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As the spring season blooms and Easter approaches, Washington National Cathedral is excited to announce its springtime celebrations, an uplifting series of events that invite all to embrace the renewal, hope, and joy of the season in the heart of the nation’s capital.

Washington National Cathedral announces the appointment of organist Edward Hewes as Associate Organist. Hewes currently serves as the Organist of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn, where he plays the historic 1915 Moller/Peragallo organ and curates an organ concert series.

Washington National Cathedral will welcome Rev. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) as the guest preacher for its annual HBCU Sunday on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, as the Cathedral celebrates Black History Month and pays tribute to the legacies of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Washington National Cathedral will host author and acclaimed New York Times columnist David Brooks for a discussion with Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith about Brooks’ latest book, How to Know a Person.

Washington National Cathedral will host an interfaith Service of Prayer for the Nation on Tuesday, January 21, the day after the presidential inauguration.

WASHINGTON – The State Funeral of former President Jimmy Carter will be held at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10 am EST. 

Washington National Cathedral and the Episcopal Diocese of Washington join the nation in giving thanks for the life of President Jimmy Carter, whose deep and abiding faith in Jesus Christ was the foundation of a public life shaped by compassion, humility and care for the least among us.  

After a 5-year hiatus, Washington National Cathedral will bring back its popular community event series entitled “Seeing Deeper,” which will run from Monday, February 10 to Saturday, February 15, 2025.

Washington National Cathedral invites all to join an inspiring series of celebrations to experience the joy, peace and unity of the Christmas season in the heart of the nation’s capital.   

Washington National Cathedral Choir & Baroque Orchestra will present Handel’s Messiah in a series of stirring performances set against the backdrop of the Cathedral’s majestic architecture.