Sunday: Worship & the Church
Pray for fruitful worship across the cathedral and the wider Anglican Communion.
Psalm 122
Worship
Services and weekly activities
Our week is centred on the worship of the Triune God.
Order of Sunday service
A typical order. Exact liturgy follows the Anglican Book of Common Prayer and is adapted for feast days and special services.
- Processional hymn
- Opening sentences and greeting
- Confession and absolution
- Gloria
- Collect of the day
- Old Testament reading
- Psalm
- Epistle reading
- Gradual hymn
- Gospel reading
- Sermon
- Creed
- Notices and announcements
- Intercessions
- The Peace
- Offertory
- Holy Communion
- Post-communion prayer and blessing
- Recessional hymn
Weekly activities
Sunday
- 7.00am Morning worship
- 9.00am Main Holy Communion service
Monday
- 6.00am Christ Morning Star devotion
Tuesday
- 6.00pm Bible study and teaching
Wednesday
- 10.00am Women’s Guild meeting (weekly)
Thursday
- 6.00pm Choir practice
- 6.00pm Ajumogbadura prayer band
Friday
- 6.00am Morning devotion
Saturday
- 8.00am Society and committee meetings (as scheduled)
Intercession
Weekly prayer roster
Monday: Leadership
Pray for the Bishop, Provost, clergy, and cathedral officers.
1 Timothy 2:1-4
Tuesday: Families
Pray for cathedral families, marriages, and children.
Ephesians 5:22-6:4
Wednesday: Nation & Community
Pray for Nigeria, Osun State, and the community of Ilesa.
Jeremiah 29:7
Thursday: Youth & Societies
Pray for young people and the societies of the cathedral.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Friday: The Needy & Bereaved
Pray for the sick, the bereaved, and those in difficulty.
Matthew 5:3-12
Saturday: Preparation for Worship
Pray for hearts prepared for Sunday worship and the proclamation of the Word.
Psalm 95:1-7