Cathedral Cares

"Christ has no body now but yours; no hands, no feet on earth but yours; yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world."  –St. Teresa of Ávila

About Cathedral Cares

Cathedral Cares is our hub for bringing compassion to our neighbors and those most in need. Working with our network of partners, we offer several opportunities throughout the year for the Cathedral community to come together to deliver God’s love to a hurting world.

We invite you to open your heart and extend your hands in service. As we say every Sunday, “Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God.”

Get Involved

Back to School Supplies Drive

The Cathedral community is partnering with our friends at Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ and the Episcopal Church of the Atonement to support children in DC Wards 7 and 8 as they prepare for the new school year. We will be collecting backpacks filled with school supplies recommended by DC Public Schools for students in Pre-K through 5th Grade. For questions about the drive or for those interested in volunteering to help with drop-off or delivery to our partners, please contact us.

Here are ways you can support the effort:

Purchase and Deliver Backpacks & Supplies

Purchase backpacks with designated school supplies and deliver them to the Cathedral. Refer to this supply list for specifics on what to purchase. Completed backpacks may be delivered to the Cathedral during the designated windows:

  • Ministry Table in the back of the Nave: 
    Sunday, July 12, 19, 26 and August 2, 9 from 9 am–1:30 pm
  • Cathedral Library:
    Saturday, August 8 from 11 am–2 pm
    Monday–Wednesday, August 10-12 from Noon–2 pm
Purchase Supplies via Amazon Wishlist

For those who cannot shop and deliver individual backpacks, we invite you to purchase supplies via the Cathedral Cares: Back to School Amazon Wishlist. During checkout, choose to ship your goods directly to the Cathedral Cares Ministry for assembly by volunteers.

Donate Directly

You may also donate directly to Cathedral Cares using the form below. Any amount is welcome! Thank you for your support.


The Cathedral segregates and tracks all funds gifted for a specific purpose for that restricted purpose. They are spent and released in accordance with the lower of the amount budgeted in the associated annual operation or capital budgets, or actual expenses incurred for the restricted purpose.