Spaces become sacred because of what happens in them. We feel the echoes of people who have gathered for nearly 100 years in this space for many different reasons. Here, we strengthen and deepen our relationship to the Holy and one another.
Sacred Spaces offers opportunities for people of every faith and no faith to enjoy the beauty of the cathedral through art, music, and story. Read an article about the Sacred Spaces suite of offerings from the Fall 2024 issue of The Rubric.
2026 EVENTS
Cozy Compline
Come in your pajamas for cocoa and cookies and get cozy in the nave for the Church's bedtime prayers sung by the high school Schola of Saint Mark's Choir School. The 40-foot diameter Terra globe will be suspended from our 80-foot ceiling, casting a gentle light. With that guiding our theme, we're sharing Sophie Blacknell's picture book guide to our planet, If You Come to Earth, immediately before the liturgy. This service of Compline is beautiful, brief, and especially child-friendly, … Read More
Terra Exhibition
The huge 24-foot diameter Terra globe will be suspended in the center of the cathedral nave, brightly illuminated from within and slowly revolving on its tilted axis. Featuring NASA’s Blue Marble satellite imagery, Terra is the largest and most visually authentic world globe created by Eric Morris of Orbis World Globes. The globe was fabricated by Rainier Industries in Tukwila, WA, and the exhibition is produced by Ben Browner of Revival Gatherings and hosted by Saint Mark’s Cathedral. Terra’s creator, … Read More
ONGOING OFFERINGS
LABYRINTH
Walk the outdoor labyrinth on the front lawn (accessible 24 hours a day) or the indoor labyrinth in Compline Corner (whenever the nave is open). Finger labyrinths will also be available, along with a selection of books and materials for all ages about engaging with the labyrinth as a spiritual tool.
GARDENS
Bring your own picnic on the front lawn and enjoy the beautiful ornamental plantings by the Garden Ministry, explore the Saint Mark’s Greenbelt, and visit the Leffler Vegetable Garden (when it is open on Sundays and Wednesdays). Check out the Seed Library in the cathedral nave, where you can take seeds for planting and bring seeds from your own garden for others to use. Engaging with the gardens and gardening serves as an invitation to consider Creation Care as a spiritual practice.
