COMMUNITY LIFE

This year’s Giving Tree is now on display in the nave, filled with tags for gifts to Lowell Elementary School, Casa Latina, Mary’s Place, and Lambert House, including gift cards as well as toys and other items. Giving Tree gifts are due back to the cathedral by 11 a.m. on Sunday, December 8, so they can blessed at the altar that Sunday and then be distributed to recipients in a timely fashion. (The gifts need to be delivered to Lowell … Read More

DONATIONS RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 15 WILL BE PRINTED IN THE CHRISTMAS BULLETINS. Help underwrite the beautiful flowers and special music of the season by making a special contri­bution in honor or memory of someone. Please fill out the form here or below, or use the paper form inserted in your bulletin on Sunday. Then you can make your gift online at saintmarks.org/give, or donate by check in the offering plate, to the cathedral office, or by mail (instructions may be found … Read More

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024 Facilitated by: Steve Thomason, Michael Kleinschmidt, and Jason Anderson The “O” Antiphons service at Saint Mark’s is a signature liturgy that draws us into the orbit of Advent preparation and hope, connecting ancient themes and imagery that engages all the senses. The cadenced rhythms of chant, prayer, hymnody, and prophetic scriptures are held together by carefully choreographed movements that invite us into the realm of the numinous. This year’s service—December 1, 2024, at 7 p.m.—will include … Read More

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 10 A.M. (liturgy), in the cathedral nave and livestreamed 11:30 A.M. (community Thanksgiving meal), in Bloedel Hall, registration requested The tradition of a community Thanksgiving potluck meal is a new one for Saint Mark’s Cathedral Parish, launching just last year, but the response was very positive, and the gathering was a joyous celebration. Begin your holiday observance by offering your thanks to God at a service of Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. in the cathedral nave, then … Read More

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. Discover how you can come alongside your neighbor living with housing and hunger insecurity. Hear from ministry leaders who are engaging the issues in practical and meaningful ways. Discover your place in solidarity with our neighbors. The Restorative Justice Council, the Affordable Housing Exploratory Committee and the Intergenerational Council are collaborating to bring together ministry leaders at Saint Mark’s and from … Read More

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 10 A.M.–1 P.M. (following the 9 and 11 a.m. services), Bloedel Hall You won’t want to miss this year’s Alternative Gift Market on Sunday, November 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bloedel Hall. This year’s market will include unique handmade items you won’t find anywhere else, a bake sale with delicious treats, opportunities to donate to meaningful causes, and more. New this year, the Treasure Tables will be full of beautiful, fun and unique items … Read More

UPDATE: Due to a power outage on November 13, Canon Emily’s forum was cancelled, but it will be rescheduled on a future date to be announced. DATE TBA, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Free, no registration required. Optional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family) While growth in our relationship with God is a lifelong process, the relationship itself is there from the start. What we often lack—no matter our age—are ways … Read More

The Intergenerational Council, the Restorative Justice Council, and the Affordable Housing Committee invite the entire community of Saint Mark’s to participate in a book study this winter to help us better understand issues of housing insecurity and houselessness. We’ve chosen two books by Matthew Desmond, Evicted from 2016 and Poverty, by America, published in 2023. Thanks to a grant from the Episcopal Periodical Society, there are copies of both books available for anyone in the cathedral community for free. Books will be available to pick up on Sundays in … Read More

HYMNATHON: from Hymn #1 to Hymn #720 in one day! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 8 A.M. to 6 P.M., in the cathedral nave Come support Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir in their efforts to raise $35,000 in scholarship funds for their Pilgrimage to England next August, where they will serve as Choir-in-Residence for one week each at Lincoln and Durham Cathedrals. On Saturday, November 23, they will sing all 720 hymns between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. (one verse per hymn.) Stop … Read More

UPDATED WITH VIDEO & SLIDES A Wisdom School Saturday workshop led by author and teacher Debie Thomas SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024, 9:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom NOTE: Debie Thomas will also be preaching at the cathedral at all morning services on Sunday, November 10—8, 9, and 11 a.m. Between the 9 and 11 a.m. services, at 10:10 a.m. there will be a special Community Conversation to hold the space and each other as … Read More

(Click the image of the flyer to download the pdf) PLEASE NOTE: The sacred space of the cathedral will also be open and available to all for prayer, meditation, and reflection on Election Day and the day before. On Monday, November 4, the nave will be accessible from 9 a.m. until the conclusion of the Prayer Vigil (at approximately 8 p.m.). On Tuesday, November 5, it will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Signs may direct you to … Read More

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 7–8 P.M., via Zoom Canon for Intergenerational Ministries Wendy Claire Barrie and Vestry member Alexandra Thompson invite you to consider joining a short-term Task Force on Accessibility. We expect this work to take place from November 2024 to March 2025. The task force will identify short term, medium term, and long term actions and opportunities to improve the physical campus and worship and ministry experience with regard to physical abilities, neurodiversity, and people with cognitive disabilities. We anticipate … Read More

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (Veterans’ Day holiday), 1–4:30 P.M., Bloedel Hall and around the cathedral campus Let’s gather as a cathedral community for an afternoon of making, exploring, and sharing! Bring your own craft project to work on, or join in one of several activity stations making items to be sold at the Alternative Gift Market. Members of the Quilt Ministry and the Ministry of Worsted Wool (knitting and crochet) will be present, along with artist Sandy Nelson. Bloedel Kitchen will … Read More

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person only. Come in costume, or come as you are on Wednesday, October 30 for the evocative and brief liturgy of All Hallows Eve from the Book of Occasional Services. By candlelight we’ll sing and pray and hear the ancient stories of Saul and the Witch of Endor and Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones, and reflect on the deeper meaning of the Triduum of All Hallows, All Saints, and All Souls. Afterwards, … Read More

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024 Building Radical Shaker Community Through Song “For what came we together to do but to sing the love of Mother to you?” Led by Dr. Carol Medlicott, Scholar of the Shakers Like many forms of Christian faith, Shakerism holds several simple spiritual truths at the forefront, while it also draws richness and strength from deeper theological nuance. The Shakers’ vast song tradition helps to elaborate their complex theology. At the same time, the song tradition reinforces … Read More

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 7 P.M., in the cathedral nave. Come in your p.j.’s for milk and cookies, then get cozy for the Church’s bedtime prayers sung by the high school Schola of Saint Mark’s Choir School. Pillows and stuffed animals welcome! The liturgy will beautiful and brief. It will be especially child-friendly, but meaningful to all members of the community.