Principal Sunday Eucharist Commemorating Juneteenth
Celebrate freedom as the Cathedral commemorates Juneteenth. This special Holy Eucharist features guest preacher the Rev. Thomas L. Bowen, General Secretary of the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), and music from the Cathedral’s Contemporary Worship Ensemble. All who seek a deeper relationship with God in Christ are welcome to receive Communion.
Our principal weekly Holy Eucharist anchors our worship life and prepares us for the week ahead. The Cathedral’s soaring architecture will point your eyes toward heaven as prayers, preaching and music open our hearts to God. Our worship is based on the traditions of The Episcopal Church.
Third Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 6
Presider: the Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan
Preacher: the Rev. Thomas L. Bowen
Livestream available
Join us in-person, or watch the livestream on our Holy Eucharist page or on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel.
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about the guest preacher
The Rev. Thomas L. Bowen is a nationally recognized faith leader, public theologian, and civic strategist working at the intersection of faith, justice, and public life. He serves as General Secretary of the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), a historic denomination founded in 1961 that has long advanced civil rights, social justice, and human dignity.
Rev. Bowen previously served in the Biden Administration as a Senior Advisor in the White House Office of Public Engagement, where he led national faith outreach and built strategic partnerships to advance equity and strengthen communities. Prior to his White House service, he spent nearly eight years in the Executive Office of the Mayor of Washington, DC, where he led African American Engagement and Religious Affairs under Mayor Muriel Bowser.
He also serves as the Earl L. Harrison Minister of Social Justice at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, DC, where his ministry bridges the sacred and the civic, calling the Church to prophetic witness in the public square.
Born in Elyria, Ohio, Rev. Bowen is a graduate of Morehouse College and a Ford Foundation Scholar who pursued advanced theological studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His voice has been featured in national conversations on faith and justice, and he is widely regarded as a trusted leader in engaging faith communities around the most pressing issues of our time.
He was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College, honoring his commitment to the prophetic preaching tradition of justice and faith.