Sacred Spaces

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 14, 2026 with 1 Comment

ONGOING OFFERINGS

CATHEDRAL TOURS: A tour of the cathedral, telling the story of this unique building and visiting some little-seen spaces in the crypt, is offered immediately following the 11 a.m. service on the last Sunday of each month. Gather under the clock in the rear of the nave after the liturgy concludes. At about 12:30, the group will move to Thomsen Chapel to begin the tour.

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.

CHILDREN'S CORNER: Whenever the cathedral is open, so is the Children's Corner, with a variety of creative and reflective activities appropriate for a range of ages, along with a curated selection of picture books and toys. A cathedral coloring book and a family guide will be available.

"Celebrating Creation"

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 (Labor Day), 10 A.M.–2 P.M., in the cathedral nave

A cathedral open day of wonder, experiences, making, and learning about the natural world.

AT 10 A.M.

Gather on the outdoor labyrinth for Forest Bathing in the Saint Mark's Greenbelt led by Saint Mark's Community member Brian Sellers-Petersen.

AT 11 A.M.

An information chat/Q&A with the Saint Mark's Cathedral beekeepers• Join the Saint Mark's Quilt Ministry to design and construct a quilt with fabrics inspired by nature, to be given to Donna Jean's Place women's shelter. No quilting/sewing experience necessary!

Ongoing opportunities indoors and out

explore the Saint Mark’s Greenbelt and gardens• learn about our watershed and local wildlife• self-directed nature meditations• nature scavenger hunt

Activities for all ages

water play
giant bubbles
windowsill gardening
make seed balls
decorate a walking stick
make a nature mandala

AT 1 P.M.

• Live music in the cathedral nave with Clarke Reid

"Hopeful Arts"

SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2025, 10 A.M.–4 P.M., in the cathedral nave

An open day of creativity and contemplation at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, in conjunction with the exhibition Healing & Hope in War Zones: Children’s Art from Gaza and Ukraine, on display in the cathedral nave at the same time. Featuring:

SCHEDULE:

11 a.m. - Introduction to Healing & Hope in War Zone with exhibition co-organizer D’Vorah Kost

11:15 a.m.–1 p.m. - Design a Quilt/Tie a Quilt—no experience necessary!

12–2 p.m. - Printmaking Workshop with artist-in-residence Sandy Nelson

2 p.m. - String Trio Concert

The Argonaut Trio—Chantel Charis, Alex Fang, and Sophie Naden-Johns—will be sharing selections from Trio Élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Trio in D Minor, Op. 120 by Gabriel Fauré, and Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 by Clara Schumann.

3 p.m. - tour of the cathedral’s art and architecture

THROUGHOUT THE DAY:

- Poetry corner for youth and adults—including poems to read and invitations to write and share your own
- Storybooks and carpet area for kids
- Creative activities for all ages
- Refreshments including popsicles and grilled cheese
- Walk the labyrinth
- Relax in the Leffler Vegetable Garden
- Explore in the Greenbelt

D'vorah Kost, one of the organizers of Healing & Hope in War Zones, has shared the GoFundMe of Wejdan Diab, the teacher working in Cairo with the Gazan children who created many of the artworks in the exhibition. Learn more and make a donation to support her work here.

D'vorah also commends the following organizations to those who wish to support relief efforts in Gaza: IMRelief , which delivers aid directly, and the organization HealPalestine.org

As always, you are encouraged to donate to the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, either directly or through the cathedral's giving page at saintmarks.org/give (select "Holy Land Humanitarian Relief" from the list of options).

"Quiet Pride" at Saint Mark's

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025, 12–6 P.M., in the cathedral nave

On Saturday, June 28, while the Capitol Hill PrideFest is going on just a few blocks away, the cathedral nave will be open to all for contemplative and creative community-led activities, or just a quiet pause. Opportunities include: refreshments, rainbow crafting, contemplative practices, a station to honor queer ancestors, quiet space for sensory-sensitive folks, a tour of the cathedral building highlighting queer history, kid-friendly activities, and more.

If you would like to be present as a host, greeting visitors and answering questions, please sign up using this forum.

