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SUMMARY:Cathedral Commons: Becoming a Poverty Abolitionist
DESCRIPTION: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) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf America’s poor founded a country\, that country would have a bigger population than Australia or Venezuela. \n—Matthew Desmond\, Poverty\, by America \n \nWhy 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 City and Poverty\, by America invite you to join this conversation at a Cathedral Commons on Wednesday\, April 30\, 2025. Whether you have read one or both of these books is NOT a requirement to attend. We come together to consider our role in economic justice and to ask\, What am I willing to change about how I live to abolish poverty? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin using this Zoom link.
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/cathedral-commons-becoming-a-poverty-abolitionist/
LOCATION:Bloedel Hall
CATEGORIES:Cathedral Commons
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SUMMARY:Cathedral Commons Supporting Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People
DESCRIPTION:WEDNESDAY\, APRIL 9\, 6:45–8:15 P.M.\, in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. \nOptional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome 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 gender non-conforming community.’ \nRegister to join via Zoom using this link.
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/cathedral-commons-supporting-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-people/
LOCATION:Bloedel Hall
CATEGORIES:Cathedral Commons
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250403T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250403T203000
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SUMMARY:Pádraig Ó Tuama: The Better Angels of Our Nature
DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY\, APRIL 3\, 2025\, 7–8:30 P.M.\, in person in the cathedral nave and livestreamed \nUPDATE: 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.  \n\n\n\nUPDATED 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 work with language and religion\, conflict and peacemaking\, this truth-teller of our time will draw us into an orbit of soulful wisdom and poetic grace. \nFee: $15 (for in-person and livestream participation). \nRegister using this link. \nAdvance registration is now closed. You can present and pay at the door on Thursday still.
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/padraig-o-tuama-poetry-and-place/
LOCATION:Cathedral Nave
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T083000
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SUMMARY:Wisdom Practice Day in Lent—A Different Kind of Fast
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, MARCH 8\, 2025\, 8:30 A.M.–12:00 P.M. \nFasting 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 is my true hunger?”
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/wisdom-practice-day-in-lent-a-different-kind-of-fast/
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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SUMMARY:A Brush with God: An Icon Workshop
DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY–SATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 13–15\, 2025\, registration required. \nTHURSDAY\, FEBRUARY 13\, 6:30–9 P.M.\nFRIDAY\, FEBRUARY 14\, 6:30–9 P.M.\nSATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 15\, 9 A.M.–4 P.M.\n(additional session Sunday afternoon\, February 16\, if needed)  \nByzantine 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. \nPeter Pearson has been studying and painting icons for more than fifty years and teaching others to do so for over half that time. He’s authored three books on the subject and has painted hundreds of icons for churches\, monasteries\, seminaries\, convents\, and individuals all over the world. No previous experience or natural talent is required. We paint\, pray\, and follow the simple step-by-step instructions. Participants will be invited to envision and paint an icon image of Christ (see the color image on the right). \nFee: $450\, includes all supplies and snacks and selected meals across the three days (two evenings\, and Saturday). Class size is limited and just a few spots remain; first come\, first served. \nLearn more here\, including other offerings by Fr. Pearson during his time here. Register using this form. Deadline to register: February 1.
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/a-brush-with-god-an-icon-workshop/
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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SUMMARY:The Spiritual Approach to the Enneagram: A Map to Inner Wisdom
DESCRIPTION: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 \nFACILITATED BY DR. JOSEPH BENTON HOWELL\, PH.D. \nThis 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\, avoidance\, trap\, and passion as portals into the spiritual journey of life. Saturday morning will explore inner dynamic flow\, wings\, and levels of consciousness\, and we will delve into experiential exercises with our respective personality types. After lunch\, participants will explore the soul’s essential qualities for spiritual development through guided meditations and interactive exercises.  This last part is highlighted in Dr. Howell’s latest book\, Know Your Soul. Learn more here. \nRegistration required. Fee: $65\, includes light snacks\, breakfast items\, and lunch. Partial scholarships are available.
