COMMUNITY LIFE

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, doors open 5:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave UPDATE: Please note that the registration deadline has now passed for the ALL-PARISH BANQUET on Friday, June 6. At this time there are over 400 community members registered for this celebration of this vibrant community! Due to the terrific turn-out, doors will open at 5:30 p.m. You are welcome to arrive any time between 5:30 and 6:45, but be aware that parking will be at a premium—please carpool or … Read More

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Optional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. Have you ever considered walking the medieval pilgrimage route, Camino de Santiago, in Spain? Several Saint Mark’s parishioners have and they wish to share their experiences and enthusiasm for the Camino! This Cathedral Commons will cover questions such as: What is a pilgrimage and what is the Camino de Santiago? What are the most popular routes to Santiago? How does one make … Read More

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1 P.M.–9:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave and around the cathedral campus Join together as a cathedral community for a Day of Prayer and Spiritual Practices on Saturday, May 10, 2025. In addition to an online 24-hour prayer vigil led by at-home volunteers (see below), in-person prayer and several spiritual practice opportunities will be offered in and around the cathedral from 1–9:30 p.m. The day will be bookmarked by hourly prayers with facilitator-led spiritual practices, including: centering prayer, … Read More

A Thursday evening Wisdom School event with writer, poet, and educator Ellen Bass THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025, 7–8:30 P.M. Join bestselling writer, poet, and educator Ellen Bass for an evening of poetic exploration of themes of healing, hope, life and intimacy as part of the Wisdom School at Saint Mark’s Cathedral. With a disarmingly deft touch and piercingly intimate voice, this sage offers poetic balm and a buoying lightness amidst the vagaries of life, connecting the humble to the luminous. … Read More

The following services will be livestreamed. Livestreams can be see on the cathedral website, as well as on YouTube and Facebook. (The Facebook streams include real-time automatic transcription and subtitling): Palm Sunday 11 a.m. Palm Sunday Compline Chrism Mass Tenebrae Maundy Thursday Good Friday noon Good Friday 7 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter Easter Sunday 11 a.m. Easter Sunday Compline The liturgies of this most sacred time are an invitation to enter more fully into the mystery of the … Read More

MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 9 P.M. until dawn on Good Friday. Advance registration required. The Vigil at the Altar of Repose will happen this year, starting upon the conclusion of the Maundy Thursday liturgy (around 8:45 p.m.) until the following sunrise. This ancient practice is inspired by Jesus’ question to his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemene, “Could you not stay awake with me one hour?”  As in recent years, this vigil will be an online offering, with a live … Read More

Each year at this time, all are invited to make a special contribution in honor or in memory of a loved one, in order to help underwrite the beautiful flowers and music of the celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection. Fill out the form below, or use the paper form in the Sunday service leaflets. Then make a gift in any amount, using the method that is most convenient for you—by check, saintmarks.org/give, or Venmo. Contributions received by Palm … Read More

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 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) “If America’s poor founded a country, that country would have a bigger population than Australia or Venezuela.” —Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America Why is there so much poverty in the richest country on earth? Can poverty be abolished? Participants in the recent Community Book Studies of Matthew Desmond’s, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American … Read More

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in Bloedel Hall and via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. Come learn about the challenges facing transgender and gender non-conforming people in these uncertain times and how we can best support one of our most vulnerable minorities. Queer in Christ leaders Chloe Jett and Rose Hazard will guide us in learning more about the power of using gender affirming terms and how we can mobilize to help protect those in the transgender and … Read More

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 4 P.M., in the cathedral nave Canon Emily Griffin and pianist David Poortinga will lead us using art, story, and song through the life of Jesus as we prepare to enter Holy Week. The Godly Play story usually shared over the weeks of Lent, The Faces of Easter, will be told in large scale, and familiar hymns and tunes will be woven throughout with opportunities to sing, wonder, and pray together as we reflect on the journey to the cross … Read More

TWO WEDNESDAYS IN LENT, MARCH 19 & 26, 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) “From anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again” (Luke 6:29b–30). Jesus proclaimed a message of extravagant generosity—a generosity responsive to God’s overwhelming generosity to … Read More

LAUNCH: SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 5:30 P.M. in Leffler House or online via Zoom SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS: MONDAYS, 7:30 p.m., online via Zoom only The Queer in Christ community will gather for a Lenten conversation series titled Clearing Space for God. There will be a general introduction next Sunday, March 2, at the normal monthly Queer Conversation time—right after Evensong at 5:30 p.m. Then starting the next day, Monday, March 3, the group will meet on Zoom each Monday at 7:30 p.m. for six weeks, … Read More

A Thursday evening Wisdom School event with acclaimed poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025, 7–8:30 P.M., in person in the cathedral nave and livestreamed UPDATE: Due to the number of registrations, this event will be offered in the cathedral nave rather than Bloedel Hall. A livestream will be available to registrants as announced previously.  UPDATED DESCRIPTION: We live in fraught times when violence seems to be the common denominator in a calculus based in mistrust and misanthropic … Read More

An Evening of Cabaret, Dessert, and Silent Auction in Support of the Evensong Choir’s 2025 Pilgrimage SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 7 P.M., Bloedel Hall  Tickets are now on sale for Choir Unvested, a evening of brilliant entertainment and a silent auction by the Evensong Choir. Enjoy delicious desserts and refreshing beverages as you listen to the choir sing songs from Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Band’s Visit, Les Misérables, Sweet Charity, Toy Story, and other musicals. The Evensong Choir is comprised of … Read More

UPDATED WITH VIDEO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 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) A Cathedral Commons forum led by Hannah Hochkeppel and 20s/30s members Hannah Hochkeppel and 20s/30s members will lead this forum on the final Wednesday before Lent to explore the liturgical calendar. What are our seasons? What do the colors and traditions of each season invoke in our spiritual life? … Read More

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 6:45–8:15 P.M., (rescheduled from February due to weather), 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) led by Canon Rich Weyls What does theology have to say about environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change? Ecotheology is a form of constructive theology that focuses on the interrelationship between religion and nature, particularly in the light of environmental concerns. In this session, we will explore … Read More