UPDATE, November 17 The community of Saint Mark’s quickly and generously answered the appeal from Lowell Elementary for winter clothes. Lowell staff have told us, “The children are cozy and warm, and the parents and staff are so happy! We are grateful for your generosity.” November 4, 2022 As the weather becomes precipitously colder, Lowell Elementary School has alerted us to an immediate need for children’s winter coats and gloves. Low temperatures in the 30s are predicted for next week! … Read More

Click on the flyer image below to enlarge. UPDATED WITH VIDEO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022,  7–8 P.M., in the cathedral nave or via livestream Download the service leaflet for this event here (pdf). A complete video is now available below In this time of trial and struggle, as we confront challenges to our civil society and our body politic, we are at a crossroads of conscience. And though the voices of vitriol and extremism often resound loudly, it is the … Read More

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 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). Canon Barrie will share stories of St. Martin, whose feast day on November 11 marked the beginning of Advent in the Middle Ages, as we talk about how to live into the long winter—where we find comfort and strength during the cold, dark months, and how, too, darkness can nourish and enrich us. Please plan to share a … Read More

UPDATED WITH VIDEO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 9:30 A.M. to 3 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom; registration required for either option. How do we pray and worship in a way that fully reflects the fullness of the Kin-dom of God while also honoring the integrity of identity? How can our liturgies be shaped with appreciation of all people vs. appropriation without true integration? Reconciling liturgical traditions that were shaped from a primarily white viewpoint takes the … Read More

Evensong Observing the Feast of All Saints with a Celebration of the Ministry of Bishop Greg & Marti Rickel in the Diocese of Olympia SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 4:30 P.M., in person at Saint Mark’s Cathedral and livestreamed All are welcome to join in this special liturgy observing the Feast of All Saints at which Bishop Rickel will officiate. The occasion will also serve as opportunity for those present to bless Bishop Greg and his wife Marti as they prepare to … Read More

UPDATED WITH VIDEO TWO WEDNESDAYS: OCTOBER 19 & 26, 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). Facilitated by Canon Jennifer King Daugherty Grief and joy can seem like opposites—experiences of sadness and loss are profoundly different from those of happiness and delight. Yet, both grief and joy reveal our vulnerability and capacity to love; they both soften our hearts and make us aware of our dependence … Read More

UPDATED WITH VIDEO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022, 7–8:30 p.m., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom Jerusalem’s Old City—A Holy Story A Presentation by BBC Journalist and Author Matthew Teller Co-sponsored by Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, University Book Store, Seattle, and Other Press Publishers, New York In Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. The Old City has never had “four quarters” as its maps proclaim. And beyond … Read More

Nominations for candidates for the Saint Mark’s Vestry and for Delegates to Diocesan Convention are now open for 2023. The Vestry is a group of laypeople elected by the parish who, along with the Rector, supervise and sustain the finances, facilities and grounds of the Cathedral. New members are needed both to serve on the Vestry and to act as delegates at next year’s Diocesan Convention. Members of the Nominating Committee will be in the back of the nave each … Read More