The Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta announced that on Monday, November 2, it would host its 38th Annual Homeless Requiem, a service in memory of people who died in the past year while unhoused. The announcement, published by the cathedral on November 1, set out a weekend of worship for the Feast of All Saints. It was to begin with baptisms of new Christians on All Saints' Day, Sunday, November 1, at the 8:45 and 11:15 a.m. services, and end with an evening of care for the city's homeless neighbors.

Later that Sunday, at 4:00 p.m., the cathedral planned a Choral Requiem Eucharist in memory of members and friends who died in the past year. Each was to be prayed for by name. The cathedral said the ancient burial texts of the Requiem would be sung this year to the music of Dan Locklair, performed by the Cathedral Choir with a string orchestra and organ. The Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener was to preach, and the Very Rev. Sam Candler was to celebrate.

The Homeless Requiem on Monday would pair worship with care. Buses were to pick up guests, Atlantans now experiencing homelessness, at shelters and at Woodruff Park and bring them to the cathedral. There, the cathedral said, the congregation and its service provider partners would offer healthcare screenings, a foot clinic, a clothing closet, a communal meal and more.

The evening's worship was set to begin at 5:45 p.m. with a Choral Prelude by Atlanta Choral Artists, followed by the Requiem Service at 6:30 p.m. The preacher this year was to be the Rev. Trey Davis, Lower School Chaplain at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, with the Very Rev. Sam Candler celebrating. The cathedral invited members to take part in what it called a ministry of presence by worshipping alongside the guests, and it welcomed volunteers for the evening.

The cathedral closed its announcement with a request to pray for these saints, and for all the saints. It is a picture of a church that grieves with its city and feeds it on the same night. Those who have died are to be named before God, and those still on the streets are offered a warm meal and a seat in the pews.