Celebration of Life
Honoring the Seven World Central Kitchen Humanitarians
Washington National Cathedral’s founders envisioned this Cathedral as a “great church for national purposes,” and one of the Cathedral’s core missions is to open its doors to the nation at times of joy, mourning and national significance.
We are honored to host Celebration of Life: Honoring the Seven World Central Kitchen Humanitarians on Thursday, April 25 at 11 am eastern time.
“People of all faiths, all gods, together under one roof will be able to hold our heroes in their hearts at the National Cathedral,” said chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen. “Saif, Zomi, Damian, Jacob, John, Jim, James, your families are far away from DC, but we are sending our love and respect to all corners of the world.”
“Our Scriptures tell us that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends or for those in need,” said The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral. “We are honored to open the doors of this Cathedral so the world can come together to honor the sacrifice of these seven brave souls and pray for an end to the war that took their lives.”
Media Access and Inquiries
All media wishing to cover the service must request press credentials from the Cathedral in advance by filling out this request form.
All requests for credentials are due by Tuesday, April 23 at 12 pm ET, and determinations for these requests will be made as soon as possible.
The Cathedral will have a livestream of the service available, which all media are free to use with credit to Washington National Cathedral.
All media inquiries should be directed to West End Strategy Team at: [email protected]
Service Livestream
A public livestream will be available below and on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel. The service will be by invitation; only those with invitations will be authorized to attend.
Frequently Asked Questions
The service will be by invitation only, and only those with invitations will be authorized to attend. Members of the press must register at this link to request press credentials in order to be considered for access to the service.
The service, on April 25 at 11 am eastern, will be streamed by the Cathedral on this page and on our YouTube Channel.
The Cathedral’s founders envisioned this Cathedral as a “great church for national purposes,” and one of the Cathedral’s core missions is to open its doors to the nation at times of joy, mourning and national significance.
“Our Scriptures tell us that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends or for those in need,” said The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral. “We are honored to open the doors of this Cathedral so the world can come together to honor the sacrifice of these seven brave souls and pray for an end to the war that took their lives.”