At Saint Mark’s, we embrace intergenerational community and welcome children and their caretakers into many aspects of life here. We also create space for children to wonder and play each Sunday.

Children’s Chapel

Children's Chapel is offered each Sunday at the 9 a.m. service. Children in preschool through second grade join in the Gospel procession before heading Thomsen Chapel for singing and prayer.

Canon Wendy Claire Barrie (wbarrie@saintmarks.org)

Sundays during the 9 a.m. service in Thomsen Chapel

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Godly Play

Offered a few times a month, this Montessori-based method recognizes that children are already in relationship with God. It invites them to wonder deeply about the core stories of scripture and imaginatively explore our liturgical traditions.

Canon Wendy Claire Barrie (wbarrie@saintmarks.org)

First, second, and third Sundays of the month at 10:10 a.m. on the mezzanine of the St. Nicholas Building

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If your child is interested in diving deeper into life at Saint Mark’s, the Choir School is open to ages 5 through 18 and is a central part of formation for children and youth at Saint Mark’s. The Intergenerational Council provides opportunities for relationship building across generations throughout the year, while the Children and Family Ministry Committee plans activities and events specifically for this demographic. Find upcoming opportunities for children and families below. 

Cozy Compline

Come in your pajamas for cocoa and cookies and get cozy in the nave for the Church's bedtime prayers sung by the high school Schola of Saint Mark's Choir School. The 40-foot diameter Terra globe will be suspended from our 80-foot ceiling, casting a gentle light. With that guiding our theme, we're sharing Sophie Blacknell's picture book guide to our planet, If You Come to Earth, immediately before the liturgy. This service of Compline is beautiful, brief, and especially child-friendly, … Read More

Alternative Gift Market

The Alternative Gift Market is an annual event to support the Threshold Fund and benefit some of our community partners. In 2025, the Market and Giving Tree raised an amazing combined total of over $12,900 in cash, gifts, and gift cards. In 2026, the Market will benefit the Threshold Fund, Lowell Elementary School, Casa Latina, Operation Nightwatch, L'Arche Seattle, Seattle Seafarers Center, and Building Together. Mark your calendars now and invite your friends to support this event! A team of … Read More

The Pageant of the Nativity

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Saint Mark’s Pageant of the Nativity is a children’s Christmas pageant like no other. Don’t miss this prayerful and inspirational meditation on Christ’s coming into our world—join in person in the cathedral nave, or via livestream.

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Resources

Moments to Notice

This picture guide helps children and families follow along in the service. Simple captions invite kids to notice what’s happening, wonder about the meaning, and join in the prayers, songs, and holy meal of our worship together. We provide copies in the carpet area, or you can download this guide here.

Celebrating Children

This bookmark is designed to help adults with and without children understand their role as modelers of worship and offers some simple suggestions that are specific to our space. Pick up a copy at the cathedral or download the bookmark here.

Family Guide

This booklet invites kids to wander around the Saint Mark’s campus and find various items and spaces, teaching them the meaning and use of liturgical and prayer items. Pick up a copy at the cathedral or download this guide here.

Ministries

Intergenerational Council

The Intergenerational Council consists of Saint Mark's community members ranging from youth to elders who gather to examine the cathedral's activities and policies from a range of generational perspectives, and to envision ways of being Church in today's world.

Canon Wendy Claire Barrie (wbarrie@saintmarks.org)

Every other month on Monday evening, 7-8:30 p.m.

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Children & Family Ministry Committee

The Children and Family Ministries Committee seeks to support and engage our youngest congregants and their adults in the post-pandemic church.

Alice Herz (alice.puccio@gmail.com)

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