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/the-spiritual-approach-to-the-enneagram-a-map-to-inner-wisdom-2/
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250110T183000
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SUMMARY:The Spiritual Approach to the Enneagram: A Map to Inner Wisdom
DESCRIPTION: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 \nFACILITATED BY DR. JOSEPH BENTON HOWELL\, PH.D. \nThis 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\, avoidance\, trap\, and passion as portals into the spiritual journey of life. Saturday morning will explore inner dynamic flow\, wings\, and levels of consciousness\, and we will delve into experiential exercises with our respective personality types. After lunch\, participants will explore the soul’s essential qualities for spiritual development through guided meditations and interactive exercises.  This last part is highlighted in Dr. Howell’s latest book\, Know Your Soul. Learn more here. \nRegistration required. Fee: $65\, includes light snacks\, breakfast items\, and lunch. Partial scholarships are available.
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/the-spiritual-approach-to-the-enneagram-a-map-to-inner-wisdom/
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T120000
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SUMMARY:Wisdom Practice Day in Advent—Silence\, Stillness\, Solitude: Ancient Monastic Practices for Bearing Advent Hope in a Modern World
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, DECEMBER 14\, 2024\, 9 A.M.–12 P.M.\, registration required. Total participation limited to 35. \nNow at capacity.  UPDATE: Due to cancellations\, a few spots have opened up. Please email Dean Thomason: sthomason@saintmarks.org \nFACILITATED BY THE REV. SR. MIRIAM ELIZABETH BLEDSOE\, OSH \nIn 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 solitude have long been foundations of living for those in monastic life\, such practices are available to everyone. These wisdom practices can open in us hospitable space to welcome the Christ Child and bear hope into the world. The Rev. Sr. Miriam Elizabeth Bledsoe from The Order of Saint Helena\, an Episcopal monastic order for women in South Carolina\, will join us in exploring how these ancient practices can shape our lives for bearing hope in a modern world.
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/wisdom-practice-day-in-advent-silence-stillness-solitude-ancient-monastic-practices-for-bearing-advent-hope-in-a-modern-world/
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241119
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SUMMARY:Men's Retreat at Camp Huston: The Art of Forgiveness
DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY–SUNDAY\, NOVEMBER 15–17\, 2024\, at Camp Huston Retreat Center in Gold Bar\, WA\, registration required \nLED BY DEAN STEVE THOMASON \n \nThis 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 of Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, will facilitate the weekend to which men of all ages are welcome. \nSpace is limited to 30\, available first-come\, first-served. Fee: $295 double occupancy\, $325 single; includes two nights lodging and all meals. Partial scholarships are available. A $100 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your space. Payment in full is due October 15\, 2024. Contact Dean Thomason sthomason@saintmarks.org to reserve your spot.
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/mens-retreat-at-camp-huston-the-art-of-forgiveness/
LOCATION:Camp Huston
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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SUMMARY:Walking the Emmaus Road: A Journey from Lament to Hope
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, NOVEMBER 9\, 2024\, 9:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M.\, in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom. \nFACILITATED BY DEBIE THOMAS \nThough 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. Neither despair nor whining\, lament is an honest cry from our heart to the heart of a God who weeps over the world’s brokenness\, and then offers us a grounded\, reality-based hope that does not require denial. In this half-day workshop\, we will explore lament as a healing\, justice-oriented practice that will help us find our way to the fullness of resurrection hope. Our time together will include meditation\, teaching\, journaling\, and conversation. \nRegistration required. Fee: $25
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/walking-the-emmaus-road-a-journey-from-lament-to-hope/
LOCATION:Bloedel Hall
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T184500
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SUMMARY:Cathedral Commons: Meeting God In Our Busy Lives: The Theology and Practice of Zimzum
DESCRIPTION:WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25\, 2024\, 6:45–8:15P.M.\, (as Cathedral Commons) in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom. \nFACILITATED BY THE REV. PHIL LABELLE — BISHOP-ELECT OF THE DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA \nWith 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. God needed to open up space within God’s self before God could call forth the cosmos. What might that concept mean for us who are made in the image of God? Join the Rev. Phil LaBelle for an exploration of the Jewish mystical concept of zimzum\, and what it can mean for us today. \nJoin online using this Zoom link. \nProgram is free; optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($8/adult; $25/family max.)
URL:https://saintmarks.org/calendar/cathedral-commons-meeting-god-in-our-busy-lives-the-theology-and-practice-of-zimzum/
LOCATION:Bloedel Hall
CATEGORIES:The Wisdom School
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