedral at 9.45am with tea/coffee, then start at 10.00am. All are welcome and annual fees are due and payable at this meeting.

This year we celebrate 150 years of wonderful work by Mothers Union across the world. It is important that we celebrate the work not only by Mary Sumner in 1876 but the meaningful work continuing today. Keep a look out for our special events this year.

This year we are continuing with our support of important charities and Cathedral AMUA projects are:

Hope in a Suitcase (HIASC): HIASC supports children from infants to 16 years old going into foster care. In the past when a child goes into foster care it was with a plastic bag and a few personal items. With your support children are now starting their life in foster care with dignity and a suitcase or sports bag filled with clothing, toiletries, books and toys and a special note with every suitcase that says YOU ARE LOVED, YOU ARE WORTHY, YOU MATTER! This suitcase belongs to a worthy, brave and resilient young person. Please ensure it goes with them wherever their journey may lead them. EVERY CHILD MATTERS!

BOOKS4PNGKIDS: this is a wonderful way to bring light to children in PNG with the gift of reading. Donations of new and used books for children aged 0-14 years old are greatly accepted and appreciated..

For further information about the Cathedral Branch of AMUA or to ask a question, please contact Debra Franks (7.30am congregation) or leave a message via reception@stjohnscathedral.com.au or through the Cathedral Office – 07 3835 2222.