In this special edition of the e-letter please find an important message from Dean James and Canon Precentor Zach.

n honor of World Refugee Day on June 20th, we’re launching a heartfelt initiative to support unaccompanied refugee youth in Paris who urgently need proper footwear. Many of these young boys, facing the challenges of displacement and homelessness, lack basic necessities, such as shoes and socks, a necessity we often take for granted. They require footwear that fits properly and provides comfort as they navigate their daily lives on the streets of Paris. 

Parishioners Kim Powell,  Angelina Stelmach Blundell, and Paul-Rostande Stinfil, pictured here with Bishop Mark Edington, recently attended The Academy for Parish Leadership’s training session “Healthy Congregations: Practical Tools for Congregational Vitality"

In this special edition of the Friday e-letter, please find details below of our Annual Meeting (AGM) taking place on Sunday, June 2nd at 9:30 a.m. in person and online (via Zoom). All are welcome.

Details about the upcoming week at the Cathedral are available towards the bottom of the email. There are lots of exciting things coming up. Please join us this Sunday at 11:00 a.m. for our Pentecost celebrations including baptisms, confirmations, a parish picnic and the launch of our Olympic and Paralympic theme.

You, too, can join the Trinity Society! It’s never been easier to leave your legacy at the American Cathedral in Paris as a gift that will continue to grow and bless others long after your earthly pilgrimage is finished! By joining the Trinity Society, through your estate plans (of any size), you will ensure that our church’s ministries continue to change lives in Paris and around the world for the next 100 years and more.

We are delighted to announce a new schedule of services in both French and English starting this week to better respond to the needs of our congregation and local community. All are welcome.

Letter from Europe by the Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington | The Fire Five Years After

You are invited to participate in the annual Easter Flower Fund to decorate the Cathedral with flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one or several loved ones. The deadline to participate is Friday March 22nd.

Please join us online and in person for Holy Week. Everyone is welcome.

As we remember Jesus’ time in the wilderness, the Cathedral community will enter into the liturgical season of Lent (Wednesday, February 14th - Saturday March 30th). As we, both as individuals and as a community, prepare to remember Jesus’ death and resurrection, our focus this year is taken from the Collect for Ash Wednesday “Make in us a New Heart”. Let this time be for us and for all a time of prayer, renewal and growth.

Sunday February 4th, the 10km Champs Elysées race will be held (Le 10km des Champs Elysées). This race will leave from Avenue Georges V at 10:30 a.m. Access to the Cathedral via foot and public transport remains open but we would recommend leaving extra time and consulting the RATP website to plan your journey. Some metro stations or bus stops may be closed.