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First Sunday of Advent 3 December 2017
11 a.m. Choral Eucharist
The Advent Wreath, 2014.
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Welcome to this sacred house of prayer for all people. Those who built this place and care for it love tradition and feel passionate about engaging with what is new. If you look closely you will find images of scientists, reformers, Jewish rabbis and Roman Catholic popes, political leaders, saints and even an astronaut.We invite you to be part of this joyful community even if your visit is short. You might ask yourself two questions: “What do I need to receive? What do I have to give?” We would be delighted to hear about your explorations. May God bless you on your journey!
– The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean of Grace Cathedral
Welcome to Grace CathedralWelcome to Grace Cathedral
highlights
about today’s readingsIsaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Reading texts can be found at the end of the service leaflet.
Keep awake.
Our readings today vividly remind us that waiting for God’s transformative power to break in our world is not a safe or
tame or passive undertaking. Our prophets and teachers challenge us to rise and meet God wherever we stand today,
with our gifts and our sins intermingled. When short days and crammed schedules conspire to make hibernation look
pretty attractive, voices of Advent call us again and again: Keep awake. Prepare the way of the Lord. Keep awake.
For me, keeping awake has a lot to do with paying attention. The more loving focus I can offer to what’s immediately
around me, the more I feel connected and able to do the work that’s given to me to do. Generalities, especially the
generalities of injustice and greed that seem so widely abounding, are tiring, and a burden that’s hard to carry day by
day. Paying attention isn’t the whole of our work of keeping awake,
but it’s a good start to our Advent journey.
When we’re awake, we can act. When we’re awake, we can connect.
When we’re awake, we can imagine possibility. Join me this week in
committing to stay awake, to seek and respond to God’s invitation
and loving energy in the world around us and within us.
Carol James has been part of the cathedral community for over a decade. She has served as a co-mentor in the
Education for Ministry program. She currently leads the evening prayer providers in the Jail Ministry and is a cathedral
staff member.
Flower FundThis Christmas, honor a special person in your life while helping to beautify our cathedral home with a gift to the Flower Fund. Loving tributes received by tomorrow — Monday, December 4 will be listed in our Christmas service leaflets. Your meaningful gift directly supports the cathedral’s Christmas decorations, plants and flowers. Donate online at gracecathedral.org/donate.
Journeying Through Advent
Today, December 3 - Sunday, December 24
Reflect on a daily prayer, meditation or poem through this season of hope and expectation. Visit gracecathedral.org/adventcalendar.
Advent Procession and TeaToday, December 3 • 3 p.m. Procession • Cathedral • 4 p.m. Tea • Chapter House Dining Room
We begin the new liturgical year with Advent lessons and carols led by the Choir of Men and Boys. Then, join us for a festive high tea. Please bring sweet or savory treats to the Chapter House kitchen before coffee hour or the Advent Procession. Contact Regan Murphy at [email protected].
The Holy EucharistThe First Sunday of Advent • 3 December 2017 • 11:00 am
Ask an usher about nursery care and Sunday school, hearing assistance devices, or large-print leaflets. Restrooms are located on the lower level corridor. Please silence any audible
electronics and refrain from taking video or photos during the service.
Voluntary
The Gathering The people stand as the procession enters.
Introit Verbum supernum prodiens Mode II(See Hymn number 63 in the Hymnal 1982 for text.)
Hymn 61 Sung by all, standing. Wachet auf
text: Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608); tr. Carl P. Daw Jr. (b. 1944); music: melody Hans Sachs (1494-1576); adapt. Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608)
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Opening Acclamation
Presider Blessed are you, holy and living One. People You come to your people and set them free. Kyrie Sung in Latin. Hans Leo Hassler
Missa Secunda
Choir Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Collect of the Day
Presider May God be with you. People And also with you. Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on
the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Word of God Readings can be found at the end of this service leaf let .
