Stay tuned for information about the cathedral's observances of this holy day.

Stay tuned for information about the cathedral's observances of this Holy day.

THURSDAYS, 7 A.M.  Before the closure of the cathedral building, a service of Holy Eucharist was offered each Thursday at 7 a.m., followed by a community breakfast. During the pandemic, a service of morning prayer is offered via Zoom at that time, followed immediately by some time to talk and be together. Join using this Zoom link.

Regular Evening Prayer is suspended during Holy Week. Lay readers from Seattle-area congregations including the cathedral lead a spoken service of daily prayer following the form of the Book of Common Prayer 1979, every weekday evening at 6:30 p.m. Learn more here. This Offering will continue via Zoom video-conferencing until Phase 3 or 4, when Thomsen Chapel reopens.

Holy Eucharist with Footwashing and Stripping of the Altar We remember the Last Supper and Jesus’ final teachings to his friends. Liturgy of The Word; Invitation to ritual washing. The livestreamed liturgy will then pause as members of the congregation at home, alone or with others, engage in sacred washing and a holy meal. The livestream will re-commence at 8:15 p.m. for the Stripping of the Altar.

At the conclusion of the Maundy Thursday liturgy (around 8:30pm), the livestream feed will switch to a feed from the Altar of Repose in McCaw Chapel, where the reserve sacrament will be veiled. Everyone is invited to keep watch during this vigil via the live stream. The livestream will remain active for as long as possible, with the goal of keeping vigil with the reserve sacrament through the night.