• *Blood Drive

    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M., in Bloedel Hall. Advance registration recommended (same-day appointments usually available).  The holidays are a magical time, filled with togetherness and gratitude. For our community blood supply, it’s one of the toughest times of the year when fewer people have time to donate. It’s critical we take the time to keep our blood supply strong and stable for the people who need help. Will you donate blood to support patients during this critical time? Saint … Read More

  • Evening Prayer Online

    Evening Prayer Online

    MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6 P.M. Lay readers from Seattle-area congregations including the cathedral lead a spoken service of daily prayer following the form of the Book of Common Prayer 1979, every weekday evening at 6 p.m. The service lasts approximately 30 minutes. Learn more here. Join online using this Zoom link.

  • *Clear Mountain Buddhist Monastery: Meditation, Teaching & Social

    *Clear Mountain Buddhist Monastery: Meditation, Teaching & Social

    SATURDAYS, 9:30 A.M. – 12 P.M, Skinner Auditorium The meeting is occasionally moved to Bloedel Hall. Those unable to attend in-person are also welcome to tune in via Zoom or YouTube livestream. Saint Mark's Cathedral cathedral is the host this meeting of the Clear Mountain Buddhist Monastery community. Join for a morning of meditation, teaching, and spiritual conversation over coffee! Each Saturday from 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., local practitioners gather together in the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Skinner Auditorium (located in the St Nicholas School … Read More

  • *Seattle Architecture Foundation: Federal Ave. Walking Tour

    *Seattle Architecture Foundation: Federal Ave. Walking Tour

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. The Olmsted Brothers’ visionary park plan led Seattle’s prominent leaders and their renowned architects to design homes nestled against blossoming Volunteer Park on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. The homes reflect the changing tastes, lifestyles, and times just before and after World War I. Stroll Federal Avenue and learn about these stately monuments to early 20th Century prosperity. On this tour you’ll see a variety of classic architectural styles from notable architects of the day, including … Read More

  • Visual Arts Ministry visit to SAM rescheduled

    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 10 A.M.–12:30 P.M., meet in the Seattle Art Museum lobby NOTE: This event has been rescheduled to SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, due to the ordination service on December 7.  On Saturday, December 7, join a group from the Visual Arts Ministry (VAM) and the Second Sunday Book Group to see the recently-opened retrospective of Joyce J. Scott’s work, Walk a Mile in My Dreams, at the Seattle Art Museum. The Scott exhibit “celebrates one of the most prolific and boundary-breaking … Read More

  • Greenbelt Work Parties

    Greenbelt Work Parties

    SATURDAYS: SEPTEMBER 28, OCTOBER 19, NOVEMBER 16, and DECEMBER 7, 10 A.M.–2 P.M. RSVP required. Monthly Saturday morning work parties organized by Green Seattle Partnership resume on September 28 and continue each month through December. You must register to participate, as these work parties are limited to 15 people. Long sleeved shirt and pants, closed toed shoes, a hat, (gloves if you have them), water, and a snack for lunch. Find more information by searching for "Greenbelt" here. Direct questions to … Read More

  • Ordinations to the Diaconate

    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 10:30 A.M. By the Grace of God and the People Consenting, The Rt. Rev. Phil LaBelle, Bishop of Olympia, will ordain candidates to the transitional diaconate on Saturday , December 7, at 10 a.m.. (This is an ordination to the order of Deacons for those who intend to later be ordained as priests.) Two of the candidates have been raised up for ordination from Saint Mark’s Cathedral: Kelly Moody, who served as Director of Children and Family … Read More

  • 20s/30s Movie & Hygge Night

    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 7 P.M,  Leffler House Cozy into your big city career abandonment dreams and step into a world where tree lighting ceremonies save towns and long-lost love letters are found in snow globes! Join the 20s & 30s group for a cozy Christmas season celebration, featuring a holiday movie showing, movie bingo cards, snacks, and hot cocoa. You are welcome to bring your favorite Christmas treat or non-alcoholic drink to share, cozy blankets / pillows, or a craft … Read More

  • *The Seattle Choral Company presents: Comfort and Joy—An English Christmas

    Comfort and Joy: An English Christmas Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 8:00 pm Fifteenth Annual Cathedral Christmas Pre-concert talk at 7:00 pm by director Freddie Coleman Audience carol sing-along at 7:30 pm in the cathedral nave Magnificat by John Rutter Christmas Cantata “Christus Natus Est” by Cecilia Mc Dowall Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams Season Tickets Now Available

  • Holy Eucharist (8)

    A spoken service of Holy Eucharist in Thomsen Chapel, with sermon and hymns.

