This casual, come as you are, no experience necessary worship service is the perfect ending to a Sunday evening.
The Ted Wilson Quintet is comprised of Ted Wilson, piano; Don Aliquo, saxophone; Roger Bissell, trombone; Jacob Jezioro, bass; and Josh Hunt, drums. 

This is a Rite II Eucharist with hymns and songs arranged by Ted Wilson, especially for BreakingBread@6.

Sunday, April 28

Pre-Evensong Organ Concert at 3:30 p.m. • Evensong 4 p.m.

Sung by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dr. Michael Velting, Dr. Malcolm Matthews, Organ

Pre- Evensong Organ Concert by Adam Cobb, Assistant university organist at University of the South, Sewanee.

A reception will follow.

Sponsored by the Community of the Cross of Nails, peacemaker, author, and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Father John Dear, will talk about his new book The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence, a commentary on the Synoptic Gospels from the perspective of active nonviolence in the tradition of Gandhi and Dr. King. Fr. John walks us through the Gospels pointing out Jesus' practice and teachings on nonviolence, peace, and universal love and invites us to follow him. Join us!

The LGBTQ+ Faith Alliance is a Cathedral Committee which strives to inspire greater inclusivity in Cathedral life through education, Christian formation, and outreach. All are invited to attend the next meeting on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. in the Wheeler Room. Donuts will be provided! If you are interested but unable to make it, please contact the Rev. Madeleine Rebouché, the Rev. Richard Wineland, or David Anderson.

The 16th annual FREE festival of the music of J.S.Bach, BACHanalia, returns to Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, April 19, 2024. Running without breaks from 4-10 p.m., over 100 local musicians will share their talent and love of Bach with a varied line-up on both expected and unexpected instruments.
”Bach” again this year are ensembles, such as, the Sam Levine Jazz Quartet, the Blair String Quartet, Fugueatives, Music City Baroque, Harpistry, the Nashville Saxophone Quartet, Vanderbilt Youth Choirs, and the Middle TN Suzuki Association. Newcomers will include the Vanderbilt University Bassoon Ensemble and the Nashville Symphony Chorus. A few of the soloists are Nathan Cheung, Robert Marler, Matthew Phelps, Daniel Reinker, Dale Nickell, Dawn Seidenschwarz and Marlayna Maynard.

Our canteen will have homemade soups, breads, and desserts for purchase. Festival tee shirts and mugs are also available for sale. Ample nearby free parking will be available on 9th Avenue in the Baptist garage next to Christ Church with additional spaces in the new Tempo Hotel garage across the street.

BACHhanalia brings together three of the best things about Nashville -- Christ Church Cathedral, talented musicians, and enthusiastic volunteers. The event features six hours of Johann Sebastian Bach's music performed in ways old and new. To do this, we need dozens of volunteers to usher, sell t-shirts, serve soup in the canteen, serve as stagehands, and help us welcome hundreds of visitors. Come for the fellowship, stay for the incredible music.
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Book Presentation with Q&A
Too Close to the Flame: With the Condemned inside the Southern Killing Machine by Joe Ingle

Tuesday, April 16, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Join us to listen to Joe Ingle speak about his book and take questions from the floor.

Bishop Brian Cole states on the book’s cover:
“In Too Close to the Flame, Joe Ingle references the ancient Christian call to be a fool for Christ. In his pastoral and prophetic work against the ‘killing machine’ that is the death penalty over nearly 50 years, Joe reminds us that the call of Christ is a foolish one. To follow the Christ is to refuse to look away. May more of us who profess to be Christian in the Southern U.S. follow Joe Ingle into the foolish work of proclaiming the light of the Crucified Christ against the idolatry of state killing.”

Prayer walks invite us to be present in our communities, see our surroundings through God’s eyes, and open our hearts to signs of hope and need around us. In this season of Easter, we invite you to join us on April 13 at 10 a.m. for a prayer walk at Christ Church Cathedral and to explore downtown Nashville by seeking the presence of Christ.

We will begin our event with the Rev. Richard Wineland introducing how to do a prayer walk, offering guidance and prompts for reflection, and discussing possible walking routes around the Cathedral and potential places for observation and prayer. Following the prayer walks we will reconvene and share our prayers, observations, and experiences.

All are welcome to participate, and we encourage you to come with your walking shoes!

