Advent, Christmas, and the Epiphany
at the Cathedral

Sunday, December 1

4:00 p.m. An Advent Procession – a sequence of words and music in a season of preparation and expectation — with the Cathedral Choir

Saturday, December 7

5:00-9:00 p.m. Noel Night – Start your holiday season in with this event through Midtown Detroit! For more details on the full event click here. The Cathedral’s schedule is published here:

5:00 until 9:00 p.m. Living animals of the Nativity on Woodward Lawn, and Crafts for Children (indoors)
5:30 p.m. Songs & Stained Glass – As Christmas songs play in the Cathedral, look at a local photographer’s perspective of our stained-glass windows
6:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir Concert
6:30 p.m. An Organ Tour for Children and Children at Heart with Melodia Mouse and Major Octave
7:00 p.m. Concert on the Great Organ
7:30 p.m. Nooks & Crannies Tour – A chance to explore some of the hidden gems in the space
8:00 p.m. Christmas Carols with the Dean
8:30 p.m. Open Cathedral – A chance to explore the Cathedral

Sunday, December 8, 15, 22

4:00 p.m. Cathedral Evensong with Prayers at the Advent Wreath

Friday, December 13

12:30 p.m. Music at Mid-day – Canon Tarrant and Dr. Simko offer music for Advent and Christmas in a special presentation of Music at Mid-day.

Friday, December 20

1:00 p.m. National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Service – a solemn prayer service continues our commitment to remember, on the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, individuals who died under the burden and injustice of homelessness. 

Saturday, December 21

3:00-5:00 p.m. Bishop Perry’s Christmas Open House 

5:00 p.m. Nine Lessons and Carols – the beloved carol service sung by the Cathedral Choir

Tuesday, December 24, Christmas Eve

4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with hymns and carols for Christmas Eve
10:30 p.m. Festal Choral Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir for Christmas Eve

Wednesday, December 25, Christmas Day

11:00 a.m. Sung Holy Eucharist with hymns and carols

Sunday, December 29, The First Sunday after Christmas

7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
8:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Sunday, January 5, 2025

7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
8:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist for the Second Sunday after Christmas
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist for the Second Sunday after Christmas
04:00 p.m. Evensong for the Eve of the Epiphany