January 26, 2025 Thank you for participating in this survey from the Communications Committee of the Saint Mark’s Vestry. Be sure to scroll down to see all the questions (nine in total), and click the button marked “Done” when complete. If the appearance of the survey on this page causes any inconvenience, the same survey can be completed at this link.
TWO WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 22 & 29, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Free, no registration required. Optional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family) led by Dean Steve Thomason Our world is seemingly on fire, and the uncertainties of our time translate to a sense of chaos and upheaval. Anxiety and anger run amok. Under threat of change, the human impulse is to conservative inertia or even regression, which invariably leads to injustice and … Read More
Vestry Members Continuing in Office Term ends January 2026: Greg Hamm Peter Snyder Doug Thorpe Alexandra Thompson Becky Kacel (Diocesan Member—Trinity, Everett) Term ends January 2027: Phil Haas Julia Logan Martha Craig Christopher Breunig The Rev. Gail Wheatley (Diocesan Member) The four members elected at the 2025 Annual Meeting will end their term January 2028. Download a pdf version of this candidate list (which includes photos) here. All members of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral congregation are invited to attend the … Read More
LINKS: 2024 Annual Meeting (includes complete video) The Cathedral Vestry Vestry Archive (meeting minutes, reports, financials, etc) SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2025, 12:30–2 P.M., Bloedel Hall and via Zoom The 2025 Annual Meeting of St. Mark’s Cathedral Parish, Seattle, will be on Sunday, January 26, 2025, 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 here, and will be … Read More
Compline on the Second Sunday after Epiphany | January 19, 2025 Order of Service | Each week’s repertoire is posted here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/compline-2025-the-second-sunday-after-the-epiphany/ January 19, 2025 • The Second Sunday after the Epiphany ORISON (H 135): Songs of thankfulness and praise (Tune: SALZBURG) – mel. Jakob Hintze (1622-1702); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) PSALM 36:5-10 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN 138: All praise to you, O Lord (Tune: CARLISLE) – … Read More
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany | January 19, 2025 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.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Free, no registration required. Optional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family) led by the Rev. Danae Ashley What can a revolutionary 12th-century Benedictine nun teach us today? Plenty! Saint Hildegard von Bingen was a polymath and a German Benedictine abbess who lived from 1098–1179 in the Rhine Valley. Her myriad of gifts have been noticed throughout history: prophetess, composer, physician and healer, environmentalist, … Read More
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Free, no registration required. Optional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family) led by Canon Rich Weyls What does theology have to say about environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change? Ecotheology is a form of constructive theology that focuses on the interrelationship between religion and nature, particularly in the light of environmental concerns. In this session, we will explore classical theological notions of … Read More
A Wisdom School offering led by iconographer Peter Pearson THURSDAY–SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13–15, 2025, registration required. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6:30–9 P.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 6:30–9 P.M. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 9 A.M.–4 P.M. (additional session Sunday afternoon, February 16, if needed) Byzantine Iconography is a highly structured and disciplined art form which combines prayer and painting techniques to create serene images of Christ, Mary, the angels and the saints following centuries old guidelines. Peter Pearson has been studying and painting icons for more … Read More
Prayer in the Style of Taizé | Tuesday, January 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 for the Baptism of Our Lord | January 12, 2025 Order of Service | Each week’s repertoire is posted here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/01/12/compline-2025-the-first-sunday-after-the-epiphany-the-baptism-of-jesus/ January 12, 2025 • The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Jesus (with Translation of a Member to Inactive Status) ORISON: ‘I come,’ the great Redeemer cries (Tune: THIS ENDRIS NYGHT) – English mel.; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) and Martin Fallas Shaw (1875-1958) PSALM 29 – Peter … Read More
SUNDAY MORNING FORUM A Crash Course in the Principals of Non-Violence SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall In this forum on MLK Weekend, we’ll take a brief look at the fascinating history of non-violence with a special emphasis on the legacy of Bayard Rustin, a student of Mohandus (Mahatma) Gandhi, who brought back his learnings to the leaders of the American Civil Rights movement. A Black gay man and a Quaker, Rustin became a trusted advisor to Martin Luther King, … Read More
The Sunday after the Epiphany—The Baptism of Our Lord (with Bishop’s Visitation) | January 12, 2025 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.