Join us on Easter Sunday!
Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day, March 31

  7:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist  Rite I

  8:45 a.m. – Holy Eucharist  Rite II **

        11:15 a.m. – Holy Eucharist (Solemn)  Rite II ** 

  6:00 p.m. –BreakingBread@6 - Jazz Mass with the Jubilee Band 

**Nursery and Toddler Atrium 8:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 

Holy Saturday Liturgy

The Holy Saturday Liturgy is a very short office said at 10 a.m. in the Nave. Holy Saturday is the 40th day of the Lenten Fast and the office commemorates the last day that Jesus’ body lay in the tomb. 

The Great Vigil of Easter

The Saturday evening liturgy, the night before the Day of Resurrection, is the liturgy in the tradition in the Book of Common Prayer, from which all other liturgies derive their meaning and purpose.  Those assembled light the New Fire and by candlelight keep vigil in anticipation of the Resurrection celebration. Lessons from the salvation history of the People of God are read. Dear ones are brought to baptism, confirmation, reception, and reaffirmation. The Paschal Shout goes up, and the first Eucharist of Easter is celebrated.

12 p.m.
The Good Friday Liturgy is offered at noon so as to have the Cathedral’s gathering conform to the historical hour of the Crucifixion. The liturgy includes the Liturgy of the Word, Sermon, the Solemn Collects, the Veneration of the Cross, the Reproaches, and Communion from the Reserved Sacrament.

Childcare available 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.
Join the Reverend Vicki Burgess at Good Friday Worship at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church: “The last seven sayings of Jesus.”

Maundy Thursday, observed by the Episcopal Church, commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his apostles. It's a significant day in the Christian liturgical calendar, falling on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. The word "Maundy" is derived from the Latin word "mandatum," meaning commandment, referring to Jesus' commandment to his disciples to love one another as he loved them.

In the Episcopal Church, Maundy Thursday is often marked with a special liturgy that includes the washing of feet, symbolizing Jesus' act of humility and service to his disciples. This ritual underscores the importance of servanthood and love within the Christian community. Additionally, the Eucharist, or Holy Communion, is celebrated, reflecting the Last Supper where Jesus instituted the sacrament of communion.

Maundy Thursday also initiates the Triduum, the three-day period leading up to Easter Sunday, which includes Good Friday and Holy Saturday. These days are considered among the holiest in the Christian faith, as they focus on the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Childcare available 5:45 - 7:30 p.m.

Tenebrae is a Latin word meaning “darkness,” and is the popular name for the special forms of the offices of Mattins and Lauds appointed for the last three days in Holy Week. Again this year, Tenebrae will be in Taizé form.

Perhaps the most striking feature of the service is the gradual extinguishing of the candles until only one is left, which is then concealed for a time until a loud noise is made (signifying the earthquake at the time of the Resurrection), whereupon the hidden candle is restored to its place in anticipation of the Resurrection. The congregation then departs in silence.

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

The Sunday before Easter at which Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Mt 21:1-11, Mk 11:1-11a, Lk 19:29-40) and Jesus’ Passion on the cross (Mt 26:36-27:66, Mk 14:32-15:47, Lk 22:39-23:56) are recalled. It is also known as the Sunday of the Passion. Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week. Red is the liturgical color for the day. The observance of Palm Sunday in Jerusalem was witnessed by the pilgrim Egeria in about 381-384. During this observance there was a procession of people down the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem. The people waved branches of palms or olive trees as they walked. They sang psalms, including Ps 118, and shouted the antiphon, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” The Palm Sunday observance was generally accepted throughout the church by the twelfth century.

Join us this Palm Sunday!

All children are encouraged to participate in the opening procession by gathering in the reserved pews in the back of the Nave for the Blessing of the Palms.  Following the blessing and procession, the children will return to sit with their families for the remainder of the Liturgy.

7:30 a.m. – Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist Rite I

8:45 a.m. – Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist Rite II

10:00 a.m. – Palm Cross Making and Refreshments (Parish Hall)

11:15 a.m. – Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist (Solemn) Rite II

6:00 p.m. – BreakingBread@6 with palms

Presented by The Community of the Cross of Nails
Rabbi Rami Shapiro is an award-winning author of over thirty-six books on religion and spirituality. Rami received rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and holds a Ph.D. from Union Graduate School. Rabbi Rami co–directs One River Foundation (oneriverfoundation.org), writes the foundation’s newsletter, Ask Rabbi Rami, and hosts the foundation’s podcast, Explore Spirituality with Rabbi Rami. Rami is also a contributing editor for Spirituality & Health magazine (spiritualityhealth.com) where he writes the advice column Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler.

Celtic Taizé Mass in Lent to commemorate St. Patrick of Ireland
Guest musicial trio:
Teri Reid, piano
Lisa Rhea, harp
Colin Bowling, fiddle

During the Second World War, Brother Roger Schutz founded a monastic community in the small village of Taizé (Tay-Zay) in central France. The order ministered to refugees and families displaced during the conflict. 