  • Holy Eucharist (9)

    Liturgy with sermon and hymns. Music is offered by Saint Mark’s Singers or children’s choirs. Children’s Chapel is offered during the 9 a.m. service. After the Gospel is proclaimed, children pre-school through 2nd grade are invited to Thomsen Chapel for Bible stories, singing, and prayer. Parents are welcome to join their children. They return at the Peace. Location: Cathedral Nave This service is not livestreamed.

  • Youth Group: Coffee & Conversation

    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 10 A.M., Gather in Leffler House All 9th–12th grade youth at Saint Mark's are invited to gather in Leffler living room following the 9 a.m. service (around 10 a.m.) for a hot beverage, treats, and a chance to chat with each other until 10:45 a.m.

  • Sunday Forum—”Friends Talking” Forum with The Very Rev. Michael DeLashmutt, Ph.D.

    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall The Very Rev. Michael W. DeLashmutt, Ph.D. is the Dean of Chapel and Senior Vice President at The General Theological Seminary. Dean Michael teaches and researches at the intersection of theology, arts, and culture, with work that spans teaching, writing, and spiritual formation. Raised in Poulsob, Washington and with family on Camano Island, he and his wife, Julia (born in Bremerton!) have deep ties to the PNW and are delighted to be at the … Read More

  • Holy Eucharist (11)

    Liturgy and music reflecting the breadth and depth of the Episcopal tradition, with Scripture, sermon, hymns, and choral anthems. Worship in person or online at saintmarks.org/livestream — also streams simultaneously at facebook.com/SaintMarksSeattle  and at youtube.com/c/SaintMarksEpiscopalCathedralSeattle/

  • Dramatic Reading—”What Men Live By”

    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 3–4 P.M., Leffler House You are cordially invited to join Ruth McRee and James Davidson for a reading of Leo Tolstoy’s classic short story “What Men Live By.” Come to Leffler House Living Room the Second Sunday in Advent, December 8, at 3 p.m. as we discover what is given to humanity, what is not given to humanity, and what we live by. This timeless story is for story-lovers ages 12 and up. There will be light … Read More

  • Contemplative Eucharist

    Contemplative Eucharist

    EVERY SUNDAY, 7 P.M. (SEPTEMBER–JUNE), Thomsen Chapel  This evening Eucharist offers periods of silence for reflection, simple meditative music, and lots of candlelight. Anointing and healing blessings are offered after the service. Learn more here. NOTE: in 2025 Contemplative Eucharist is cancelled on November 30 due to the O Antiphons liturgy in the nave at that time. On December 21, the Contemplative Eucharist will be a special service offered especially for those for whom the Holiday season is a difficult or … Read More

  • The Office of Compline

    Compline

    EVERY SUNDAY, 9:30 P.M. in the cathedral nave, livestreamed, and broadcast on Classical KING A beloved Seattle institution since 1956, the all-male Compline Choir sings the last monastic office of the day every Sunday at 9:30 p.m. The service is broadcast live each week on KING 98.1 FM, or streaming at king.org. The service is livestreamed on the cathedral's livestream page, or on complinechoir.org, or on Facebook: facebook.com/SaintMarksSeattle or facebook.com/complinechoir or on YouTube: youtube.com/c/SaintMarksEpiscopalCathedralSeattle Video of recent services may be seen … Read More

  • *Capitol Hill Al-Anon Family Group

    Open to anyone interested in the family disease of alcoholism. Some groups invite members of the professional community to hear how the Al-Anon program aids in recovery. Families Friends and Observers Welcome. Located at St Marks Cathedral. Use the administrative office entrance, and go upstairs to the second floor conference room. On holiday Mondays we meet on Zoom only. Meeting is now in person NOTE: On holidays when the cathedral offices are closed, or on rare occasions when there is … Read More

  • Evening Prayer Online

    Evening Prayer Online

    MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6 P.M. Lay readers from Seattle-area congregations including the cathedral lead a spoken service of daily prayer following the form of the Book of Common Prayer 1979, every weekday evening at 6 p.m. The service lasts approximately 30 minutes. Learn more here. Join online using this Zoom link.