A Wisdom School weekend workshop with Joseph Benton Howell, Ph.D. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025, 6:30–8:30 P.M. and SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2025, 9:30 A.M.–2:30 P.M., in person and via Zoom. Registration required. This three-part workshop will approach the Spirituality of the Enneagram in ways we have not previously considered in the Wisdom School. Friday evening’s session will use the foundational concept of the soul child to describe the nine types with specific egoic reactions that come when disconnected from our original goodness. We will … Read More
UPDATED WITH VIDEO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2025 led by Canon Wendy Claire Barrie The historic Creeds of the Church—most importantly the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed—are an essential and obligatory part of our liturgical tradition, and also a potential stumbling block for many. In this Wednesday forum led Canon Barrie, participants explored what the Creeds are (and what they are not), asked where they come from and how they came to be central to our worship practice, looked at … Read More
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025 led by Dean Steve Thomason and Canon Emily Griffin The Saint Mark’s Vestry has once again authorized Saint Mark’s serving as a Sanctuary Hub, if called upon by the Sanctuary Network in our region. Dean Thomason and Canon Emily Griffin explored ways to respond compassionately and with intention, guided by our mandate to respect the dignity of every human being. Key to this effort will be a cohort of volunteers to serve in various ways, and … Read More
Compline on the Eve of the Feast of the Epiphany | January 5, 2025 Order of Service in Christmastide | Each week’s repertoire is posted here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/compline-2025-the-eve-of-the-epiphany/ January 5, 2025 • THE EVE OF THE EPIPHANY ORISON: Brightest and best of the stars of the morning (Tune: MORNING STAR) – James Proctor Harding (1850–1911) PSALM 96 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN 112: In the bleak mid-winter (Tune: CRANHAM) – … Read More
Choral Evensong on the Eve of the Epiphany | January 5, 2025 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 after Christmas Day | January 5, 2025 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 Kim Unti | Saturday, January 4, 2025, 1 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.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2025, 10:10–10:50 A.M., meet in the St. Nicholas Building, just to the northing of the cathedral. (rescheduled from Jan. 12) Between the 9 and 11 a.m. services on February 2, Dean Thomason will join representatives from Operation Nightwatch and lay leaders to formally bless the new Emergency Women’s Shelter on the Saint Mark’s Cathedral campus. The shelter is a partnership between Saint Mark’s and Operation Nightwatch—street ministry in Seattle in which cathedral members also serve as volunteers—and … Read More
SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2025, 4:30 P.M. (Evensong), 5:30 P.M. (Burning of the Greens and Chili Supper, registration requested) UPDATE (1/2/25): At this time, the response to the potluck has been overwhelming, and folks have committing to bring more food that we could possibly need. You are still welcome to bring a dish to share, but be aware that there will be an abundance! Please still register to attend so Chef Marc and his crew can have the correct amount of … Read More
Compline on the First Sunday of Christmas | December 29, 2024 Order of Service in Christmastide | Each week’s repertoire is posted here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/12/29/compline-2024-the-first-sunday-after-christmas-day/ December 29, 2024 • The First Sunday after Christmas PROCESSIONAL (H 102): Once in royal David’s city (Tune: IRBY) – mel. Henry John Gauntlett (1805-1876); harm. Arthur Henry Mann (1850-1929) PSALM 147 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN 82: Of the Father’s love begotten (Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM) … Read More
The First Sunday after Christmas Day | December 29, 2024 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.
Christmas Day | December 25, 2024, 11 p.m. 10 a.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.