Vigil at the Altar of Repose, 2024

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MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 9 P.M. until dawn on Good Friday

The Vigil at the Altar of Repose begins upon the conclusion of the Maundy Thursday liturgy (around 8:45 p.m.) and continues through the night in McCaw chapel. This ancient practice is inspired by Jesus' question to his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemene, "Could you not stay awake with me one hour?" As in recent years, this vigil will be an online offering, with a live video available all night.

The length of the vigil depends on those who volunteer. For security, doors are locked, and each participant opens the door for the next at the beginning of each hour. (If someone arrives late and the chain is broken, the vigil concludes at that point.) In 2023, volunteers were present continually until 8 a.m.

If you are interested in spending an hour in prayer, please sign up for a slot here no later than Monday, March 25. Contact Sacristan Michael Seewer with questions: mseewer@saintmarks.org

Compline on the Fourth Sunday in Lent, 2024

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Compline on the Fourth Sunday in Lent | March 10, 2024

Order of Service in Lent |  Each week's repertoire is posted here.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to an internet outage in the cathedral building, the livestream of this service was of low quality. This video was recorded locally and was updated a few days later, after the internet connection was restored.

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/compline-2024-the-fourth-sunday-in-lent/

March 10, 2024 • The Fourth Sunday in Lent: LAETARE

ORISON: Rejoice with Jerusalem– Plainsong, Mode V [American Gradual, p. 75]

PSALM 107:1-3, 17-22 – Plainsong, Tone V.1

HYMN: Lord, keep us steadfast in your Word (Tune: JESU DULCEDO CORDIUM) – Plainsong, Mode II; ed. Carl C. Crosier (1945-2014); harm. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) [see ORISONS]

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Of the Lord’s mercies – Erin Aas (b. 1974)

Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Theo Floor, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers James Davidson 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/

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark's Cathedral

If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.

You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.

The Fourth Sunday in Lent, 2024

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The Fourth Sunday in Lent | March 10, 2024

Service Leaflet  

Due to an internet outage in the cathedral building, this service was not streamed live. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Funeral Liturgy for Doreen Tudor

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Funeral Liturgy for Doreen Tudor | Saturday, March 9, 2 p.m.

Service Leaflet 

Please note that the video ends abruptly during the postlude (as did the liturgy itself) due to a power outage in the cathedral building. 

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Transgender Day of Visibility Brunch… on Easter!

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EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 31, meet on the front patio after the 11 a.m. liturgy ends

This year, Transgender Day of Visibility falls on Easter Day!

In celebration of this important day, all are invited to join us after the 11a.m. liturgy ends for brunch in Capitol Hill. We will meet on the front porch by 12:45 and walk to brunch together on Broadway. So that we can make a reservation, please RSVP if you can using this link. Questions? Contact Rose Hazard: pinuprose90@gmail.com

Restorative Justice Council Meeting, March 2024

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SUNDAY, March 17, 3–4:30 P.M., online via Zoom only

All members of the community of Saint Mark's are encouraged to attend the next gathering of the Restorative Justice Council. Guided by the Saint Mark's Statement of Lament and Commitment to Action and prompted by the cathedral's Mutual Ministry Goals, the Restorative Justice Council strives to lead the Saint Mark's community to actively pursue justice through spiritual practice and action and live out our Baptismal Covenant, "to seek and serve Christ in all persons." Join using this Zoom link.

Easter Memorials & Thanksgivings, 2024

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Each year at this time, all are invited to make a special contribution in honor or in memory of a loved one, in order to help underwrite the beautiful flowers and music of the celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection, which this year includes a full complement of brass and percussion for Peter R. Hallock's Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, part of the observance of the 100th anniversary of Hallock's birth.

Fill out the form below, or use the paper form in the Sunday service leaflets. Then make a gift in any amount, using the method that is most convenient for you—by check, saintmarks.org/give, or Venmo.

Contributions received by Palm Sunday, March 24, will be acknowledged in the Easter service bulletins. Contact Erik Donner in the cathedral office with questions: edonner@saintmarks.org.