The First Reading The people sit. Isaiah 64:1-9
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 The people remain seated. Mode IV
Choir, then all Re - store us, O God of hosts. Choir Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading Joseph like a flock; *
shine forth, you that are enthroned upon the cherubim. In the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, *
stir up your strength and come to help us. Restore us, O God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. All Restore us, O God of hosts. O Lord God of hosts, *
how long will you be angered despite the prayers of your people? You have fed them with the bread of tears; *
you have given them bowls of tears to drink. You have made us the derision of our neighbors, *
and our enemies laugh us to scorn. Restore us, O God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. All Restore us, O God of hosts. Let your hand be upon the one at your right hand, *
and the one you have made so strong for yourself. And so will we never turn away from you; *
give us life, that we may call upon your name. Restore us, O God of hosts; *
show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. All Restore us, O God of hosts.
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The Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.Hymn 68 Sung by all, standing. Llangloffan
text: Laurentius Laurenti (1660-1722); tr. Sarah B. Findlater (1823-1907), alt.; music: melody from Hymnau a Thonau er Gwasanaeth yr Eglwys yng Nghymru, 1865
The Holy Gospel Mark 13:24-37
Choir, then all, repeat Al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia. Choir Show us your mercy, O Lord;
People and grant us your sal - vation. All repeat the three Alleluias.
Before the Gospel The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark. All Glory to you, Lord Christ. After the Gospel The Gospel of the Lord. All Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon All invited to sit. The Very Rev. Dr. Malcom Clemens Young A period of silence may follow. Dean
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The Nicene Creed The people stand.
All We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Prayers of the People
After each petition Come, Lord Jesus. The presider adds a concluding collect.
The Confession of Sin Presider Let us confess our sins to God. All God of all mercy, we confess
that we have sinned against you, opposing your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in ourselves, and in the world you have created.
We repent of the evil that enslaves us, the evil we have done, and the evil done on our behalf. Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ, that we may abide in your love and serve only your will. Amen. The presider pronounces God's absolution.
The Peace
Presider The peace of Christ be always with you. All And also with you. All may greet each other in the name of Christ.
Welcome The Holy Communion
Offertory Sentence
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Anthem Sung in German. Michael Prætorius
Choir Wake, awake, for night is flying, The watchmen on the heights are crying; Awake, Jerusalem, at last! Midnight hears the welcome voices, And at the thrilling cry rejoices: Come forth, ye virgins, night is past! The Bridegroom comes, awake, Your lamps with gladness take; Ah! come, Thou blessed Lord, O Jesus, Son of God, Hallelujah! And for His marriage feast prepare, For ye must go to meet Him there.
- Philipp Nicolai, 1599
The Great Thanksgiving (Prayer III, Enriching our Worship)
Presider The Lord be with you. All And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. Presider, continuing Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels,
and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your name:
Sanctus Sung by all. Plainsong
Presider, continuing Therefore, according to his command, O Father, All We remember his death,
We proclaim his Resurrection, We await his coming in glory;
Presider, concluding Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever.
All AMEN.
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Presider As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,
The Breaking of the Bread The Bread is broken. Silence follows. Tone IV
Choir, then all, repeat Al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia.
Choir Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People Therefore let us keep the peace. All repeat the three Alleluias.
Invitation to CommunionThe presider invites the people to come forward for Communion.
All who seek God and are drawn to Christ are welcome at God’s table.
Gluten-free Communion wafers are available at the north altar rail; please ask the Communion minister. For a variety of reasons, it is our custom to consume the Bread and sip the Wine directly from the cup.
You are invited to guide the cup with your hands. If you choose not to receive either the Bread or the Wine, simply cross your arms over your chest and respond “A men” when it is presented.
Ministers are available for shared prayer for healing in the AIDS Interfaith Chapel at the rear of the Cathedral.
Agnus Dei Sung in Latin. Hassler
Choir O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.
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Motet Thomas Campion
Choir Never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore, never tired pilgrims limbs affected slumber more, than my weary sprite now longs to fly out of my troubled breast: O come quickly, sweetest Lord, and take my soul to rest! Ever blooming are the joys of heaven’s high paradise, cold age deafs not there our ears nor vapor dims our eyes: glory there the sun out-shines; whose beams the blessed only see: O come quickly, glorious Lord, and raise my sprite to thee!
