Daily Worship
I am faithful and passionate: transforming question marks into exclamation points. - ESD Manifesto
As one of our Founding Tenets, Daily Worship is at the center of our community, where our lives of faith can grow and we can celebrate the many traditions involved with being an ESD student.
Daily Worship nurtures a spiritual relationship with God within the context of our pluralistic and diverse community. Though most Daily Worship services take place within the hallowed halls of All Saints Chapel, daily, common prayer and reflection on God’s abiding presence inform our spiritual journey and reach beyond the chapel doors.
Learn more about our Episcopal Identity here.
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Experience Daily Worship
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Carrying Each Other in Love: A Homily on Unity
David L. Baad
In this homily, Mr. Baad explores this month's virtue, Unity. "As you carry each other in love, keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." - Ephesians 4:2–3
The Joy of God's Care: A Homily on Joyfulness
David L. Baad
In this homily, Mr. Baad explores this month's virtue, Joyfulness. A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. - Proverbs 17.2
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Special Daily Worship Services Feature Bishop Stanton and the Building of ESD’s Nativity Crèche
Staff
Special thank you to Bishop James Stanton and our community members for assisting in today's daily worship service.
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Being a Good Ancestor: A Homily on Stewardship
David L. Baad, Head of School
In this homily, Mr. Baad explores this month's virtue, Stewardship. "May we all have the wisdom to always put first those who will come next."
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Diwali, A Student Shares About One of Her Favorite Holidays
Staff
Arya Ajith '26 shared with all three divisions the importance of Diwali, the traditional festival of lights.
Traditions Rooted in Faith
The time-honored ESD tradition of Lessons and Carols has been a holiday staple since 1980. This event brings together students in grades 5-12, with all members of the ESD community invited to attend.
With performances from choir, band, and orchestra, as well as speakers from all grade levels, it is a joyous celebration of the season.
First-grade classes perform a nativity-themed musical for their friends and family during the holiday season.
This annual reenactment of the Biblical story includes singing, dancing, and a strong reminder of our Episcopal Identity.
In honor of the Easter holiday, Middle and Upper School Holy Eucharist services have a special ceremony where students, faculty, and staff reenact the foot washing passages from John’s Gospel in the Bible.
In honor of Yom HaShoah, eighth graders have led a special service to remember the Holocaust for more than 17 years.
Students volunteer to be a part of the service, reading poems they wrote as part of their study of the event, singing special music, and lighting six candles in honor of the six million lives lost.