About The Rubric

The Rubric is Saint Mark's Cathedral's magazine, in continual publication since December of 1890. Its mission is to tell the story of who we are as a community: as a parish, as a cathedral for the Diocese of Olympia, as Episcopalians, and as Christians. The articles in each issue showcase members, volunteers, programs and ways we help transform this community and the world.

The Rubric was named "Best Print Publication (Parish or Cathedral)" at the 2023 Polly Bond Awards for Excellence in Church Communications, awarded at the annual conference of Episcopal Communicators at Camp Allen, Texas, April 2023. It also received an "Award of Merit" in the 2022 Polly Bond Awards, awarded May 2022 in Savannah, Georgia.

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Like The Rubric, the 2021 Annual Report was also honored in the 2023 Polly Bond Awards. Earlier Annual Reports can be found here.

CURRENT ISSUE

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Contents include:

AFFORDABLE HOUSING UPDATE
Redeveloping St. Nicholas property

BUILDING COMMUNITY: OUR CBO JOURNEY BEGINS
Reorganizing the Affordable Housing Committee for the next phase of development

OUR NEIGHBORS AT LOWELL SCHOOL
Gratefulness for generous support 

A TERRA RETROSPECTIVE
Re-living the exciting exhibition

CANON KLEINSCHMIDT TREKS IN THE HIMALAYAS
A transformative sabbatical

UPDATING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
Bloedel Hall & Cathedral House get new HVAC 

CATHEDRAL PRAYER SPACE
A new space in the nave

LOVING OUR MIGRANT NEIGHBORS
Re-thinking 'sanctuary' 

INSPIRATION AND COMMUNITY
Words from the Saint Mark's Writers Group

... plus cathedral donors, staff updates, and more!

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Some older issues can be found here. For issues from 2012 and earlier, please contact the cathedral.