Postcommunion Prayer After all have received Communion, the people stand.
Presider Let us pray. All Eternal God, heavenly Father,
you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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The Blessing and Dismissal The presider pronounces God’s blessing.
All respond Amen. Deacon Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. All Thanks be to God. Voluntary Fantasy on Helmsley Kenneth Leighton
❖ ❖ ❖Serving the Assembly:
Presider The Rev. Dr. Ellen Clark-King, Executive Pastor and Canon for Social Justice
Homilist The Very Rev. Dr. Malcom Clemens Young, Dean
Deacon The Rev. Doe Yates, Assisting Clergy
Lay Assistant Eddie Milla Readers Alma Robinson Moses
Kim Kaso Musicians The Cathedral Camerata Gabriel Fanelli, Director
Benjamin Bachmann, The Diana Dollar Knowles Canon Director of Music
Christopher Keady, Assistant Director of Music
Copyrights: ‘Sleepers, wake!’ (Hymn EH1982-061): words: Copyright © 1982, by Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188; All Rights Reserved; Used by Permission; ‘Rejoice, rejoice, believers’ (Hymn EH1982-068): (public domain);‘Lo! He comes with clouds’ (Hymn EH1982-057): (public domain);Our Father, who art in heaven’ (EH1982-S119) text: trad.; music: Plainsong, adapt. Charles Winfred Douglas (1867-1944); music: setting copyrighted by the Church Pension Fund; Hymns and Service Music reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-709351, All Rights Reserved. Readings taken from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible © 1989 by The Division of Christian Education of The National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., used by permission.
The Readings
Isaiah 64:1-9
O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your
presence-- as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil-- to make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations might tremble at your presence! When you did awesome deeds that we did not expect, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence. From ages past no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who works for those who wait for him. You meet those who gladly do right, those who remember you in your ways. But you were angry, and we sinned; because you hid yourself we transgressed. We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. There is no one who calls on your name, or attempts to take hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us, and have delivered us into the hand of our iniquity. Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. Do not be exceedingly angry, O Lord, and do not remember iniquity forever. Now consider, we are all your people.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God
always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you— so that you are not lacking
in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Mark 13:24-37
Jesus said, “In those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give
its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.”
Advent The First Sunday of Advent – December 3
Each Advent we repeat the refrain “Come, Lord, Come” which may mistakenly lead us to imagine that God is somewhere else and needs to come down from there to be with us.
But the Advent hope is not that God will come to somewhere God is presently not, because God is deeply present in the world always and ever.
No, the Advent hope is that we will open our eyes and see where God is already present; that we will open our minds and be transformed into agents of God’s will; that we will open our hearts and find room in them for all of God’s beloved creation.
Each Advent offers the possibility of a second coming. Not in the traditional sense of a world-ending conclusive final appearance of the divine, but in the potential of Christ being born again in us. Meister Eckhart put it this way: “We are all meant to be mothers of God, for God is always needing to be born.” To be a mother of God – a calling for men as much as for women – is to allow ourselves to be open to the life-changing grace of God finding a home in us. It is to put ourselves at the service of God in a life which becomes fruitful and procreative.
Each Advent we are called to be open to God’s grace that we may become the hope the world needs if it is to survive, to change and to reach shalom. We are to be the Advent hope.
— The Rev. Canon Ellen Clark-King
The First Sunday of Advent – December 3
“They who watch for Christ”
They who watch for Christ
who are sensitive, eager, apprehensive in mind,
who are awake, alive, quick-sighted,
zealous in honoring him,
who look for him in all that happens, and
who would not be surprised,
who would not be over-agitated or overwhelmed,
if they found that he was coming at once…
This then is to watch:
to be detached from what is present, and
to live in what is unseen;
to live in the thought of Christ as he came once,
and as he will come again;
to desire his second coming, from our affectionate
and grateful remembrance of his first.