The abbey at Taizé continued to grow throughout the 1950’s and 60’s, and began to compose their own worship music. Since then, their simple songs have found a home in Christian traditions all over the world. Today pilgrims from all over the world, especially young people, come by the thousands each week to Taizé to immerse themselves in worship and prayer.

A Taizé service is characterized by the singing of repetitive, easily learned chants and songs, and by periods of silence, contemplation, and prayer. The gospel is typically read in several different languages to reflect the diversity of the Church and God’s radical welcome to all people.

Please join us at BreakingBread@6 in the Nave for Holy Eucharist in the style of our sisters and brothers of Taizé.

“God understands every human language. Remaining close to him in silence is already prayer: your lips remain closed, but your heart is speaking to him. And, by the Holy Spirit, Christ prays in you more than you can imagine.”

                                                    - Brother Roger of Taizé

“The Street”

Parker Ramsay, harp

Nashville-born, internationally acclaimed harpist Parker Ramsay will present a piece based on the Stations of the Cross, composed for him by Nico Muhly. “The Street” intersperses pieces for harp with ancient choral introits and teachings, written by poet Alice Goodman, librettist of Nixon in China.

Cantors

Sophia Mangin

Holli Harrison

Robert Richardson

Jason Peterson

Musical Direction

Michael Velting

Reader

Richard Daniel

Suggested donation $20. Reception to follow.

The Episcopal Church remembers Absalom Jones each year on February 13. The Diocese of Tennessee will hold its 8th annual celebration on Sunday, March 10, at 6 pm, followed by a reception.

Celebrant: The Rt. Rev. John C. Bauerschmidt, Bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee

Preacher: Tabitha Ssonko, Lay Vicar, St. Anselm's Episcopal Church and Campus Ministry for Fisk University, Tennessee State University, and Meharry Medical College

Guest Choir: The Chamber Choir, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Franklin, Donna Stokes-Rogers, Director

The offering collected at the service is designated for St. Augustine's University, Raleigh, NC and Voorhees University, Denmark, SC - the two Historic Black Universities (HBCU's) founded by the Episcopal Church. You may also donate today at this secure link. (Select Absalom Jones-HBCU's from the drop-down menu). The Diocese of Tennessee has raised over $7,000 for these two institutions since 2017.

According to the Episcopal Church Office of Development, "Historically Black Colleges and Universities create dynamic and empowering educational environments for college students from diverse backgrounds. Now, more than ever, these institutions need your support."

Learn about Absalom Jones.

Registration is full.

To be added to the waiting list or for more information, please contact Monica Urness.

Sung by the Cathedral Chorister Festival Choir
The Cathedral Choristers and guest Choristers from throughout the Southeast, joined by an adult Schola of singers, will present Solemn Choral Evensong under the direction of Andrew Sheranian, organist and Master of Choristers at Boston’s Parish of All Saints, Ashmont.

Free and open to the public. Reception following.

The Evensong will be live-streamed on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChristCathedralNash

Welcome Guest Preacher
The Very Reverend Dr. Robert Willis
Robert Willis is a priest in the Church of England. He is known for being a theologian, hymn writer, and pastor. He served as Dean of Canterbury, running the mother church of the Anglican Communion and the King’s School, Canterbury (the world’s oldest school, founded by St. Augustine in 597) and advising three archbishops, from 2001 to 2022 following nine years as Dean of Hereford and five years as Vicar of Sherborne Abbey.

A leading member of the General Synod for over thirty years and with oversight of the Deans’ council of England for two decades, he has also worked on numerous regional, national and international boards – including here in the US – of charities and associations ranging from the arts and music to homelessness and healthcare. He is most recently well known for the broadcasts of Morning Prayer that he and his civil-partner of 22 years, Fletcher Banner, made every day for 26 months from the Deanery Garden in Canterbury during the COVID-19 pandemic which attracted and still attracts millions of views from all over the world of people of all faiths and none (www.youtube.com/@GardenCongregation), helping people through those dark years and bringing many back to faith.

He has received doctorates from various universities, including Yale, and the rare Freedom of the City of Canterbury in recognition for his work for the people of the city and the wider county of Kent, the Cross of St. Augustine from Archbishop Rowan Williams and the gift of a relic from His Holiness in recognition and thanks for his work in ecumenism and reconciliation.

