Lent Quiet Day

14 March 2026

Join us for a Quiet Day on Saturday 14 March, 2026, in the oldest church in Cambridge. This is a ‘drop-in’ quiet day: Come when you can any time between 7am to 8pm, and stay as long as you need.

Throughout the Quiet Day, there will be stations set up for self-directed activities, including prayer, Scripture reading, rosaries, and creative art. You’re welcome to take part, or to sit quietly in a space that has sheltered a millennium of prayers. A schedule of workshops and services is below.

Helpful Info: You do not need to be a member of the church in order to attend; all are welcome. You can arrive at any time, and leave when you need. The church is wheelchair accessible. There is a toilet in the church (not wheelchair accessible), and a Loop system. Coffee and tea will be served throughout the day. Meals are communal but self-catering (in other words, we eat together but bring our own food). Children, under the supervision of a responsible adult, are always welcome.

Schedule

  • 7am Morning Prayer

  • 7.30 Coffee/Hot cross buns available rest of the morning

  • 8 Silence

  • 9 Eucharist

  • 9.30 Stations of the Cross

  • 10 Workshop: Art and the Stations of the Cross

  • 11 Prayer and activity stations throughout the church.

  • 12pm Midday prayer

  • 12.30 BYO Lunch

  • 1.30 Workshop: Praying with Beads

  • 2.30 Prayer and activity stations throughout the church.

  • 3 Intercessory Prayer

  • 3.30 Prayer and activity stations throughout the church.

  • 5 Workshop: Lectio Divina — Imagination and Scripture

  • 6 Evening Prayer

  • 6.30 BYO Dinner (Silent, with reading on Saint Benedict’s Rule)

  • 7.15 Workshop: Chant — singing as praying twice

  • 8 Sung Compline

  • 8.30 Setting up for Sunday