SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall A Sunday Forum with Dean Thomason For several years we’ve invited every adult at Saint Mark’s, regardless of age, to engage in the Lenten spiritual practice of planning your funeral and to preparing (or reviewing) your will and estate plans. Making these plans now will be a priceless gift to your loved ones when the time comes. As Christians, we do not deny death as a reality of life, but we deal honestly … Read More

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, STARTING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 EVENING PRAYER: MONDAY–FRIDAY, 6 P.M., online only via Zoom NEW! MORNING PRAYER: MONDAY–FRIDAY, 8:30 A.M., online only via Zoom PLEASE NOTE: On the last Friday in March Evening Prayer will use a different Zoom link. At 6 p.m. on Friday, March 31 ONLY, join Evening Prayer using this Zoom link instead. The usual link will be used again following the Holy Week hiatus. (Evening Prayer resumes Tuesday, April 11.) For the season of Lent, Saint Mark’s … Read More

TWO WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 8 & 15, 6:45-8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall only. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family). A two-part Cathedral Commons forum with Michael Kleinschmidt, Canon for Cathedral Music  Canon Kleinschmidt will lead a two-part exploration of the wonderful world of hymns on Wednesday evenings, March 8 and 15. Focusing on the hymns we will sing this Lent and Holy Week, the discussion will attempt to answer questions such as: Why do some … Read More

FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023, 9:30 A.M.–4 P.M., in cathedral nave; registration required Cost: Regular, $39 | “Bring a Friend,” $69 | “Team” (up to five people), $139. Join renowned leader Brian McLaren for a dynamic interactive event exploring the future of Christian faith in the 21st century. Is Christianity Worth Saving? is a six-and-a-half hour interactive experience featuring author Brian McLaren. Throughout the three-part event McLaren will be joined by a circle of Seattle-area practitioners, experts, advocates, critics, and audience members … Read More

See a the book trailer and a preview of the reading in the brief videos below: UPDATED WITH VIDEO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 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). Join us for an evening of storytelling and conversation with Irish writer Gareth Higgins, author of How Not to Be Afraid.  Brian McLaren says Gareth’s new book How Not to be Afraid is “a beautiful book,” Kathleen Norris says it’s … Read More

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 7:30 P.M., cathedral nave. Reserve tickets here ($20–35). Co-sponsored by Abbey Arts, Saint Mark’s Cathedral, and the Office of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. “What movement could begin, what conversation could take the stage, if everything else got out of the way? This Concert for the Human Family event is an inspiring collaborative between award-winning musicians and church leaders who believe in the power of music and storytelling to foster Beloved Community. Experience genre-bending original music that … Read More

In 2022, the Washington legislature revised the Non-Profit Corporations Act (RCW 24.03A) which applies to St. Mark’s. The Vestry undertook to revise the St. Mark’s Bylaws to comply with the new statute. The most significant revisions relate to rights of transparency and participation by members in a non-profit. While The Vestry usually votes on any Bylaws revisions, because the revisions under the new statute impact member rights they were voted on by Parish Communicants in Good Standing at the Annual … Read More

Distributed at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Click in the lower right of the reader below to read the report full-screen. Or click here to download a pdf if you prefer.

UPDATE: The 2023 Women’s Retreat is already at capacity. Email Canon Daugherty to join a waiting list. (No deposit is required for the waitlist.) FRIDAY–SUNDAY, APRIL 21–23, 2023, at St. Andrew’s House Retreat Center, Union, WA Registration is now open for this year’s Women’s Retreat! The theme for our time together will be: Our Lives as Sacred Stories. This two-night retreat will take place at St. Andrew’s House, a lodge-like setting, with warm and comfortable accommodations, on the beautiful Hood … Read More