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20s/30s TGIF at Saint Bread, Fourth Fridays

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 24, 2023 with No Comments

FOURTH FRIDAYS, 8–9 A.M.: SEPTMBER 22, 2023 OCTOBER 27, 2023 NOVEMBER 17, 2023 DECEMBER 22, 2023 JANUARY 26, 2024 FEBRUARY 23, 2024 MARCH 22, 2024 APRIL 26, 2024 MAY 24, 2024 at Saint Bread, 1421 NE Boat Street, Seattle Start the day with fellowship and reflection at Saint Bread, a bakery and community space on the Portage Bay waterfront near UW in Seattle. Seating is outside so dress accordingly for weather. Questions? Contact Hilary McLeland-Wieser: Hmcleland12@live.com

Compline on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 20, 2023 with No Comments

Compline on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost | August 20, 2023 Order of Service | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/compline-2023-the-twelfth-sunday-after-pentecost/ August 20, 2023 • The 12th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15A) ORISON (H 33): Christ, mighty Savior (Tune: CHRISTE, LUX MUNDI) – Plainsong, Mode VII, Freiburg MS., 14th cent. PSALM 67 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1 OFFICE HYMN 44: To you before the close of day (Tune: TE LUCIS ANTE … Read More

The 12th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 20, 2023 with No Comments

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | August 20, 2023 Service Leaflet LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. 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.

Funeral Liturgy for Jeannine Ryan

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 19, 2023 with No Comments

Funeral Liturgy for Jeannine Ryan | Saturday, August 19, 2023, 11 a.m. Service Leaflet LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. 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.

Ministry Fair & Homecoming Sunday 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 17, 2023 with No Comments

SUNDAY, SEPTEMEBER 10 Saint Mark’s “Homecoming Sunday” and Ministry Fair is just around the corner! On Sunday, September 10, all the ministries of the cathedral will be blessed and commissioned for the new program year during the morning liturgies. Then, following both the 9 and 11a.m. services, the Ministry Fair will take place in the cathedral nave. Come and learn from the ministry leaders and volunteers of Saint Mark’s about the many opportunities to grow in faith and relationship with … Read More

Forum on Affordable Housing

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 17, 2023 with No Comments

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family) How might the campus of Saint Mark’s be used in new ways to serve our mission and purpose? Formed in September 2022 by the Vestry, the Affordable Housing Exploratory Committee has completed months of study and assessment focusing on the feasibility of affordable housing on the St. Nicholas site. Come hear from committee members and project leaders in a special forum about project learnings. No decisions have … Read More

QuiC Book Discussion: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 17, 2023 with No Comments

Queer in Christ Book Discussion: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 12:30 P.M., Room 210 For the first QuiC Book Group gathering, ministry leaders have chosen Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson, a moving memoire about growing up queer in an abusive religious family in 1970s Britain. The first half of the book contains many scenes which will be familiar to readers of Winterson’s essential 1985 Lesbian novel … Read More

Sabbatical Report by Rebekah Gilmore

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 17, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH VIDEO SUNDAY, SEPTMEBER 3, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall Choir School Director and Interim Director of Youth Ministry Rebekah Gilmore took a six-week sabbatical this summer, involving research and observation of choir programs at other churches, along with a trip to Ireland. Hear about what she learned at this Sunday morning forum between the 9 and 11 a.m. services on September 3. UPDATE: A complete video may be seen below:

Restorative Justice at Saint Mark’s: Next Steps in a New Era

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 16, 2023 with 2 Comments

Photo by Billy Joe Miller, billyjoemiller.com, used with permission. UPDATED WITH PHOTOS AND LINKS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 9 A.M.–2:30 P.M., Bloedel Hall (note changed location!), registration required All are welcome to join in this important conversation as we plot a course for the cathedral community’s efforts in restorative justice. Guided by an abiding commitment to be in relationship with…—rather than simply supplying needs for…—we seek to heal what is broken, restore what is lost, and foster the possibility of transformation … Read More

Compline on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 13, 2023 with No Comments

Compline on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost | August 13, 2023 Order of Service | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/08/13/compline-2023-the-eleventh-sunday-after-pentecost/ August 13, 2023 • The 11th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14A) ORISON: Dear Lord and father of mankind – John F. Kriebel (b. 1946) PSALM 85:7-13 – Plainsong, Tone III.5 OFFICE HYMN: Before the ending of the day – mel. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976); arr. Kenneth V. Peterson (b. 1946) … Read More

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

by Christopher Brown on August 13, 2023 with No Comments

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | August 13, 2023 Service Leaflet LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. 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.

Questioning Together + Compline

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 11, 2023 with No Comments

SECOND SUNDAYS*, 7:30–10 P.M., Leffler House Questioning Together and Compline is held on the second Sunday of each month. Join in for a conversation exploring a question of faith with a facilitator providing background on the topic. At 9:15, there is an option to head over to Compline together. Questions? Email Emily: emeeks@saintmarks.org Upcoming Topics & Facilitators: SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2024: Exploring the Mystics Facilitator: The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty This month’s discussion will focus on the roots of … Read More

The Women’s Compline Choir on the Feast of the Transfiguration

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 6, 2023 with No Comments

The Office of Compline with the Women’s Compline Choir of Saint Mark’s Cathedral | The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | August 6, 2023, 9:30 p.m. Order of Service | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Office of Compline on July 30 and August 6 will be chanted by the Women’s Compline Choir of Saint Mark’s Cathedral, directed by Rebekah Gilmore. Learn more here. The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/08/06/compline-2023-the-feast-of-the-transfiguration-of-our-lord/ August 6, 2023 • … Read More

The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, 2023

by Christopher Brown on August 6, 2023 with No Comments

The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | August 6, 2023 Service Leaflet LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. 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.