Confirmed activities include:

refreshments including grilled cheese, popsicles, and fruit
A craft station with a variety of projects (and you are invited to bring your own knitting, needlework, etc.!)
Outdoor fun including giant bubbles and the splash pad
special kid-friendly activities
Reading areas for kids and adults
A display for sharing pride stories, feelings, and prayer requests
A separate quiet sensory space (in Thomsen Chapel)
At 2 p.m., a collective art project led by Sandy Nelson
At 3 p.m., a tour of the cathedral building highlighting queer history

Quiet Pride is inspired by a hugely successful event last year at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Baltimore. In their words, they provided "a mellow Pride space for tender queers... great for anyone who wants to sit down, cool off, hydrate, or is introverted, sensory-sensitive, or just likes the quiet." If you would be interested in helping to plan the offerings at Saint Mark's, or to be present as a host during the event, please email Canon Barrie! wbarrie@saintmarks.org

2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025, 12:30–3:30 P.M.

On the Sunday of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, people all ages and abilities gathered at the cathedral in the afternoon for a variety of projects in the service of our community partners—Operation Nightwatch/Donna Jean’s Place Shelter, L’Arche Seattle, and Lowell Elementary School.

The afternoon began with lunch together. Some participants assembled welcome baskets for the first residents of Donna Jean's Place—making an inventory of received items, filling shower caddies with toiletries, and creating handmade cards. Others crafted a wooden sign for our neighbors Lowell Elementary School (Home of the Lowell Dragons!).

Some new friends from L’Arche Seattle joined in the projects. After lunch a team from Saint Mark's traveled to L'Arche Seattle's Angeline House near Volunteer Park to help with trimming back some shrubs and breaking up larger branches that have already fallen or been trimmed, raking, and taking down a large outdoor canopy.

2024 New Year's Eve Labyrinth Walk

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 6 P.M.–MIDNIGHT (Holy Eucharist at the center of the labyrinth at the stroke of midnight, observing the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus.)

The 25th Anniversary Offering!—Since 1999, Seattle's most peaceful New Year's tradition.

As the old year passes and a new one begins, take time in the quiet, candle-lit space of the cathedral nave to pause, look inward, and experience a large indoor labyrinth laid out in the nave. Invitations to other contemplative practices are offered, and musical accompaniment will be provided by guest musicians throughout the evening. Drop by any time between 6 p.m. and midnight; stay for a few minutes or a few hours. Activities especially appropriate for younger children will also be available. Tea and cookies will be served. More details, including musician line-up, will be announced on this page when they are available. All are welcome; freewill donations gratefully received. At the stroke of midnight, a special, intimate service of Holy Eucharist led by Canon Rich Weyls is offered in the center of the labyrinth, observing the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus—a beautiful way to begin 2025.

Learn more here.

Cozy Compline—Bedtime Prayers at the Cathedral

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024, 7–8 P.M.

Participants of all ages, from within the cathedral community and beyond, were invited to come in p.j.’s for milk and cookies and then get cozy for the Church’s bedtime prayers sung by the Schola (youth choir) of Saint Mark’s Choir School. Pillows and stuffed animals welcome!

After some time to gather with milk and cookies, the program began with a reading of Candle Walk by Karin Holsinger Sherman. The children present were given miniature lanterns, and then invited to settle in while the choir chanted the office. The liturgy followed the form familiar to this community, the so-called "Seattle Rite" of Compline, originally based on an order published in 1928 but evolved and adapted over the 68-year history of weekly sung choral compline at Saint Mark's. The service culminated with the quiet and moving 1943 setting of "This little light o' mine" by John W. Work, Jr.

The event was designed to be especially child-friendly, but meaningful to all members of the community.

2024 St. Francis Day Celebration with Blessing of the Animals

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024, 3:30 P.M. (activities), 4:30 P.M. (liturgy), on the front lawn and labyrinth

On Saturday, October 5, Saint Mark’s once again offered its beloved Saint Francis Day tradition. A few years ago this offering was moved from Sunday morning to Saturday afternoon, and the outdoor celebration has a truly festive community atmosphere. As in previous years, the cathedral extended a special invitation to folks in the neighborhood who may not usually attend Saint Mark's. Dogs, cats, bird, bunnies, ponies, chickens, and all creatures great and small are welcome. New this year: Professional Pet Photographer Julie Austin was present offering to take free photos of animal friends, starting at 3:30.

