A Message from Dean Hollerith: The Work We Have To Do "If we can learn anew how we see each other, then maybe we can learn anew how to treat each other. In this moment, and in all the days to come, let us strive to embody the challenges and promises of our faith." Click to read the full message from Dean Randy Hollerith. Read now→ A BETTER WAY Better Way Resources: YouTube Playlist, Washington Post article and more As the sacred ground where the nation gathers for prayer at pivotal moments in our life together, the Cathedral gathered on November 5 and 6 to pray for the nation. Find services, sermons, and more on our YouTube channel or read about it in the Washington Post. Resources→ A Better Way: An Evening with Francis Collins Monday, November 18, 7 pm Join physician, former director of the National Institutes of Health, and New York Times-bestselling author Francis S. Collins (The Language of God) for a conversation with Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith about the ways we can move forward and together during these deeply divisive and polarizing times.  Available in person or online. This event is pay-what-you-wish. Learn more and register→ Cathedral Age Fall 2024 Edition Now Available Online Cathedral Age Fall 2024 edition is now available online! Here at the Cathedral, we’re hoping to help Americans find a Better Way to be in relationship with each other. Dean Randy Hollerith offers an introduction, and our clergy provide tips on how to navigate these complex times: Rev. Spencer Brown on weathering anxiety; Bishop Gene Robinson on loving your neighbor; Provost Jan Naylor Cope on finding common ground; Canon Theologian Kelly Brown Douglas on holding on to hope; and Rev. Jo Nygard Owens on navigating disappointment. Read now→ Better Way Programming YouTube Playlist Watch previously recorded programming from our Better Way initiative including last week's program Christian Voices in the Public Square moderated by Dean Randy Hollerith.  Watch now→ UPCOMING SERVICES & OFFERINGS Holy Eucharist Sunday, November 10, 11:15 am Join us for a service of Holy Eucharist on the twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 27. The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith preaches and the Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope presides. Available in-person or online.  Learn more and livestream→ Annual Marine Corps Service Sunday, November 10, 4 pm Join us for this annual service offering civilians, service members, and their families the chance to pause in prayer and pay tribute to Marines who have given the ultimate sacrifice to their country. Livestream available. Learn more and livestream→ National Thanksgiving Day Service Thursday, November 28, 10 am Join us on Thanksgiving Day amidst the beauty of God’s abundance as it fills the Cathedral nave. We gather to give thanks through word and song for the blessings of our lives. Please note that this service is not a Eucharist. ASL interpretation is offered for this service. Livestream available. Learn more and livestream→ Advent Lessons and Carols Sunday, December 1, 4 pm As we prepare for the birth of Jesus at Christmas, join us in-person or online for this popular seasonal service. Readings from Holy Scripture, hymns, and seasonal choral music proclaim the coming of the Promised One. Livestream available. Passes not required. Learn more and livestream→ CONCERTS & RECITALS Veterans Day Concert Saturday, November 9, 4 pm Join us for a festive concert featuring “The President’s Own” United States Marine Chamber Orchestra and singers from several branches of the military performing a variety of patriotic and celebratory musical favorites. No tickets required. Livestream available. Learn more and livestream→ Handel's Messiah Friday, December 6, 7 pm Saturday, December 7, 12 pm (family edition) & 4 pm Sunday, December 8, 4 pm (livestream available) The Washington National Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra perform Handel’s beloved Messiah. Captivating audiences for generations, experience the triumphant “Hallelujah Chorus” under the Cathedral’s soaring architecture. Livestream available for December 8thperformance only. Get tickets→ AT THE CATHEDRAL Bringing Ben Home: Congregation November Dinner Tuesday, November 12, 6 pm Join special guest Speaker Barbara Bradley Hagerty who will talk about her faith journey and her most recent book Bringing Ben Home in Bethlehem Chapel. Her book tells the story of Ben Spencer, a Black man wrongly convicted and sentenced to life for robbing and killing a white man in Dallas in 1987 before being freed after 34 years. In large part because of Barb’s reporting, Ben Spencer was exonerated on August 29, 2024. Learn more and register→ Online Retreat: Discovering Celtic Advent Friday, November 15, 7:30 pm Advent is a season of expectant waiting and preparation, but there is always a question of how to balance as the days grow shorter and our to-do lists grow longer. Join us for Discovering Celtic Advent, an online retreat where we’ll explore spiritual practices that reflect on the gifts of waiting expectantly in darkness while welcoming the glimpses of light in our world. Learn more and register→ Thanksgiving Dinner and Hymn Sing with the Congregation Tuesday, November 19, 6 pm Share in the love of family and friends as we give thanks for God’s abundant blessings. The public is welcome to join the Congregation family for this special event. Learn more and register→ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Sunday Sermon: The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope "Where do we find our hope? Where do we find our way forward? As we heard in the gospel lesson, we follow Jesus, who's always prepared to call us out of death and darkness into new life, new possibility, unbound, free." Go to our sermon archive→ CATHEDRAL FAVORITES Book a Tour Sustain What Sustains You Start Your Day with the Cathedral Copyright © 2024 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.