The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls served as an assisting priest at Saint Mark’s from 2013-2017 and returned in February 2024 after serving as rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Seattle (Green Lake).
As Canon for Community Life & Senior Associate Rector, Canon Rich uses his experience as a hospital and palliative care chaplain, spiritual care director, and manager of spiritual care in a Seattle-area hospital system. Canon Rich oversees Saint Marks’ pastoral care ministries, discernment, and spiritual direction for the Center for Spirituality and Action. He also helps guide the Creation Care, Third Acters (60+), and Newcomers Ministries, among others.
Prior to being received as a priest in The Episcopal Church, Fr. Weyls was a Roman Catholic priest, ordained in 1993. He married his husband Mark in a liturgy in Thomsen Chapel at Saint Mark’s in August of 2017. Rich and Mark are the proud parents of three adult sons, their spouses, and six grandchildren who bring great joy to their lives.