— John Henry Newman
Monday after Advent 1 – December 4
“We Grow Accustomed to the Dark”
We grow accustomed to the Dark—
When Light is put away—
As when the Neighbor holds the Lamp
To witness her Goodbye—
A Moment—We uncertain step
For newness of the night—
Then—fit our Vision to the Dark—
And meet the Road—erect—
And so of larger—Darknesses—
Those Evenings of the Brain—
When not a Moon disclose a sign—
Or Star—come out—within—
The Bravest—grope a little—
And sometimes hit a Tree
Directly in the Forehead—
But as they learn to see—
Either the Darkness alters—
Or something in the sight
Adjusts itself to Midnight—
And Life steps almost straight.
— Emily Dickinson
Wednesday after Advent 1 – December 6
St. Nicholas Day
A legend surrounding St. Nicholas is that he provided for families in need by throwing sacks of gold through the window at night. Some families around the world remember this story by making small colorful bags of treats (nuts, candies, oranges) and hanging
them on their neighbor’s front doorknobs, with a note from “Saint Nick”!
REFLECT
What gifts do you want to share with others this holiday season? What might delight those you love, and what might be better left unbought? How can you expand your circle of giving? How do you respond joyfully to the gifts you’ve been given?
Discover a new way to commemorate this special time in the church through the lessons, songs and activities provided for each day leading up to Christmas. Visit gracecathedral.org/adventcalendar.
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The Choir of Men and Boys Christmas CD on Sale TodayRing in the season with the Choir of Men and Boys. This compilation includes favorite carols and holiday masterpieces, all recorded live
during the 2016 Christmas Concert Series. Buy the CD at the Advent sale or online at gracecathedral.org/choirCD.
stewardship 2018 “The Gift of Grace”
Our statue of St. Francis is very loved—the number of hearts behind him grows each week! The hearts are a beautiful reminder of how each pledge makes Grace Cathedral such a special place to be. The impact is everywhere you look—in the voices of our choirs, in the joy of the liturgy, in the poses of hundreds practicing yoga on Tuesdays and on the faces of our seniors and volunteers. Join us with your contribution at gracecathedral.org/pledge.
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Women and the WorkplaceWednesday, December 6 • 7 p.m. • Gresham Hall
The Rev. Dr. Ellen Clark-King, Canon for Social Justice, has spearheaded a series on how we can build a country where
everyone can live in dignity and freedom. Caroline Guenther of Cisco and Rosalind Hudnell of Intel offer their experience on creating equality in the workplace for the last session of the Gender Justice Series.
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Fill-A-Need: DiapersToday, December 3 • all services • Cathedral
Bring diapers and wipes to help families in the Bayview/Hunters Point communities this
holiday season. Look for baskets at the back of the pews. Learn more at gracecathedral.org/bayview.
“Year of the Gift” Holiday DriveToday, December 3 through Sunday, December 10 all services and online • Cathedral
Share your heart with others this Christmas through Grace Gives. Donate to our online
gift drive to give local families and community members a brighter Christmas. We are collecting donations for our Jail Ministry, Bayview Mission, Foster Care Regional Office of Bayview-Hunters Point and The Mentone. Learn more and donate at gracecathedral.org/giftdrive.
Advent SaleToday, December 3 and Sunday, December 10 and 17 after the 11 a.m. Eucharist • CSB Gymnasium
Find unique, handmade holiday gifts and treats all benefitting scholarships to our annual
Family Retreat. Volunteers to make and bake eagerly sought at gracecathedral.org/advent-sale.
christmas at the cathedral
Sing You A Merry ChristmasSaturday, December 9, 16 and 23 and Friday, December 22 • 11 a.m. • Cathedral
Sing along with your favorite Christmas carols as the toys of St. Nicholas’s workshop
lead you on an extraordinary journey, filling children, young and old, with the joys of the season. Festive for families!
A Cathedral ChristmasSaturdays, December 9 and 16, Sundays, December 10 and 17 • 3 p.m. • Friday, December 22 • 7:30 p.m. Cathedral
Ring in the season with Grace Cathedral’s Choir of Men and Boys, in a performance of classic carols and sacred masterpieces with full orchestra and organ. A holiday tradition! Tickets $15-60.
