COMMUNITY LIFE

Cathedral Yoga Returns as a Monthly, Zoom-based Offering BEGINS MONDAY, MARCH 1, 5:30 P.M., via Zoom Last year on March 1 the final Cathedral Yoga gathering of 2020 was offered on the altar platform of Saint Mark’s. The following week, the class was suspended. Now, one year later to the day, Cathedral Yoga will begin again as a once-a-month live Zoom offering from the cathedral nave direct to your living room! Ministry leader Irene Beausoleil, a longtime parishioner of Saint … Read More

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 LIVESTREAM LITURGIES AT NOON and 7 P.M. Service leaflets for these services: Noon service | 7 p.m. serivce Ash Wednesday will look and feel different this year, but its meaning is more relevant than ever. In this brief (4-minute) video, Dean Thomason explores the significance of this observance, and invites you to fully participate from home. As the Dean says in the video, small containers of ashes are now available to be picked up from the cathedral … Read More

The schedule of Lent and Easter special liturgies, events, and opportunities can now be found on the Lent, Holy Week, and Easter 2021 page on the cathedral website. There are some events that are still being finalized, so check back for more information as the season unfolds. Highlights include: Ash Wednesday, February 17, livestream services at noon and 7 p.m. Palm Sunday, March 28, livestream service at 11 a.m. Maundy Thursday, April 1, livestream service with at-home component at 7 … Read More

Quartets resume February 17, at the 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday liturgy. After a three-month hiatus during which only vocal soloists were permitted to sing during religious services, updated guidelines now once again allow small groups of singers to sing in harmony. (See Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-25.12 and the updated Religious and Faith-Based Organizations reopening guidance.) While the updated guidelines allow for choirs of up to 15, livestreamed services at Saint Mark’s will feature a quartet of singers beginning with the evening … Read More

PLEASE NOTE: This service, which debuted in 2021, was indefinitely suspended as of January, 2023. The following announcement remains for historical reasons:  BEGINS FEBRUARY 24, 2021, then EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 8:30 A.M. via Zoom Beginning on February 24, Saint Mark’s will offer an additional service of Morning Prayer each week! At 8:30 a.m. on February 24, and every Wednesday thereafter, join us on Zoom for Morning Prayer, led by one of the lay worship leaders from Saint Mark’s. (Thursday Morning … Read More

BEGINS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021, 12:30–2 P.M., via Zoom A series for newcomers and inquirers. Please visit the Inquirers Class page for complete description and additional updates. The current series will meet at 12:30 p.m. on: February 14 February 21 February 28 March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28 Some participants in the spring Inquirers’ class choose to receive the rite of Confirmation at the conclusion of the series. This year confirmations will be offered at the Easter Vigil, … Read More

The Mideast Focus Ministry’s eighth annual series of film screenings and discussion begins February 19! The theme of this Film Series is “Who’s at the Checkpoint?” Like most of the previous series, all events will be via Zoom. This year’s programming has a difference. In response to the U.S. apartheid-like parallels to Palestine in our own country, we will spend some evenings linking to Black Lives Matter and the story of Indigenous people in America. See the complete schedule with … Read More

The Closing of the Doors, Shrove Tuesday 2019 Let’s COOK and EAT together by Zoom as we say farewell to our Alleluias for Lent! Pancake Making, Alleluia Scroll Burying, “Closing of the Doors” Litrugy and Palm Burning TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021, join using this Zoom link See below for suggestions about what to prepare in advance of the event. 5:30 p.m. • COOK TOGETHER Visit each other’s kitchens as we cook together virtually! Inspired by the success of the Youth … Read More

FEBRUARY 8 – 19 Donate your new or used raincoats! Saint Mark’s will collect and deliver raincoats (men’s and women’s) to Community Lunch, a service that provides free meals and survival services to hundreds of homeless and low-income people of Seattle. To donate, come to Hoerster Annex (Saint Mark’s office entrance), Monday-Friday, 9-5. Come to the door (masks are required), ring the bell, and a staff member will come out to receive the donation. If you are unable to arrive during … Read More

Once again, you—yes, YOU—are invited to be part of a video offering of “Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!”—the tune known as “Easter Hymn.” The video will resemble the virtual choir & congregation video of “O come, O come, Emmanuel” offered by this community last Advent, a video that was profoundly moving to many who saw it. No matter if you have no experience in choirs, if you think your voice isn’t good enough, if you’ve only recently connected with … Read More

DOCUMENTS Agenda Last Year’s Annual Meeting Minutes 2021 Election Rules 2020 Annual Report Please note the changes made to this year’s Annual Parish Meeting which has been adapted given the cathedral’s closure and the need to conduct our business virtually. All sessions of the Annual Meeting will take place via Zoom. The Link to cast your vote will be announced in the meeting during Session 2, January 31. ABOUT VOTING Parish Communicants in Good Standing are to vote using the … Read More

Meet the Vestry Candidates!   Sunday, January 24, 2021, in the Zoom Coffee Hour following the 11 a.m. service Vestry Members Continuing in Office Term ends January 2022: Kristen Austin Jim Buskirk Marjorie Ringness Robert Stevens Micah Kurtz (St. Columba’s Kent), Diocesan Member Term ends January 2023: Peter McClung, Junior Warden Walter Stuteville, Junior Warden Clara Berg Emily Meeks Karla Koon (St. Andrew’s, Seattle), Diocesan Member Term ends January 2024: Four members elected at the 2021 Annual Meeting All members of St. … Read More

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 6:30 P.M. The Presentation of Christ in the Temple on February 2 is one of the Feasts of the Our Lord. On Tuesday evening, a brief service Holy Eucharist will be offered from Thomson Chapel, which you may join either on the livestream page in the usual way, or by joining a special Zoom meeting (with some time for chatting afterwards). Dean Thomason will preside and preach. Join using this Zoom link.

The Creation Care Ministry team wants to hear from YOU! Everyone is the Saint Mark’s community is invited to complete the brief survey below to help guide our programming in 2021. There are just eight simple questions—it should take less than five minutes to complete. The deadline to submit is February 14, 2021. Thank you! CREATION CARE SURVEY 2021 “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.”  —Psalm 24:1 Saint Mark’s Cathedral … Read More

In preparation for his concert on Friday, John made this delightful video introducing the Marion Camp Oliver Organ in Thomsen Memorial Chapel—constructed and installed by Paul Fritts of Tacoma Washington in 2003. John talks about its sounds, mechanism, temperment, decorative carvings, and more, concluding with a full performance of a brief prelude by Buxtehude. It’s 25 minutes, but feel free to jump around—the Buxtehude starts around minute 21. More information and technical details about the Fritts organ may be read … Read More