Event Calendar

September 2010

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Ongoing Exhibition

Featured Event: Dreamers and Believers: Cathedral Builders

Engaging exhibit using stories, voices, images, and film to celebrate the visionaries, donors, artists, and workers who built the Cathedral. Learn more »

Wednesday, September 1

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Thursday, September 2

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 3:00 PM

    Close-up Tour: Angels Everywhere

    See how angels have been depicted in stained glass, needlepoint, wood carving, and stone carving Learn more »

    Tickets: $5 per person; no reservation required..

Friday, September 3

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Sunday, September 5

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  • 7:45 AM

    Holy Eucharist, Rite 1

    The Rev. Canon Samuel Van Culin, preacher

  • 8:45 AM

    Holy Eucharist

    Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, preacher

  • 11:15 AM

    Holy Eucharist

    Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, preacher

  • 1:30 PM

    Close-up Tour: Angels Everywhere

    See how angels have been depicted in stained glass, needlepoint, wood carving, and stone carving Learn more »

    Tickets: $5 per person; no reservation required..

  • 4:00 PM

    Evening Prayer

    The Rev. Kim Turner Baker, officiant

Tuesday, September 7

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Wednesday, September 8

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 12:30 PM

    Organ Demonstration

    On Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1 pm, a Cathedral organist gives a short talk about the 10,650-pipe great organ followed by a mini-recital.

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Thursday, September 9

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 7:00 PM

    Questions of Faith Classes

    Thursdays, September 9 - October 28, Garrett Lounge Learn more »

Friday, September 10

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Saturday, September 11

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  • 10:15 AM

    Autumn Reflection Retreat

    Find centering perspective and renewal amidst the autumn beauty of the Cathedral and grounds as we experience Benedictine rhythms of community, wisdom, and transformation. Learn more »

    Tickets: $20; scholarships available. Order tickets now »

  • 12:00 PM

    Creating a Rule of Life Workshop

    Invest a Saturday afternoon learning to create or refine your own framework for living drawn from the wisdom, foundations, and rhythms of Benedictine spiritual life. Learn more »

    Tickets: $20; scholarships available. Order tickets now »

  • 12:00 PM

    9/11 Remembrance

    Service marking the ninth anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001. Learn more »

Sunday, September 12

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  • 7:45 AM

    Holy Eucharist, Rite 1

    The Rev. Cecilie Jørgensen Strømmen, preacher

  • 8:45 AM

    Holy Eucharist

    The Rev. Canon Timothy A. Boggs, preacher

  • 10:00 AM

    Contemporary Folk Eucharist

    The Rev. Cecilie Jørgensen Strømmen, worship leader

  • 11:15 AM

    Holy Eucharist

    The Rev. Canon Timothy A. Boggs, preacher. The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys.

  • 4:00 PM

    Choral Evensong

    The Rev. Canon Timothy A. Boggs, officiant. The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys.

Monday, September 13

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 12:30 PM

    Organ Demonstration

    On Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1 pm, a Cathedral organist gives a short talk about the 10,650-pipe great organ followed by a mini-recital.

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 6:15 PM

    Welcome to the Community of Reconciliation

    Experience warm hospitality shared learning, prayer, reflection, and spiritual renewal as you learn about the vital life of balance and reconciliation modeled by The Community of Reconciliation. Learn more »

    Tickets: Free; registration requested.. Order tickets now »

Tuesday, September 14

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 7:00 PM

    Transforming Literature of the Bible (TLB): Old Testament

    Meets in Sayre House; seminar format - seventeen Tuesdays Learn more »

    Tickets: $100 for new participants. Order tickets now »

Wednesday, September 15

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Thursday, September 16

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  • 8:30 AM

    All Hallows Guild Bird Walk

    Learn about aviary life in the Olmsted Woods with birder Sheila Cochran. Learn more »

  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Friday, September 17

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Sunday, September 19

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  • 7:45 AM

    Holy Eucharist, Rite 1

    The Rev. Canon Mary Sulerud, preacher

  • 8:45 AM

    Holy Eucharist

    Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, preacher

  • 10:00 AM

    Contemporary Folk Eucharist

    The Rev. Canon Mary Sulerud, worship leader

  • 11:15 AM

    Holy Eucharist

    Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, preacher. The Cathedral Choir of Men and Girls.

