Music at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit

06/20/2026

Our third recording is “Elegy” by William Grant Still. Still (1895-...

06/12/2026

Sunday, June 14, 2026
The Third Sunday after Pentecost

Morning Prayer in Nativity Chapel, 7:30 a.m.
Officiant: Steve Ott

Holy Eucharist in Nativity Chapel, 8:15 a.m.
Celebrant and Preacher: Dean Alsay

Sung Holy Eucharist, 11:00 a.m.
Celebrant and Preacher: Dean Alsay
Guest Organist: Sarah Simko
Service: Proulx
Psalm 116:1, 1-17 - chant: Hawthorne
Hymns: 686, 455, 516, 541
Organ: Prelude and Aria - Labole
Fugue in D Major, BWV 532b - Bach

Coffee Hour, follows 11:00 a.m. service, Barth Hall

Please note that Evensong services are suspended until September 13.

Compline, 8:00 p.m. (via Facebook)

Photos: l to r - The Rev'd Brandan Robertson, Bishop Perry, Pastor Ben Adams, and Dean Alsay at the Pride Eucharist, June 5; Dr. Sarah Simko, former Associate Organist and Communications Coordinator

06/09/2026

Music at Mid-day season wrap-up

Our 10th year of Music at Mid-day wraps-up this month with two programs in June before the summer hiatus:

Friday, June 12, 12:30 p.m.
Jeremy David Tarrant, organ

Friday, June 26, 12:30 p.m.
Julie Berra, organ
Director of Music and Liturgy
SS Peter and Paul Jesuit Church, Detroit

06/05/2026

Friday, June 5, 7:00 p.m.
A Service of Holy Eucharist
Celebrating the Diversity of All God’s Children
with the Schola Cantorum
Celebrant: The Right Reverend Dr. Bonnie A Perry
Guest Preacher: The Reverend Brandan Robertson

A light reception follows in Barth Hall.

Sunday, June 7, 2026
The Second Sunday after Pentecost

Morning Prayer in Nativity Chapel, 7:30 a.m.
Officiant: Helen Trombley

Holy Eucharist in Nativity Chapel, 8:15 a.m.
Celebrant and Preacher: Dean Alsay

Sung Holy Eucharist, 11:00 a.m.
with the Cathedral Singers
Celebrant and Preacher: Dean Alsay
Service: Powell / Urwin
Psalm 33:1-12 - chant: Woodward
Anthem: Draw us in the Spirit's tether - Friedell
Motet: Ave verum - Martin
Hymns: 493, 393, 567

The Cathedral Singers begin their summer recess following this service.

Coffee Hour, follows 11:00 a.m. service, Barth Hall

Please note that Evensong services are suspended until September 13.

Compline, 8:00 p.m. (via Facebook)

06/02/2026

05/29/2026

Sunday, May 31, 2026
The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday

Morning Prayer in Nativity Chapel, 7:30 a.m.
Officiant: Helen Trombley

Holy Eucharist in Nativity Chapel, 8:15 a.m.
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev'd Anthony C. Estes

Sung Holy Eucharist, 11:00 a.m.
with the Cathedral Choir
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev'd Anthony C. Estes
Service: Powell / Urwin
Canticle: Benedictus es, Domine - chant: Tomlinson
Psalm 8 - chant: Burrowes
Anthem: How lovely are the messengers - Mendelssohn
Motets: Crossing the bar - Hewson
The road home - Paulus
Hymns: 362, 295, O God, beyond all praising (Thaxted),
370

The Treble Choristers begin their summer recess following this service.

Reception for Anthony and Brittany Estes,
follows 11:00 a.m. service, Barth Hall

Please note that Evensong services are suspended until September 13.

Compline, 8:00 p.m. (via Facebook)

05/26/2026

This Sunday in the Cathedral we will give thanks for ministry the Reverend Anthony Estes, Priest Associate in the Detroit Church Partnership, as departs our community. Father Estes will preach and celebrate at the 8:15 and 11:00 a.m. services, and a special reception for Anthony and Brittany Estes will follow the later service.

This Sunday is also the end of the season for our treble choristers, and we will promote some of them and give thanks for their hard work though this program year.

For more information on our treble chorister program, please visit: https://detroitcathedral.org/choir-school/

05/22/2026

Sunday, May 24, 2026
The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday

Morning Prayer, 7:30 a.m.
in Nativity Chapel

Holy Eucharist, 8:15 a.m.
in Nativity Chapel
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev'd Geoffrey Piper

Sung Holy Eucharist, 11:00 a.m.
with the Schola Cantorum
Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev'd Geoffrey Piper
At the Procession Hymns 225 and 48
Service: Robert Powell
Psalm 104:25-37 - chant: Harbor
Anthem: Sicut cervus - Palestrina
Hymns: 511, 516, 704
Compline, 8er Geist, BWV 667 - Bach
Fanfare and Rhumba on 'Veni Creator' - Wright

Coffee Hour in Barth Hall, follows 11:00 a.m. service

Compline, 8:00 p.m., via Facebook

We welcome to the Cathedral this Sunday as guest clergy, the Reverend Geoffrey Piper. Father Piper was ordained in Quebec, in the Anglican Church of Canada. He served first in remote outport fishing villages along the northern shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In subsequent postings he has served the Episcopal Church in small town, suburban, urban, and resort settings in Western Massachusetts; West Bloomfield, Detroit, and Harbor Springs, Michigan; Marion, Massachusetts; and Boca Grande, Florida. Retired from full-time parish ministry in 2019, he enjoys doing Sunday supply ministry in the western suburbs of Detroit.

He and his wife, Leslie (an organist and choir director), now live in Canton, MI. His joys include wrangling 5 grandchildren, fly fishing, woodworking, and trying to keep fit.

05/20/2026

Music at Mid-day continues this Friday at 12:30 p.m.

May 22
Guest Artist: Ralph Holtzhauser

Triumphal Marche - Alfred Hollins

I love Thee, my Lord - George Shearing
There is a happy land

Steal away - Iain Farrington

Cantilena - Antony Baldwin

Prelude and Fugue in G minor, op. 7, no. 3 - Marcel Dupré

05/19/2026

The Cathedral has openings for staff singers in the following sections:

Soprano
Tenor

Successful candidates are good sight readers; have good intonation, tone, and diction; are cooperative and willing to take direction; are reliable, and punctual; are friendly and have strong leadership skills.

Weekly rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The Sunday choral service is at 11:00 a.m. with a 10:00 a.m. rehearsal. Choral Evensong is generally on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 4:00 p.m. with a 3:00 p.m. rehearsal. There are also the occasional concert engagements and special services.

Located at 4800 Woodward Avenue, in the heart of Detroit’s mid-town cultural district, has a long tradition of excellence in music and the arts, and is the home of the Cathedral Choir School of Metropolitan Detroit.

For a full job posting and position description, please contact Canon Jeremy David Tarrant, Organist and Choirmaster at [email protected] or call 313.833.7547.