This year’s Giving Tree is now on display in the nave, filled with tags for gifts to Lowell Elementary School, Casa Latina, Mary’s Place, and Lambert House, including gift cards as well as toys and other items. Giving Tree gifts are due back to the cathedral by 11 a.m. on Sunday, December 8, so they can blessed at the altar that Sunday and then be distributed to recipients in a timely fashion. (The gifts need to be delivered to Lowell … Read More

DONATIONS RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 15 WILL BE PRINTED IN THE CHRISTMAS BULLETINS. Help underwrite the beautiful flowers and special music of the season by making a special contri­bution in honor or memory of someone. Please fill out the form here or below, or use the paper form inserted in your bulletin on Sunday. Then you can make your gift online at saintmarks.org/give, or donate by check in the offering plate, to the cathedral office, or by mail (instructions may be found … Read More

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024 Facilitated by: Steve Thomason, Michael Kleinschmidt, and Jason Anderson The “O” Antiphons service at Saint Mark’s is a signature liturgy that draws us into the orbit of Advent preparation and hope, connecting ancient themes and imagery that engages all the senses. The cadenced rhythms of chant, prayer, hymnody, and prophetic scriptures are held together by carefully choreographed movements that invite us into the realm of the numinous. This year’s service—December 1, 2024, at 7 p.m.—will include … Read More

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2024 The Restorative Justice Council, the Affordable Housing Exploratory Committee and the Intergenerational Council collaborated to bring together ministry leaders at Saint Mark’s and from the broader Seattle community in this event. The goal of the summit was for attendees to learn very practical ways they can be with our neighbors in need. The ministries represented were: Operation Nightwatch SHARE-WHEEL (Tent City 3) Lowell Elementary School Saint Mark’s Meals Sharing Ministry Saint Mark’s Affordable Housing Committee Habitat … Read More

UPDATE (12/26/24): Thank you for your extraordinary generosity to our community ministry partners and to the Threshold Fund through your support of the 2024 Alternative Gift Market and Giving Tree! 160 tags were taken from the Giving Tree, and additional gifts were purchased through the wish lists for Lowell Elementary School and Mary’s Place and delivered to those organizations directly. On top of all those gifts, an additional $1,502 was given to purchase gifts and gift cards for Casa Latina, … Read More

HYMNATHON: from Hymn #1 to Hymn #720 in one day! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 8 A.M. to 6 P.M., in the cathedral nave Come support Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir in their efforts to raise $35,000 in scholarship funds for their Pilgrimage to England next August, where they will serve as Choir-in-Residence for one week each at Lincoln and Durham Cathedrals. On Saturday, November 23, they will sing all 720 hymns between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (one verse per hymn.) Stop … Read More

UPDATED WITH VIDEO & SLIDES A Wisdom School Saturday workshop led by author and teacher Debie Thomas SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024, 9:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom NOTE: Debie Thomas will also be preaching at the cathedral at all morning services on Sunday, November 10—8, 9, and 11 a.m. Between the 9 and 11 a.m. services, at 10:10 a.m. there will be a special Community Conversation to hold the space and each other as … Read More

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 7–8 P.M., via Zoom Canon for Intergenerational Ministries Wendy Claire Barrie and Vestry member Alexandra Thompson invite you to consider joining a short-term Task Force on Accessibility. We expect this work to take place from November 2024 to March 2025. The task force will identify short term, medium term, and long term actions and opportunities to improve the physical campus and worship and ministry experience with regard to physical abilities, neurodiversity, and people with cognitive disabilities. We anticipate … Read More