Sunday Forum

SUNDAY, JULY 13, 10:10am, Bloedel Hall Join Dean Thomason and Pastor Carey Anderson in an informal “Friends Talking” forum this Sunday in Bloedel (which has a new beautiful floor!!). Topics of conversation will include state of the nation, racial reconciliation, affordable housing and correcting housing injustices in Seattle’s history, and much more.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall Join Saint Mark’s vestry member and gifted hostess Deborah Person and Canon Wendy Claire Barrie in this forum about the Biblical invitation to hospitality and how that might inform a new way of practicing it at Saint Mark’s, looking at some upcoming opportunities. Tasty snacks will of course be provided!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall Special Parish Forum: Friends Talking with Dean Thomason On the heels of her Wisdom School forum, Between Two Worlds: Thresholds of Expectant Hope in Advent, The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead Carroll will join Dean Thomason for a casual conversation in Bloedel Hall on Sunday, December 7 at 10:10 A.M. Kate is the 10th Dean of St. John’s Cathedral, Jacksonville, FL.,  a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Vassar College, a Carpenter Scholar at Yale … Read More

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 10:10 A.M. in Bloedel Hall All ages are invited to Bloedel Hall at 10:10 am to design a 9 patch block by choosing fabric squares that will be made into a community quilt for a resident of Donna Jean's Place, the women's shelter here at Saint Mark's. No sewing skills needed! This is a great opportunity to meet members of the Quilting Ministry, hear about their projects, and do something colorful and creative.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall Special Parish Forum: Friends Talking with Dean Thomason On the heels of her Wisdom School forum, Silence and Honey Cakes: Lessons from the Desert for Modern Communities, The Rev. Sr. Miriam Elizabeth Bledsoe, OSH will join Dean Thomason for a casual conversation in Bloedel Hall on Sunday, February 22 at 10:10 A.M. The Rev. Sr. Miriam Elizabeth (Faith) Bledsoe, OSH is a religious sister in the Order of Saint Helena, an Episcopal monastic order … Read More

SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 10:10 A.M. in Bloedel Hall Moderated by Dean Thomason The Holy Land is complicated, and peace seems so far off. Yet anyone who visits is captivated by the people and place. David Wild says: “After years of watching films and reading about the situation in Israel/Palestine, I decided to visit on my own. It was a surprising trip — I met remarkable people and was by myself at the Holy Sites. Being a filmmaker, I had to … Read More

SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 10:10-10:50 a.m. in Bloedel Hall Dean Thomason is scheduled to begin his long-deferred sabbatical on Easter Monday, April 6th, and will be gone through July. He and Kathy have woven several pieces of travel related to his sabbatical theme of “exploring our families of origin.” In this pre-sabbatical forum he will share several details, and ways the cathedral community can engage in parallel fashion while he is away. All are welcome.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 10:10 A.M. in Bloedel Hall and via Zoom Dean Thomason has invited leaders from the Princess Basma Children’s Rehabilitation Centre in East Jerusalem, and their satellite clinic in Gaza City, to join us via Zoom to provide updates on the work they do every day, work without which many children would suffer or die. The recent conflict with Iran has deeply impacted their ability to serve children in need, but it has not stopped them from their … Read More