Parish Events Calendar, 2025-2026

2025

September

4: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “Between Text and Silence: The Role of Organ Improvisation in the Liturgy” with Robert McCormick
7: Blessing of Backpacks at Sung Mass; parish picnic following Sung Mass
10: Pilgrims in Christ begins (7 p.m. in the Parish House)
16: Holy Cross Day (transferred), Low Mass at 12:05 p.m.
18: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)
21: Pledge Campaign Kickoff, lunch following Sung Mass in Kemper Great Hall
23: Feast of St. Matthew (transferred), Low Mass at 12:05 p.m.
28: Blessing of First Responders at Sung Mass (choristers singing)
30: Feast of St. Michael and All Angels (transferred), Low Mass at 12:05 p.m.

October

2: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “The Church in Context” with Barry Levis
16: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)
17: Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist (Major Holy Day, anticipated), 12:05 p.m. (no 8 a.m. Mass) This scheduling accommodates attendance at the diocesan convention.
19: Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3 p.m., choristers singing
20 - 23: “Inspiration Is Only the Beginning” Program Retreat
23: Feast of St. James of Jerusalem, Low Mass at 12:05 p.m. (Major Holy Day)
26: Parish Conversation after Sung Mass (Retreat House)
28: Feast of St. Simon and St. Jude, Low Mass at 12:05 p.m. (Major Holy Day)

November

1: All Saints’ Day, Low Mass at 9:30 a.m. (Principal Feast)
2: All Saints’ observed at Sunday Masses (8 and 10:30 a.m.)
3: All Souls’ Day (transferred) Requiem at 7 p.m.
6: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “The Victorian Origins of Anglo-Catholicism” with John Shelton Reed (confirmed)
9: Bishop’s Visitation at Sung Mass, choristers singing
16: Commitment Sunday
20: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)
24: Parish Thanksgiving Celebration, Low Mass at 6 p.m. with hymns, potluck supper following

December

2: Feast of St. Andrew (transferred), Low Mass at 12:05 p.m. (Major Holy Day)
4: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “The Council of Nicaea, Then and Now:  What Is at Stake for Us, Theologically and Spiritually?” with the Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley 
6: Advent Quiet Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: 
14: Advent Lessons and Carols at 3 p.m., choristers singing, reception following
18: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)
23: St. Thomas the Apostle, Low Mass at 12:05 p.m. (Major Holy Day)
24: Procession, Blessing of the Crèche, and First Mass of Christmas at 6 p.m. (Principal Feast)
25: Sung Mass on Christmas Day at 10:30 a.m. (Principal Feast)
26: Feast of St. Stephen, Low Mass at 9:30 a.m. (Major Holy Day)
27: Feast of St. John the Evangelist, Low Mass at 9:30 a.m. (Major Holy Day)
28: Feast of the Holy Innocents, Low Mass at 9:30 a.m. (Major Holy Day)

2025

January

1: Feast of the Holy Name, Low Mass at 9:30 a.m. (Major Holy Day)
6: Feast of the Epiphany, Procession & Sung Mass at 7 p.m., potluck supper following (Principal Feast)
8: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “Trust When Arrows Sink into You: Psalms 23 & 38" with Ellen Charry
15: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)
18: Annual Parish Meeting after Sung Mass (Kemper Great Hall)
20: The Confession of St. Peter & St. Paul (transferred), Low Mass at 12:05 p.m. (Major Holy Day)
25: Choristers singing at Sung Mass
27: Conversion of St. Paul (transferred), Low Mass at 9:30 a.m. (Major Holy Day)

February

2: Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple, Procession & Sung Mass at 7 p.m., potluck supper following (Major Holy Day)
5: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “Time and New Creation in Pauline Theology: Living ‘as if’ Between Worlds” with Alexandra Brown
17: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper & Races at 6 p.m., retreat house
18: Ash Wednesday Masses at 12:05 p.m. and 7 p.m.
22: Choristers singing at Sung Mass
24: Feast of St. Matthias, Low Mass at 12:05 p.m. (Major Holy Day)
26: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)

March

1: Parish Conversation after Sung Mass
5: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “The Saving Liturgies of the Paschal Triduum” with Fr. Kyle Babin
7: Parish Lenten Retreat: “Altogether Gift: Discovering and Nurturing the Seven Dimensions of the Church” with Brother Ephrem Arcement of the Order of the Holy Cross, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
15: Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3 p.m., choristers singing
19: Feast of St. Joseph, Low Mass at 12:05 p.m. (Major Holy Day); Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)
25: Feast of the Annunciation, Procession & Sung Mass at 7 p.m., potluck supper following (Major Holy Day)
29: Palm Sunday, Low Mass with Blessing of Palms at 8 a.m. & Sung Mass with Blessing of Palms at 10:30 a.m.

April

2: Maundy Thursday, Sung Mass, Washing of Feet, Procession to the Altar of Repose, and Stripping of the Altar at 7 p.m.
3: Good Friday, Solemn Liturgy of the Day at 12 noon
4: Great Vigil and First Mass of Easter at 8 p.m.
5: Easter Day Masses at 8 and 10:30 a.m., children’s Easter Egg Hunt at 9:45 a.m. (Principal Feast)
16: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)
19: Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3 p.m.
25: Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, Low Mass at 9:30 a.m. (Major Holy Day)
26: Feast of Title observed at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses

May

1: Feast of St. Philip and St. James, Low Mass at 8 a.m. (Major Holy Day)
3: Parish Conversation after Sung Mass
7: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “Honoring Mary: Devotional Songs and Motets from the Middle Ages and Renaissance” with Anne Hallmark
14: Ascension Day, Procession & Sung Mass at 7 p.m., potluck supper following (Principal Feast)
17: Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3 p.m., choristers singing
21: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)
24: Day of Pentecost, Low Mass at 8 a.m. and Procession and Sung Mass at 10:30 a.m. (Principal Feast)
31: Trinity Sunday, Low at 8 a.m. and Sung Mass with Solemn Te Deum at 10:30 a.m. (Principal Feast)

June

2: Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, transferred, Low Mass at 12:05 p.m. Low Mass at 8 a.m. and Procession and Sung Mass at 10:30 a.m. (Principal Feast)
4: Thursday Adult Formation Online, 7 p.m.: “The Lady and Her Handmaid: Prayer and Practical Discipline” (A Full, Homely, and Boisterous Look at the Ascetical Thinking of Walter Hilton and His Friends in the 14th Century) with Donald McCown
7: Feast of Corpus Christi observed, final Sunday of choral season, choristers singing, Low Mass at 8 a.m. and Sung Mass with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 10:30 a.m.
18: Vestry Meeting, 7 p.m. (Parish House)