Choral Evensong at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle 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, … Read More

Contemplative Prayer at Saint Mark’s MOST TUESDAYS, 7–8 P.M., in the cathedral nave ON HIATUS in JUNE, JULY, & AUGUST. RESUMES SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 The Contemplative Prayer group (previously called the Centering Prayer group) meets most Tuesdays. The gatherings begin with a period of silent meditation, followed by discussions on a variety of contemplative practices including Centering Prayer. Contemplative Prayer is always cancelled on Tuesdays when Taizé Prayer is offered in the nave. See 2024 dates here. 

The Evensong Choir sings a monthly evensong on the first Sunday of each month. Choral Evensong is a treasure among Christian liturgies in the Anglican tradition. Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir comprises an adult subgroup of the Cathedral Choir, with advanced boy- and girl-choristers and the teenaged Schola of Saint Mark’s Choir School. All are welcome to attend. Contact Name: Madeleine Stephens Contact Number: 206-323-0300 x260 Contact Email: mstephens@saintmarks.org Location: Cathedral Nave

The Evensong Choir sings a monthly evensong on the first Sunday of each month. Choral Evensong is a treasure among Christian liturgies in the Anglican tradition. Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir comprises an adult subgroup of the Cathedral Choir, with advanced boy- and girl-choristers and the teenaged Schola of Saint Mark’s Choir School. All are welcome to attend. Contact Name: Madeleine Stephens Contact Number: 206-323-0300 x260 Contact Email: mstephens@saintmarks.org Location: Cathedral Nave

The Evensong Choir sings a monthly evensong on the first Sunday of each month. Choral Evensong is a treasure among Christian liturgies in the Anglican tradition. Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir comprises an adult subgroup of the Cathedral Choir, with advanced boy- and girl-choristers and the teenaged Schola of Saint Mark’s Choir School. All are welcome to attend. Contact Name: Madeleine Stephens Contact Number: 206-323-0300 x260 Contact Email: mstephens@saintmarks.org Location: Cathedral Nave

2023/24 THEME FOR THE YEAR: A SPIRITUALITY OF PLACE Building on recent Wisdom School themes A Spirituality of Desire (2020–22) and An Embodied Spirituality (2022–23), a focus on “place” as the locus of spiritual experience affords a consideration of the world of “home” and pilgrimage. Place is the landscape of memory, meaning, and soul-grounding beauty. Place aids us in situating our story contextually into God’s story of immanent devotion to and presence in creation and into the grand narrative of … Read More

Saint Mark’s Cathedral Choir School welcomes all, regardless of church affiliation, who are interested in singing beautiful sacred music in a striking cathedral setting, while growing musically and spiritually.

Saint Mark’s Cathedral Choir School • 2023/24 Inviting young people to life-long growth as musicians, as liturgical leaders, and as beloved children of God.

About the Choirs of Saint Mark’s Saint Mark’s Parish has had an active choir since its earliest days. The cathedral music ministry was first developed in its current form during the forty-year tenure, 1951-1991, of Canon Precentor Emeritus Peter R. Hallock. Saint Mark’s established a national reputation in music, particularly through the Compline Choir, the installation of the Flentrop organ in 1965, and through Dr. Hallock’s influential musical compositions. This tradition was continued in 1992 with the appointment of Mel … Read More