St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 6249 Canal Boulevard in New Orleans is hosting a city-wide inter-faith service at 6:45 p.m. on August 29. The service will last until about 8 p.m. followed by a remembrance period and bell ringing ceremony at 9 p.m. Louisiana Bishop Charles Jenkins will preside over a portion of the service.

Grace Episcopal Church at 3700 Canal Street in New Orleans will offer a special schedule to mark Katrina's anniversary beginning at 7 a.m. with a Requiem Mass for Katrina victims. At noon, Grace will hold an Ecumenical Katrina Memorial Prayer Service with the Volunteers of America, and an Evensong at 6 p.m.

A labyrinth walk with music will be open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Grace will also host WATERLINE, a photo exhibit by Bette J. Kauffman in the Mattias Chapel from August 26-September 30. The exhibit will open with a reception and music on Sunday, August 26 from 5-7 p.m. This event is open to the public.

The photos are 8x12 mounted on white foam core and installed edge-to-edge with only the waterline in each photograph aligned. The photos were chosen from approximately 575 exposures during five trips to New Orleans made from April 1-June 10, 2006.

The exhibit will run daily Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church at 1329 Jackson Avenue will host The Yellowdog Prophet Choir as they present a rarely performed rendition of "Le Deluge" by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The event is scheduled for Sunday, August 26 at 5 p.m. in the church nave.

"Le Deluge" is a biblical cantata which depicts the story of Noah and the Ark in operatic style. Trinity's director of Music Ministries, Albinas Prizgintas, will direct and accompany The Yellowdog Prophet Choir during their performance.

The program will also include a slideshow of photographs covering Katrina's devastation by well-known New Orleans photographer George Long. Other music will include works by Verdi and Albinas Prizgintas. A reception will follow in Bishop Polk Hall.