The service at 4:30 p.m. includes prayers for healing humanity’s relationship with the earth, and for all the creatures who share the earth with us. After the service, animals can receive an individual blessing from a priest if desired. A festive reception with treats for pets and people concluded the afternoon. Learn more here.

Remember Your Baptism!—A Cathedral Pilgrimage for Everyone

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024, 1:30–4:30 P.M.

On the afternoon of Saturday, September 7, 2024, Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, invited parents, godparents, sponsors, and those baptized of every generation to make a pilgrimage to consider the fortifying qualities of baptismal waters that mark us sacramentally and indelibly as Christ’s own forever. Those who gathered explored what it means to have inquiring and discerning hearts across a lifetime, the courage and will to persevere, a spirit to know and to love God, and to have joy and wonder in all God’s works of creation, including you and me, through reflection and activity stations for all ages located throughout the cathedral. At 3 p.m., all gathered for a liturgy of renewal of Baptismal vows.

Learn more here.

“Lent is a Good Time for Life Planning Work”—A Message from Dean Thomason

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on February 18, 2026 with No Comments

FEBRUARY 18, 2026 (ASH WEDNESDAY)

Dear friends,

For Christians, the Season of Lent offers a certain wisdom—that death is understood not merely as an event that occurs at the end of life, but also as an ever-present character in the story of our lives. Death is a mystery to be contemplated while we live, and always by the light of resurrection hope. This important “life planning” work is holy work to which we are all called. There are three ways I want to invite you into this year:

Planning your funeral
Reviewing and updating (or creating) your will and estate plan
End-of-life decisions (advance directives)

The order of these three is intended to be in reverse chronology. First, funeral planning. For several years now, I’ve made an annual appeal at the beginning of Lent for each adult at Saint Mark’s, regardless of your age, to undertake the work of planning your own funeral. Many of you have done so already: bless you… and this year take time this Lent to dust off your plan, review and update it if needed. If you’ve not yet taken this work on, I encourage you to include this work this year in your observance of a holy Lent. It is sacred work. Please reach out if you need guidance—Canon Rich, Canon Emily, our Curate Adam and I are glad to engage with you in this process or address any questions you may have.

Planning Your Funeral Guide (docx format)
Planning Your Funeral Guide (pdf format)
Funeral Planning Form (docx format)
Funeral Planning Form (pdf format)
Burial Rite: Suggested Readings from Scripture (pdf format) (You are not restricted to these readings, but they are especially appropriate.)

These documents are also available at saintmarks.org/funeral. Ideally, you would complete this planning form (or as much as you’d like to complete) and provide a copy to the Dean’s office, where it will be kept on file, and held in confidence, until the time it is needed (hopefully a long time from now!) Of course, you can retrieve it, amend it, or replace it at any time (and many of us do).

Secondly, I want to once again broaden this invitation to include preparation (or review) of your will. Only one-third of Americans have a will when they die, making it especially difficult for their loved ones trying to work through probate. It is never too soon to give thought to that part of end-of-life planning, including provision for heirs and designating legacy gifts for charitable agencies to which you are committed. Again, Lent is a particularly poignant time to undertake this work, or to conduct an annual review of your estate documents.

We have also updated the Saint Mark’s Planned Giving brochure this year. It is intended to serve as a guide for you to consider how to leave a legacy gift to Saint Mark’s. Doing so, and letting Erik Donner or me know that you have, admits you to the Cathedral Legacy Society, which has nearly 300 members and counting. Your gifts and bequests will ensure this cathedral will continue to serve faithfully for generations to come.

Third, give consideration during this Lent to ponder what you want in health care decisions at you approach the end of life. As a hospice and palliative care physician, I could share story after story about how this advance work of decision-making is a sacred gift to your loved ones (and stories of tragic heartache when such direction was not provided). You may have an Advance Directive already—review it and see if it still works for you. If not, I commend to you Five Wishes as a way to consider such things. The cathedral clergy have copies of this booklet as well. And then let your loved ones (and/or your doctor) know where it is.

All of this is holy work, my friends, wherever you are on the spiritual journey of life, wherever you are in the course of life. Again, your clergy are available to support you in this. I hope you will embrace this good work as part of your Lenten observance.