On January 23, 2023 he was named Dean Emeritus of Canterbury by Archbishop Justin Welby and since then both he and Fletcher have been working as ambassadors for the church and various charities all over the world, most especially the Episcopal church in the US – with which they have worked for the past two decades. They are both thrilled and delighted to be visiting Nashville and Tennessee for the first time.

David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose per-
formances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability
to excite and engage audiences of all ages. Consistently ranked as
one of the finest organists of his generation, David’s extensive
repertoire spans five centuries. He has also become one of the
foremost organ transcribers of symphonic works, thereby giving
listeners the opportunity to experience the organ in a new way. He
has transcribed orchestral compositions by Schubert, Tchaikovsky,

Elgar, Bruckner, Brahms, Ravel, and Bach as well as Mahler’s Sec-
ond, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth symphonies.

Described as ‘an intrepid improviser” by Michael Barone, host of
American Public Media’s Pipedreams, David also frequently per-
forms improvisations to silent films such as Phantom of the Opera,
Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Nosferatu, Jeanne d’Arc, Metropolis,
King of Kings, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the General, and a variety of
Charlie Chaplin films.

At the age of 17, David obtained his FRCO (Fellow of the Royal Col-
lege of Organists) diploma, winning the Silver Medal of the Wor-
shipful Company of Musicians. From 1981-84 he was Organ Schol-
ar at King’s College, Cambridge University, during which time he
studied with Jean Langlais in Paris. The first British winner of the
Tournemire Prize at the St Albans International Improvisation
Competition, he also won the first prize in the International Im-
provisation Competition at Paisley. Subsequently David held posi-
tions at Hereford, Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals.

Deeply committed to ensuring organ music remains relevant and
vibrant, David enjoys giving pre-concert lectures and demonstra-
tions that help make organ music more broadly accessible. He
teaches performance at Cambridge University, frequently serves
on international organ competition juries, and gives master class-
es at colleges and conservatories across the U.S. and Europe.

David performs more than 60 concerts a year at such venues as
Maison Symphonique, Montreal; Royal Albert Hall, London; Notre
Dame, St Sulpice and St Eustache, Paris; Kimmel Center, Phil-
adelphia; Berlin Philharmonie, Germany; St James Cathedral,
Toronto; International Performing Arts Center, Moscow; Valencia
Cathedral, Spain; National Auditorium, Madrid; Christ Church
Cathedral, Victoria (BC); Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway;
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (CA); and King’s College, Cam-
bridge.

David Briggs is also a prolific composer and his works range from
full scale oratorios to works for solo instruments. He has recorded
two DVDs, and 37 CDs, many of which include his own composi-
tions and transcriptions. A second CD of David’s choral composi-
tions will be released on the Hyperion label in November 2023,
featuring the world-renowned choir of Trinity College, Cambridge,
recorded in the church of St Eustache, Paris.

In March 2023 David was the recipient of the Royal College of Or-
ganists Medal, the college’s highest honor, in recognition of distin-
guished achievement in organ performance and composition.

David is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Cathedral of St John
the Divine in New York City. For more information, Please visit:
www.david-briggs.org.

Suggested donation $20. Reception to follow.

If you're craving an informal space to chat, an acoustic-Episcopal worship service, and pizza, this new event is for you! Each week, Amy Brewer will attend BreakingBread@6 worship, and host a time for pizza and fellowship in Cheek Hall immediately following the service. All youth in grades 6-12 are welcome!

Evensong sung by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Canon Dr. Michael Velting, Dr. Malcolm Matthews, organ.

Evensong will be preceded by an organ concert at 3:30 p.m. by Nicole Marane, Director of Music Ministry at First United Methodist Church of Marietta, Georgia.

Free and open to the public, reception following.

Holy Eucharist with imposition of ashes:
7:00 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
6 p.m.

Nursery and toddler care will be available for the 6:00 p.m. service

Celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday (also called “Pancake Tuesday” or “Pancake Day”) is the final day before the 40-day period of Lent begins. This year it falls on Feb. 13.

Its name comes from the Germanic-Old English word “shrive,” meaning absolve, and it is the last day of the liturgical season historically known as Shrovetide. Because it comes directly before Lent, a season of fasting and penitence, this was the day that Christians would go to be “shriven” by their confessor.

Shrove Tuesday also became a day for pre-fasting indulgence. In particular, the need to use up rich ingredients such as butter, milk, sugar and eggs before Lent gave rise to the tradition of eating pancakes on this day.

Join the Men’s Prayer Breakfast team and Cathedral Episcopal Youth Community for a night of feasting and fun before the start of our Lenten disciplines on Ash Wednesday!

Come enjoy pancakes, sausage, lots of toppings, and a joyful time of fellowship and intergenerational community!
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