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Donna Jean’s Place at Saint Mark’s—Blessing and Dedication

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on January 2, 2025 with No Comments

More About Donna Jean’s Place Donna Jean’s Place is a 20 bed women’s shelter housed in the St. Nicholas building on the Saint Mark’s Cathedral campus. Women are transported at 7 p.m. nightly to shelter and must exit the space by 7 a.m.. Each night, the Operation Nightwatch dispatch center sends up a hot meal for the shelter residents. They have a case manager assigned to the shelter who assists with housing searches, medical appointments, mental health awareness ID and … Read More

2025 Twelfth Night Celebration with Evensong, Bonfire, and Chili Supper

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on January 1, 2025 with No Comments

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, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 29, 2024 with No Comments

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, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 29, 2024 with No Comments

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 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 25, 2024 with No Comments

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.

Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 25, 2024 with No Comments

Christmas Eve Midnight Mass | December 24, 2024, 11 p.m. 11 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.

Christmas Eve Service (7:30 p.m.) 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 24, 2024 with No Comments

Christmas Eve Service | December 24, 2024, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 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.

Christmas Eve Family Service (4 p.m.) 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 24, 2024 with No Comments

Christmas Eve Family Service | December 24, 2024, 4 p.m. 4 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 Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 22, 2024 with No Comments

Compline on the Fourth Sunday of Advent | December 22, 2024 Order of Service in Advent | Each week’s repertoire is posted here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/12/22/compline-2024-the-fourth-sunday-of-advent/ December 22, 2024 • The Fourth Sunday of Advent • O Rex gentium PROCESSIONAL: O come, O Wisdom from above (Tune: VENI EMMANUEL) – New trans. of the O Antiphons by Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976), sung to Plainsong, Mode I, from Processionale, 15th cent.; arr. and … Read More

The Fourth Sunday of Advent 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 22, 2024 with No Comments

The Fourth Sunday of Advent | December 22, 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.

Donation Requests for the New Women’s Shelter

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 19, 2024 with No Comments

Last week Dean Thomason sent a message to the parish requesting year-end donations to support the new women’s shelter in the St. Nicholas Building in collaboration with Operation Nightwatch, Donna Jean’s Place at Saint Mark’s, which will begin operations in early February. (See the invitation to the February 2 Blessing & Dedication here.) To get the facility ready to open, your help is needed in one of three ways: (1) Make special cash contribution toward the purchase of furnishings and … Read More

The 2024 Pageant of the Nativity

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 18, 2024 with No Comments

The Pageant of the Nativity | December 18, 2024 Service leaflet | Learn more about Saint Mark’s Pageant here LEAFLETSThe Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.NEWSLETTERThe 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 CathedralIf you watch and enjoy … Read More

Compline on the Third Sunday of Advent, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 15, 2024 with No Comments

Compline on the Third Sunday of Advent | December 15, 2024 Order of Service in Advent | Each week’s repertoire is posted here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/12/15/compline-2024-the-third-sunday-of-advent/ December 15, 2024 • The Third Sunday of Advent: GAUDETE ORISON: Rejoice in the Lord always – Plainsong, Mode I CANTICLE 9: The First Song of Isaiah – Peter R. Hallock (1923-2014) and Gregory Bloch (b. 1977) HYMN: The King shall come when morning dawns (Tune: SAINT … Read More

The Third Sunday of Advent, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 15, 2024 with No Comments

The Third Sunday of Advent | December 15, 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.

