Grace Cathedral

If you are in a religious order, or have other religious reasons to vest differently, that’s perfectly fine. No one will be asked to change or turned away. 

This applies to all Christian clergy, acolytes, and banner bearers in procession. 

If wearing an alb is a hardship for banner bearers for any reason, it is fine to wear street clothes. 

We will provide matching copes for the regional deans.   

If you’re processing, there will be a lot of walking, so reasonably comfortable shoes are advised. If you have are in a prominent role, dark shoes and dark socks please, and no denim. 

Clergy will be seated in the transepts. Reserved seating is somewhat tight and carefully planned. If you are a cleric who is vesting and processing, please sit there. If you want to sit with family, congregants, etc., it would be most helpful if you didn’t vest and process. 

Banner bearers will process in, but not out. After placing the banner in the incoming procession, banner bearers are free to sit with family, congregants, etc. 

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All of the particular needs for the banners, including precise location in procession and how to place them once you’ve processed in, will be worked out in groups on Saturday morning.

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Anyone with a speaking role is required to attend. Others on the planning or transition teams, or with guiding roles in the liturgy are also welcome to be present.

Please come directly to Gresham Hall (see map) by 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, with the banner, banner stand, and preferably with a white alb and cincture. 

All of the particular needs for the banners, including precise location in procession and how to place them once you’ve processed in, will be worked out in groups on Saturday morning.

Your seat will be given away. At this time, we are no longer tracking cancellations. 

Please come to the registration table in front of the cathedral church at 9:45 am. 

And are now needing to sit in the congregation, bring your confirmation to the registration table, and you’ll be seated. 

Please come and be ready to be flexible. There will be no special accommodations. However, there will be seating on the plaza beginning at 11:20 am, and there may be seating in the cathedral at the same time. There will be communion for you, no matter where you will be sitting, as we will have communion stations outside on the Plaza as well. 

However, please do not leave any of your valuables unattended for any reason. If you have something of value with you, leave it at home, or in the care of a responsible person. 

Come the welcome desk in the cathedral church only between the hours of 3 and 5 pm on Friday, May 3. You will be escorted to Gresham Hall in the cathedral crypt, and Gresham will be locked overnight.