Adult Formation

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2024, 6:45–8:15P.M., (as Cathedral Commons) in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom. FACILITATED BY THE REV. PHIL LABELLE — BISHOP-ELECT OF THE DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA With overly-packed schedules, many of us wonder if we’ll ever be able to live the lives we yearn for. A life with space for the important things. With a connection to God, others, and the natural world. Jewish mystics suggest that God’s first act of creation was zimzum, a sacrificial self-withdrawal. … Read More

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024, 9:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom. FACILITATED BY DEBIE THOMAS Though Christians are called to be an “Easter people,” a people of good news, joy, and resurrection, we are also called to live and speak with authenticity in a world that is not yet what it should be. Sometimes, that call requires us to walk the Emmaus Road, an ancient road that begins with lament before it carries us to hope. … Read More

FRIDAY–SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15–17, 2024, at Camp Huston Retreat Center in Gold Bar, WA, registration required LED BY DEAN STEVE THOMASON This weekend retreat is designed to create the space for quiet reflection, time away from the burdens of daily life, spacious time in nature, conversations with other men of faith, and worship. It will be a time of spiritual reflection and renewal with focused reflections and conversations related to forgiveness as the catalyst for healing and hope. Steve Thomason, Dean … Read More

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024, 9 A.M.–12 P.M., registration required. Total participation limited to 35. Now at capacity.  UPDATE: Due to cancellations, a few spots have opened up. Please email Dean Thomason: sthomason@saintmarks.org FACILITATED BY THE REV. SR. MIRIAM ELIZABETH BLEDSOE, OSH In a world of constant commotion, what does it mean to practice silence? In a culture of shifting change, how do we practice stillness? In the crowds of everyday life, where do we find solitude? While silence, stillness and … Read More

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025, 6:30–8:30P.M. and SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2025, 9:30A.M.–2:30P.M., in person and via Zoom FACILITATED BY DR. JOSEPH BENTON HOWELL, PH.D. This three-part workshop will approach the Spirituality of the Enneagram in ways we have not previously considered in the Wisdom School. Friday evening’s session will use the foundational concept of the soul child to describe the nine types with specific egoic reactions that come when disconnected from our original goodness. We will explore each type’s pride, virtue, … Read More

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025, 6:30–8:30P.M. and SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2025, 9:30A.M.–2:30P.M., in person and via Zoom FACILITATED BY DR. JOSEPH BENTON HOWELL, PH.D. This three-part workshop will approach the Spirituality of the Enneagram in ways we have not previously considered in the Wisdom School. Friday evening’s session will use the foundational concept of the soul child to describe the nine types with specific egoic reactions that come when disconnected from our original goodness. We will explore each type’s pride, virtue, … Read More

THURSDAY–SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13–15, 2025, registration required. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6:30–9 P.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 6:30–9 P.M. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 9 A.M.–4 P.M. (additional session Sunday afternoon, February 16, if needed)  Byzantine Iconography is a highly structured and disciplined art form which combines prayer and painting techniques to create serene images of Christ, Mary, the angels and the saints following centuries old guidelines. Peter Pearson has been studying and painting icons for more than fifty years and teaching others to do so for over … Read More

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025, 8:30 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Fasting is not just about giving up food. It is a way of letting go of the distractions and cravings that impede our spiritual journey, creating space for sacred Wisdom to speak into our lives anew. Wisdom Chant guided by local musician Darlene Franz will figure prominently across the morning, as will invitations to consider different forms of fasting that help us unfold to new spiritual awareness shaped by questions such as “What … Read More

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 othering. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind… Drawing on inspiration from his … Read More