May
3
11:00 AM11:00
May
4
10:15 AM10:15
Moving Up Sunday
This is a wonderful time to celebrate faith milestones for our children and youth. Families will be invited to come forward for a special blessing. We will recognize:
4-year-olds moving up to Children’s Chapel
Rising 2nd Graders receive a Children’s Bible
Rising 3rd Graders moving up to EYSeedlings
Rising 6th graders moving up to EYC
Rising 10th Graders receive a Student Bible
May
4
11:30 AM11:30
Friends of St. Aelred
The Friends of St. Aelred is an organization of LGBTQ Episcopalians and their friends and supporters that strive for social justice, fellowship, and service to the community. Visit spcathedral.org/small-groups for more information.
May
4
2:30 PM14:30
20s40s BBQ Party
Matt Freeman is hosting our gathering again this year. He’s making the BBQ, you bring a dish to share! If you’re new to the Cathedral and looking to connect with others or if you’re a longtime member of the group, please join us for the summer kick-off backyard party. Contact Deacon Hillary Peete (hpeete@spcathedral.com) to RSVP and she’ll send the address.
May
7
10:00 AM10:00
May
7
12:05 PM12:05
May
8
7:45 AM07:45
May
8
10:30 AM10:30
Inspired Bible Study
Are you interested in engaging some of the Bible's more challenging passages? Join this study that asks hard questions, wrestles with scripture, and inspires us to join God’s loving and redemptive work in the world. The group will discuss “Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again” by Rachel Held Evans on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. Copies of the book are available at the front desk for $10. Visit spcathedral.org/bible-study for more information.
May
8
1:00 PM13:00
May
8
5:30 PM17:30
May
9
5:30 PM17:30
Beloved Community Movie Night
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, "Nickel Boys" chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
An RSVP is helpful but not required. Email Betsy Adams with questions or to let us know you’re coming! Visit spcathedral.org/beloved-community.
May
11
11:45 AM11:45
May
12
7:00 PM19:00
May
14
10:00 AM10:00
May
14
12:05 PM12:05
May
15
7:45 AM07:45
May
15
10:30 AM10:30
Inspired Bible Study
Are you interested in engaging some of the Bible's more challenging passages? Join this study that asks hard questions, wrestles with scripture, and inspires us to join God’s loving and redemptive work in the world. The group will discuss “Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again” by Rachel Held Evans on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. Copies of the book are available at the front desk for $10. Visit spcathedral.org/bible-study for more information.
May
17
11:00 AM11:00
May
17
3:00 PM15:00
Daughters of the King
The Order of the Daughters of the King is a 130-year-old religious order for women. The mission of the Order is be the extension of Christ’s Kingdom through prayer, service, and evangelism.
May
18
11:30 AM11:30
Tacos + Tie Dye
Following coffee hour, all ages are invited to join us in the garden to tie-dye scrunchies, headbands, shirts, and bandanas to hand out at Family Pride Day on June 7. A taco lunch will also be served!
May
21
10:00 AM10:00
May
21
12:05 PM12:05
May
22
7:45 AM07:45
May
22
10:30 AM10:30
Inspired Bible Study
Are you interested in engaging some of the Bible's more challenging passages? Join this study that asks hard questions, wrestles with scripture, and inspires us to join God’s loving and redemptive work in the world. The group will discuss “Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again” by Rachel Held Evans on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. Copies of the book are available at the front desk for $10. Visit spcathedral.org/bible-study for more information.
May
25
11:45 AM11:45
May
27
6:30 PM18:30
St. Peter's Book Club
“A rich narrative of the Crafts, an enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia in 1848, with light-skinned Ellen disguised as a disabled white gentleman and William as her manservant, exploiting assumptions about race, class, and disability to hide in public on their journey to the North, where they became famous abolitionists while evading bounty hunters.” —The Pulitzer Prizes
May
28
10:00 AM10:00
May
28
12:05 PM12:05
May
29
7:45 AM07:45
May
29
10:30 AM10:30
Inspired Bible Study
Are you interested in engaging some of the Bible's more challenging passages? Join this study that asks hard questions, wrestles with scripture, and inspires us to join God’s loving and redemptive work in the world. The group will discuss “Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again” by Rachel Held Evans on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am. Copies of the book are available at the front desk for $10. Visit spcathedral.org/bible-study for more information.
May
1
7:00 PM19:00
Ordination to the Priesthood
A reception will follow the service. Childcare is available.
