See a complete listing of Holy Week services here. Regular weekday 6 p.m. online Evening Prayer and 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer online services are suspended throughout Holy Week. Cathedral Yoga is cancelled on Monday, April 3. Tuesday Bible Study and Centering Prayer are canceled on Tuesday, April 4. No Community Dinner or Cathedral Commons program on Wednesday in Holy Week.

See a complete list of Holy Week services here.

A special service of Morning Prayer for Maundy Thursday will be offered in person in Thomsen Chapel on April 6, 2023. 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH: THE HOLY EUCHARIST, IN-PERSON IN THOMSEN CHAPEL NOTE: Beginning January 2023, an in-person 7 a.m. Eucharist will be offered on the 5th Thursday of the month as well.  2nd, 4th, & 5th THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH (2nd & 4th only beginning in 2023)  MORNING PRAYER, ONLINE VIA ZOOM  At 7 a.m. on Thursdays, an … Read More

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 5:30 P.M., Leffler House Join members of the 20s/30s group for an Agape Meal in Leffler House before the Maundy Thursday liturgy. An Agape Meal is a Christian fellowship meal recalling the meals Jesus shared with his disciples during his ministry. We will use the prayers found in the Book of Occasional Services to bless our meal. We will have vegetarian lentil soup and salad to share, and other simple, vegetarian dishes are welcome—bread, vegetables, hummus, nuts, … Read More

On this night we remember the Last Supper and Jesus' final teachings to his friends. The word "Maundy" comes from the Latin mandatum, meaning "commandment," referring to "The New Commandment," that is, Jesus' commandment to us to love one another. (The famous text Ubi caritas—"Where charity and love are, God is there"—has its origin in this liturgy, and will this year be sung by the Cathedral Choir in a setting by Morton Lauridsen.) Saint Mark's Deacon, The Rev. Emily Austin, will preach. This … Read More

A communal walking of the Stations of the Cross for Good Friday, following the form found in The Book of Occasional Services, and using the cathedral's beautiful  Stations of the Cross Sculptures by Virginia Maksymowicz. This serves a prelude to the Good Friday liturgy at noon.

Recalling the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, the Good Friday liturgy is out-of-joint. On this day, no service of Eucharist is permitted. The Passion—the complete story of Jesus' trials, crucifixion, and entombment—is proclaimed. While on Palm/Passion Sunday the crucifixion narratives of Matthew, Mark, or Luke are read, depending on the year, on Good Friday it is invariably the Passion according to John. At the liturgy at noon, the Passion is read; at 7 p.m., it is chanted by members of … Read More

Recalling the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, the Good Friday liturgy is out-of-joint. On this day, no service of Eucharist is permitted. The Passion—the complete story of Jesus' trials, crucifixion, and entombment—is proclaimed. While on Palm/Passion Sunday the crucifixion narratives of Matthew, Mark, or Luke are read, depending on the year, on Good Friday it is invariably the Passion according to John. At the liturgy at noon, the Passion is read; at 7 p.m., it is chanted by members of … Read More

A short but moving liturgy is appointed for Holy Saturday in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. For many years, the service was offered in the Chapel of the Resurrection, but since the pandemic it has been moved to an unfamiliar corner of the cathedral nave. This placement prompted an expansion and enrichment of the liturgy, with scripture, a brief homily offered by community member Emily Meeks, and silence holding space to contemplate both the grief and promise of the tomb. Note … Read More

This is most solemn night of the Christian year. We begin in darkness, then the Bishop kindles the New Fire with flint and steel—a primal act of creation and a symbol of the return of light and life. From the New Fire is lit the Paschal Candle, and from the Paschal candle the light is spread to the candles held by each participant. In this way a tiny spark grows to illuminate the entire cathedral. A deacon or cantor standing next to … Read More

SATURDAY, APRIL 8, after the Easter Vigil Liturgy (approx. 11:30 p.m.) at Lost Lake Cafe in Capitol Hill All are welcome to join members of the 20s/30s group for a late-night breakfast following the Easter Vigil! After the service concludes, and Easter has been proclaimed, we will celebrate at Lost Lake Cafe in Capitol Hill. It will be a joyous feast. Questions or more information? Contact Luke Abdow at: labdow@saintmarks.org

A list of Easter event can be found here.