Gather with friends and family to take part in a beloved San Francisco tradition full of beautiful music in our stunning cathedral. Tickets at gracecathedral.org/christmas.
Yoga Holiday PartyTuesday, December 5 • 7:30 p.m. • Cathedral
Enjoy the last yoga session of the year followed by an end-of-the-year holiday party, with festive treats and music.
Dinner with GraceTuesday, December 12 • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Chapter House Kitchen Wednesday, December 13 • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 387 Ellis St.
Prepare and serve a warm meal for residents of the Mentone Hotel, an Episcopal Community Services supportive housing site in the Tenderloin. Sign up at gracecathedral.org/dwg.
spiritual life
Handel’s MessiahDecember 13, 14 and 15 • 7:30 p.m. • Cathedral
American Bach Soloists brings together the outstanding performance of Handel’s timeless score and one of San Francisco’s
most breathtaking settings in an indelible Bay Area experience. Tickets at americanbach.org.
The VineWednesday, December 6 • 6:30 p.m. • Chapel of Grace
Find your place to thrive on The Vine, our weekly service and community for
urbanites and spiritual seekers, launched in March 2017. The Vine is all about creating new connections as we explore, experience and share the transformative love of Jesus. Whether it’s through contemporary worship with great music or small “Grace Groups” throughout the city, we know you’ll find community and connection. Learn more at gracecathedral.org/thevine.
A Brass and Organ ChristmasMonday, December 18 • 7:30 p.m. • Cathedral
Experience the perfect marriage of the Bay Area’s finest brass musicians, a beloved pipe organ, and unparalleled acoustics.
Get connected, stay connectedFollow us on Facebook (facebook.com/gracecathedralsf) and Twitter (@gracecathedral). Sign up for our weekly events email, Cathedral Highlights, or for congregation updates, at gracecathedral.org.
Listen to sermons and services online The 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist and 5:15 p.m. Thursday Evensong are posted on our website for a week after each service. Subscribe to the sermons through iTunes or listen: gracecathedral.org/listen.
Prayer RequestsTo request prayers of thanksgiving or intercession, email [email protected]. Every day, our prayer team tends to the concerns of the community and remembers those who have died.
Cathedral Clergy and Program Staff The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, Bishop, Diocese of California • [email protected] • (415) 673-0606 The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean • [email protected] • (415) 749-6321 The Rev. Dr. Ellen Clark-King, Executive Pastor, Canon for Social Justice • [email protected] • (415) 749-6319 The Rev. Mark E. Stanger, Canon for Formation • [email protected] • (415) 374-0869 The Rev. Mary Carter Greene, Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministry • [email protected] • (415) 749-6369 The Rev. Jude Harmon, Director of Innovative Ministries • [email protected] • (415) 749-6314 The Rev. Canon Nina Pickerrell, Cathedral Deacon • [email protected] • (415) 749-6391 Benjamin Bachmann, Diana Dollar Knowles Canon Director of Music • [email protected] • (415) 749-6334 Jeffrey Hookom, Canon Precentor • [email protected] • (415) 749-6393 The Very Rev. Dr. Alan Jones, Dean Emeritus
Regarding the Cathedral Congregation • [email protected]
General Information • (415) 749-6300 • [email protected] • gracecathedral.org 1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Grace Cathedral is an Episcopal Church, a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
cathedral worshipSundaysNursery 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Eucharist 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Choral Eucharist 11 a.m. Evensong 3 p.m. Evening Eucharist 6 p.m.
Monday – FridayMorning Prayer 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist 12:10 p.m. Evening Prayer 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays Yoga 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays The Vine (Contemporary 6:30 p.m.Worship)
Thursdays Holy Eucharist 7:30 a.m. Choral Evensong 5:15 p.m.
SaturdaysMorning Prayer 9 a.m. Evening Prayer 3 p.m.
when we’re openCathedral: Open daily 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Thursday open 7 a.m.). Peet’s Coffee Kiosk: Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. • Saturday – Sunday 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Columbarium: Sunday 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Docents generally available: Monday - Thursday 1 – 3 p.m. • Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sunday after the 11 a.m. service (meet at the font).
