Advent & Christmas at the Cathedral

  • Christmas at the Cathedral

    Christmas Eve Family Services
    Saturday, December 24 at 1, 3, & 5 pm
    This child-friendly service includes a telling of the Nativity Story and the singing of some of our favorite Christmas Hymns. The 3 pm service will be live-streamed at sjcathedral.org. The nursery will be open from 12:30 to 6:15 pm for children ages 2 and younger; please register your child in advance.

    Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist
    Saturday, December 24 at 8 & 11 pm
    This traditional midnight mass includes beautiful music selections sung by the Cathedral Choir and fragrant incense. The 8 pm service will be live-streamed at sjcathedral.org. We will have an ASL interpreter at the 8 pm service; please email Sarah Strand at to reserve a seat by the interpreter.

    Community Dinner
    We are excited to bring back the beloved tradition of Christmas Eve Dinner in Dagwell hosted with our neighbor, Carl Schmidt of the Capitol Hill Mansion Bed & Breakfast. Carl prepares an incredible feast, and with his family and Saint John’s volunteers, Dagwell becomes a festive place for those needing the joy of community this holiday. Join us after the 5 pm service until the food runs out.

    Christmas Day Holy Eucharist
    Sunday, December 25 at 10:30 am
    We’ll gather for a service of Holy Eucharist at 10:30 am on Christmas morning. Join us in-person or online at sjcathedral.org.

  • Carols at the Cathedral

    This year, Rocky Mountain PBS will broadcast the 2022 “Carols at the Cathedral” program on Thursday, December 22 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 25 at 10:30 am. Dr. Michael Boney and Joseph O’Berry, joined by our Vicars Choral, will share a few beloved Christmas hymns and anthems for this program, and Dean Richard will offer a short reflection. This is not an in-person event but will be broadcast on Rocky Mountain PBS at the above times.