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Compline on the Fifth Sunday in Lent, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 26, 2023 with No Comments

Compline on the Fifth Sunday in Lent | March 19, 2023 Order of Service in Lent | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/03/26/compline-2023-the-fifth-sunday-in-lent/ March 26, 2023 • The Fifth Sunday in Lent ORISON: Judica me Deus – Plainsong, Mode IV PSALM 130 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Out of the depths I call (Tune: SAINT BRIDE) – Samuel Howard (1710-1782) and Geoffrey Shaw (1879-1943) NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, … Read More

The Fifth Sunday in Lent, 2023

by Christopher Brown on March 26, 2023 with No Comments

The Fifth Sunday in Lent | March 26, 2023 Service Leaflet 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.

Tree Removal Update

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 23, 2023 with 1 Comment

A large elm tree in front of the St. Nicholas building has deteriorated in recent years due to Dutch Elm Disease (the disease which has killed over 75% of all the elm trees in North America over the last hundred years). Certified arborists and the City of Seattle concluded that the tree was irreparably diseased and had become a fall risk, so earlier this week Kemp West Tree Service carefully felled the tree, navigating the power lines and trolley lines … Read More

The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 23, 2023 with No Comments

a Saturday gathering with Hillary L. McBride, Ph.D. SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023, 9:30 A.M.–3 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom; registration required for either option. Cost: $65 (includes lunch for those in person) Many of us have, unknowingly, been sold the story that our minds are superior to our bodies, and that our bodies are barriers to “pure” or “true” spirituality. Together, we will examine how these ideas continue to keep us from wholeness. We’ll explore … Read More

Dr. Christena Cleveland and the Black Madonnas: The Pilgrimage of a Womanist Theologian

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 23, 2023 with No Comments

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 & 24, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family). The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson will lead a discussion of the book God Is a Black Woman by Dr. Christena Cleveland as seen through the lens of pilgrimage. The book itself came out of her journey to see the Black Madonnas of France. In this two-part series we will explore the major themes of Dr. Cleveland’s latest … Read More

Transgender Day of Visibility

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 22, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 6:30–7:30 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom Join The Reverend Canon Carla Robinson, Canon for Multicultural Ministries and Community Transformation in the Diocese of Olympia, the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Queer in Christ ministry, and others from across the diocese in observance of Transgender Day of Visibility. Learn about why this observance is important, and hear from transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals and allies from our diocese about what the church can … Read More

Reflections on the Holy Land Pilgrimage

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 21, 2023 with No Comments

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family). Walking in the footsteps of Jesus, in the land of the Holy One, is a transformative journey which thirty souls from the cathedral community recently made. As Christians, we are all called to make pilgrimage as a spiritual practice, drawing on sacred experiences, near and far. This special forum is designed to share a bit of the … Read More

Compline of Memorial and Lament (Lent 4, 2023)

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 19, 2023 with No Comments

Special Compline of Memorial & Lament | Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 19, 2023 A special service observing the three-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown Order of Service in Lent | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/03/19/compline-2023-the-fourth-sunday-in-lent-laetare-office-for-the-dead-3-years-of-covid/ March 19, 2023 • The Fourth Sunday in Lent: LAETARE Office for the Dead | 3 Years of COVID PROCESSIONAL: Requiem aeternam – Plainsong, Mode VI PSALM 91 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4 … Read More

The Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 19, 2023

by Christopher Brown on March 19, 2023 with No Comments

The Fourth Sunday in Lent | March 19, 2023 Service Leaflet 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 John Weller, March 18, 2023

by Christopher Brown on March 18, 2023 with No Comments

Funeral Liturgy for John Weller | Saturday, March 18, 2023 Service Leaflet 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.

Midnight Breakfast following the Easter Vigil

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 17, 2023 with No Comments

SATURDAY, APRIL 8, after the Easter Vigil Liturgy (approx. 11:30 p.m.) at Lost Lake Cafe in Capitol Hill All are welcome to join members of the 20s/30s group for a late-night breakfast following the Easter Vigil! After the service concludes, and Easter has been proclaimed, we will celebrate at Lost Lake Cafe in Capitol Hill. It will be a joyous feast. Questions or more information? Contact Luke Abdow at: labdow@saintmarks.org

All Desires Known: A Theology of Sexuality

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 17, 2023 with No Comments

A 20s/30s Conversation with Dean Steve Thomason SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 7:30–9 pm, Leffler House Nothing is more human than our sexuality. The world can send many signals about the body, sex and sexuality that can be confusing or toxic. In this conversation with Dean Steve Thomason, we’ll discuss a theology of sexuality and how it can deeply resonate with the divine mystery and the gift of desire that flows from it. We’ll consider how an understanding of sexuality does not … Read More

