We offer many ways to get involved and serve the liturgy or the community at Grace Cathedral. Learn more about all of our ministries below.
Bayview Mission is a special mission of the Episcopal Diocese of California, with strong support from Grace Cathedral. It provides enrichment services and meets basic needs for families with infants and toddlers, seniors, and foster care groups in the Bayview/Hunters Point area.
Sunday programs for children, youths, and teenagers that encourage familiarity with faith, worship, and conversations about life’s big questions.
Teams prepare food and share a meal with formerly homeless people now living in supportive housing in the Tenderloin.
Committed to supporting one another, Men of Grace conduct a variety of activities to deepen their faith and provide service to the cathedral and wider community.
The cathedral’s seniors are a diverse, stimulating community of seasoned people who are aging with grace. We gather to learn, grow, stay healthy and enjoy each other’s company — and everyone is welcome at our gatherings.
To provide knit or crocheted items to comfort, soothe and care for those who might need encouragement or support in their lives.
Ceremonial Vergers help direct processions for Sunday morning services, Evensong, weddings, funerals, Diocesan events and special services. We guide readers, preachers, and guests to their places, and help services run smoothly. Furniture placement, the lighting of sanctuary candles, and cleanup are also parts of this ministry.
The Flower Guild plans decorations in the cathedral for Christmas, Palm Sunday, Easter, Pentecost, and occasional special services. Guild volunteers create and install arrangements and decorations, and remove them after the holidays. We seek a new Head, preferably with knowledge of the San Francisco Flower Market.
Women in Community started ten years ago and is a joyful group of women of faith who gather informally once a month for conversation and community in private residences or periodically at Grace Cathedral for lunch after the 11 am Sunday Eucharist. We welcome you to join us as we celebrate our love and friendships.
Altar Guild volunteers prepare eucharistic vessels and linens for communion services on Sunday mornings, some weddings, funerals, Diocesan events and special services. This involves setting the credence tables, then cleaning and storing all vessels and linens in the sacristy. A mid-week volunteer also performs most of the ironing.
Contact Michael Hendron for more information.
Makes the sacramental bread for Holy Eucharist used on Sundays and in special celebrations.
Contact Kirsten Tucker for more information.
Carillonneurs, or bell ringers, share in the expression of music as worship by playing the cathedral carillon before and after worship and on special occasions.
Contact Terry Shelton for more information.
Docents give tours of Grace Cathedral to visitors. If you are comfortable speaking to groups, are able to learn our suggested talking points, and share our interest in showing visitors the wonders of Grace Cathedral, please join us. Training is provided for all docents.
For info, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]
EfM is lay education for anyone interested in spiritual development and information about the Bible, church history, and theology. Join the new summer series (July 6 – August 10) about St Paul. Read more about EfM in our blog.
Contact Roberta Sautter for more information.
Meets regularly to weed, prune, replant and maintain the landscaping and gardens around the cathedral.
Contact Julia Held for more information.
Contact Peter Grace for more information.
Contact Tom Leffler for more information.
Join cathedral Dean Malcolm Young for a deep dive into the Scripture readings from February 19 to March 25, 2024.
Learn more on Class for Adults page.
Our 2024 class begins on February 18. Register today and learn more about Baptism at Grace Cathedral. You can also email Steph McNally, Formation Programs Manager, for more information about youth and adult baptism and confirmation.
Contact Steph McNally for more information.
Learn more on Class for Adults page. Contact Bob White for more information.
We continued to offer our study of the Bible through reading and discussion on Zoom every Thursday from 11 am to noon, and always welcome additional participants. We read various books of the Bible in their entirety, taking as long as is necessary to explore them fully.
Learn more on Class for Adults page. Contact Peter Grace for more information.
Contact Mary Wood for more information.