Fill out my online form.

Compline on the Third Sunday in Lent, 2024

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Compline on the Third Sunday in Lent | March 3, 2024

Order of Service in Lent |  Each week's repertoire is posted here.

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/compline-2024-the-third-sunday-in-lent/

March 3, 2024 • The Third Sunday in Lent [John and Charles Wesley, Priests, 1791, 1788]

ORISON: He shall call upon me – Plainsong, Mode VIII [American Gradual, p. 65]

PSALM 19 – Plainsong, Tone III.4

OFFICE HYMN: ‘Christe, qui lux es et dies,’ from Music for Compline – Plainsong, Mode II; arr. Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Lamentations (Setting I) – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

Jason Anderson, director • Gregory Bloch, reader • John Garlid, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Robin Ethridge and Estephan Meza, and videographer Michael Lee.

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/

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark's Cathedral

If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.

You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.

The Third Sunday in Lent, 2024

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The Third Sunday in Lent | March 3, 2024

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

First Saturday Run Group

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Hosted by 20s/30s—All are welcome

FIRST SATURDAYS: MARCH 2, APRIL 6, 7:30 A.M., meet on the outdoor labyrinth 

All ages are welcome to meet on the outdoor labyrinth in front of the cathedral for a three-mile morning run through Volunteer Park. All paces welcome. Afterward, there will be a chance for fellowship over coffee. Email Adrienne (adriennehub@gmail.com) or Emily (emeeks@saintmarks.org) with questions.

Compline on the Second Sunday in Lent, 2024

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Compline on the Second Sunday in Lent | February 25, 2024

Order of Service in Lent |  Each week's repertoire is posted here.

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/02/25/compline-2024-the-second-sunday-in-lent/

February 25, 2024 • The Second Sunday in Lent 

ORISON: My eyes are ever looking to the Lord – Plainsong, Mode VII [American Gradual, p. 71]

PSALM 22:22-30 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Lord Jesus, think on me (Tune: SOUTHWELL) – from Daman’s Psalter, 1579; adapt. Hymnal 1940; fauxbourdon harm. by Peter R. Hallock

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Lamentations – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

Jason Anderson, director • Page Smith, violoncellist • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Kenneth Peterson, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers James Buskirk and Ray Miller.

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/

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark's Cathedral

If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.

You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.

The Second Sunday in Lent, 2024

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The Second Sunday in Lent | February 25, 2024

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Announcing: the “Third Acters” Retirees Group

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UPDATE!

The First Hybrid Third Act-ers Potluck Brunch 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 12:30–2 P.M., in Leffler House or online via Zoom

The first Third Act-ers Retirees Group Potluck Brunch will be this Sunday, February 25, 12:30–2 p.m. in Leffler House as well as on Zoom. In addition to sharing food and conversation, there will also be an invitation to share ideas about what activities and gatherings the group could plan going forward. Contact Kathy Minsch (kminsch@gmail.com) and/or Elizabeth Clark-Stern (ecstern@yahoo.com) with any questions. Please bring food to share if in person. For those online, join using this Zoom link.

FIRST MEETING: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 3–4:30 P.M., online via Zoom

UPDATE: The March 12 meeting has been cancelled due to illness.

Saint Mark’s retiree group, the “Third Acters,” is for people approaching retirement, or those already retired who are seeking support, knowledge, and a joyful community for the “Third Act,” of our journey on Earth. Linzi Stahlecker will join us on Zoom the second Tuesday of every month, 3-4:30 p.m. The first meeting on Tuesday, November 14 will be an Open House for everyone to share or observe.

A guidebook for our journey will be Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward, which challenges the prevailing cultural myths about aging. He writes, “Get ready for a great adventure, the one you were born for, some new freedom, some dangerous permission, some radical grace.” All are welcome! To get the Zoom link to join, contact Kathy Minsch (kminsch@gmail.com) or Elizabeth Clark-Stern (ecstern@yahoo.com)

UPDATE: There will be no meeting in December 2023. 

