Blog - Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral

An Introduction to Saint Mark’s Statement of Lament and Commitment to Action

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on June 12, 2021 with No Comments

On May 25, 2021, the cathedral Vestry unanimously adopted a Statement of Lament and Commitment to Action, a revised and expanded statement of principals for this community. This document has been in the works for many months, and builds on the cathedral’s 2016 Statement, titled Renewing Our Covenant—which for many years has been posted on the church’s front doors—and A Covenant to Root Out Racism, created in Diocese of Missouri and adopted by the Diocese of Olympia at the 2020 … Read More

Funeral Liturgy for Gretchen Jolly | Saturday, June 12, 1p.m.

by Christopher Brown on June 12, 2021 with No Comments

Funeral Liturgy for Gretchen Jolly | Saturday, June 12, 1p.m. Service Leaflet 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. 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 … Read More

Treasures of the Cathedral: The Pentecost Evangelist Banner

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on June 10, 2021 with 3 Comments

In the season after Pentecost each year, a stunning quilted banner is displayed on the reredos. First displayed at Saint Mark’s in 2017, this striking banner depicts the symbols of the four evangelists (the Four Living Creatures from the book of Ezekiel). It was made in the 1980s by Northwest textile artist and sculptor Margaret Hays. Margaret Hays was born into a family of women artists in 1931. She received her MFA in 1975 from the University of Washington. Her … Read More

Compline on the Second Sunday after Pentecost, 2021

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on June 6, 2021 with No Comments

Compline on The Second Sunday after Pentecost | June 6, 2021, 9:30 p.m. See the Order of Service here. Each week’s repertoire can be found here. LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. COFFEE HOUR Virtual Coffee Hour: Immediately following the Sunday morning service, everyone is welcome to gather in a Virtual Coffee Hour over Zoom. Join using this link. Monthly Newcomers Coffee (first Sunday of every month only): Immediately following the … Read More

Choral Evensong on the Second Sunday after Pentecost, 2021

by Christopher Brown on June 6, 2021 with No Comments

Choral Evensong on The Second Sunday after Pentecost – June 6, 2021 Service Leaflet 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. 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 … Read More

The Second Sunday After Pentecost, 2021

by Christopher Brown on June 6, 2021 with No Comments

The Second Sunday after Pentecost – June 6, 2021 Service Leaflet 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. 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 … Read More

Dean’s Message on Land Acknowledgment

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on June 5, 2021 with No Comments

Dean Thomason sent the following message to the community regarding the creation and intention behind the cathedral’s Land Acknowledgment. Much more information can be found at Saint Mark’s Land Acknowledgment page. A Message from Dean Thomason Dear friends, You may have noticed in recent months more occasions when we have begun our worship or meetings with a Land Acknowledgment: Saint Mark’s Cathedral acknowledges that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People, who … Read More

Seattle Service Corps Year-End Conversation

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on June 5, 2021 with No Comments

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 7 P.M., via Zoom Join this year’s SSC cohort for an evening of conversation and Q&A to learn more about their service year experience, learnings, impressions of Seattle in a pandemic, and what they’re doing next. Please pre-register using this Zoom link. Blessing and Sending SUNDAY, JUNE 27, during the 11 A.M. service The seven women of this year’s SSC cohort—Caroline, Kylee, Taylor, Amanda, April, Grace, and Stephanie—will mark the conclusion of their service year with a … Read More

Tent City Returns to Campus

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on June 2, 2021 with No Comments

Share / Wheel’s Tent City 3 was last located on the cathedral campus during the summer of 2020. On June 15, Tent City will return to the cathedral campus to house up to 100 homeless men and women. The portable, self-managed Tent Cities are democratically organized. They operate with a strict Code of Conduct which requires sobriety, nonviolence, cooperation and participation. Saint Mark’s parishioners are encouraged to provide support to residents through a variety of ways. Stay tuned for more … Read More

Compline on the First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, 2021

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 30, 2021 with No Comments

Compline on The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday | May 30, 2021, 9:30 p.m. See the Order of Service here. Each week’s repertoire can be found here. LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. COFFEE HOUR Virtual Coffee Hour: Immediately following the Sunday morning service, everyone is welcome to gather in a Virtual Coffee Hour over Zoom. Join using this link. Monthly Newcomers Coffee (first Sunday of every month only): Immediately … Read More

The First Sunday After Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, 2021

by Christopher Brown on May 30, 2021 with No Comments

The First Sunday after Pentecost – Trinity Sunday May 30, 2021 Service Leaflet 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. 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 … Read More

A Cathedral Cookbook for Covidtide

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 26, 2021 with No Comments

RECIPES DUE BY JUNE 15, 2021 As we inch forward into a post-pandemic existence, we all had experiences that involved preparing food at home. To memorialize this piece of the pandemic experience, every household is invited to send one (only one please) recipe that you found especially meaningful for you. You are welcome to include a brief comment (not to exceed 50 words) that offers some context if you like. We will organize this and make the cookbook available in … Read More

Ordination Liturgy for Malcolm McLaurin

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 26, 2021 with 2 Comments

TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 6:30 P.M., via livestream God willing and the people consenting, Bishop Rickel will preside at the ordination of new priests, including Saint Mark’s own Malcolm McLaurin, Charissa Bradstreet (Epiphany, Seattle) and Gerry Brennan (St. James, Cathlamet). Former Cathedral Canon Malcolm McLaurin is sponsored for ordination to the priesthood by Saint Mark’s Cathedral and the Diocese of Olympia.