The Longest Night 2024: A Service for All Who Grieve in These Days

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 14, 2024 with No Comments

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 7 P.M., in the cathedral nave Each year Saint Mark’s offers a service for those for whom the holiday season brings a mix of emotions, and for anyone for whom grief is a companion in life. The service (formerly known as “Blue Christmas”) is held near the winter solstice, marking time with intention in the candlelit cathedral while holding space for those present to pray, remember loved ones, and (if desired) have anointing by the priests before … Read More

Bishop LaBelle’s Episcopal Visitation on the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 14, 2024 with No Comments

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2025 While the bishop of our diocese is always present at the cathedral a few times each year (e.g. Christmas Eve, Easter Vigil and Easter Day, Cathedral Day, Ordinations), an official “Episcopal Visitation” is a rarer and more special occurrence. Canon law requires every diocesan bishop to visit every congregation in their diocese at least once every three years. When this happens here, the bishop is visiting Saint Mark’s as a parish community, rather than as a … Read More

2024 New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk with Midnight Eucharist

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 14, 2024 with No Comments

Check out this Instagram video from 2022: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 6 P.M. to MIDNIGHT. Eucharist at the center of the labyrinth at the stroke of midnight, observing the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. 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 … Read More

Compline on the Second Sunday of Advent, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 8, 2024 with No Comments

Compline on the Second Sunday of Advent | December 8, 2024 Order of Service in Advent | Each week’s repertoire is posted here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/compline-2024-the-second-sunday-of-advent/ December 8, 2024 • The Second Sunday of Advent ORISON: People of Zion, look up – Plainsong, Mode VII CANTICLE 16: The Song of Zechariah – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1 [H S-248] HYMN: Prepare the way, O Zion (Tune: BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN) – mel. from Then Swenska … Read More

Second Sunday of Advent, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 8, 2024 with No Comments

The Second Sunday of Advent | December 8, 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.

Diaconal Ordinations, December 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 7, 2024 with No Comments

Ordinations to the Diaconate | Saturday, December 7, 10:30 a.m. Service Leaflet Offerings of money given at the service will be used to start discretionary funds for the newly-ordained. Please give generously, if you able, at saintmarks.org/give or via the Venmo mobile app. (Put “ordinations” in the memo line.) 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 … Read More

Restorative Justice as Spiritual Practice—A Reflection by Canon Emily Griffin

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 5, 2024 with No Comments

Remarks made at the Housing & Hunger Ministries Summit December 4, 2024, Bloedel Hall A reading from the book of Isaiah, chapter 58: Shout out; do not hold back! …Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness… they ask of me righteous judgments; they want God on their side. “Why do we fast, … Read More

Community Book Study, January/February 2025

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 5, 2024 with No Comments

Evicted book study groups In-person discussion of Evicted: THREE SUNDAYS: JANUARY 12 & 19 and FEBRUARY 2, 12:30–2 P.M. PLEASE NOTE: in-person discussion in Room 210 on January 12 and February 2, but in the St. Nicholas Building, 1st floor, on January 19. Zoom discussion of Evicted: THREE THURSDAYS: JANUARY 16 & 23 and FEBRUARY 6, 7–8:30 P.M. UPDATE (1/16): Discussions of Evicted are underway and registration for these group are closed. You can still register to participate in the … Read More

Compline on Advent Sunday, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 1, 2024 with No Comments

Compline on the First Sunday of Advent | December 1, 2024 Order of Service in Advent | Each week’s repertoire is posted here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/compline-2024-the-first-sunday-of-advent/ December 1, 2024 • The First Sunday of Advent ORISON: Matin Responsory – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) PSALM 25:1-9 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2 HYMN 60: Creator of the stars of night (Tune: CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM) – Plainsong, Mode IV NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010) ANTHEM: … Read More

The “O” Antiphons Advent Liturgy, 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 1, 2024 with No Comments

The “O” Antiphons: Advent Procession with Lessons and Carols | Sunday, December 1, 7 p.m. Learn more about this liturgy, including this year’s commissioned anthem, In the Stillness by B.E. Boykin, at the “O” Antiphons page here. 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 … Read More

2024 Winter Solstice Poetry Forum

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on December 1, 2024 with No Comments

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 10:10 A.M., Bloedel Hall The birth of Christ, celebrated at the time of the Winter Solstice here in the north, announces the return of light to the world but also the birthing of the Word, the Logos, into the world. That Word brings consciousness, brings truth, brings love, and yes brings light, which we celebrate this morning with a reading of relevant poems that speak into this darkness and affirm that it does not and will not silence us. … Read More