COMMUNITY LIFE

Confronting Racism—Working for Change: (A list of antiracist resources, references, and recommendations compiled by cathedral staff) Statement from the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, The Most Rev. Michael Curry Statement from the Bishop of Olympia, The Rt. Rev. Greg Rickel Statement from Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry on President Donald Trump’s use of a church building and the Holy Bible Dean Thomason’s message about the Seattle clergy prayer service and march planned for Friday, June 5 Read Dean Steve … Read More

“I will, with God’s help.” In preparation for the Feast of Pentecost, 2020, The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason invites the community of Saint Mark’s Seattle to reflect on the Baptismal Covenant of our denomination’s Prayer Book. Featuring voices from the congregation.

On Sunday, May 24, The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty moderated a panel discussion with three women priests who served at Saint Mark’s, Seattle, in three different decades: The Rev. Carla Berkedal Pryne, the first woman priest at Saint Mark’s, who served in the 1980s, The Rev. Kate Kinney, who served in the 1990s, and The Rev. Sue Reid, who served in the 2000s.

Thank you to everyone who submitted photographs for the Heritage Sunday Slideshow, shown immediately before the livestreamed liturgy on May 24, 2020. Please note: The photograph at 5:50 depicting the Saint Mark’s Habitat for Humanity Team was not, as the caption says, taken in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It was taken several years earlier at a work site in South Seattle.

SUNDAY, MAY 24 DEAN’S FORUM AT 10 A.M., via Zoom SPECIAL LITURGY AT 11 A.M. FESTIVE COFFEE HOUR AT NOON, via Zoom In 2019 Saint Mark’s began what was intended to be an annual tradition: Heritage Sunday, an opportunity to celebrate and give thanks for all the generations who have come before us in the community of Saint Mark’s, Seattle—from the founders of the parish in the nineteenth century, to those longtime members of the community who still bless us … Read More

Earlier this week, the people of Saint Mark’s were invited to create home altars to serve as a focal point for their Holy Week observances. Visit this post for details. Below are some of the photographs that members of the community have sent in to the cathedral or shared in the Facebook Group. Click to enlarge!

We are about to enter a Holy Week like none other any of us have ever experienced. We are all anxious to feel the joy of the Feast of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, but it is a core part of our tradition that we must, with intention, walk through the Holy Week observances of Passion and death in order to reach our Easter celebration. As has been announced, Saint Mark’s Cathedral will be livestreaming services from the cathedral nave … Read More

The music program at Saint Mark’s Seattle, somewhat famously, involves seven different choirs (Saint Mark’s Singers, Cathedral Choir, Evensong Choir, Compline Choir, Junior Choristers, Senior Choristers, and Schola). During this time when choirs are neither singing for liturgies nor meeting weekly to rehearse, choir members are feeling separation and absence acutely. Canon Kleinschmidt and Choir School Director Rebekah Gilmore made the following video to recreate the warm-ups which begin all choir rehearsals, when singers prepare our voices and our bodies … Read More

Let’s gather virtually and have fun staying connected! This Wednesday, March 25, on our usual Cathedral Commons night, visit the Saint Mark’s Seattle Community Life during the Closure group and post a photo of your dinner table or what you’re eating. Some members of the group tried this last Wednesday, and it was so lovely to see everyone! (A few examples are pictured at below.) This Facebook group is “private”—to join in, just follow the link above, or visit our our regular Facebook … Read More

Community member Jo Ann Bailey, a professional seamstress and teacher of sewing, submitted this report below about making fabric masks for healthcare workers. (Last week on the cathedral’s Facebook Group, there was a call from Providence Hospitals for help sewing masks, but they have subsequently engaged manufacturers, including a Mukilteo furniture factory, to produce masks in quantity and are no longer soliciting volunteers. The opportunity described below is a better option!) A shortage of protective clothing for medical professionals is … Read More

As we approach two weeks since the first public health directives upended our normal routines, with many in the interim faced with job loss, school closures, and the threat of illness coming too close, I am keenly aware that the stress of this disruption and the weight of the burgeoning health care crisis are bearing down on us, collectively and individually. It is difficult in the moment to find an unimpeded path to resolution and a return to normalcy (whatever … Read More

Note: this post form March 2020 is kept up for historical reasons, and may not still be accurate. Please check the Worship Schedule page for the most updated information.  For many years, a devoted congregation has gathered each Thursday morning for a weekday service of Holy Eucharist. Similar to daily Evening Prayer, the Thursday Morning Eucharist will likewise be replaced at this time by a service of Morning Prayer offered each week using the Zoom online teleconferencing platform. The begins … Read More

Daily Evening Prayer is offered each weekday, Monday through Friday, at 6:30 p.m. UPDATE: Beginning Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the service will be offered in person in Thomsen Chapel on Tuesdays only. Monday and Wednesday–Friday the service will remain online-only via Zoom. Join the online service using this Zoom link. For many years, Saint Mark’s has offered a spoken service of Daily Evening Prayer in Thomsen Chapel most weekdays at 6:30 p.m. (Read more about the history of this service here.)  While the cathedral … Read More

While the cathedral building is closed, don’t forget that the cathedral’s outdoor labyrinth is open and available for a meditative, spiritual walk at any time. (Be sure to practice social distancing when you visit.) If you are new to walking the labyrinth as spiritual practice, The Veriditas organization is a good place to start.