Check out this video by and about the current Seattle Service Corps! The seven women of the 2020–21 cohort extend pandemic-safe hospitality with a virtual tour of their home. Learn who is who, where they’re from, and where they serve. Produced, directed, and edited by Stephanie and Caroline.
On Thursday, October 15, Canon Michael Kleinschmidt introduced the hymns that will be sung this coming Sunday, November 1, the Feast of All Saints, both at the 11 a.m. morning Eucharist and the 4:30 p.m. Choral Evensong. This introduction was presented live on Facebook. The hymns discussed are: For All the Saints [Hymn #287] Ye watchers and ye holy ones [Hymn #618] Jerusalem the Golden [Hymn #624] …plus a few words about the organ music and choir anthems which will … Read More
October 25, 11:00 a.m. The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost Service Leaflet Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral. You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
October 24, 2:30 p.m. Diocesan Ordination Liturgy Service Leaflet, English • Service Leaflet, Spanish Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral. You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
October 23, 7:30 p.m. Flentrop Organ Concert Recital program Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral. You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
On Thursday, October 8, Associate Organist John Stuntebeck introduced the hymns that will be sung at the 11 a.m. morning liturgy on October 25, 2020, the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost. This introduction was presented live on Facebook. The hymns discussed are: Immortal, Invisible, God only wise [Hymn #423] What does the Lord require? [Hymn #605] … followed by a few words by John about his organ selections for Sunday, and a reminder about Canon Kleinschmidt’s recital on the Flentrop on … Read More
Each Tuesday during Stewardship Season, October 4–November 8, a member of the Stewardship Ministry is posting a brief reflection and invitation to discussion in the Saint Mark’s Community Life closed Facebook group. If you do not use Facebook, here is the final reflection from November 3, posted by The Rev Canon Cristi Chapman, along with highlights of the subsequent discussion. Please add your thoughts in the comments below! My coffee table was anything but pristine this morning, featuring at least … Read More
October 18, 11:00 a.m. The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost Service Leaflet Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral. You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 5:30 P.M. • MOVIE WATCH PARTY OVER ZOOM; 7:15 – 8:15 P.M. POST-FILM DISCUSSION OVER ZOOM THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED! A USEFUL DISCUSSION/REFLECTION GUIDE MAY BE SEEN HERE. Gather together online to watch and then discuss the profound documentary “13th,” filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s exploration of the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the mass incarceration of African Americans. Scholars, activists, and politicians analyze the history of criminalization of African Americans and … Read More
Each year at Diocesan Convention, the Bishop recognizes a church employee in the diocese with The Ky Chen Employee Excellence “No Problem” Award, named after the staff member at Diocesan House who ran the print shop for 25 years, and famously replied “No problem!” to any request. At this year’s (virtual) diocesan convention, held last weekend, the 2020 Ky Chen award was presented to Saint Mark’s Cathedral’s own Erik Donner. As is made clear in the award citation, printed below, Erik serves … Read More
On Thursday, October 15, Canon Michael Kleinschmidt introduced the hymns that will be sung at the 11 a.m. morning liturgy on October 18, 2020, the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. This introduction was presented live on Facebook. The hymns discussed are: Jesus shall reign [Hymn #544] O God of earth and altar [Hymn #591] …plus a few words about this Sunday’s anthem at the offertory, Kevin Siegfried’s arrangement of the Shaker song “Peace unto Zion,” and the organ prelude, two baroque … Read More
Click the image below to see a pdf of this report as it appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of The Rubric. Links Homeless Ministries at Saint Mark’s Justice Ministries at Saint Mark’s The following report was published in the Fall 2020 issue of The Rubric. Ministry report by The Rev. Canon Cristi Chapman. Between 2001 and 2013, Tent City 3 (TC3), a movable community of people who have experienced homelessness, took up residence at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in … Read More
Click on the flyer image below to enlarge. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020, 6:30 P.M., watch live here or on the Saint Mark’s livestream page This event is co-sponsored by Saint Mark’s, St. James Catholic Cathedral, Temple de Hirsch Sinai, First African Methodist Episcopal, and the Church Council of Greater Seattle Please join with Dean Thomason, virtually, as Saint Mark’s cosponsors this event with Temple DeHirsch Sinai, First AME Church, St. James Cathedral, and Church Council of Greater Seattle. Amidst the … Read More
