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

    Skinner Auditorium 1501 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States +1 more

    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

  • Holy Eucharist (8)

    Thomsen Chapel

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

  • Holy Eucharist (9)

    Cathedral Nave

    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.

  • Godly Play

    Godly Play
    St. Nicholas Bldg., 2nd floor

    FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAYS OF THE MONTH, 10–11 A.M., in the St Nicholas Building, 2nd floor On May 4, there will be an open house of the classrooms instead of a usual lesson. On May 18, Godly Play participants are encourages to go to Bloedel Hall, where Canon Griffin will be offering a Godly Play lesson for the whole congregation. Godly Play meets as usual on the first and third Sundays June, June 1 and 15, and then takes a … Read More

  • Sunday Forum: Ways to Pray in Lent with Canon Barrie

    Sunday Forum
    Bloedel Hall

    SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2025, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall Each year on Ash Wednesday we are invited to observe a holy Lent, and among the ways we do that is through prayer and reading and meditating on scripture. Come explore what this can look and sound like, in poetry and music, in the Lenten devotional we have for you, perhaps even with an intergenerational prayer partner, and plan to share a practice that's meaningful to you in this season of repentance … 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/

  • 20s/30s Book Group: Braiding Sweetgrass

    20s/30s Book Group: Braiding Sweetgrass
    Leffler House 2nd Floor Retreat Rooms

    SUNDAY, JANUARY 5 AND FIRST SUNDAYS IN JANUARY–APRIL, 12:30–1:30 P.M., all meetings are at Leffler House 2nd Floor meeting room, except for February 2, which is in St. Nicholas Building Gather to read and learn from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants.” We will meet once per month from January - April to discuss select chapters of this collection of essays. This book group is hosted by the 20s & 30s … Read More

  • Newcomers’ Coffee Hour with Clergy

    Newcomers’ Coffee Hour with Clergy
    Leffler Living Room

    IMMEDIATELY FOLLOING THE CONCLUSION OF THE 11 A.M. SERVICE For many years, a Newcomers' Coffee with Clergy has been offered on the first Sunday of each month, for guests, newcomers, and anyone with questions about this community and its liturgies. Gather in the back of the nave immediately following the 11 a.m. Sunday service on the first Sunday of the month. Email newcomers@saintmarks.org if you cannot attend in person, or with any other questions.

  • Choral Evensong

    Choral Evensong

    FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, OCTOBER–JUNE, 4:30 P.M., in person in the cathedral nave, and livestreamed The ancient practice of singing evening prayers is a longstanding practice in many Christian traditions. In English cathedrals, this practice developed, through the centuries, into a special sung service, and today Choral Evensong is a treasure among Christian liturgies and a jewel of the Anglican choral tradition. The Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir, an intergenerational choir of children, teenagers, and adults, offers this beautiful service once a … Read More

  • Queer Conversations

    Queer Conversations
    Leffler Living Room

    FOLLOWING EVENSONG ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, 5:30 P.M., Leffler House PLEASE NOTE: The May conversation has been moved to the second Sunday, May 11.  Join the Queer in Christ ministry after Choral Evensong for “Queer Conversations”. We will meet following the conclusion of Evensong in Leffler Living Room, for refreshment, fellowship, and a discussion on a variety of topics. Learn more here. Upcoming Conversations: MAY 4 MAY 11: Co-Creating with God Why did God make wheat, but not … Read More

  • Contemplative Eucharist

    Contemplative Eucharist
    Thomsen Chapel

    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
    Cathedral Nave

    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

    Cathedral House Room 210

    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
    Online via Zoom

    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. Evening Prayer is always cancelled when the cathedral office is closed for holidays or other reasons, or when a special liturgy is being offered in the nave on a weekday evening.

  • Cathedral Yoga

    Cathedral Yoga
    Cathedral Nave

    EVERY MONDAY, in the cathedral nave DOORS OPEN AT 6 P.M. (Door are locked at the beginning of class at 6:30 p.m.) YOGA CLASS 6:30–7:30 P.M. In the sacred space of Saint Mark’s Cathedral, this spiritual practice is designed to improve health, release tension, and deepen spirituality. It is a gentle, restorative, and contemplative practice, and the instructors guide the group in ways that welcome newcomer and experienced practitioners alike. Pay what you can. Mats are available to borrow (first … Read More

  • SHROVE TUESDAY

    Service of Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes at 7 a.m., noon, and 7 p.m. Online Evening Prayer and Contemplative Eucharist are suspended. There is no Community Dinner or Cathedral Commons.

  • Tuesday Noon Bible Study (online)

    Tuesday Noon Bible Study (online)
    Online via Zoom

    EVERY TUESDAY, 12–1:30 P.M., online via Zoom only 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 and chat.) Contact biblestudy@saintmarks.org for more … Read More

  • Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper with Closing of the Doors

    TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 6–7:15 P.M., in the cathedral nave. Suggested donation: $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family. Registration requested. Please gather in the cathedral nave on Shrove Tuesday (a.k.a. Mardi Gras), March 4, to end the season after Epiphany in the traditional way—by gathering in community, eating pancakes, and having fun! There will be live music, crafts, and games. Chef Marc Aubertin and the youth will be preparing our meal. In addition to pancakes, sausage, fruit, and toppings, Vestry members will provide jambalaya and gumbo. The celebration … Read More

  • *Alcoholics Anonymous (Knuckleheads)

    Bloedel Hall

    Knuckleheads (CLOSED) NOTE: In-person meeting will not happen on Tuesday, December 24, but the group will meet virtually at the usual time. Meeting information Men only. In-person and online. Tuesday, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm In-person Online Closed Men One Hour More information here. Closed meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and “have a desire to stop drinking.” This meeting is being held in person and on zoom.