Blessings and peace,

The Very Reverend Steven L. Thomason
Dean and Rector

2026 Annual Parish Meeting & Elections

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on January 21, 2026 with No Comments

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026

Meeting called to order at 8 A.M.
Voting, 8:05 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. (in person only)
Business Meeting, 12:30–2 P.M., Bloedel Hall and via Zoom

The 2026 Annual Meeting of St. Mark's Cathedral Parish, Seattle, will be on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in Bloedel Hall and via Zoom. The meeting will include election of parish Vestry members and delegates/alternates to Diocesan Convention. A brochure featuring the candidates is now available, and will be available in the back of the nave starting Sunday, January 4. We’ll also hear reports from the Dean, Senior Warden, and ministry leaders. The Dean will bestow Pro Christo Awards. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our vibrant parish. As with last year, there will be no potluck meal, but light snacks and coffee/tea/water will be available to those in Bloedel Hall, and you are welcome to bring your own food if you find that helpful.

UPDATES

The slate of 12 candidates for Diocesan Convention Delegate was approved.
The new Vestry members elected to three-year terms were: Amanda Davis, John Gulhaugen, James Wilcox, and Sarah McCord.
The Dean appointed Julia Logan as Senior Warden.
The Pro Christo et Ecclesia medal was awarded to Randy Urmston, Eliza Davidson, and Re Knack

PLEASE NOTE:

The meeting will again be hybrid—you can attend in Bloedel Hall or via Zoom.
There will be no potluck meal again this year. Light snacks and coffee/tea/water will be available to those in Bloedel Hall, and you are welcome to bring your own food if you find that helpful.
Elections will occur as they did last year. Online voting for those joining the meeting remotely will not be available. Votes may be cast in person any time between 8:05 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. As usual, there is no early voting or proxy voting, per the cathedral by-laws. The election rules will be read by the Cathedral Chancellor during the meeting.

ELECTION RULES

Like last year, the Annual Meeting will be called to order in Thomsen Chapel at 8 a.m. to take nominations from the floor (if any). Voting will occur by paper ballot only, either at the table in the narthex between 8:05 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. or at the entry table in Bloedel Hall between 12:35–12:45 p.m. Online voting for those joining the meeting via Zoom is no longer available. Per cathedral bylaws, there is no early voting or proxy voting. Complete election rules are presented during the meeting.

WHO CAN VOTE IN THE PARISH ELECTION?

The Second Restated Bylaws of St. Mark’s Cathedral Parish (Art. 1, sec. 3) provide: "In accordance with the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese of Olympia, “Parish Communicants” are those baptized persons who are faithful in corporate worship and who have received the Sacrament of Holy Communion at Saint Mark’s at least three times during the previous year (unless good cause prevented)...”; “Parish Communicants in Good Standing” are those Parish Communicants age sixteen years or older, who are recorded contributors to the support of Saint Mark’s with money or with personal service... Unless subsequently defined otherwise by Diocesan or Episcopal Church canons, “Parish Electors” shall include all the Parish Communicants in Good Standing.”

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

Last Year's Annual Meeting (January 26, 2025) (includes complete video)
2024 Annual Report (distributed at the 2025 Annual Meeting)
The Cathedral Vestry
Vestry Archive (meeting minutes, reports, financials, etc)

2026 Martin Luther King, Jr., Afternoon of Service

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on January 13, 2026 with No Comments

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 12:30 P.M., Bloedel Hall, registration requested. Lunch is available (suggested donation: $8/adult; $25/family max.).

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" —The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Join us on the Sunday of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend as people of all ages and abilities gather for a day of service. We’ll begin our afternoon together with a pizza lunch from Pagliacci (suggested donation: $8/adult; $25/family max) before heading out to support our community partners and care for our cathedral home.

We have a wide variety of ways to get involved, ranging from gentle, seated activities to active outdoor projects.

Offsite Service Teams

Casa Latina: Join a group traveling to work with women in our community as they prepare for their annual fundraiser.
L’Arche Angeline House & Lowell Elementary: We are sending teams for requested outdoor work. The forecast is calling for sun and 50 degrees—perfect weather to serve our neighbors near Volunteer Park!