  • 1:30 PM

    Welcome to the Community of Reconciliation

    Experience warm hospitality shared learning, prayer, reflection, and spiritual renewal as you learn about the vital life of balance and reconciliation modeled by The Community of Reconciliation. Learn more »

    Tickets: Free; registration requested.. Order tickets now »

  • 2:00 PM

    Gargoyle Tour

    Gargoyle Tour Learn more »

  • 4:00 PM

    Choral Evensong

    The Rev. Gwendolyn Tobias, officiant. The Cathedral Choir of Men and Girls.

Monday, September 20

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 12:30 PM

    Organ Demonstration

    On Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1 pm, a Cathedral organist gives a short talk about the 10,650-pipe great organ followed by a mini-recital.

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Tuesday, September 21

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Wednesday, September 22

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  • 10:00 AM

    Touring Interruption

    No touring of the nave (main level) in the morning until 10:45 am due to a school service.

  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 12:30 PM

    Organ Demonstration

    On Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1 pm, a Cathedral organist gives a short talk about the 10,650-pipe great organ followed by a mini-recital.

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Thursday, September 23

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  • 8:30 AM

    All Hallows Guild Bird Walk

    Learn about aviary life in the Olmsted Woods with birder Sheila Cochran. Learn more »

  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Friday, September 24

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Saturday, September 25

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  • 9:30 AM

    Tower Climb

    Climb the 333 steps to the dizzying heights of the bell ringing chamber in the great central tower of Washington National Cathedral, 300 feet above the ground. Learn more »

    Tickets: $18 per person, reservations required . Order tickets now »

  • 9:45 AM

    Literacy Program Saturday Workshop

    Saturday - open to all current tutors and those curious to learn more Learn more »

  • 10:15 AM

    Tower Climb

    Climb the 333 steps to the dizzying heights of the bell ringing chamber in the great central tower of Washington National Cathedral, 300 feet above the ground. Learn more »

    Tickets: $18 per person, reservations required . Order tickets now »

  • 11:00 AM

    Tower Climb

    Climb the 333 steps to the dizzying heights of the bell ringing chamber in the great central tower of Washington National Cathedral, 300 feet above the ground. Learn more »

    Tickets: $18 per person, reservations required . Order tickets now »

  • 11:30 AM

    Tower Climb

    Climb the 333 steps to the dizzying heights of the bell ringing chamber in the great central tower of Washington National Cathedral, 300 feet above the ground. Learn more »

    Tickets: $18 per person, reservations required . Order tickets now »

  • 7:30 PM

    United States Navy Band Sea Chanters Concert

    Cathedral Music Director Michael McCarthy serves as guest conductor of the United States Navy Wind Ensemble and Sea Chanters chorus in a free program featuring patriotic and chamber works. Learn more »

    Tickets: Free.

Sunday, September 26

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  • 7:45 AM

    Holy Eucharist, Rite 1

    The Rev. Stacy Williams Duncan, preacher

  • 8:45 AM

    Holy Eucharist

    Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, preacher

  • 10:00 AM

    Contemporary Folk Eucharist

    The Rev. Stacy Williams Duncan, worship leader

  • 10:10 AM

    Sunday Forum: First Fall 2010 Forum

    Stephen Prothero Learn more »

  • 11:15 AM

    Holy Eucharist

    Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, preacher. The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys.

  • 2:00 PM

    Gargoyle Tour

    Gargoyle Tour Learn more »

  • 3:30 PM

    Choral Prelude

    The choir from St. Paul’s Church in Greenville, North Carolina, sings a choral prelude to Evensong.

  • 4:00 PM

    Choral Evensong

    The Rev. Gwendolyn Tobias, officiant. The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys.

  • 5:15 PM

    Organ Recital: Organ Recital: Jeremy Filsell

    With cathedral artist-in-residence Jeremy Filsell. Learn more »

Monday, September 27

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 12:30 PM

    Organ Demonstration

    On Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1 pm, a Cathedral organist gives a short talk about the 10,650-pipe great organ followed by a mini-recital.

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Tuesday, September 28

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 6:30 PM

    Cathedral Crossroads: Sacred Circle Dancing: Moving Meditations

    An evening of contemplative practice on the last Tuesday of each month; free and open to the public. Learn more »

Wednesday, September 29

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Thursday, September 30

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  • 10:30 AM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

  • 1:30 PM

    Behind-the-Scenes Tour

    This specialty tour takes you up close to stained glass windows, gargoyles, and areas of the Cathedral not included on the Highlights Tour. Learn more »

    Tickets: $10.00 per person; no reservation required..

Parking at the Cathedral

Parking in the Cathedral’s underground garage is free on Sundays for services; parking for concerts and programs is available for an event-parking fee. Learn more about parking options for individuals and groups.