Thursday, October 15, 2020 Dear friends, This Friday, October 16th, marks the opening day in this state for early voting in the November 3rd general election. As I consider my own ballot, I find myself prayerfully mindful of the right and privilege I have as a voting citizen in this nation. Not everyone is afforded the right, restrained either by law or by impediments of disenfranchisement or disinterest. I am especially mindful of our nation in these turbulent days and … Read More
October 11, 11:00 a.m. Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost Service Leaflet Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral. You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
Inspired by the success of the “O come, O come Emmanuel” video, the next virtual choir video will again be for the entire cathedral community—a rendition of “Jesus Christ is risen today” for Easter Sunday! Click the image above for all the details. In the Stewardship video above, Heather and Peter briefly reflect on their history at Saint Mark’s, and then explain how the Saint Mark’s virtual choir offerings came about. Like many choral and instrumental ensemble around the … Read More
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 7 P.M., via Zoom The Faith Action Network will offer a candidate forum for candidates in legislative districts, which includes Sarah Reyneveld and Liz Berry from the 36th District, Kirsten Harris-Talley and Chukundi Salisbury from the 37th District, and Sherae Lascelles and Frank Chopp from the 43rd District. Participants may send in questions to use during the forum before the event. RSVP here: bit.ly/36-37-43CandidateForum to receive the Zoom link. There will be questions prepared by the sponsors as well … Read More
On Thursday, October 8, Associate Organist John Stuntebeck introduced the hymns that will be sung at the 11 a.m. morning liturgy on October 11, 2020, the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. This introduction was presented live on Facebook. The hymns discussed are: Rejoice, ye pure in heart! [Hymn #556] Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness [Hymn #339] … followed by a few words by John about his organ selections for Sunday, and more than a few words from Gregory Bloch about … Read More
This year’s stewardship campaign will feature videos from a number of community members, including brief messages included in Sunday morning worship, and longer videos and reflections send out via email and shared on social media. Check back on this page—more videos will be added here as they are released in the coming weeks.
Links Homeless Ministries at Saint Mark’s Justice Ministries at Saint Mark’s Our Noel House guests have found a new home! The women who formerly slept on the floor of Bloedel Hall now have a permanent home in the Central area of Seattle. The building is a former day care center and is named the Bunny Wilburn Home, in honor of a woman who worked to establish an early childhood education facility in the space a few decades ago. Each woman … Read More
October 4, 11:00 p.m. The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2020 Service Leaflet Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral. You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
October 4, 4:30 p.m. Choral Evensong • The Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels Service Leaflet Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral. You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
Saturday, October 3, 4:30 p.m. A Blessing of the Animals Celebrating Creation on the Feast of Francis and Clare of Assisi Service Leaflet Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral. You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
OCTOBER 4 (LAUNCH) THROUGH NOVEMBER 8 (INGATHERING) Join a community Facebook discussion: THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020, 5:30 P.M. in the Community Facebook Group (highlights will be posted later in the week on the Cathedral website) To the greater Seattle community, Saint Mark’s Cathedral provides a welcoming place to come in joyous times, times of sorrow, times to pray for peace, and as a beacon on the hill for justice. For many of us, both near and far, The Holy Box on the … Read More
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 6 P.M.–7:30 P.M. This program is presented by Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, a Saint Mark’s partner organization with longstanding links to the cathedral. Salmon are a Northwest icon, a species of great cultural, ecological, and spiritual significance. Author Timothy Egan once defined the Northwest as “wherever the salmon can get to.” In the Northwest, our regional identity is steeped in mighty rivers and the fish therein, and the connections we share run deep. Join LeeAnne … Read More