Traditional Requiem Eucharist service of Holy Communion at Chester Cathedral to remember those who have died in recent years.
Chester Cathedral holds a Requiem Eucharist for All Souls on Sunday 1 November at 3pm, as part of its All Souls services. It's a traditional service of Holy Communion with space to remember those we've loved and lost in recent years, so it's as much about the people you're thinking of as it is about the liturgy itself.
If you're not familiar with how the Cathedral does things, the worship follows the same pattern as that of its Benedictine predecessors at St Werburgh's Abbey. The Liturgy of the Word sits at the core, interwoven with canticles and followed by intercessory prayer. It's a structured, measured way of doing things, and having it as a Eucharist means there's the sharing of bread and wine as part of the service.
There's also a bit of the Cathedral's wider life that comes into play here. Since 2019, they've stopped printing single-use documents, so you won't find a printed order of service handed to you as you walk in. Instead, service sheets are available as downloads or projected onto large screens inside the building. It's part of their commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, so if you like to follow along with the readings and prayers, you'll want to have your phone handy or just keep an eye on the screens.
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The service is on Sunday 1 November at 3pm at Chester Cathedral, one of the All Souls services they run that weekend.