Subsequent meetings are planned for the second Tuesday of each month.

 

Creation Care Stories, Volume 3

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The Creation Care Ministry has created a Story Sharing Project to allow parishioners to share actions they are taking related to Creation Care, as a way for parishioners to share their good work and to encourage others to help reduce climate change. Stories can be about any action you are taking, large or small, to care for creation and mitigate climate change. Stories can take the form of a brief written essay, a video, a photo album, an infographic, or a piece of podcast-style audio. Sharing these stories can help others to learn, lead to new ideas about what to do, and be an inspiration for others to take action too. See guidelines to submit your own story here, or share a response or idea by simply using the "reply" box below! 

Check out previous submissions to the Story Sharing Project!

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Compline on the First Sunday in Lent, 2024

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Compline on the First Sunday in Lent | February 18, 2024

Order of Service in Lent |  Each week's repertoire is posted here.

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/02/17/compline-2024-the-first-sunday-in-lent/

February 18, 2024 • The First Sunday in Lent

ORISON: Remember, O Lord – Plainsong, Tone IV [American Gradual, p. 67]

PSALM 25:1-9 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2

HYMN: The glory of these forty days (Tune: ERHALT UNS, HERR) – mel. from Geistliche Lieder, 1535; harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah (a7) – Costanzo Festa (c. 1485/1490-1545)

POST-COMPLINE ORGAN MUSIC:

Variations on "Jesu dulcis memoria" by Jessica French

Arietta by Thomas H. Kerr

Five Sacred Dances by Margaret Vardell Sandresky

Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • James Wilcox, cantor • Susanna Valleau, post-compline organ recitalist

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers John Gulhagen and James Davidson.

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/

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark's Cathedral

If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.

You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.

Morning Prayer with Canon Linzi on Weekdays during Lent

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BEGINS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7:30-8 A.M., via Zoom

Come just as you are to Morning Prayer each weekday morning of Lent, on zoom. Join Canon Linzi for this daily 30 minute liturgy, all are welcome, whether you're still in your pj's, joining from your workplace, or listening on the move. We will be praying straight from the BCP, so grab your prayer book and your Bible. For those who would rather, you can also follow along on these two sites, which also have apps that work on smart phones: Mission St. Clare; Venite.

No former experience with Morning Prayer is necessary. Join using this Zoom link. Please reach out to Linzi+ with any questions.

UPDATE: Beginning in April 2024, the link previously posted above is no longer in use, and weekday Morning Prayer will use the SAME LINK as weekday Evening Prayer. Learn more and find the link here.

A Lenten Quiet Morning and Not-So-Quiet Afternoon, 2024

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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024, 9 A.M.–3 P.M., throughout the cathedral campus

The nave will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as a space for prayer and contemplation. Labyrinths will be available indoors and outdoors. Art materials for all ages, including play-dough and other contemplative activities, will be available throughout the day.

Note: The afternoon activities are particularly kid-friendly. The child care space will be unstaffed but available all day.

Freewill donations gratefully accepted ($10–$15 suggested). No RSVP necessary.

Email Canon Linzi Stahlecker for more information about the morning activities: lstahlecker@saintmarks.org  For questions about afternoon activities, please contact Canon Wendy Claire Barrie: wbarrie@saintmarks.org

Schedule of the Day

Morning scheduled offerings:

9:30 a.m. - Morning Prayer

10:30 a.m. - Breathwork

11:30 a.m. - Centering Prayer

Tomato soup and grilled cheese lunch served in Bloedel Hall, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Afternoon scheduled offerings:

12:30 p.m. - Drum &Rhythm Circle

1 p.m. - Collage, Praying in Color, Quilt Ministry Activities

2 p.m. - Sound Bath

Ash Wednesday (noon), 2024

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Ash Wednesday (noon service) | February 14, 2024, 12 p.m.

