The Famous Annual Candlemas service at Ripon Cathedral is taking place on Saturday January 31 at 5.30pm.

The cathedral will be lit by thousands of candles as we celebrate the light of Christ conquering the world’s darkness. The cathedral choir will lead the worship and during the service the congregation will be invited to process around the church with their own candles.

The vital contribution of farmers to feeding the nation and managing the countryside is being celebrated at a special service supported by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.
All are welcome at the Plough Sunday Service on Sunday 11 January as blessings and thanks are offered to farming families, and an address is given by the Archbishop of York, The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell.

Ripon Cathedral is pleased that the Archbishop of York, the Rt Hon and Most Revd Stephen Cottrell will be preaching at the Plough Sunday Service on Sunday January 11 at 3.30pm, held in partnership with the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.

We are delighted that Ripon Cathedral’s St Wilfrid Window is featured in the book available from Ripon Cathedral Shop.
Divine Light – The Stained Glass of England’s Cathedrals is by Janet Gough OBE. Photos by Andy Marshall.