National Acolyte Festival Holy Eucharist

Join us in-person or online for a special service of Holy Eucharist as part of the National Acolyte Festival. The service begins with acolytes, servers, clergy and vergers joining in the longest and most colorful procession imaginable—the Grandest of Processions—as we prepare to gather around Christ’s table for a festival Holy Eucharist.

Presider: The Right Rev. Ann Ritonia, Bishop Suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries

Preacher: The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan, Canon for Worship, Washington National Cathedral

Please note: attending the service is free and open to the public. Those individuals or parish groups looking to participate in the Acolyte Festival must register in advance. Learn more about participating –>

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