A civic service will be held at the Cathedral on 11 November 2018 commencing at 6.30 pm. It will be hosted by the Dean, Fr Keith Joseph, who is also the acting President of the Darwin RSL Sub-Branch. It is timed so that the Minute's Silence will be at 7.30 pm which is 11 am Paris Time - a hundred years to the minute since the Great War ended. Please join us for this solemn service of commemoration.

Over this weekend we were visited by Cyclone Marcus. The Cathedral has suffered some minor damage and the roads around the city are still badly affected by fallen trees and power lines. Thank you to all who made it in to the Cathedral this morning for Sunday worship, but the Cathedral will now be closed until Tuesday while the area around it is cleared up and made safe. We continue to pray for all those affected by the Cyclone and give thanks for the Northern Territory Emergency Service and other emergency workers.

Lent is a season when we reflect on the brokenness of our world: this leads us to Holy Week as we consider the darkness that eventually leads to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. However we know that after the darkness comes the light of Easter Day: our journey through Lent involves a journey with Jesus through brokenness and darkness to the light that can never be diminished.   Lenten Studies Please join us at the Cathedral on Tuesday afternoons from 5.30 to 6.30 pm, commencing on Tuesday 20 February. The Dean will lead us in a series of reflections drawing on the Gospel of the previous Sunday, looking at the brokenness which afflict our church and our community - but also looking with hope to those things which can help overcome the despair and darkness of the world.   Holy Week Sunday 25 March - Palm Sunday - 7.30 am & 9.00 am Tuesday 27 March - Lenten Study at 5.30 pm followed by Tenebrae at 7.00 pm Wednesday 28 March - Chrism Mass and affirmation of Ordination Vows at 7.30 am Thursday 29 March - Maundy Thursday - Holy Communion and Washing of Feet at 7.00 pm Friday 30 March - Good Friday - Liturgy and Communion at 9.00 am and Meditation on the last words of Christ at 12 noon Saturday 31 March - Holy Saturday - Evening Prayer at 5.30 pm Sunday 1 April - Easter Day with Service of the First Light at 6.00 am and Holy Communion at 9.00 am

We're excited to commence our advent journey in December. Come share with us as we explore Christmas stories and traditions, both fresh and familiar over this festive season. Highlights include:

• Hope - Sunday 3 December, 7:30 & 9am
• Peace - Sunday 10 December, 7:30 & 9am
• Carols Service - Sunday 10 December, 6pm
• Joy - Sunday 17 December, 7:30 & 9am
• Love - Sunday 24 December, 9am ONLY
• Families' and Children's Service - Sunday 24 December, 5:30pm
• Midnight Mass - Sunday 24 December, 11:30pm
• Christmas Day - Monday 25 December, 7:30 & 9am

For more details, look on our Advent & Christmas 2017 page or check us out on Facebook.

A service to commemorate the Centenary of the Darwin Sub-branch of the Returned & Services League is being held on Wednesday 13 September at 3.30 pm. During the service the restored plaques in memory of Lieutenant Charles Lloyd Herbert and Private Sidney James Lauder will be rededicated in their new location inside the Cathedral. Both Chas Herbert and Sid Lauder were parishioners of this church, who died in the Battle of Ypres in October 1917.