Washington National Cathedral

==Worship==
[[File:The Washington National Catheral.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|The [[Flags of the United States states|flags of all the states of the US]] with the current liturgical banners hung on the pillars]]

The worship department is, like the cathedral itself, rooted in the doctrine and practice of the Episcopal Church, and based in the ''[[Book of Common Prayer]]''. Three services are held each weekday, including the daily Eucharist. Sunday through Thursday, the cathedral choirs sing [[Evening Prayer (Anglican)|Evensong]]. The 40-minute service is attended by roughly 50 to 75 people, with more on Sunday. Three services of the Eucharist are held on Sunday, along with Choral Evensong.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cathedral.org/worship/weekly-services/ |title=Worship at the Cathedral: Services Schedule |website=Washington National Cathedral |access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>

The cathedral also has been a temporary home to several congregations, including a [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[synagogue]] and an [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] community. It has also been the site for several [[Ecumenism|ecumenical]] and interfaith services. In October 2005, at the cathedral, the Rev. [[Nancy Wilson (religious leader)|Nancy Wilson]] was consecrated and installed as moderator (denominational executive) of the [[Metropolitan Community Church]], by its founding moderator, the Rev. [[Troy Perry]].

Each Christmas, the cathedral holds special services, which are [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] to the world. The service of lessons and [[Christmas carol|carols]] is distributed by [[Public Radio International]]. ''Christmas at Washington National Cathedral'' is a live television broadcast of the 9:00&nbsp;a.m. Eucharist on Christmas Day. It is produced by [[WJLA-TV]] and is shown on national affiliates in most cities around the United States. Some affiliates broadcast the service at noon. The Christmas service at the cathedral was broadcast to the nation on television from 1953 until 2010 and is still webcast live from the cathedral's homepage.