Join Holy Monday prayer services hosted by Episcopal dioceses
March 28, 2026
In response to Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s call on Ash Wednesday for public worship on the Monday of Holy Week, March 30, Episcopal dioceses in the following states will hold services. Local Episcopalians are invited to join in person; others may join via livestream where indicated.
Connecticut
- Service of Prayer and Public Witness
- 12:15 p.m. Eastern time, Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Connecticut
- In person and livestream
- Bishops Jeffrey Mello and Laura Ahrens, The Episcopal Church in Connecticut
Delaware
- 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Middletown, Delaware
- In person and livestream
- Bishop Kevin Brown, The Episcopal Church in Delaware
Indiana
- 6 p.m. Eastern time, Cathedral of St. James, South Bend, Indiana
- In person and livestream
- Bishop Douglas Sparks, Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana
Iowa
- 7 p.m. Central time, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Des Moines, Iowa
- In person and livestream
- Bishop Betsey Monnot, Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
Michigan
- A Prayer Service for Anxious Times (multiple locations)
- 12 p.m. Eastern time, Spirit of Grace, West Bloomfield
- 6:30 p.m. ET, St. Paul’s, Jackson (email jadon@stpaulsjxn.org for Zoom link)
- 7 p.m. ET, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit
- 7 p.m. ET, St. Aidan’s, Ann Arbor
- 7 p.m. ET, St. Stephen’s, Wyandotte (for the Downriver Deanery)
- 7 p.m. ET, St. John’s, Plymouth (join here on Zoom)
- Bishop Bonnie Perry, Episcopal Diocese of Michigan
New York
- Liturgy for Holy Monday video
- Posted at 7 pm ET
- Bishop Jeremiah Williamson, Episcopal Diocese of Albany
Ohio
- Holy Monday Service of Prayer and Public Witness: 12:15-1 p.m. Eastern time, Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio
- Online service on Zoom: 7:30 p.m. ET.
- Bishop Anne B. Jolly, Episcopal Diocese of Ohio; Bishop Kristin Uffelman White, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
Pennsylvania
- Theme: Repentance and reconciliation in a divided world.
- 6-7:30 p.m. Eastern time
- Bishop Audrey Scanlan, Episcopal Diocese of the Susquehanna
Rhode Island
- Service of Vigil and Public Witness, led by the bishop and diocesan deacons
- 7 p.m. Eastern time, in front of St. John’s Cathedral in Providence, Rhode Island
- Bishop Nicholas Knisely, Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
South Dakota
- Service of Lament
- 6 p.m. Mountain time, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Rapid City, South Dakota
- In person and livestream
- Bishop Jonathan Folts, Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota
Tennessee
- 6 p.m. Central time
- Barth House Episcopal Center, University of Memphis campus, 409 Patterson St., Memphis, Tennessee
- Bishop Phoebe Roaf, Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee
Virginia
- Holy Week Vigil for Unity and Peace (livestream)
- 6 p.m. Eastern time
- A livestream link will be shared on the diocesan website and by email March 30.
- Bishop Susan Haynes, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia

