Grace Cathedral

SERVICE OVERVIEW

The Installation of our Ninth Bishop is a service of Choral Evensong, with a large incoming procession, a brief rite of welcome coming in, and a formal seating toward the end. Most processing participants will only process in, go to their seats, and pray through the service.

VESTING AND PROCESSING

There is an incoming procession only. If you are planning to vest and process, report to your staging/vesting area on the plaza level by 2:30 pm, vest as needed, note where you will be seated, and be prepared to get into procession. 

All clergy of the diocese are warmly invited to vest (cassock and surplice preferred, alternately an alb) with academic hoods and tippets optional. Vowed religious may vest according to the custom of their order. Ecumenical and interfaith representatives are welcome to wear the liturgical vestments of their traditions.

In all processions, people will walk in pairs. People seated on the S side turn left at top of the aisle; people seated on the N side turn right at the top of the aisle. Clergy pairs will split at the top of the aisle, with those on the right of the procession turning right, and those on the left of the procession turning left. Banner bearers will receive specific instruction.

VALUABLES

The doors to the vesting rooms will be locked immediately. We do our best to secure your possessions. The doors will be unlocked immediately after the service. Please do not leave valuables unattended. Grace Cathedral and the Diocese of California are not liable for any lost or stolen belongings.