Sacred Ground: Fall 2023/Spring 2024

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on August 3, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATE 8/17: Registration for this first iteration of Sacred Ground at Saint Mark’s is now at capacity, and the waiting list is now also closed. There will be additional Sacred Ground circles forming in 2024. Contact Canon Barrie with questions: wbarrie@saintmarks.org GROUP MEETS TUESDAYS, 6:30–8:30 P.M.., BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 12, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 4, 2024, in Leffler House or online via Zoom. Capacity is limited; registration is required. A Film- and Readings-Based Dialogue Series on Race and Faith Everyone in … Read More

The Women’s Compline Choir on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on July 30, 2023 with No Comments

The Office of Compline with the Women’s Compline Choir of Saint Mark’s Cathedral | July 30, 2023, 9:30 p.m. Order of Service | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Office of Compline on July 30 and August 6 will be chanted by the Women’s Compline Choir of Saint Mark’s Cathedral, directed by Rebekah Gilmore. Learn more here. The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/07/30/compline-2023-the-ninth-sunday-after-pentecost/ July 30, 2023 • The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12A) ORISON: Blessed … Read More

Eucharist in Memory of Gehan Perera

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on July 30, 2023 with No Comments

Holy Eucharist in Memory of Gehan Perera | Sunday, July 30, 2023, 2 p.m. Service Leaflet LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. 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.

The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost, 2023

by Christopher Brown on July 30, 2023 with No Comments

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, 2023 Service Leaflet LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. 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.

Bike Ride to Alki—Alki Beach Meetup

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on July 28, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS Ride Resources: SMC to Alki Bike Ride Tips SMC to Alki Ride Map and Directions SMC to Alki Enlarged Maps for Orientation Bike racks are available near the beach at Alki to lock your bike during the gathering. SUNDAY, JULY 30, begins on the cathedral front lawn at 12:30 p.m.; meetup at Alki Beach at 2 p.m. What better community activity in July than a gathering on the beach? Following the 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist, meet on … Read More

Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Club Night

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on July 27, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS! FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 6–9 P.M., 4103 Beacon Avenue S., Free but $5 donation appreciated Co-sponsored by the 20s/30s Group and the Intergenerational Council; all are welcome. Enjoy the sunset, great views of the city, food and community while learning the basics of lawn bowling from parishioner Tom Sunderland. All ages welcome but no pets. All equipment needed provided. Learn about the Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling club here. Update: You can learn the basic rules of lawn bowling in … Read More

Compline on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on July 23, 2023 with No Comments

Compline on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | July 23, 2023 Order of Service | Each week’s repertoire is posted here The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/07/23/compline-2023-the-eighth-sunday-after-pentecost/ July 23, 2023 • The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11A) ORISON: ‘Phos hilaron,’ from Music for Compline – Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969) PSALM 57 – Plainchant OFFICE HYMN: ‘Te lucis ante terminum,’ from Music for Compline – Siegfried NUNC DIMITTIS – Dana Marsh (b. 1965) ANTHEM: Sicut cervus … Read More

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

by Christopher Brown on July 23, 2023 with No Comments

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, 2023 Service Leaflet LEAFLETS The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home. 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.

Tent City 3 Meal Sharing 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on July 22, 2023 with No Comments

SUNDAY EVENINGS, JUNE 18 through SEPTEMBER 3, 2:30–6:30 P.M., Bloedel Hall. Tent City 3 returned to the cathedral’s lower parking lot on June 17, and will be in residence for twelve weeks. While they are here, volunteers from Saint Mark’s prepare, serve, and eat a meal with the residents each Sunday evening. Volunteer shifts vary according to task—the earliest volunteers arrive at 3 p.m.; others arrive later. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. and concludes around 7 p.m. New this … Read More

School Supplies Requested for Lowell Elementary

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on July 21, 2023 with 3 Comments

The administrators and staff of Lowell Elementary School, our neighbor on Capitol Hill, have begun preparing for their students to return to class, and could use our help! (The Lowell Student body includes a large proportion of children from families experiencing homelessness or in transitional housing, as well as a disproportionate number of medically fragile students.) Their principal writes: Hello, and Happy Summer, Wonderful Lowell Community Partners! We have started a Lowell 2023-24 school supply list using this Amazon Wish … Read More

Creation Care Stories, Volume 2

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on July 20, 2023 with No Comments

The Creation Care Ministry has created a Story Sharing Project to allow parishioners to share actions they are taking related to Creation Care, as a way for parishioners to share their good work and to encourage others to help reduce climate change. Stories can be about any action you are taking, large or small, to care for creation and mitigate climate change. Stories can take the form of a brief written essay, a video, a photo album, an infographic, or a … Read More