Cathedral News: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Sunday, April 6, 6 pm Experience the transcendent voices of the world-famous Choir of King's College, Cambridge, under the Cathedral's soaring vaulted ceilings. Don't miss your opportunity to see one of the world's oldest and most beloved choral groups perform in Washington, DC. Livestream option available. Get tickets→ New Crossroads Episode: Realize the Dream with Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King Martin Luther King III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, join the Rev. Jo Nygard Owens and Canon Leonard Hamlin to share how he is working to make his father’s dream a reality by building understanding, empathy and unity between people and communities. Stream now→ UPCOMING SERVICES & OFFERINGS Holy Eucharist Sunday, February 23, 11:15 am Join us for a service of Holy Eucharist on the seventh Sunday after the Epiphany. The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan preaches and the Rev. Canon Dana Colley Corsello presides. Available in-person or online. Learn more and livestream→ Choral Evensong Sunday, February 23, 4 pm Choral Evensong offers a moment of beauty and tranquility, blending choral music with timeless prayers and scripture. Experience this unique service as a peaceful way to end your day. Available in-person or online. Learn more and livestream→ Ash Wednesday: Rite of Reconciliation Wednesday, March 5, Starting at 10 am On Ash Wednesday, individuals may speak confidentially with a member of the clergy, confess their sins and receive absolution in-person at the Cathedral (between 10–11:30 am and 2–6:30 pm) or via private online Zoom chapel (between 10–11:30 am and 4–5:30 pm). Learn more→ Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist Services Wednesday, March 5 at 12 pm & 7 pm Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent: a time of fasting, prayer, self-examination and preparation for the Easter Feast. Join us for a service of Holy Eucharist that includes the imposition of ashes, an ancient sign of repentance that serves as a reminder of our mortality. The 12 pm service features contemporary music and the 7 pm service features traditional music. Incense is used at both services. Passes are not required. Learn more (12 pm service)→ Learn more (7 pm service)→ AT THE CATHEDRAL Pastoral Care Listening Session Sunday, February 23, 9:15 am Recent administration policies and executive orders have caused stress, division, and uncertainty within our Cathedral Congregation. We invite Federal Workers, the LGBTQIA+ community, and the Immigration/Asylum community for a listening session in Bethlehem Chapel. Learn more→ Creation Care Ministry: A Conversation with Karenna Gore Wednesday, February 26, 6:30 pm All are invited to the Congregation’s Creation Care meeting as it welcomes Karenna Gore for a conversation on a host of current issues, political and spiritual, facing the environment and our stewardship of God’s creation. Ms. Gore is the founder and executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics and visiting professor of practice of earth ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Karenna formed CEE in 2015 to address the moral and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis. Working at the intersection of faith, ethics, and ecology, she guides the Center’s public programs, educational initiatives, and movement-building. Register now→ Available March 5: Easter Sunday Passes Wednesday, March 5 You’re invited to join the Cathedral as we make our way from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week to the celebration of Christ’s glorious Resurrection on Easter Due to capacity limits, reserved passes are required for the Easter Sunday Festival Holy Eucharist services at 8 am and 11:15 am. Passes will be available for reservation starting on March 5. All other worship services during Lent and Holy Week do not require reserved passes. Learn more→ Retreat: Ash Wednesday Quiet Day Wednesday, March 5, 9:30 am Begin this Lent with a day-long retreat at the Virginia Mae Center on the Cathedral grounds. Throughout the day enjoy opportunities for communal prayer and meditation guided by seasonal art, scripture, and poetry. Participants will attend the noon Ash Wednesday Service of Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes in the Cathedral. Learn more and register→ Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: A Retreat with John Philip Newell & Cami Twilling May 13 - 15 Join renowned Celtic teacher and author of spirituality John Philip Newell and his colleague Cami Twilling for an intimate three-day retreat at Washington National Cathedral’s newly-renovated Virginia Mae Center. Within the sacred, tranquil grounds of the Cathedral, participants will experience Newell’s wisdom teaching and Twilling’s spiritual practices, calling us to be aware of the sacredness of Earth and every human being. Learn more and register→ Lift Up the Values of Our Faith and Nation How can you share the important message of peace, empathy and compassion today? When you make a gift in support of the Cathedral, you make possible powerful and hopeful programs that speak to the intersection of our sacred and civic lives. Give today→ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Sunday Sermon: The Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock "There are moments when all of us are made to feel uncomfortable, when we're pushed to be in places that mitigate against our sensibilities. Yet, I feel God in this moment stretching us because there is no growth without discomfort." Go to our sermon archive→ Homily by The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton  The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton joined us on Wednesday, February 19th and gave a homily remembering the life and legacy of the Right Rev. John T. Walker, sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and former dean of Washington National Cathedral. Watch now→ CATHEDRAL FAVORITES Book a Tour Lift Up the Values of Our Faith and Nation Start Your Day with the Cathedral Copyright © 2025 Washington National Cathedral, All rights reserved.   Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20016 United States  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe  from this list.