Washington National Cathedral

 

Christmas Passes

Thank you for your interest in attending Christmas services at Washington National Cathedral. Passes are required for the 6 pm Festival Holy Eucharist and the 10 pm Festival Holy Eucharist on December 24.

Due to popular demand, we have received an overwhelming number of requests for passes to the Christmas Eve services at Washington National Cathedral. We are sorry that there are no more passes available for advance distribution.

Although written requests are no longer being accepted, there is still a very good chance of obtaining stand-by passes on Christmas Eve.

Stand-by passes will be available at the Episcopal Church House on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral approximately 30 minutes before each service. Distribution of these passes is made on a space-available basis. Seats in the Cathedral will be held until approximately 15 minutes before the serve. At that time all unoccupied seats will be made available to those waiting without advance passes.

The Cathedral will close after the noon Eucharist for service preparations and reopen at 5 pm for the 6 pm service. After the 6pm service, the Cathedral will close until reopening at 9 pm for the 10 pm service.

6 pm Festival Holy Eucharist:The Right Rev. John Bryson Chane, bishop of Washington, will preach and Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III will preside; the Choir of Men and Boys will sing.

10 pm Festival Holy Eucharist: Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, will preach and the Right Rev. John Bryson Chane, bishop of Washington, will preside; the Choir of Men and Boys will sing.

If you are unable to attend the Christmas Eve services, you may wish to see information on the Service of Lessons and Carols live radio taping on Friday, December 21.

You may want to consider attending one of our Christmas Day services. They do not require seating passes.

The schedule for Christmas Day is:

9 amFestival Holy Eucharist (televised) in the Nave
The Right Rev. John Bryson Chane, bishop of Washington, will preach and Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III will preside; the Choir of Men and Girls will sing
NoonHoly Eucharist in the Nave
Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III will preach and the Right Rev. John Bryson Chane, bishop of Washington, will preside.
4 pmVespers of Christmas Day in the Nave

The Cathedral will close after the 5 pm Christmas Day Organ Concert.


Please Note: For security reasons, if you plan to attend either a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service, please do not bring backpacks or large packages which will be subject to search. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.