At Saint Mark's, we seek to provide a variety of opportunities for seekers to deepen in relationship with God and to encounter God's liberating love through community and attention to Holy Scripture, tradition, and reason.

Upcoming Forums

On Spiritual Darkness

Join via Zoom ›

It’s easy to rejoice when we feel God’s presence: a moving service, a beautiful vista, an answered prayer. But when God feels absent, it’s another story. We can easily assume that we’ve failed God somehow, that God is disappointed in us or even angry. Spiritual darkness can be a hopeful sign that we are growing closer to God and more deeply connected to our neighbors.

Faith Communities & Firearm Injury Prevention

Join via Zoom ›

Firearm injury and death affect families and communities across our country. For more than a decade, Dr. Gregory Engel and his colleagues have worked to bring evidence-based firearm injury prevention education to students in Washington schools. This forum will explore why this education matters, what has been learned from working with students, and goals for the future.

Cathedral Commons: Unrecognized: The Duwamish Tribe

We will offer a viewing of the documentary film: Unrecognized: The Duwamish Tribe. This film by BJ Bullert explores the impact of the federal government's broken treaty with the Duwamish at a human, personal scale. The central figure in the documentary is Bullert's husband Ken Workman, Duwamish Council Member and descendent of Chief Seattle. A discussion with Bullert and Workman will follow the film.

View Full Calendar

Formation Classes

The Inquirers’ Class

This five-week series offered in fall and winter is facilitated by clergy and canons and explores the basics of the Christian faith through the lens of the Episcopal Church. This is one way to prepare to receive the sacrament of baptism or confirmation or to be received into the Episcopal Church.

Canon Wendy Claire Barrie (wbarrie@saintmarks.org)

Learn more

The Radix Project

The Radix Project is a six-week small group ministry with a focus on scripture, prayer, and deepening relationships with God and with each other. Some groups meet in person, while others meet only online, so participants do not need to be otherwise connected to Saint Mark’s to participate.

Canon Wendy Claire Barrie (wbarrie@saintmarks.org)

Offered twice a year, in fall and spring

Learn more

Contours of the Christian Life

This series, a natural follow-up to the Inquirers' Class, focuses on deepening our faith, our practices, and our relationships as Episcopalians.

Canon Wendy Claire Barrie (wbarrie@saintmarks.org)

Contours is offered every other year and will return in the spring of 2028.

Learn more

Sacred Ground

Sacred Ground is a film-and-readings based dialogue series on race, grounded in the Episcopal faith. While on hiatus in the 2026-2027 program year, Sacred Ground will support and offer other opportunities to engage anti-racism.

Hannah Hochkeppel (sacredground@saintmarks.org)

On hiatus in 2026-2027

Learn more

Education for Ministry

Education for Ministry (EfM) is a multi-year program designed to help participants go deeper in their faith in an intentional, community-based way. EfM is the Episcopal Church's most in-depth adult Christian education course.

Maria Coldwell, Wayne Duncan & Peter Snyder

Learn more

Formation Small Groups

Bible Study

Tuesday Bible Study provides a weekly conversation around the lectionary readings appointed for the upcoming Sunday, helping participants to find more meaning in the scripture.

Lynne Cobb (biblestudy@saintmarks.org)

Tuesdays, 12-1:30 p.m., on Zoom

Learn more

Second Sunday Book Group

Saint Mark's Book Group meets every other month to share our enthusiasm for reading. We read both fiction and non-fiction books that we hope will expand our worldview, our knowledge of our own history and culture and, perhaps, will even make us wiser about ourselves.

Pearl McElheran (pmcelheran@comcast.net)

Every other 2nd Sunday of the Month, 12:30 - 2 P.M.

Learn more