Compline on the Feast of Pentecost, 2021

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 23, 2021 with No Comments

Compline on The Feast of Pentecost | May 23, 2021, 9:30 p.m. See the Order of Service in Eastertide here. Each week’s repertoire can be found here. LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. COFFEE HOUR Virtual Coffee Hour: Immediately following the Sunday morning service, everyone is welcome to gather in a Virtual Coffee Hour over Zoom. Join using this link. Monthly Newcomers Coffee (first Sunday of every month only): Immediately following … Read More

Pentecost “Way of Love” Revival Service

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 23, 2021 with No Comments

Pentecost Revival Service | May 23, 2021, 1 p.m. Pacific Service Leaflet | Direct YouTube link The Episcopal Church greets Pentecost with One in the Spirit, a Way of Love Revival Weekend designed to fan the flames of hope, celebrate difference, honor creation, foster beloved community, and send people toward Jesus’s Way of Love. At 1 p.m. on the Feast of Pentecost itself—Sunday, May 23—a special worship service will be streamed, featuring elements submitted by a number of Episcopal institutions, including … Read More

The Feast of Pentecost – May 23, 2021

by Christopher Brown on May 23, 2021 with No Comments

The Feast of Pentecost – May 23, 2021 Service Leaflet | Direct Vimeo link LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. COFFEE HOUR Virtual Coffee Hour: Immediately following the Sunday morning service, everyone is welcome to gather in a Virtual Coffee Hour over Zoom. Join using this link. Monthly Newcomers Coffee (first Sunday of every month only): Immediately following the Sunday morning service, come meet people and ask questions at a … Read More

Projecting Justice at Saint Mark’s

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 23, 2021 with 6 Comments

photo by Brian Smale UPDATE: The post below is about the May 2021 project addressing people killed by the police. To learn about the June 2023 project in support of trans lives and trans kids here. Justice means they would still be alive today. May 25 marks the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, a watershed moment that has re-energized an ongoing nationwide movement and sparked an urgent conversation about the role of policing in our state. In Washington, … Read More

Funeral Liturgy for Kevin Patz – May 22, 2021

by Christopher Brown on May 22, 2021 with No Comments

Funeral Liturgy for Kevin Patz | Saturday, May 22, 2 p.m. Service Leaflet | Direct Vimeo link LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. COFFEE HOUR Virtual Coffee Hour: Immediately following the Sunday morning service, everyone is welcome to gather in a Virtual Coffee Hour over Zoom. Join using this link. Monthly Newcomers Coffee (first Sunday of every month only): Immediately following the Sunday morning service, come meet people and ask … Read More

COVID Vaccine Clinic in the Cathedral Nave (or Parking Lot)

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 21, 2021 with 3 Comments

UPDATE: The June 24 clinic has been cancelled. Please check back for further updates. At some appointments, your vaccine will be accompanied by live music on the Flentrop organ. Saint Mark’s is thrilled to be opening our doors to host a series of COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the sacred space of the cathedral nave, beginning this Thursday, April 29! This clinic is offered in partnership with 6M Geriatrics and Hospital Medicine, a clinic located on First Hill. At this time, … Read More

Creation Care: Carbon Tracker Training

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 19, 2021 with 1 Comment

UPDATE: A Complete video of the presentation is now available below. Written instructions are available here. For help navigating the video above, please refer to this video timeline, or click “view on youtube” and refer to the chapters in the video description. THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 7-8:30 P.M., via Zoom Saint Mark’s Cathedral has the bold goal of achieving a net-zero carbon footprint by the year 2030 – both for its facilities and for its congregation. We have encouraged our members … Read More

¡Encuentro! Meet People in El Salvador and Hear about the Work on for LGBTQ Rights and Safety

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 18, 2021 with No Comments

¡Encuentro! Meet Each Other! Meet People in El Salvador (via Zoom) and Hear First-Hand Their Stories—and Stories from four Saint Mark’s Folks, too! SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2:30–4:30 P.M. via Zoom: email Canon Nancy Ross for link: nross@saintmarks.org Meet people and hear first-hand their stories of living in El Salvador, and hear the personal stories from four Saint Mark’s community members, too, for mutual sharing, as we kick-off Pride Month together with an Encuentro (gathering to get to know each other). It’s a … Read More

Compline on the 7th Sunday of Easter, 2021

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 16, 2021 with No Comments

Compline on The 7th Sunday of Easter (The Sunday after Ascension) | May 16, 2021, 9:30 p.m. See the Order of Service in Eastertide here. Each week’s repertoire can be found here. LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. COFFEE HOUR Virtual Coffee Hour: Immediately following the Sunday morning service, everyone is welcome to gather in a Virtual Coffee Hour over Zoom. Join using this link. Monthly Newcomers Coffee (first Sunday of … Read More

The Seventh Sunday of Easter, 2021

by Christopher Brown on May 16, 2021 with No Comments

The Holy Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, 2021 Service Leaflet LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. COFFEE HOUR Virtual Coffee Hour: Immediately following the Sunday morning service, everyone is welcome to gather in a Virtual Coffee Hour over Zoom. Join using this link. Monthly Newcomers Coffee (first Sunday of every month only): Immediately following the Sunday morning service, come meet people and ask questions at a special virtual … Read More

Wedding of Sanoj Titus & Binu Abi – May 15, 2021

by Christopher Brown on May 15, 2021 with No Comments

Wedding of Sanoj Titus & Binu Abi | May 15, 2021, 2 p.m. Service Leaflet | Direct Vimeo link LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. COFFEE HOUR Virtual Coffee Hour: Immediately following the Sunday morning service, everyone is welcome to gather in a Virtual Coffee Hour over Zoom. Join using this link. Monthly Newcomers Coffee (first Sunday of every month only): Immediately following the Sunday morning service, come meet people … Read More

Music Series: All Bach on the Flentrop 2021

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 14, 2021 with No Comments

Music Series: All-Bach on the Flentrop | Friday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. Concert Program | Direct Vimeo link 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.