May
1
7:45 AM07:45
Apr
30
12:05 PM12:05
Apr
30
10:00 AM10:00
Apr
27
5:00 PM17:00
Choral Evensong
Choral Evensong | April 27 at 5:00 pm, organ prelude at 4:45 pm
Our last service of Choral Evensong for this season, we will offer the Service in C, known as the “Latin American” service, of the British composer Bryan Kelly (b. 1934). An organ prelude at 4:45 pm, “Airs and Arias,” will be played by Music Director Dwight Thomas. The service begins with Hymn 212, “Awake, arise, lift up your voice.” The Responses are by Thomas Foster and the Anthem is Harold Friedell’s “Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life.” The concluding hymn is 457, “Thou art the Way, to thee alone.”
Kelly’s service incorporates Latin American rhythms with the familiar words of the Magnificat and the Nunc dimittis. Listen to the service here as sung by the Guildford Cathedral Choir. Kelly’s compositions range from light orchestral music and works for brass band to more serious and extended orchestral works as well as church music.
The Cathedral Chamber Choir will sing. Dwight Thomas is music director and organist. A freewill offering is taken, and a light reception follows.
Apr
27
11:45 AM11:45
Apr
24
7:45 AM07:45
Apr
23
12:05 PM12:05
Apr
23
10:00 AM10:00
Apr
22
6:30 PM18:30
Apr
21
to Apr 22
Apr
20
12:00 PM12:00
Apr
20
8:00 AM08:00
Easter Sunday
We gather as the body of Christ and celebrate with joy the day of Jesus’ resurrection. The 10:15 am service will include the Cathedral Choir and Brass. Nursery care and children's chapel will be available at 10:15 am.
Apr
19
7:00 PM19:00
Easter Vigil
The Great Vigil of Easter is an ancient tradition that moves worshippers, literally and symbolically, from darkness to light. The service includes readings, baptisms, confirmations, and the return of "Alleluia!" Bishop Scharf will preside at this service. Nursery care will be available.
Apr
19
11:00 AM11:00
Apr
18
12:00 PM12:00
Good Friday Service
On Good Friday, we remember Jesus’ crucifixion. The service includes the passion as written in John’s gospel and praying of the solemn collects. Communion will be from the Reserved Sacrament. All are invited to come forward to pray at the cross on the marble.
Parking in the city lot on 2nd Ave N is NOT available. You must use metered street parking.
Apr
18
7:30 AM07:30
Way of the Cross
Join us on the front steps of the Cathedral for the 50th Way of the Cross. Led by Cathedral youth, we will journey through downtown St. Petersburg, tracing Jesus' final steps to the cross.
Apr
17
to Apr 18
Gethsemane Vigil
St. Mary's Chapel is transformed into a quiet garden and all are invited to spend an hour or more in prayer, inspired by Jesus' words in the Garden of Gethsemane, "could you not stay awake with me one hour?" This can be a powerful experience of prayer that makes us aware of Jesus’ presence with us in times of sorrow or uncertainty. To view the sign up, click here.
Apr
17
7:00 PM19:00
Maundy Thursday Service
The Liturgies of the Triduum—that is, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in Holy Week—are often considered to be a single liturgy stretched over three days. They trace Jesus' journey to the tomb until the proclamation of the Resurrection at the Easter Vigil.
*Nursery care is available
We remember the Last Supper and Jesus' final teachings to his friends with the Liturgy of The Word, Washing of Feet, and Holy Eucharist. The service concludes with the Stripping of the Altar.
Apr
17
7:45 AM07:45
Apr
16
12:05 PM12:05
Apr
16
10:00 AM10:00
Apr
13
5:00 PM17:00
EYC: Way of the Cross
All youth are invited to join us for rehearsals as we prepare for the 50th Way of the Cross through downtown St. Petersburg.
Apr
13
11:45 AM11:45
Friends of St Aelred
The Friends of St. Aelred is an organization of LGBTQ Episcopalians and their friends and supporters that strive for social justice, fellowship, and service to the community. Visit spcathedral.org/small-groups for more information.
Apr
13
11:45 AM11:45
Apr
13
8:00 AM08:00
Palm Sunday
The Rite I service will take place at 8:00 am. The 10:15 am service will include the Liturgy of the Palms and reading of the Passion Gospel.
Apr
11
6:30 PM18:30
Apr
10
5:30 PM17:30
Apr
10
10:30 AM10:30
Ten Commandments Bible Study
“The Ten Commandments: Laws of the Heart” by Joan Chittister
Are the Ten Commandments just a set of rules or are they a way of life? How does each one call us to reflect on our life and values? What does it mean to love God and our neighbor in a world where violence, greed, and fear threaten our lives, our values, our hearts? Joan Chittister answers these and other questions.
Each chapter focuses on what one of the commandments means for us today. The final two shed light on the two Great Commandments, "Love God with all your heart, and your neighbor as yourself." Led by Deacon Hillary Peete.
Books are available at the front desk for $10.
Apr
10
7:45 AM07:45