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Closing of the Doors on Shrove Tuesday, 2024

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Burying the Alleluias and Closing of the Great Doors on Shrove Tuesday | February 13, 2024

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Compline on the Last Sunday after Pentecost, 2024

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Compline on the Last Sunday after the Epiphany | February 11, 2024

Order of Service |  Each week's repertoire is posted here.

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/02/11/compline-2024-the-last-sunday-after-the-epiphany/

February 11, 2024 • The Last Sunday after the Epiphany   [Theodora, Empress, c.867]

PROCESSIONAL: Jesus said, “You are the light of the world” – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

PSALM 50:1-6 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

HYMN: Christ upon the mountain peak (Tune: IBIS) – melody Thomas Kuras (1950-1997); harm. Peter R. Hallock

NUNC DIMITTIS (Setting II) – Tyler Morse – (b. 1990)

ANTHEM: What Hand Divine – Erin Aas (b. 1974)

Jason Anderson, director • Page Smith, violoncellist • William Turnipseed, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers John Gulhagen and James Davidson.

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/

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark's Cathedral

If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.

You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.

The Last Sunday after Epiphany, 2024

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The Last Sunday after the Epiphany | February 11, 2024

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. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.

ARCHIVES 

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

20s/30s Lenten Pen Pals

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During this season of Lent, and during a time in our world where connection seems to be more important than ever, the Saint Mark's 20s/30s group is offering an opportunity for young adults to connect with each other as spiritual pen pals. There are multiple levels of engagement that you can sign up for based on your capacity or desire to dive into fellowship with another member of the 20s/30s group during this season. Please sign up using this form by February 14 (Ash Wednesday).

Sunday Forum on Spiritual Practices

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UPDATED WITH VIDEO

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall

Join in for a discussion and resources on three different spiritual practices—photography (Michael Perera), Centering Prayer (Phil Fox Rose), and cold water swimming (Sarah Elwood). "Being rooted in spiritual practices" is a theme that the Strategic Planning Committee recently shared from outreach learnings. This is a great opportunity to try a new spiritual practice during the season of Lent.

A complete video is now available below:

2024 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper with Closing of the Doors

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6–7:15 P.M., in the cathedral nave. Suggested donation: $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family.

Please gather in the cathedral nave on Shrove Tuesday (a.k.a. Mardi Gras), February 21, to end the season after Epiphany in the traditional way—by gathering in community, eating pancakes, and having fun! There will be live music, crafts, and games. Chef Marc Aubertin and the youth will be preparing our meal, and the members of the Seattle Service Corps will be decorating and assisting in the celebration.

The celebration in the nave will conclude with a brief liturgy to bury the Alleluias and close the great doors until Easter. (This is a treasured tradition unique to Saint Mark's—see some views of what the Closing of the Doors looked in years past below.) Finally, on the patio, palms are burned to create the ashes for the Ash Wednesday services the next day.

Complete Closing of the Doors Liturgy, 2023

Complete Closing of the Doors Liturgy, 2021

Closing of the Doors, 2020

Closing of the Doors, 2019

“Collective Impact” with Andrew Himes

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 7–8:30 P.M., in person in Cathedral House Room 210 or online via Zoom

The monthly meeting of the Creation Care Ministry in February will include a presentation from Andrew Himes, Director of Collective Impact for the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) at the University of Washington. Andrew was previously a long-time Saint Mark’s parishioner and former member of the Vestry. Andrew will share the CLF’s work building a global movement to decarbonize the building industry—the largest industry on the planet—and the impact of building materials and construction on climate change. Andrew asserts that, rooted in justice and compassion, working together to solve the climate crisis gives us the opportunity “to regain a sense of our shared humanity.”

Please plan to participate in this informative and inspiring presentation, with time for Q&A afterwards. Join via Zoom, or gather in person in CH210 where we will have time for snacks and visiting before/after the meeting.

The book discussed in the presentation was No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save Our Planet by Kim Stanley Robinson, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Sara Foster

Also recommended was the MCJ Collective podcast.

A video is now available below:

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