Earth & Spirit: Sunday Forum with Gordon Miller

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 16, 2023 with No Comments

SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 10:10 A.M., Bloedel Hall In this Sunday morning Forum on 19 March, on the eve of the vernal equinox, Saint Mark’s parishioner and Emeritus Professor of Environmental Studies at Seattle University Gordon Miller will share ideas and images from two of his books: Wisdom of the Earth, which displays relatively unknown ecological riches of the Christian tradition, and The Metamorphosis of Plants, his photographic edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 18th-century botanical classic that encourages readers to … Read More

Special Compline of Memorial & Lament

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 16, 2023 with No Comments

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 9:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave, livestreamed, and broadcast on Classical KING This Sunday marks the three-year anniversary of the closure of the cathedral and the suspension of in-person liturgies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While on the surface most aspects of our lives and the life of the cathedral are “back to normal,” the grief, loss, and division from that difficult time remain. Our tradition teaches the importance, even the necessity, of lament as a … Read More

Out of the Ashes: A Story of Recovery and Hope

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 15, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH VIDEO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family). Sallie Crotty is a writer, educator, and mental health advocate. Her mission is to help erase the stigma surrounding mental health. Author of the 2022 memoir Out of the Ashes: A Story of Recovery and Hope, Sallie will talk about the essential role that her faith plays in her healing from and living with mental illness. She’ll … Read More

20s/30s Agape Meal on Maundy Thursday

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 14, 2023 with No Comments

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 5:30 P.M., Leffler House The 20s/30s Group will gather for an Agape Meal in Leffler House before the Maundy Thursday liturgy. An Agape Meal is a Christian fellowship meal recalling the meals Jesus shared with his disciples during his ministry. We will use the prayers found in the Book of Occasional Services to bless our meal. We will have vegetarian lentil soup and salad to share, and other simple, vegetarian dishes are welcome—bread, vegetables, hummus, nuts, cheeses, etc. Please … Read More

Candlelit Prayer with Music from Taizé, March 14, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 14, 2023 with No Comments

Candlelit Prayer in the Style of Taizé | Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m. Service Leaflet 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 Third Sunday in Lent, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 12, 2023 with No Comments

Compline on the Third Sunday in Lent | March 12, 2023 Order of Service in Lent | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/03/12/compline-2023-the-third-sunday-in-lent/ March 12, 2023 • The Third Sunday in Lent ORISON: Oculi mei – Plainsong, Mode VII PSALM 95 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4 (mislabeled as IV.5) HYMN: Lord Jesus, think on me (Tune: SOUTHWELL) – from Daman’s Psalter, 1579; adapt. Hymnal 1940; fauxbourdon harm. by Peter R. Hallock … Read More

The Third Sunday in Lent, 2023

by Christopher Brown on March 12, 2023 with No Comments

The Third Sunday in Lent | March 12, 2023 Service Leaflet 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.

Liturgical Ministers Training, Lent 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 10, 2023 with No Comments

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, in the cathedral nave. Start time varies by ministry—see below. Registration requested. On Saturday, March 25, Dean Thomason and Cathedral Sacristan Michael Seewer will host a Liturgical Ministers Training in the Cathedral nave. All current and aspiring liturgical ministers are invited to attend, and active liturgical ministers are asked to attend one of these trainings at least once every 3 years. Please register to attend using this form. The training will be divided into three sessions: 9 a.m. SESSION … Read More

Saint Mark’s Schola and the Early Music Youth Academy Present: Baroque Choral Favorites

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 9, 2023 with No Comments

SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 4 P.M., in the cathedral nave The Early Music Youth Academy chamber orchestra, part of Seattle Historical Arts for Kids, joins forces with the teen choristers of the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Schola for a program of glorious Baroque choral-orchestral favorites. This short and sweet concert of favorite highlights from Baroque choral-orchestral masterworks will include movements from Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, and (especially appropriate for Lent) Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. String students using period bows are joined by their … Read More

Easter Memorials & Thanksgivings, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 9, 2023 with No Comments

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 Charles Villiers Stanford’s Te Deum in C, as adapted for the coronation of Edward VII in 1902. Fill out the form below, or use the paper form … Read More

Compline on the Second Sunday in Lent

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on March 5, 2023 with No Comments

Compline on the Second Sunday in Lent | March 5, 2023 Order of Service in Lent | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/03/05/compline-2023-the-second-sunday-in-lent/ March 5, 2023 • The Second Sunday in Lent ORISON: Reminiscere miserationum tuarum – Plainsong, Mode IV PSALM 121 – H. Walford Davies (1869-1941) HYMN: Our Father, while our hearts unlearn the creeds that wrong thy name (Tune: BALFOUR) – Scottish hymn; harm. Geoffrey Shaw (1879-1943) and … Read More

Choral Evensong on the second Sunday in Lent, 2023

by Christopher Brown on March 5, 2023 with No Comments

Choral Evensong on the Second Sunday in Lent Service Leaflet 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.

The Second Sunday in Lent, 2023

by Christopher Brown on March 5, 2023 with No Comments

The Second Sunday in Lent | March 5, 2023 Service Leaflet 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.