Onsite Projects at the Cathedral

If you prefer to stay on campus, we have several essential projects running in Bloedel Hall and the sanctuary:

Outreach & Creativity: Making sandwiches for Operation Nightwatch, tying a quilt for Donna Jean's Place, and painting watercolor cards for Donna Jean’s residents and Lowell teachers.
Stewardship of Space: Deep cleaning of the nave woodwork, brass polishing, cobweb removal in the chapel, and detailing the Bloedel kitchen.

Registration is requested so we can plan for food and project supplies. You can indicate your physical activity preference when you sign up.

Compline on the First Sunday of Christmas, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 28, 2025 with No Comments

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/compline-2025-the-first-sunday-after-christmas-day/

December 28, 2025 • The First Sunday after Christmas

PROCESSIONAL: Glory to God in the highest – Plainsong, adapt. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

PSALM 147 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN 82: Of the Father’s love begotten (Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM) – Sanctus trope, 11th cent.; adapt. Piae Cantiones, 1582; arr. Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010)

NUNC DIMITTIS (Tune: MARILYN) – Peter R. Hallock

ANTHEMS: In natali Domini – Anonymous, from Codex Speciálník, ca. 1500

O magnum mysterium – Gerald Near (b. 1942)

Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, organist • Josh Sandoz, reader • Theo Floor, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Jim Buskirk and John Gulhaugen.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The First Sunday after Christmas Day, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 28, 2025 with No Comments

LEAFLETS

The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.

NEWSLETTER

The weekly cathedral newsletter contains important announcements, offerings, and events, can be found here. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.
The weekly cathedral prayer list, which includes the Anglican, Diocesan, and Cathedral Cycles of Prayer along with prayer requests from the community, can be found here. Information about making prayer requests can also be found on that page.

ARCHIVES

Video of past services can be seen here.
Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 25, 2025 with No Comments

LEAFLETS

The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.

NEWSLETTER

The weekly cathedral newsletter contains important announcements, offerings, and events, can be found here. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.
The weekly cathedral prayer list, which includes the Anglican, Diocesan, and Cathedral Cycles of Prayer along with prayer requests from the community, can be found here. Information about making prayer requests can also be found on that page.

ARCHIVES

Video of past services can be seen here.
Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Christmas Eve 7:30 p.m., 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 24, 2025 with No Comments

LEAFLETS

The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.

NEWSLETTER

The weekly cathedral newsletter contains important announcements, offerings, and events, can be found here. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.
The weekly cathedral prayer list, which includes the Anglican, Diocesan, and Cathedral Cycles of Prayer along with prayer requests from the community, can be found here. Information about making prayer requests can also be found on that page.

ARCHIVES

Video of past services can be seen here.
Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Protected: Emergency Preparedness Workshop: Video and Resources

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 23, 2025 with No Comments

Compline on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 21, 2025 with No Comments

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/compline-2025-the-fourth-sunday-of-advent/

December 21, 2025 • The Fourth Sunday of Advent

PROCESSIONAL: Veni, veni, Emmanuel – Plainsong, Mode I; composite arr. Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976); including harm. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014), Alice Parker (1925-2023), and Philip Lawson (b. 1967)

PSALM 80:1-7,16-18 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4

HYMN 264: The Word whom earth and sea and sky adore (Tune: SONG 34) – mel. and bass Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625); harm. The English Hymnal, 1906

NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

ANTHEM: Alma Redemptoris Mater – Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1631)

44:56 POST COMPLINE ORGAN MUSIC:

Prelude on Conditor alme siderum – Marilyn Biery

Partita on Freu dich sehr, O Meine seele – Anton Heiller

Chorale Prelude on Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 – J. S. Bach

Organ Motet on Veni Emmanuel – John Hebden Schaffer

Toccata on Veni Emmanuel – Adolphus Hailstork

Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor • Christopher Stroh, organ recitalist

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Priscilla Strand and Estephan Meza, and videographer Michael Perera.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 21, 2025 with No Comments

LEAFLETS

The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.

NEWSLETTER

The weekly cathedral newsletter contains important announcements, offerings, and events, can be found here. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.
The weekly cathedral prayer list, which includes the Anglican, Diocesan, and Cathedral Cycles of Prayer along with prayer requests from the community, can be found here. Information about making prayer requests can also be found on that page.

