• Potluck Lunch and Art-Making Workshop

    Artist and parishioner Sandy Nelson will offer an art-making workshop for all ages, following the 11 a.m. service when the Choir Campers will sing. The collective art project, “Vessels of Grace," will be on display in the Coffee Corner in August. There will also be a table set up for free art, as the spirit move you to create. We’ll begin with a potluck lunch. This event is co-sponsored by Intergenerational Council and the Visual Arts Committee. Please RSVP so … Read More

  • Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel is offered each Sunday at the 9 a.m. service. Children in preschool through second grade are invited to join the Gospel procession around the Deacon as the Gospel is proclaimed. Then they process to Thomsen Chapel for the Gospel story in a developmentally appropriate telling, singing, and prayer. They return to their families at the Peace. Younger children may attend accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

  • Godly Play Storyteller Training

    This training is for new and experienced Godly Play storytellers, as we are looking to expand the number of storytellers in our circle! We have two age groups—PreK through 1st grade, and 2nd-5th grade—and our program begins September 20. A gift of Godly Play is that it is as spiritually nourishing for adults as it is for children. To sign up, please contact Canon Wendy.

  • Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel is offered each Sunday at the 9 a.m. service. Children in preschool through second grade are invited to join the Gospel procession around the Deacon as the Gospel is proclaimed. Then they process to Thomsen Chapel for the Gospel story in a developmentally appropriate telling, singing, and prayer. They return to their families at the Peace. Younger children may attend accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

  • Bible Study

    Bible Study

    This group provides a weekly conversation around the scripture readings for the following Sunday. Each week a discussion is facilitated by rotating guest leaders, and lively conversation ensues as people share their thoughts about the lessons. The group meets from 12–1:30 p.m. for study and prayer over the lectionary, led by a rotating member of the cathedral staff and clergy. Join early at 11:30 for social time. Contact biblestudy@saintmarks.org for more information and to get the Zoom link to join online.

  • Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel is offered each Sunday at the 9 a.m. service. Children in preschool through second grade are invited to join the Gospel procession around the Deacon as the Gospel is proclaimed. Then they process to Thomsen Chapel for the Gospel story in a developmentally appropriate telling, singing, and prayer. They return to their families at the Peace. Younger children may attend accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

  • Bible Study

    Bible Study

    This group provides a weekly conversation around the scripture readings for the following Sunday. Each week a discussion is facilitated by rotating guest leaders, and lively conversation ensues as people share their thoughts about the lessons. The group meets from 12–1:30 p.m. for study and prayer over the lectionary, led by a rotating member of the cathedral staff and clergy. Join early at 11:30 for social time. Contact biblestudy@saintmarks.org for more information and to get the Zoom link to join online.

  • Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel is offered each Sunday at the 9 a.m. service. Children in preschool through second grade are invited to join the Gospel procession around the Deacon as the Gospel is proclaimed. Then they process to Thomsen Chapel for the Gospel story in a developmentally appropriate telling, singing, and prayer. They return to their families at the Peace. Younger children may attend accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

  • Bible Study

    Bible Study

    This group provides a weekly conversation around the scripture readings for the following Sunday. Each week a discussion is facilitated by rotating guest leaders, and lively conversation ensues as people share their thoughts about the lessons. The group meets from 12–1:30 p.m. for study and prayer over the lectionary, led by a rotating member of the cathedral staff and clergy. Join early at 11:30 for social time. Contact biblestudy@saintmarks.org for more information and to get the Zoom link to join online.

  • Wisdom School Plenary: A Spirituality of Suffering and Solidarity

    Cathedral Commons

    How are we to respond to human suffering in our time? What does solidarity with those who are suffering look like? What does compassion, meaning ‘to suffer with,’ really mean in a world that has erected all sorts of diversions—the economies of war, wealth disparities, and constant entertainment? If we are created in God’s image, and if there is so much suffering in the world, then God, too, must be suffering.

  • Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel is offered each Sunday at the 9 a.m. service. Children in preschool through second grade are invited to join the Gospel procession around the Deacon as the Gospel is proclaimed. Then they process to Thomsen Chapel for the Gospel story in a developmentally appropriate telling, singing, and prayer. They return to their families at the Peace. Younger children may attend accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

  • Sunday Forum: The Visual Storytelling Project

    The Visual Storytelling Project is a museum-caliber set of eight panels that tell the story of housing discrimination and Black resilience in the neighborhoods in and around Capitol Hill. As the cathedral and its partners prepare to break ground on Cathedral Place, a new Affordable Housing Community being planned on the site of the former St. Nicholas School, the storyboard project will educate the community on the historic practices that continue to have a measurable impact on the neighborhood, such … Read More

  • Second Sunday Book Group

    Second Sunday Book Group

    This month, the Book Group will meet on the third Sunday, so all can join the All Parish Picnic. September's book is Let the Great World Spin by Column McCann. Contact Pearl McElheran with questions.

  • Bible Study

    Bible Study

    This group provides a weekly conversation around the scripture readings for the following Sunday. Each week a discussion is facilitated by rotating guest leaders, and lively conversation ensues as people share their thoughts about the lessons. The group meets from 12–1:30 p.m. for study and prayer over the lectionary, led by a rotating member of the cathedral staff and clergy. Join early at 11:30 for social time. Contact biblestudy@saintmarks.org for more information and to get the Zoom link to join online.

  • Special Parish Forum: Design Committee Update

    The Living Stones II Design Committee has exciting updates to share about the construction project set for mid-2027. Our general contractor, Abbott Construction, Architect Richard Glasman, and our Owner’s Rep Spectrum Development Solutions will join as well to answer questions. In addition to design features, we will share the project timeline, planning for worship, and updates on the capital campaign. We hope you join us for this exciting and important parish update. Learn more about the Living Stones II project … Read More

  • A Day of Godly Play

    Led by the Rev. Canon Emily Griffin and Joy Studer, Licensed Godly Play Trainers Through a collaboration between the Diocese of Olympia and Saint Mark’s Cathedral, we are pleased to offer a day of workshops for all: those who are new to this methodology and those who have been practicing for a long time. Join us for a day of learning, community building, and sharing best practices. After a full Godly Play session together, we’ll offer an introductory track for … Read More

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  • Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel is offered each Sunday at the 9 a.m. service. Children in preschool through second grade are invited to join the Gospel procession around the Deacon as the Gospel is proclaimed. Then they process to Thomsen Chapel for the Gospel story in a developmentally appropriate telling, singing, and prayer. They return to their families at the Peace. Younger children may attend accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

  • Bible Study

    Bible Study

    This group provides a weekly conversation around the scripture readings for the following Sunday. Each week a discussion is facilitated by rotating guest leaders, and lively conversation ensues as people share their thoughts about the lessons. The group meets from 12–1:30 p.m. for study and prayer over the lectionary, led by a rotating member of the cathedral staff and clergy. Join early at 11:30 for social time. Contact biblestudy@saintmarks.org for more information and to get the Zoom link to join online.

  • Solidarity in Suffering: The Martyrs of Memphis, Frances Perkins, Jonathan Daniels, and Pauli Murray

    Cathedral Commons

    We’ll examine the lives and ministries of faithful Episcopalians whose lives embodied solidarity in suffering. While they responded to their times, circumstances, and the deep needs of others in unique and profound ways, we can draw inspiration and practical wisdom in their remarkable stories and find resonances in the present day.