October 1, 2026

Dear Clerks of Session, 

A Note About All Saints’ Sunday and Necrology Reports 



On the first Sunday in November, many congregations lift in remembrance the names of members of the congregation that have died in the past year. Each year during worship at the November presbytery meeting, the names of Teaching and Ruling Ministers who have died in the past year are remembered.   

The Book of Common Worship states: 

“To rejoice with all the faithful of every generation expands our awareness of a great company of witnesses above and around us like a cloud (Hebrews 12:1). It lifts us out of a preoccupation with our own immediate situation and the discouragements of the present. In the knowledge that others have persevered, we are encouraged to endure against all odds (Hebrews 12:1-2). Reminded that God was with the faithful of the past, we are reassured that God is with us today, moving us and all creation toward God’s end in time. In this context, it is appropriate for a congregation on All Saints’ Day to commemorate the lives of those who died during the previous year.” 

Before November 1, 2026, clerks of session are asked to use this link: Annual Necrology Report Form 2026 - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/4UQDPvURYB to submit the names of their congregation’s Ruling Elders who have died in the past year (November 1, 2025 - October 31, 2026). Please complete the form whether or not you are reporting a death. 

For questions, email Rev. Alex Evangelista at aevangelista@thepresbytery.org

In gratitude for the cloud of witnesses, 



Rev. Alex Evangelista

Stated Clerk, National Capital Presbytery