ARCHIVES

Video of past services can be seen here.
Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Diaconal Ordinations, December 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 20, 2025 with No Comments

THE PAGEANT OF THE NATIVITY 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 17, 2025 with No Comments

Compline on the Third Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 14, 2025 with No Comments

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/compline-2025-the-third-sunday-of-advent-gaudete/

December 14, 2025 • The Third Sunday of Advent: GAUDETE

ORISON: Comfort, comfort ye my people (Tune: PSAUME 42) – mel. Louis Bourgeois (c. 1510-1559); adapt. Claude Goudimel (1514-1572)

PSALM 146:4-9 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2

HYMN: Love divine, all loves excelling (Tune: HYFRYDOL) – Rowland Hugh Prichard (1811-1887)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

ANTHEM: O day of peace that dimly shines (Tune: JERUSALEM) – C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918); arr. Nathan Jensen (b. 1969)

Jason Anderson, director • Jason Williams, guitar • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Priscilla Strand and Claire Thomas.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Third Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 14, 2025 with No Comments

LEAFLETS

The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.

NEWSLETTER

The weekly cathedral newsletter contains important announcements, offerings, and events, can be found here. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.
The weekly cathedral prayer list, which includes the Anglican, Diocesan, and Cathedral Cycles of Prayer along with prayer requests from the community, can be found here. Information about making prayer requests can also be found on that page.

ARCHIVES

Video of past services can be seen here.
Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Epiphany Celebration with Burning of the Greens & Chili Supper, 2026

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 9, 2025 with No Comments

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026, 5:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave and parking lot. Registration requested.

Join us for an evening of worship, tradition, and fellowship as we mark the end of the season of Christmas and observe great feast of the revealing of the Light of Christ in the world

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

4:30 p.m. – Choral Evensong. We begin with an evensong liturgy incorporating scripture readings for the feast of the Epiphany, in the nave and livestreamed.
5:30 p.m. – The Burning of the Greens. Following the service, everyone will process to the lower parking lot for a bonfire. Please bring a few branches of your Christmas greens from home to add to the fire!
~6 p.m. – Chili Supper and S’mores! After the bonfire, we will gather for a community potluck. The cathedral will provide a green salad and a toppings bar. We need volunteers to bring the rest!

RSVP to attend

Sign up to bring food or to help in other ways

Taizé Prayer in the Second Week of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 9, 2025 with No Comments

Compline on the Second Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 7, 2025 with No Comments

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/compline-2025-the-second-sunday-of-advent/

December 7, 2025 • The Second Sunday of Advent

ORISON (H 55): Redeemer of the nations, come (Tune: VENI REDEMPTOR GENTIUM) – Plainsong, Mode I, Einsiedeln MS., 12th cent.

PSALM 72:1-7,18-19 – Plainsong, Tone I.1

HYMN: Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELIEN) – German folk song; adapt. and harm. Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941), Gregory Bloch, and Hymnal 1982

NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

ANTHEM: Blessed be the Lord God – Erin Aas (b. 1972)

Jason Anderson, director • Tyler Morse, reader • James Wilcox, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Molly Porter.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

Choral Evensong on the 2nd Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 7, 2025 with No Comments

The Second Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 7, 2025 with No Comments

LEAFLETS

The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.

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Compline on the First Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on November 30, 2025 with No Comments

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/compline-2025-the-first-sunday-of-advent/

November 30, 2025 • The First Sunday of Advent

ORISON: Matin Responsory – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

PSALM 122 – Plainchant, Tone I.2

HYMN: “Sleepers,wake!” A voice astounds us (Tune: WACHET AUF) – mel. Frewdenspiegel dess ewigen Lebens, 1599; harm. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

ANTHEM: E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come – Paul Manz (1919-2009)

Jason Anderson, director • Gregory Bloch, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers John Gulhaugen and Molly Porter.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The First Sunday of Advent, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on November 30, 2025 with No Comments

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The “O” Antiphons Advent Liturgy, 2025

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Thanksgiving Day, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on November 27, 2025 with No Comments

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The Last Sunday after Pentecost—The Reign of Christ, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on November 23, 2025 with No Comments

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