Earth Day Lessons and Carols

Sun., April 26, 2026 · 3:30 - 4:30pm

Cathedral Ministries Collaborate

Come to the Cathedral on the afternoon of Sunday, April 26, 2026 to join in St. Matthew’s fourth annual celebration of Lessons and Carols for Earth Day. Msgr. Jameson, Cathedral Rector, presides at this 3:30pm service that features the Cathedral Schola Cantorum in cooperation with the St. Matthew's Creation Care Green Team.

The service will be livestreamed on the Cathedral YouTube channel.

Lessons & Carols

Through carols, chants and choral music, coupled with meditative readings of poetry and scripture, we call to mind the gifts of creation and explore the current threats to the health of the earth.

Music will include the works of renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, contemporary Scottish composer Chris Hutchings, Norwegian composer Ola Gjielo, Argentinian composer Pablo Sosa, and American composer Caroline Shaw, as well as a Welsh hymn, and a Shaker tune, all giving us another window into Earth Day themes and the writings of Pope Francis and Pope Leo on the beauty and fragility of creation.

Come early and spend a few moments enjoying the mosaics of St. Francis and his disciples in the St. Anthony Chapel. 

Parking available

The parking garage will be open for this event.